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Karamjeet Kundu

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· 1 Months ago

If ITC Rajputana was bought last then it is bought in October not in september

Question:

DIRECTIONS: Read the following information and answer the questions given below.


The Maratha Mumbai, ITC Rajputana, Wildflower Hall, The Leela Mumbai, Taj lake Palace and Sher Bagh are six hotels purchased by six different businessman - Mukesh Ambani, Lakshmi Mittal, Kumar Birla, Gautam Adani, Rakesh Jhunjhunwala and Anand Mahindra - in the months May, June, July, August, September and October. The order of the businessman, the hotels bought by them and the month of purchase is not necessarily in the same order.


Mukesh Ambani bought the hotel Taj lake Palace in July. The businessman who bought the hotel ITC Rajputana was the last-but-one to buy. The hotel ‘Sher Bagh’ was bought in August and Lakshmi Mittal bought hotel ‘The Maratha Mumbai’ in June. Gautam Adani bought hotel ‘The Leela Mumbai’ in May. Kumar Birla bought his hotel in August. The hotel ‘Wildflower Hall’ was not bought by Anand Mahindra.

Who was the last to buy the hotel?

Options:
A) Mukesh Ambani
B) Lakshmi Mittal
C) Rakesh Jhunjhunwala
D) Gautam Adani
E) None of these
Solution:

Ans: (c) 

→ It is given that Mukesh Ambani purchased hotel ‘Taj lake Palace’ in July. 

→ Lakshmi Mittal bought hotel ‘The Maratha Mumbai’ in June. 

→ Hotel ‘Sher Bagh’ was bought in August by Kumar Birla. 

→ Gautam Adani bought hotel ‘The Leela Mumbai’ in May.

→ Hotel ‘ITC Rajputana’ was the last-but-one to be purchased i.e., hotel ‘ITC Rajputana’ was purchased in September.

→ Hotel ‘Wildflower Hall’ was not purchased by Anand Mahindra. Hence, hotel ‘ITC Rajputana’ was purchased by Anand Mahindra and Rakesh Jhunjhunwala purchased hotel ‘Wildflower Hall’ in October.


The following table shows the names of the businessman’s and hotels and the months of acquisition respectively. 


Name of Businessman

Name of the Hotels

Months

Gautam Adani

The Leela Mumbai

May

Lakshmi Mittal

The Marathan Mumbai

June

Mukesh Ambani

The Taj lake palace

July

Kumar Birla

Sher Bagh

August

Anand Mahindra

ITC Rajputana

September

Rakesh Jhunjhunwala

Wildflower Hall

October

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· 1 Months ago

here the phrase of english "last but one" has been used which means second from last.............not at last..........Thats it............

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