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 combination which has the couples rightly paired is:

• A. Mukesh, Lina
• B. Mukesh, Waheda
• C. Sanjeev, Divya
• D. Sanjeev, Lina

Hint:

Work out the full team-score table first, then use the clue that Lina's team scored four less than Mukesh's team to see which man Lina actually sits with.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

Step 1: Understanding the Question:
We need to work out every couple's pairing and then check which of the four listed pairs is actually correct.

Step 2: Key Formula or Approach:
Build the team scores first (as in the earlier parts of this puzzle), then use the not-on-this-team clues to place the remaining women against the remaining men.

Step 3: Detailed Explanation:
Sweet Couple = 2 and Just Singing = 6 are given directly. Testing Bindas Singers = 8 forces Tapas onto Sweet Couple, which breaks the clue that Tapas and Sania were not on Sweet Couple, so instead Bindas Singers = 4 and New Singers = 8.
Laxman's team then scores \(4-2=2\), so Laxman is on Sweet Couple. Sanjeev's team scores 4 directly, so Sanjeev is on Bindas Singers.
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 and Mukesh = 8. So Lina is on Bindas Singers, which is Sanjeev's team, making Sanjeev and Lina a couple. Mukesh is on New Singers (8 points).
Tapas takes the only team left, Just Singing (6 points, not Sweet Couple), so Sania is his partner there.
Only Divya and Waheda remain, for Laxman (Sweet Couple) and Mukesh (New Singers). Since Waheda cannot be on New Singers, she partners Laxman, leaving Divya to partner Mukesh.
So the four couples are: Laxman-Waheda (Sweet Couple), Sanjeev-Lina (Bindas Singers), Tapas-Sania (Just Singing), Mukesh-Divya (New Singers).
Checking the options: Mukesh is paired with Divya, not Lina or Waheda, ruling out A and B. Sanjeev is paired with Lina, not Divya, ruling out C. Option D, Sanjeev and Lina, matches exactly.

Step 4: Final Answer:
The correctly paired couple is Sanjeev and Lina.
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