Question

Four married couples competed in a singing competition. Each couple had a unique team name. Points scored by the teams were 2, 4, 6 and 8. The 'Sweet Couple' won 2 points. The 'Bindas Singers' won two more points than Laxman's team. Mukesh's team won four points more than Lina's team, but Lina's team didn't score the least amount of points. 'Just Singing' won 6 points. Waheda wasn't on the team called 'New Singers'. Sanjeev's team won 4 points. Divya wasn't on the 'Bindas Singers' team. Tapas and Sania were on the same team, but it wasn't the 'Sweet Couple'.

The teams arranged in the ascending order of points are:

• A. Bindas Singers, Just Singing, New Singers, Sweet Couple
• B. Sweet Couple, New Singers, Just Singing, Bindas Singers
• C. New Singers, Sweet Couple, Bindas Singers, Just Singing
• D. Sweet Couple, Bindas Singers, Just Singing, New Singers

Hint:

Fix the two named scores first (Sweet Couple = 2, Just Singing = 6), then use the Tapas and Sania clue to rule out one of the two ways to split 4 and 8 between Bindas Singers and New Singers.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

Step 1: Understanding the Question:
We need each team's score, then list the four teams from lowest score to highest.

Step 2: Key Formula or Approach:
Two scores are given directly by team name (Sweet Couple = 2, Just Singing = 6). The clue linking Bindas Singers to Laxman's team, combined with the clue that Tapas and Sania were not on Sweet Couple, fixes the other two scores.

Step 3: Detailed Explanation:
Sweet Couple = 2 and Just Singing = 6 directly from the clues, leaving 4 and 8 for Bindas Singers and New Singers.
Since Bindas Singers scored two more than Laxman's (different) team, testing Bindas Singers = 8 would force Laxman onto Just Singing (6), Sanjeev (who scores 4) onto New Singers, and the only team left, Sweet Couple, onto Tapas, which breaks the clue that Tapas and Sania were not on Sweet Couple.
So Bindas Singers must score 4 instead, which makes New Singers score 8, and Laxman's team score \(4-2=2\), meaning Laxman is on Sweet Couple. Sanjeev, who scores 4, is therefore on Bindas Singers.
Checking Mukesh and Lina next, the clue that Mukesh's team scored four more than Lina's team, and Lina's team was not the lowest scorer, only fits Lina = 4 (Bindas Singers) and Mukesh = 8 (New Singers), which is consistent with everything found so far.
So the four scores are: Sweet Couple = 2, Bindas Singers = 4, Just Singing = 6, New Singers = 8.

Step 4: Final Answer:
Listed from lowest to highest: Sweet Couple, Bindas Singers, Just Singing, New Singers.
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