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. - J ----> T ----> S
Neptune arrived before Tornado. - N ----> T
Kashmir arrived after Jewel but before Spain. - J ----> K ----> S
Spain arrived before Ojibwa. - S ----> O
If Neptune arrived after Kashmir, which one of the following must be false?
(A)
Jewel was the second of the boats to arrive. - WRONG. May or may not be so.
(B) Kashmir was the fifth of the boats to arrive. - CORRECT. POE helps.
(C)
Neptune was the third of the boats to arrive. - WRONG. May or may not be so. If P(or V) arrives before J which arrives before N then this is possible.
(D)
Ojibwa was the sixth of the boats to arrive. - WRONG. May or may not be so. If P and V arrive at last then true or else false.
(E)
Spain was the seventh of the boats to arrive. - WRONG. May or may not be so. If P and V arrive earlier than S then true or else false.
Since we need maximum number before from each statement we have to position each boat like as follows.
N / J ----> K ----> T ----> S ----> O
Here N and K can also interchange.
Only P and V are left which we can place before or after N/J.
IMO Answer B.
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