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18 Mar 2024, 06:30
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Exactly eight boats- Jewel, Kashmir, Neptune, Ojibwa, Pacific, Spain, Tornado, and Valhalla--arrived at a dock. No boat arrived at the same time as any other boat. The boats arrived in an order consistent with the following conditions:
Tornado arrived before Spain but after Jewel.
Neptune arrived before Tornado.
Kashmir arrived after Jewel but before Spain.
Spain arrived before Ojibwa.
Of the eight boats, if Valhalla was the second to arrive, then which one of the following CANNOT be true?
(A) Jewel was the third to arrive.
(B) Jewel was the first to arrive.
(C) Kashmir was the third to arrive.
(D) Pacific was the third to arrive.
(E) Tornado was the third to arrive.
Tornado arrived before Spain but after Jewel.
Neptune arrived before Tornado.
Kashmir arrived after Jewel but before Spain.
Spain arrived before Ojibwa.
Of the eight boats, if Valhalla was the second to arrive, then which one of the following CANNOT be true?
(A) Jewel was the third to arrive.
(B) Jewel was the first to arrive.
(C) Kashmir was the third to arrive.
(D) Pacific was the third to arrive.
(E) Tornado was the third to arrive.
18 Mar 2024, 09:24
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Exactly eight boats- Jewel, Kashmir, Neptune, Ojibwa, Pacific, Spain, Tornado, and Valhalla--arrived at a dock. No boat arrived at the same time as any other boat. The boats arrived in an order consistent with the following conditions:
Tornado arrived before Spain but after Jewel.
Neptune arrived before Tornado.
Kashmir arrived after Jewel but before Spain.
Spain arrived before Ojibwa.
Of the eight boats, if Valhalla was the second to arrive, then which one of the following CANNOT be true?
(A) Jewel was the third to arrive. - Either possibility exists.
(B) Jewel was the first to arrive. - WRONG. Possible as can be seen from below sequence.
(C) Kashmir was the third to arrive. - WRONG. Possible as can be seen from below sequence. K before T.
(D) Pacific was the third to arrive. - Either possibility exists.
(E) Tornado was the third to arrive. - WRONG. Possible as can be seen from below sequence. T before K.
J/N ----> K/T ----> S ----> O
No mention of P and V so they can arrive anywhere in the sequence.
Bunuel Pacific is nowhere mentioned. A and D tie. Can you check?
Tornado arrived before Spain but after Jewel.
Neptune arrived before Tornado.
Kashmir arrived after Jewel but before Spain.
Spain arrived before Ojibwa.
Of the eight boats, if Valhalla was the second to arrive, then which one of the following CANNOT be true?
(A) Jewel was the third to arrive. - Either possibility exists.
(B) Jewel was the first to arrive. - WRONG. Possible as can be seen from below sequence.
(C) Kashmir was the third to arrive. - WRONG. Possible as can be seen from below sequence. K before T.
(D) Pacific was the third to arrive. - Either possibility exists.
(E) Tornado was the third to arrive. - WRONG. Possible as can be seen from below sequence. T before K.
J/N ----> K/T ----> S ----> O
No mention of P and V so they can arrive anywhere in the sequence.
Bunuel Pacific is nowhere mentioned. A and D tie. Can you check?
18 Mar 2024, 09:34
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Suppose T arrives 3rd then N and J should have arrived earlier, but there is only one place vacant ie the 1st place. As 2nd is already occupied by V. Leads to contradiction. Hence (e)
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