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Read the following information carefully and choose the appropriate option in the questions given below:
i. There is a group of five persons – A, B, C, D and E.
ii. One of them is a Singer, one is a Dancer, one is a Painter, one is a teacher and one is a Doctor.
iii. Three of them – A, C and Doctor prefer rice to chapatti and two of them – B and the Painter prefer chapatti to rice.
iv. The Teacher, D and A are friends to one another but two of these prefer chapatti to rice.
v. The Singer is C’s brother.
Who is a Teacher?
Options
C
E
D
B
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Solution
B
Explanation:
| Person | Profession | Preference |
| A | Singer | Rice to Chapatti |
| B | Teacher | Chapatti to rice |
| C | Dancer | Rice ti Chapati |
| D | Painter | Chapatti to Rice |
| E | Doctor | Rice to Chapatti |
B is a Teacher.
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