UPSC Prelims 2016·CSAT·Logical Reasoning·Arrangement and Puzzles

There are five persons in a group - P, Q, R, S and T. The group has one doctor, one lawyer and one artist. P and S are unmarried students. T is a man married to one of the group members. Q is the brother of P and is neither doctor nor artist. R is not doctor. Who is the artist?

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Explanation

Here's a step-by-step deduction: 1. "P and S are unmarried students." This means P and S are not the doctor, lawyer, or artist. 2. "Q is the brother of P and is neither doctor nor artist." Since there are only three professions (doctor, lawyer, artist) and Q is neither doctor nor artist, Q must be the lawyer. 3. Now we have P and S as students, and Q as the lawyer. The remaining persons are R and T. The remaining professions are doctor and artist. 4. "R is not doctor." Since R is not the doctor, and the only other remaining profession is artist, R must be the artist. 5. By elimination, T must be the doctor. Therefore, R is the artist. The final answer is C) R
Logical Reasoning: There are five persons in a group - P, Q, R, S and T. The group has one doctor, one lawyer and one artist. P and S are u

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