Question

Directions for the following 3 (three) items:

Consider the given information and answer the three items that follow.

A, B, C, D, E, F and G are Lectures from different cities-Hyderabad, Delhi, Shillong, Kanpur, Chennai, Mumbai and Srinagar (not necessarily in the same order) who participated in a conference. Each one of them is specialized in a different subject, viz., Economics, Commerce, History, Sociology, Geography, Mathematics and Statistics (not necessarily in the same order). Further

1. Lecturer from Kanpur is specialized in Geography

2. Lecturer D is from Shillong

3. Lecturer C from Delhi is specialized in Sociology

4. Lecturer B is specialized in neither History nor Mathematics

5. Lecturer A who is specialized in Economics does not belong to Hyderabad

6. Lecturer F who is specialized in Commerce belongs to Srinagar

7. Lecturer G who is specialized in Statistics belongs to Chennai

To which city does the Lecturer specialized in Economics belong?

1.    Hyderabad
2.    Mumbai
3.    Neither Hyderabad nor Mumbai
4.    Cannot be determined as data are inadequate

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 :    Mumbai

1. Lecturer from Kanpur is specialized in Geography.

2. Lecturer D is from Shillong.

Lecturer	City	Subject
A
B
C
D	Shillong
E
F
G

3. Lecturer C from Delhi is specialized in Sociology

Lecturer	City	Subject
A
B
C	Delhi	Sociology
D	Shillong
E
F
G

4. Lecturer B is specialized in neither History nor Mathematics.

5. Lecturer A who is specialized in Economics does not belong to Hyderabad

Lecturer	City	Subject
A		Economics
B
C	Delhi	Sociology
D	Shillong
E
F
G

6. Lecturer F who is specialized in Commerce belongs to Srinagar.

Lecturer	City	Subject
A		Economics
B
C	Delhi	Sociology
D	Shillong
E
F	Srinagar	Commerce
G

7. Lecturer G who is specialized in Statistics belongs to Chennai.

Lecturer	City	Subject
A		Economics
B
C	Delhi	Sociology
D	Shillong
E
F	Srinagar	Commerce
G	Chennai	Statistics

 B neither teaches History nor Mathematics. Therefore, B teaches Geography. Also, it is given that Lecturer from Kanpur is specialized in Geography.

Lecturer	City	Subject
A		Economics
B	Kanpur	Geography
C	Delhi	Sociology
D	Shillong
E
F	Srinagar	Commerce
G	Chennai	Statistics

It is given that A does not belong to Hyderabad. So, A belongs to Mumbai. Therefore, the final arrangement is :

Lecturer	City	Subject
A	Mumbai	Economics
B	Kanpur	Geography
C	Delhi	Sociology
D	Shillong	History/Mathematics
E	Hyderabad	History/Mathematics
F	Srinagar	Commerce
G	Chennai	Statistics

Hence, option 2 is the correct answer.