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(i) P, Q, R, S, T and U are six students procuring their Master's degree in six different subjects -- English, History, Philosophy, Physics, Statistics and Mathematics.
(ii) Two of them stay in hostel, two stay as paying guest (PG) and the remaining two stay at their home.
(iii) R does not stay as PG and studies Philosophy.
(iv) The students studying Statistics and History do not stay as PG.
(v) T studies Mathematics and S studies Physics.
(vi) U and S stay in hostel. T stays as PG and Q stays at home.

Which of the following combinations of subject and places of stay is not correct ?

A
English -- Hostel
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B
Mathematics -- PG
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C
Philosophy -- Home
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D
Physics -- Hostel
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None of these
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Solution

The correct option is A English -- Hostel
(I) T stays as PG; S stays in hostel.
U stays in hostel and Q stays at home.
Now, R does not stay as PG. So, P stays as PG.
Clearly, R stays at home.
(II) S studies Physics; R studies Philosophy and T studies Mathematics. Now, P who stays as PG does not study Statistics or History. So, P studies English.
Place of stay Subject
P PGEnglish
QHoeStatistics or History
RHomePhilosophy
SHostelPhysics
TPGMathematics
UHostelStatistic or History
Clearly the incorrect combination in English - Hostel.

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