Question

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

(i) Six plays are to be organised from Monday to Sunday - One play each day with one day when there is no play. 'No play' day is not Monday or
Sunday.
(ii) The plays are held in sets of 3 plays each in such a way that 3 plays are held without any break i.e. 3 plays are held in such a way, that there is no 'No play' day between them but immediately before this set or immediately after this set it is 'No play' day.
iii) Play Z is held on 26th and play X was held on 31st of the same
month.
v) Play B was not held immediately after play A (but was held after A, not necessarily immediately and play M was held immediately before Q.
(v) All the six plays were held in the same month.

Which of the following is true?

• A. Play B is held immediately before play M.
• B. Play Z is held after play B
• C. There was a gap after 2 plays and then 4 plays were organised.
• D. First play was organised on the 25th
• E. Play B was held on Friday.

Answer 1

The correct option is D First play was organised on the 25th

Six plays are organised from Monday to Sunday.
Conditions:-
(i) One play each day.
(ii) A day when no play is organised is not Monday or Sunday.
(iii) Plays are organised in a set of 3, without any break between them.
According to the given information:-
Play Z was held on 26th; Play X was held on 31st.
Play B was held after play A but it will not be held immediately after Play A.
Play M was held immediately before play Q.
Now, the information can be represented in tabular form as:-

$\begin{array}{ccc}Days& Date& Play\\ Monday& 25th& A\\ Tuesday& 26th& Z\\ Wednesday& 27th& B\\ Thursday& 28th& Noplay\\ Friday& 29th& M\\ Saturday& 30th& Q\\ Sunday& 31st& X\end{array}$

First play was organised on 25th.