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Directions:- Study the following information carefully to answer the question given below.

During one week, a human resource director conducts five interviews for a new job, one interview per day, Monday through Friday. There are six candidates for the job - Rajan, Sachin, Tarun, Asha, Vanya and Kunal. No more than two candidates are interviewed more than once.
Neither Sachin nor Asha, nor Vanya is interviewed more than once and no other candidate is interviewed more than twice. The schedule of interviews is subject to the following conditions:-
(i) if Tarun is interviewed, then he must be interviewed on both Monday and Friday.
(ii) if Sachin is interviewed, then Asha is also interviewed, with Sachin's interview taking place earlier than Asha's interview.
(iii) if Rajan is interviewed twice, then Rajan's second interview takes place exactly two days after Rajan's first interview.
(iv) if Vanya is interviewed, then Kunal is interviewed twice, with Vanya's interview taking place after Kunal's first interview and before Kunal's second interview.
(v) if Asha is interviewed, then Rajan is also interviewed with Asha's interview taking place on a day either immediately before or immediately after a day on which Rajan is interviewed.

If both Asha and Vanya are interviewed, then which of the following is a complete and accurate list of the days on which Kunal could be interviewed?

A
Monday and Friday
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Tuesday and Thursday
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Monday, Thursday and Friday
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Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
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Monday, Wednesday and Friday
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Solution

The correct option is E Monday, Wednesday and Friday
If both Asha and Vanya are interviewed,then interviews to be held are Asha once, Rajan once, Vanya once, Kunal twice. The possible sequences are as given below
MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridayAshaRajanKunalVanyaKunalKunalAshaRajanVanyaKunalRajanAshaKunalVanyaKunalKunalVanyaAshaRajanKunalKunalRajanAshaVanyaKunalKunalVanyaKunalAshaRajanKunalVanyaRajanAshaKunalKunalVanyaKunaRajanAsha

So, Kunal may be interviewed on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

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