Question

Read the following information carefully and answer the questions that follow :
(i) Five friends P,Q,R,S and T traveled to five different cities of Chennai, Calcutta, Delhi, Bangalore and Hyderabad by five different modes of transport of Bus, Train, Aeroplane, Car and Boat from Mumbai.
(ii) The person who traveled to Delhi did not travel by boat,
(iii) R went to Bangalore by car and Q went to Calcutta by aeroplane.
(iv) S traveled by boat whereas T travelled by train,
(v) Mumbai is not connected by bus to Delhi and Chennai.

Which of the following combinations is true for S ?

• A. Delhi - Bus
• B. Chennai - Bus
• C. Chennai - Boat
• D. Data inadequate
• E. None of these

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

Chennai - Boat

Mode for Transport :
R travels by Car, Q by Aeroplane , S by Boat and T by Train
Now only P remains So P travels by Bus
place of Travel :
R goes to Bangalore Q to Calcutta
Now bus transport is not available for Delhi or Chennai: so P who travels by Bus goes to Hyderabad
S travels by boat and hence by (ii) did not go to Delhi so S goes to Chennai
Now only T remains so T goes to Delhi

Person	Place	Mode
P	Hyderabad	Bus
Q	Calcutta	Aeroplane
R	Bangalore	Car
S	Chennai	Boat
T	Delhi	Train

Correct combination for S is Chennai-Boat