Question

Read the following information carefully and then answer the given question.

Five children, A, B, C, D and E, are dressed in different colours (magenta, orange, purple, yellow and blue) but not necessarily in the same order. Each of them likes potato, brinjal, bottle gourd, pod and cauliflower as one vegetable. C is wearing magenta-coloured clothes. B does not like brinjal and bottle gourd. D likes pods and is wearing blue colour clothes. The girl dressed in purple colour likes brinjal. E likes potatoes but is not wearing yellow or purple colour. C likes Gourd.

Who likes cauliflower?

1. D
2. B
3. C
4. A

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : B

Five children: A, B, C, D, and E.

Five Colours: magenta, orange, Purple, yellow and blue.

Five Vegetables: potato, brinjal, bottle gourd, pod, and cauliflower.

1) C is wearing magenta-coloured clothes.

Children	Colour	Vegetables
A
B
C	Magenta
D
E

2) B does not like brinjal and bottle gourd.

Children	Colour	Vegetables
A
B		Brinjal, Bottle Gourd
C	Magenta
D
E

3) D likes pods and is wearing blue colour clothes.

Children	Colour	Vegetables
A
B		Brinjal, Bottle Gourd
C	Magenta
D	Blue	Pod
E

4) E likes potatoes but is not wearing yellow or purple colour.

Children	Colour	Vegetables
A
B		Brinjal, Bottle Gourd
C	Magenta
D	Blue	Pod
E	Yellow, Purple	Potato

5) C likes Gourd.

Children	Colour	Vegetables
A
B		Brinjal, Bottle Gourd
C	Magenta	Gourd
D	Blue	Pod
E	Yellow, Purple	Potato

6) The girl dressed in purple colour likes brinjal.

Children	Colour	Vegetables
A	Purple	Brinjal
B	Yellow	Cauliflower
C	Magenta	Gourd
D	Blue	Pod
E	Orange	Potato

Hence, B likes Cauliflower.