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Directions: Study the given information carefully and answer the questions followed by it.

Seven persons, A, B, C, D, E, F, and G go on a vacation on different days of the week, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday not necessarily in the same order.

One person goes between G and C, A goes on one of the days before C. G goes on Friday. D goes on the second day of the week. Three-person go-between D and F. B does not go on Monday or Thursday. The number of persons going after C is equal to the number of persons going before G. 


1. Two
2. One
3. Three
4. Zero
5. Four

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Correct Answer - Option 3 : Three

Given:  Seven persons, A, B, C, D, E, F and G go on a vacation on different days of week, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday but necessarily in the same order.

1) G goes on Friday.

2) One person goes between G and C.

Days

Case 1

Case 2

Monday

 

 

Tuesday

 

 

Wednesday

C

 

Thursday

 

 

Friday

G

G

Saturday

 

 

Sunday

 

C

3) D goes on the second day of the week.

4) Three persons go between D and F.

Days

Case 1

Case 2

Monday

 

 

Tuesday

D

D

Wednesday

C

 

Thursday

 

 

Friday

G

G

Saturday

F

F

Sunday

 

C

5) The number of persons goes after C is equal to the number of persons go before G. 

Here, case 2 will be cancelled.

6) A goes on one of the days before C.

7) B does not go on Monday or Thursday.

Days

Person

Monday

A

Tuesday

D

Wednesday

C

Thursday

E

Friday

G

Saturday

F

Sunday

B

So, the above shown arrangement is the final order of them going to the vacation.

Days

Person

Alphabetical Order

Monday

A

A

Tuesday

D

B

Wednesday

C

C

Thursday

E

D

Friday

G

E

Saturday

F

F

Sunday

B

G

Hence, if all the persons go to vacation in alphabetical order starting from Monday, the position of 3 persons would not change.

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