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 of the following is definitely a man?
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- DNone of the above
Explanation
The question asks to identify who is definitely a man among the given options.
Let's analyze the statements:
- "There are five persons in a group - P, Q, R, S and T."
- "The group has one doctor, one lawyer and one artist." (Professions are not directly relevant to gender here, but can be used for other deductions if needed).
- "P and S are unmarried students." (This tells us about their marital status and occupation, but not their gender).
- "T is a man married to one of the group members." (This definitively states T's gender as male).
- "Q is the brother of P and is neither doctor nor artist." (This definitively states Q's gender as male, because "brother" implies male).
- "R is not doctor." (This tells us about R's profession, but not their gender).
Now let's evaluate the options based on our analysis:
- A) P: P is an unmarried student and Q's sibling. While Q is P's brother, P could be either male (Q's brother) or female (Q's sister). So, P is not definitely a man.
- B) S: S is an unmarried student. There is no information given to determine S's gender. So, S is not definitely a man.
- C) Q: The statement "Q is the brother of P" explicitly identifies Q as male. Therefore, Q is definitely a man.
- D) None of the above: This is incorrect because Q is definitely a man.
The most direct and definite conclusion is that Q is a man because he is described as a "brother."
The final answer is C.

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