Question

India is a multi-religion, multi-language and multi-cultural country where people belonging to different religions join in celebrating the festivities together. The Indian Government declares such big occasions as public holidays to enable the citizens to enjoy and foster the feelings of brotherhood. Five broad-minded persons belonging to different religions were asked to give their preferences of four such festivals which they would like to enjoy with like-minded brethren. Their options are:
A. Holi, Dussehra, Diwali, Guru Nanak Birthday
B. Shivratri, Christmas, Onam, Eid
C. Holi, Shivratri, Christmas, Diwali
D. Holi, Dussehra, Guru Nanak Birthday, Eid
E. Christmas, Diwali, Onam, Guru Nanak Birthday

Which pair does not participate in Eid and Onam but joins in Holi?

• A. A and B
• B. A and C
• C. C and D
• D. D and E

Hint:

Check each of the five lists for Eid and Onam absent, and Holi present, then pick the pair where both members qualify.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

Step 1: Restate the condition to check for each person.
We need persons whose festival list has neither Eid nor Onam, but does include Holi.

Step 2: Test each person one by one.
A: Holi, Dussehra, Diwali, Guru Nanak Birthday, has no Eid, no Onam, and it does have Holi, so A passes.
B: Shivratri, Christmas, Onam, Eid, has both Onam and Eid, so B fails.
C: Holi, Shivratri, Christmas, Diwali, has no Eid, no Onam, and it does have Holi, so C passes.
D: Holi, Dussehra, Guru Nanak Birthday, Eid, has Eid, so D fails.
E: Christmas, Diwali, Onam, Guru Nanak Birthday, has Onam, so E fails.

Step 3: Identify the qualifying pair.
Only A and C individually satisfy the condition of skipping Eid and Onam while joining Holi, so the correct pair is A and C.

Step 4: Rule out the other options.
A and B fails because B has Eid and Onam, C and D fails because D has Eid, and D and E fails because both D and E carry Eid or Onam.

Final Answer:
The pair is A and C. \[ \boxed{A\ and\ C} \]