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Read the following information for questions and chose the most appropriate option:
P and Q are good in driving Motor cycle and Jeep. R and P are good in driving Jeep and Lorry. R, S and T are good in driving Motor Cycle and Lorry. T and R are good in driving Bus and Tempo. S and Q are good in driving Bus and Jeep.
Question: 1
Who is good in driving motorcycle, lorry and tempo?
Who is good in driving motorcycle, lorry and tempo?
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When multiple skills are required, take intersections of the eligible sets and then match with the given options.
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The Correct Option is C
Approach Solution - 1
Step 1: List requirements — needs Motorcycle \& Lorry \& Tempo.
Step 2: From statements
- Motorcycle \& Lorry: \{R, S, T\}.
- Tempo: \{R, T\} (from “T and R are good in Bus and Tempo”).
Step 3: Intersection
\{R, S, T\} $\cap$ \{R, T\} = \{R, T\}.
Step 4: Match with options
Among the choices \{P, Q, T, S\}, only T appears. Hence, the answer is T.
Step 2: From statements
- Motorcycle \& Lorry: \{R, S, T\}.
- Tempo: \{R, T\} (from “T and R are good in Bus and Tempo”).
Step 3: Intersection
\{R, S, T\} $\cap$ \{R, T\} = \{R, T\}.
Step 4: Match with options
Among the choices \{P, Q, T, S\}, only T appears. Hence, the answer is T.
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Using the combined profile for each person, built by merging every statement that mentions them, we can check directly who drives Motorcycle, Lorry and Tempo together.
- P: P's profile is Motorcycle, Jeep and Lorry. P has Motorcycle and Lorry but never appears in the Bus and Tempo statement, so P does not drive Tempo. This rules out P.
- Q: Q's profile is Motorcycle, Jeep and Bus. Q has Motorcycle but no Lorry, and no Tempo appears in any statement mentioning Q, so Q fails on two of the three required vehicles.
- T: T's profile is Motorcycle, Lorry, Bus and Tempo, built from R, S and T are good in Motor Cycle and Lorry and T and R are good in Bus and Tempo. This covers Motorcycle, Lorry and Tempo all at once.
- S: S's profile is Motorcycle, Lorry, Bus and Jeep. S has Motorcycle and Lorry but never appears in the Bus and Tempo statement, so S does not drive Tempo either.
Only T's combined profile includes all three of Motorcycle, Lorry and Tempo together.
Therefore, the correct answer is T.
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The question asks for someone who satisfies three separate conditions at once, driving Motorcycle, driving Lorry and driving Tempo, so each option can be tested against a three-part checklist built directly from the statements: does the person appear in a statement granting Motorcycle, in one granting Lorry, and in the one granting Tempo ("T and R are good in driving Bus and Tempo", the only place Tempo is mentioned)?
- P: P appears in "P and Q are good in driving Motor cycle and Jeep" (Motorcycle, condition 1 met) and "R and P are good in driving Jeep and Lorry" (Lorry, condition 2 met), but P never appears in the Tempo statement, so condition 3 fails and P is ruled out.
- Q: Q appears in the Motorcycle statement (condition 1 met) but never in any statement granting Lorry, and never in the Tempo statement either, so Q fails both conditions 2 and 3.
- T: T appears in "R, S and T are good in driving Motor Cycle and Lorry" (both Motorcycle and Lorry, conditions 1 and 2 met) and in "T and R are good in driving Bus and Tempo" (Tempo, condition 3 met), satisfying all three parts of the checklist at once.
- S: S appears in the Motorcycle-and-Lorry statement (conditions 1 and 2 met) but never in the Tempo statement, so condition 3 fails for S.
Only T clears all three parts of the checklist, appearing in a statement granting Motorcycle, one granting Lorry, and the one statement that grants Tempo.
Therefore, the correct answer is T.
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Question: 2
Who is good in driving Motorcycle, Jeep and Lorry but not Bus?
Who is good in driving Motorcycle, Jeep and Lorry but not Bus?
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List each person’s vehicles, then eliminate by the “not” condition first—it quickly narrows choices.
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The Correct Option is C
Approach Solution - 1
From the statements:
P: Motorcycle, Jeep; and (with R) Jeep, Lorry — P has Motorcycle, Jeep, Lorry; no Bus/Tempo given.
R: has Jeep, Lorry; Motorcycle, Lorry; Bus, Tempo — includes Bus (so excluded).
S: Motorcycle, Lorry; Bus, Jeep — includes Bus (so excluded).
T: Motorcycle, Lorry; Bus, Tempo — lacks Jeep (so excluded).
Hence, P alone fits Motorcycle + Jeep + Lorry but not Bus.
P: Motorcycle, Jeep; and (with R) Jeep, Lorry — P has Motorcycle, Jeep, Lorry; no Bus/Tempo given.
R: has Jeep, Lorry; Motorcycle, Lorry; Bus, Tempo — includes Bus (so excluded).
S: Motorcycle, Lorry; Bus, Jeep — includes Bus (so excluded).
T: Motorcycle, Lorry; Bus, Tempo — lacks Jeep (so excluded).
Hence, P alone fits Motorcycle + Jeep + Lorry but not Bus.
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Checking each candidate's combined profile, built from every statement mentioning them, against the requirement of Motorcycle, Jeep and Lorry, while excluding Bus:
- R: R's profile, built from R and P are good in Jeep and Lorry, R, S and T are good in Motor Cycle and Lorry, and T and R are good in Bus and Tempo, covers Motorcycle, Jeep, Lorry, Bus and Tempo. Since R also drives Bus, R is ruled out by the not-Bus condition.
- S: S's profile is Motorcycle, Lorry, Bus and Jeep. S also drives Bus, which the question excludes, so S is ruled out.
- P: P's profile, from P and Q are good in Motor Cycle and Jeep and R and P are good in Jeep and Lorry, covers Motorcycle, Jeep and Lorry. P is never mentioned in the Bus and Tempo statement, so P does not drive Bus. This satisfies every condition in the question.
- T: T's profile is Motorcycle, Lorry, Bus and Tempo. T never appears in a statement granting Jeep, so T fails the Jeep requirement outright, independent of the Bus condition.
Only P's combined profile has Motorcycle, Jeep and Lorry while staying clear of Bus.
Therefore, the correct answer is P.
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Bus is mentioned in exactly two statements, "T and R are good in driving Bus and Tempo" and "S and Q are good in driving Bus and Jeep", which together cover T, R, S and Q. That leaves P as the only one of the five people never linked to Bus in any statement, so P is the only candidate who can possibly satisfy the "not Bus" part of the question at all. Confirming this against each option follows directly.
- R: R is named in "T and R are good in driving Bus and Tempo", which grants R Bus, so R fails the not-Bus condition immediately, regardless of what else R drives.
- S: S is named in "S and Q are good in driving Bus and Jeep", which grants S Bus, so S also fails the not-Bus condition outright.
- P: P is never mentioned in either Bus-granting statement, so P is the one candidate who genuinely satisfies not-Bus. Checking the rest of P's profile, "P and Q are good in driving Motor cycle and Jeep" gives P Motorcycle and Jeep, and "R and P are good in driving Jeep and Lorry" gives P Lorry, so P covers Motorcycle, Jeep and Lorry too, satisfying every part of the question.
- T: T is named in the Bus and Tempo statement, which grants T Bus, so T fails the not-Bus condition just as R and S do.
Since only P is completely absent from both Bus-granting statements, and P separately covers Motorcycle, Jeep and Lorry, P is the one who fits every condition in the question.
Therefore, the correct answer is P.
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Question: 3
Who is good in driving Tempo, Motorcycle, Lorry but not Jeep?
Who is good in driving Tempo, Motorcycle, Lorry but not Jeep?
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When a “but not” clause appears, check that disqualifier immediately after confirming the required set.
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The Correct Option is B
Approach Solution - 1
Need Tempo, Motorcycle, Lorry and no Jeep.
T: Bus, Tempo and Motorcycle, Lorry — has all three and no Jeep.
R: has Tempo and (Motorcycle, Lorry) but also Jeep (so excluded).
S, Q: neither has Tempo.
Hence, T.
T: Bus, Tempo and Motorcycle, Lorry — has all three and no Jeep.
R: has Tempo and (Motorcycle, Lorry) but also Jeep (so excluded).
S, Q: neither has Tempo.
Hence, T.
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Tempo appears in only one statement, T and R are good in driving Bus and Tempo, so only T and R can possibly qualify for this question, and every other name can be set aside immediately.
- S: S is never mentioned in the Tempo statement at all, so S cannot drive Tempo, which the question requires. S is ruled out on this ground alone.
- T: T's combined profile, from R, S and T are good in Motor Cycle and Lorry and T and R are good in Bus and Tempo, gives Motorcycle, Lorry, Bus and Tempo. T is never mentioned in any statement granting Jeep, so T also satisfies the not-Jeep condition.
- R: R's combined profile includes Motorcycle, Lorry and Tempo just like T, but R is also mentioned in R and P are good in driving Jeep and Lorry, which gives R Jeep. Since the question excludes Jeep, R is ruled out.
- Q: Q is never mentioned in the Tempo statement, so Q cannot drive Tempo, ruling Q out immediately, the same way as S.
Between the two people who can drive Tempo, only T is free of Jeep, since R's profile includes Jeep through a separate statement.
Therefore, the correct answer is T.
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Jeep is mentioned in three statements, "P and Q are good in driving Motor cycle and Jeep", "R and P are good in driving Jeep and Lorry", and "S and Q are good in driving Bus and Jeep", which together cover P, Q, R and S. That accounts for four of the five people, leaving T as the only one never linked to Jeep anywhere. So T is the sole candidate who can satisfy the "not Jeep" condition in this question at all, and the rest of the check is simply confirming T also has Tempo, Motorcycle and Lorry.
- S: S is named in "S and Q are good in driving Bus and Jeep", which grants S Jeep, so S fails the not-Jeep condition immediately.
- T: T never appears in any of the three Jeep-granting statements, so T is the one candidate who genuinely satisfies not-Jeep. Checking the rest of T's profile, "R, S and T are good in driving Motor Cycle and Lorry" gives T Motorcycle and Lorry, and "T and R are good in driving Bus and Tempo" gives T Tempo, so T covers Tempo, Motorcycle and Lorry as well, satisfying every part of the question.
- R: R is named in "R and P are good in driving Jeep and Lorry", which grants R Jeep, so R fails the not-Jeep condition even though R also has Tempo, Motorcycle and Lorry.
- Q: Q is named in two of the Jeep-granting statements, so Q clearly fails the not-Jeep condition, and Q is never linked to Tempo either.
Since only T is completely absent from every Jeep-granting statement, and T separately covers Tempo, Motorcycle and Lorry, T is the one who fits every condition in the question.
Therefore, the correct answer is T.
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Question: 4
Who is good in driving all the vehicles (Motorcycle, Jeep, Lorry, Bus, Tempo)?
Who is good in driving all the vehicles (Motorcycle, Jeep, Lorry, Bus, Tempo)?
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Take the union of each person’s listed skills to see who covers the full set.
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The Correct Option is A
Approach Solution - 1
R appears in: (Jeep, Lorry), (Motorcycle, Lorry), (Bus, Tempo) — union gives \{Motorcycle, Jeep, Lorry, Bus, Tempo\}.
P lacks Bus/Tempo; S lacks Tempo; T lacks Jeep. Therefore only R has all five.
P lacks Bus/Tempo; S lacks Tempo; T lacks Jeep. Therefore only R has all five.
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To drive all five vehicles, Motorcycle, Jeep, Lorry, Bus and Tempo, a person must be named in enough statements together to cover every one of them. Checking each candidate's combined profile:
- R: R appears in three separate statements: R and P are good in Jeep and Lorry, R, S and T are good in Motor Cycle and Lorry, and T and R are good in Bus and Tempo. Combining these gives R Jeep, Lorry, Motorcycle, Bus and Tempo, all five vehicles.
- P: P appears in Motor Cycle and Jeep and Jeep and Lorry, giving P only Motorcycle, Jeep and Lorry. P is never mentioned in a statement granting Bus or Tempo, so P falls two vehicles short.
- S: S appears in Motor Cycle and Lorry and Bus and Jeep, giving Motorcycle, Lorry, Bus and Jeep. S is never mentioned with Tempo, so S is missing exactly one vehicle.
- T: T appears in Motor Cycle and Lorry and Bus and Tempo, giving Motorcycle, Lorry, Bus and Tempo. T is never mentioned with Jeep, so T is also missing exactly one vehicle.
Only R's combined profile, built from three separate statements, covers all five vehicles without a gap.
Therefore, the correct answer is R.
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To drive all five vehicles, a person must in particular drive Tempo, and Tempo is granted in only one statement, "T and R are good in driving Bus and Tempo", covering just R and T. That immediately rules out any option that isn't R or T, before even checking their other vehicles.
- R: R clears the Tempo requirement first, then checking the rest of R's statements, "R and P are good in driving Jeep and Lorry" gives Jeep and Lorry, and "R, S and T are good in driving Motor Cycle and Lorry" gives Motorcycle. Combined with Bus and Tempo from the fourth statement, R covers all five vehicles.
- P: P is never mentioned in the Tempo-granting statement at all, so P is ruled out immediately on the Tempo requirement alone, regardless of any other vehicle P might have.
- S: Like P, S never appears in the Tempo statement, so S fails the Tempo requirement straight away and cannot be the answer.
- T: T clears the Tempo requirement, appearing in the same statement as R, but checking T's other statements, "R, S and T are good in driving Motor Cycle and Lorry" gives only Motorcycle and Lorry, and T is never mentioned in any Jeep-granting statement. So T is missing Jeep and falls short of all five.
Starting from the rarest requirement, Tempo, narrows the field to R and T, and only R additionally has Jeep, giving R all five vehicles.
Therefore, the correct answer is R.
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