Question

Ten new T.V shows Started in January 5 sitcoms, 3 drama and 2 news magazines. By April, only seven of the new shows were still on, five of them being sitcoms.

Based on the above information, four conclusions, as given below, have been made. Which one of these logically follows from the information given above ?

1. Only one news magazine show is still on. 
2. Only one of the drama shows is still on.
3. At least one discontinued show was a drama
4. Viewers prefer sitcoms over drama.

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : At least one discontinued show was a drama

Ten new T.V shows in January: 5 sitcoms, 3 drama and 2 news magazines.

By April: Seven of the new shows were on, five of them are sitcoms.

Here, it can be concluded that 2 shows that were on can be:

Case 1: 2 dramas

Case 2: 1 drama and 1 news magazine show

Case 3: 2 news magazines show.

Here, in all three cases, at least one drama show will be discontinued.

Options 1 and 2 are only possibilities and hence ruled out.

Option 4 can be ruled out because the reason for the closure of the other shows cannot be deduced from the given information.

Hence, 'At least one discontinued show was a drama' is the correct answer.