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Laxmi Murmu

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· 1 Months ago

that's what i am saying . and data is not sufficient to find out that which one of them is a batsman or spinner so i think either of them can be a batsman or spinner.

Question:

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Sumeet, Pankaj, Wasim, Bishan and Capil are five players of the college cricket team and the hometowns are Surat, Pune, Warrangal, Bangalore and Calcutta but not in this order. The fives specialist are slot of spinner, pace bowler, wicket keeper, batsman and captain are held by them, again not in the order of names stated above.


1. Their names, hometowns and specialities do not start with same letter.


2. Neither Pankaj nor Wasim is the captain and they do not belong to either Surat or Bangalore.


3. Sumeet is neither a Wicket keeper nor a Batsman.


4. Pune is not Bishan’s hometown. 


5. The player who hails from Bangalore is a Wicket keeper.


6. The captain’s hometown is Pune while the Batsman does not hail from Warrangal.


Who is the Pace bowler?
Options:
A) Capil
B) Wasim 
C) Sumeet 
D) Bishan
E) None of these
Solution:

Ans: (d)

I. As names, hometowns and specialities do not start with the same letter Pankaj can be from either Warrangal or Calcutta.

II. As Sumeet is neither a Wicket keeper nor a Bastsman and he cannot be a spinner. Hence, he is either captain or pace bowler. 

III. As given, the player who hails from Bangalore is a wicket keeper. Hence, Capil is from Bangalore and he is a wicket keeper. 

IV. As Captain's hometown is Pune hence Sumeet is the captain and he is from Pune. As given in the data that their names, hometown and specialities do not start with the same letter. Wasim, a Batsman from Calcutta. 

V. Pankaj, a Spinner from Warrangal. 

VI. Bishan, a Pace bowler from Surat. 

Name

City

Speciality

Capil

Bangalore

Wicket Keeper

Sumeet

Pune

Captain

Wasim

Calcutta

Batsman

Pankaj

Warrangal

Spinner

Bishan

Surat

Pace Bowler


Bishan is the pace-bowler.

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· 1 Months ago

How you arrived that Bishan is pace bowler?

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· 1 Months ago

I. As names, hometowns and specialities do not start with the same letter Pankaj can be from either Delhi or Calcutta.

II. As Sumeet is neither a Wicket keeper nor a Bastsman and he cannot be a spinner. Hence, he is either captain or pace bowler.

III. As given the player who hails from Bangalore is a wicket keeper. Hence, Capil is from Bangalore and he is a wicket keeper.

IV. As Captain's hometown is Pune hence Sumeet is the captain and he is from Pune. As given in the data that their names, hometown and specialities do not start with the same letter. Wasim, a Batsman from Calcutta.

V. Pankaj, a Spinner from Delhi.

VI. Bishan, a Pace bowler from Surat.

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