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puzzle problem (Question:164560.0)

problem in puzzle in hindi version,management is before banking not immediate before of banking. this is a big problem in the hindi puzzle...Thanks

Question:

DIRECTIONS: Study the following information carefully answer the given questions.

Seven conferences on Marketing, Finance, HR, Real Estate, Hospitality, Management, and Banking were scheduled to be held in Mumbai, Pune, Delhi, Hyderabad, Indore, Bhopal and Chennai, on one day in a week starting from Monday and ending on Sunday.

• Conference on Hospitality was held in Hyderabad on Friday. Only one conference was held between conference on hospitality and Finance.

• Conference on Management was held immediately after HR but immediately before Banking. Conference on Management was not held in Indore. The conference held on Monday was held in Delhi. Only one conference was held between conferences on Banking and the conference held in Mumbai.

• The conference on HR was not held in Mumbai. Conference in Pune was held immediately before conference in Indore. Conference on Real Estate was not held on Monday. Conference in Chennai was not held after conference in Mumbai.

If Delhi is related to Pune and Banking is related to Real Estate in a certain way, then to which to the following would Indore be related to following the same pattern?

Options:

A) Bhopal

B) Chennai

C) Mumbai

D) Delhi

E) None of these

Solution:

Ans: (c)

Seven conferences held in seven different cities on different days of a week starting from Monday and ending on Sunday.

From the given information, we get

Conference on Hospitality was held in Hyderabad on Friday.

Hospitality → Hyderabad → Friday

Only one conference was held between conference on Hospitality and Finance.

Hospitality — Finance

Conference on Management was held immediately after HR but immediately before Banking.

HR Management Banking

Only one conference was held between conference on Banking and the conference held in Mumbai.

Banking — Mumbai

Conference in Pune was held immediately before conference in Indore.

Pune Indore

Conference in Chennai was not held after conference in Mumbai. It is clear that it will held before conference in Mumbai.

Chennai

↑

Mumbai

Conference on Real Estate was not held on Monday. The conference held on Monday was held in Delhi. Conference on Management was not held in Indore. From the given information, we get data in tabular form

Days	Places	Conferences
Monday	Delhi	-
Tuesday	Chennai	HR
Wednesday	Pune	Management
Thursday	Indore	Banking
Friday	Hyderabad	Hospitality
Saturday	Mumbai	-
Sunday	-	Finance

Since, conference of Real Estate not held on Monday, so it is held on Saturday.

Real Estate → Saturday

Now, Marketing conference held on Monday and the conference on Finance held on Saturday.

Now, we sum up the above information,

Days	Places	Conferences
Monday	Delhi	Marketing
Tuesday	Chennai	HR
Wednesday	Pune	Management
Thursday	Indore	Banking
Friday	Hyderabad	Hospitality
Saturday	Mumbai	Real Estate
Sunday	Bhopal	Finance