Question

During their school Silver Jubilee Reunion, four alumni were discussing their starting annual salaries back in 1981. The salaries in question were Rupees 40, 50, 60 and 70 thousand per year. Of course, the present MD of a private company earned the most. Arvind earned more than Biswajeet, and the doctor earned more than Dhruv the engineer. Chinmay could not remember what he started on. Biswajeet the lawyer did not start on Rs. 50,000, nor did Dhruv.

What was the Lawyer's starting salary?

• A. Rs. 40,000
• B. Rs. 50,000
• C. Rs. 60,000
• D. Rs. 70,000

Hint:

Work out the Doctor's salary first from the not Rs 50,000 clues, then use Doctor earned more than Dhruv and Arvind earned more than Biswajeet to place the rest.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Step 1: Fix the two professions given directly.
Biswajeet is named as the lawyer, and Dhruv is named as the engineer. This leaves MD and Doctor to be shared between Arvind and Chinmay.

Step 2: Work out which salary the Doctor started on.
The MD earned the most, so the MD's salary is Rs 70,000, the highest of the four figures Rs 40,000, Rs 50,000, Rs 60,000 and Rs 70,000.
Neither Biswajeet nor Dhruv started on Rs 50,000. Since the MD already has Rs 70,000, the only person left who could have started on Rs 50,000 is the Doctor. So the Doctor's starting salary is Rs 50,000.

Step 3: Work out Dhruv's and Biswajeet's salaries.
The two salaries left over, Rs 40,000 and Rs 60,000, must go to Biswajeet, the lawyer, and Dhruv, the engineer.
Since the Doctor, on Rs 50,000, earned more than Dhruv the engineer, Dhruv's salary has to be below Rs 50,000, so Dhruv started on Rs 40,000. That leaves Rs 60,000 for Biswajeet, the lawyer.

Step 4: Confirm the last clue is not broken.
We still need Arvind earned more than Biswajeet. Biswajeet's salary is Rs 60,000, so Arvind must have started above Rs 60,000, meaning Arvind is the MD on Rs 70,000, and Chinmay is the Doctor on Rs 50,000. This matches everything already worked out, so the salary table is fully confirmed.

Final Answer:
The lawyer, Biswajeet, started on Rs 60,000.
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