NIELIT 2016 DEC Scientist B - Section A: 12

Question

Read the following information carefully and answer the question given below :

1. $P,Q,R,S,T$ and $U$ six members of a family, each of them engaged in a different profession Doctor, Lawyer, Teacher, Engineer, Nurse and Manager.
2. Each of them remains at home on a different day of the week from Monday to Saturday.
3. The lawyer in the family remain at home on Thursday.
4. $R$ remains at home on Tuesday.
5. $P$, a Doctor, does not remain at home either on Saturday or on Wednesday.
6. $S$ is neither the doctor nor the Teacher and remains at home on Friday.
7. $Q$ is the Engineer and $T$ is the Manager.

Which of the following combinations is correct ?

• A. Lawyer- Tuesday
• B. Nurse- Friday
• C. Manager- Friday
• D. Engineer-Thursday

Answer 1

• A. Nurse – Friday

Answer 2

Lawyer at home on Thursday.

$R$ at home on Tuesday

$P$, a Doctor, does not remain at home either on Saturday or on Wednesday. Then he can stay at home in Monday or Sunday.

$S$ is neither the doctor nor the Teacher and remains at home on Friday, $S$ will be Nurse.

$Q$ is the Engineer and $T$ is the Manager.

So, the correct answer is $(B).$

Answer 3

Profession	Day	Family member
Doctor	Monday	P
Teacher	Tuesday	R
Manager/Engineer	Wednesday	Q/T
Lawyer	Thursday	U
Nurse	Friday	S
Manager/Engineer	Saturday	Q/T

• Lawyer -Thursday
• R-Tuesday
• Q-Engineer, T-Manager (Q and T can be on Wednesday or Saturday)
• S-Friday S is a nurse.
• P is a doctor, stay at home on Monday.

Option (B) is correct.