Question

In a group of six women, there are four tennis players, four postgraduates in Sociology, one postgraduate in Commerce and three bank employees. Vimala and Kamla are the bank employees while Amala and Komala are unemployed. Komala and Nirmala are among the tennis players. Amala, Kamla, Komala and Nirmala are postgraduates in Sociology of whom two are bank employees. If Shyamala is a postgraduate in Commerce, who among the following is both a tennis players and a bank employee?
1.    Amala
2.    Komala
3.    Nirmala
4.    Shyamala

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 :    Nirmala

Bank employees : Vimala, Kamla and one more

Unemployed : Amala and Komala

Tennis players : Komala, Nirmala and two more

Postgraduates in Sociology : Amala, Kamla, Komala and Nirmala (Kamla and Nirmala are bank employees because Amala and Komala are unemployed.)

Postgraduate in Commerce : Shyamala

Therefore, Nirmala is both tennis player and a bank employee.

Hence, option 3 is the correct answer.