Question

Read the instructions given below carefully and answer the question that follows: The Hi-Lo game is a four-player game played in six rounds. In every round, each player chooses to bid Hi or Lo... Four players Arun, Bankim, Charu, and Dipak played the Hi-Lo game. What could have been the bids by Arun, Bankim, Charu and Dipak, respectively in the first round?

• A. Lo Lo Lo Hi
• B. Hi Lo Lo Hi
• C. Hi Hi Hi Lo
• D. Hi Lo Lo Lo
• E. Hi Hi Lo Lo

Hint:

In such complex games, track net scores round by round and use the given constraints to narrow possibilities.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

Step 1: Understanding Scoring:
All Hi: all lose 1.
3 Hi, 1 Lo: Hi gain 1, Lo loses 3.
2 Hi, 2 Lo: Hi gain 2, Lo lose 2.
1 Hi, 3 Lo: Hi gains 3, Lo lose 1.
All Lo: all gain 1.

Step 2: Analyzing Cumulative Scores:
End of 3 rounds: Arun=6, Dipak=2, Bankim=-2, Charu=-2.
End of 6 rounds: Arun=7, Bankim=-1, Dipak=-1, Charu=-5.
So, in last 3 rounds:
Arun: +1, Bankim: +1, Dipak: -3, Charu: -3.
Arun was only Hi in exactly 2 rounds.

Step 3: Deduction for First Round:
Through systematic deduction of possible round combinations, the first round bids that fit all conditions are determined to be the sequence in option (B).