Question

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

Seven people A, B, C, D, E, F and G have different hobbies, viz. Travelling, Reading, Dancing, Painting, Sculpting, Singing and Pottery making, but not necessarily in the same order. Each of them belongs to a different state, viz. Punjab, Odisha, Kerala, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Karnataka, but not necessarily in the same order. A belongs to Maharashtra. D likes Pottery making. The person who likes Sculpting is from the state of Odisha.
The person who likes Dancing is from the state of Gujarat. F does not belong to Gujarat, Odisha, Punjab or Rajasthan. F does not like Singing, Reading or Painting. B does not belong to Kerala, Odisha, Punjab or Rajasthan. B does not like Painting, Travelling, Reading or Singing. C does not like Sculpting and he is not from Rajasthan or Punjab. Neither D nor G belongs to Punjab. A does not like Reading. The person from Kerala likes Singing.

Who among the following likes Singing?

• A. A
• B. C
• C. E
• D. G
• E. Cannot be determined

Answer 1

The correct option is B C

Seven people A, B, C, D, E, F and G have different hobbies. Each one of them belong to a different state.
Now, according to the question.
The person who likes Sculpting is from Odisha.
?$\to$ Sculpting $\to$ Odisha.
The person who likes Dancing is from Gujarat.
$?\to$ Dancing $\to$ Gujarat
The person from Kerala likes Singing.
$?\to$ Singing $\to$ Kerala
A belongs to Maharastra.
D likes Pottery making.
It is given that F does not belong to Gujarat, Odisha. Punjab or Rajasthan.
So, F may be either Kerala or Karnataka.
It is also given that F does not like Singing.
So, it is clear that F belongs to Karnataka.
It is given that B does not belongs to Kerala, Odisha, Punjab or Rajasthan.
So, it is clear that B belongs to Gujarat.
B $\to$ Dancing Gujarat
C does not like Sculpting, so automatically it is not from Odisha and it is also given that C is not from Rajasthan or Punjab.
So, it is clear that C is from Kerala.
C - Singing - Kerala
Neither D nor G belongs to Punjab.
So, E belongs to Punjab.
D likes Pottery making, so it belongs to Rajasthan and G belongs to Odisha.
D $\to$ Pottery Making $\to$ Rajasthan
G $\to$ Sculpting $\to$ Odisha
Now, we have
A $\to$ - $\to$ Maharastra
E $\to$ - $\to$ Punjab
F $\to$ - $\to$ Karnataka
F does not like Singing, Reading and Painting. Now, we only have three hobbies left and they are Travelling, Reading and Painting.
It is clear that F likes Travelling.
F $\to$ Travelling $\to$ Karnataka.
A does not like Reading so A likes Painting.
A $\to$ Painting $\to$ Maharastra
Now, it is clear that
E $\to$ Reading $\to$ Punjab.
Summing up , we get
$\begin{array}{ccc}Persons& Hobbies& States\\ A& Painting& Maharastra\\ B& Dancing& Gujarat\\ C& Singing& Kerala\\ D& Potterymaking& Rajasthan\\ E& Reading& Punjab\\ F& Travelling& Karnataka\\ G& Sculpting& Odisha\end{array}$

C likes Singing.