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Question Numbers: 53-56

Read the information given below and then answer the questions 53 to 56.

There is a family of six persons

\mathrm{P}, \mathrm{Q}, \mathrm{R}, \mathrm{S}, \mathrm{T}

and U . Their professions are Engineer, Doctor, Teacher, Salesman, Manager and Lawyer.

(i) There are two married couples in the family.

(ii) The Manager is the grandfather of U, who is an Engineer

(iii)

\mathbf{R}

, the Salesman, is married to the lady Teacher

(iv)

\mathbf{Q}

is the mother of

\mathbf{U}

and

\mathbf{T}

(v) The Doctor,

\mathbf{S}

is married to the Manager.

Question : 54 of 100

Marks: +1, -0

What is the profession of P?

Solution:

Concept:

Use the family relationships to fix each person's profession and then identify the one left for

P

Explanation:

U

is the Engineer.

R

is the Salesman, and he is married to the lady Teacher.

S

is the Doctor, and

S

is married to the Manager.

The Manager is the grandfather of

U

, so the Manager is male.

Q

is the mother of

U

and

T

, so

Q

is the daughter of the Manager and

S

Hence,

Q

is the lady Teacher married to

R

The two married couples are: Manager

-S

and

R

Q

T

is in the same generation as

U

, so

T

cannot be the grandfather of

U

The only person left to be the Manager is

P

Answer:

Option C: Manager.

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