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CSAT DAILY MISSION #53

Read the information given and answer the questions that follow:

Six flats on a floor in two rows facing North and South are allotted to P, Q, R, S, T and U. R is next to U, and both get South facing flats. Q gets a flat not next to T. U is to the East of R and P is to the West of T. R and U are at the two ends of one row, while P and T are at the two ends of the other row.

Question 1

Which of the following conclusions can be drawn from the information?
1. P’s flat faces North.
2. T’s flat faces North.

(A) Only 1

(B) Only 2

(C) Both 1 and 2

(D) Neither 1 nor 2

Question 2

Which of the following conclusions can definitely be drawn from the information?
1. Q’s flat faces North.
2. S is next to T.

(A) Only 1

(B) Only 2

(C) Both 1 and 2

(D) Neither 1 nor 2

Question 3

Which combination gets North facing flats?

(A) PQT

(B) PST

(C) RQT

(D) None of these

Question 4

There are four footballers in India for a coaching camp. Two are strikers and two are defenders. Two are from Germany and two are from Brazil. Two play club matches for Real Madrid and two for Barcelona. No two strikers belong to the same country. No two players of the same club play for the same country. If the German striker plays for Barcelona, which of the following statements are definitely correct:

1. The German defender plays for Real Madrid.
2. The Brazilian striker plays for Real Madrid.

(A) Only 1

(B) Only 2

(C) Both 1 and 2

(D) Neither 1 nor 2

Question 5

The average age of A and B is 24 years, while the average age of B, C and D is 22 years. What is the sum of ages of A, B, C and D?

(A) 90

(B) 96

(C) 114

(D) Data inadequate



SOLUTIONS TO DAILY CSAT MISSION # 54

1.(D) 2.(D) 3.(A) 4.(A) 5.(D)

Explanations
1. Because some bureaucrats are honest and all honest are loyal, there will always be some loyal who are bureaucrats. Conversely, some bureaucrats will also always be loyal:

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2. All processed meat is perishable, and all perishable goes into sealed tins. This doesn’t mean sealed tins contain only perishable food; they can be used for non-perishable too:

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Comments

11 responses to “CSAT DAILY MISSION #53”

  1. Ashish Avatar
    Ashish

    1) c 2) b 3)b 4) c 5) d

  2. Asmita Avatar
    Asmita

    1.C
    2.B
    3.B
    4.C
    5.D

  3. Naveen Shekhar Avatar
    Naveen Shekhar

    1.C
    2.B
    3.B
    4.C
    5.D

  4. CAAAD

  5. CAAD

  6. Rishabh Singh Avatar
    Rishabh Singh

    C..B..B..C..D

  7. ABHISHEK Avatar
    ABHISHEK

    CBBAD

  8. ABHISHEK Avatar
    ABHISHEK

    DBBAD

  9. CAACD

  10. Ashwin Avatar
    Ashwin

    B
    B
    B
    C
    C

  11. Gaurav Avatar
    Gaurav

    #53 AAAAD

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