Four friends, Paul, Kim, Den, and Kiara, are toppers in exactly one subject among maths, English, science, and computer science. Each of these friends plays exactly one sport among football, cricket, baseball, and basketball. Follow the clues given, and choose the correct option.

The topper in computer science is a basketball player.

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The topper in English is a cricket player.

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None of the above

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Kiara plays basketball.

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Solution

The correct option is A The topper in computer science is a basketball player.
Let us take each clue and make a table.
In subjects:
M = Maths
E = English
S = Science
C = Computer

In sports:
FT = Football
CR = Cricket
BS = Baseball
BK = Basketball

1) Den, who is a topper in science, plays cricket.

2) Kim is a topper in computer science, and she does not play football.

3) Kiara does not play football.

It means that only Paul plays football.

4) The person who plays football is not a topper in maths.

It means that Paul is a topper in English, while Kiara is a topper in maths.

5) The topper in maths is a baseball player.

It means that Kim plays basketball.

Hence, the topper in computer science is a basketball player.

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