Read the following information carefully and answer the the questions that follow. (i) There are six students (A, B, C, D, E and F) in a group. Each student can opt for only three choices out of the six which are music, reading, painting, badminton, cricket and tennis.
(ii) A, C and F like reading
(iii) D does not like badminton, but likes music.
(iv) Both B and E like painting and music.
(v) A and D do not like painting, but they like cricket.
(vi) All student except one like badminton.
(vii) Two students like tennis
(viii) F does not like cricket, music and tennis.
Which of the following is the most popular choice?

Tennis

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Reading

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Painting

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Solution

The correct option is D Badminton
The given information can be tabulated as follows
$R \Rightarrow R e a d i n g$
$B \Rightarrow B a d m i n t o n$
$C \Rightarrow C r i c k e t$
$M \Rightarrow M u s i c$
$P \Rightarrow P a i n t i n g$
$T \Rightarrow T e n n i s$
Note : The best way to solve this problem is to fill the information given logically and complete the table On the basis of the given information the third choice for both C and D would be tennis
Clearly from above table Badminton is the most popular choice

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A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are eight employees of an organization working in three departments viz. Personnel, Administration and Marketing with not more than three of them in any department. Each of them has a different choice of sports from football, cricket, volleyball, badminton, lawn tennis, basketball, hockey and table tennis not necessarily in the same order.
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A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are eight employees of an organization working in three departments viz. Personnel Administration and Marketing with not more than three of them in any department. Each of them has a different choice of sports from football, cricket, volleyball, badminton, lawn tennis, basketball, hockey and table tennis not necessarily in the same order.
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