Directions: study the following information carefully and answer the below questions Six persons- L, M, N, O, P, and Q join a company in different years- 2002, 2005, 2008, 2011, 2014 and 2021. They live in different states- Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Uttrakhand, Assam and Bihar but not necessarily in the same order. Only two persons join the company between N and the one who lives in Uttrakhand. At least two persons join after the one who lives in Uttrakhand. P joins immediately after N. Only three persons join between P and M. Q joins immediately after L who does not join in the odd number year. The one who lives in Rajasthan joins in the odd number year but after Q. Two persons join between O and the one who lives in Maharashtra. Neither Q nor N lives in Maharashtra and Assam. N does not live in Bihar. The one who lives in Bihar joins the company six years after L. Which of the following combination is true?

Given: Six persons- L, M, N, O, P, and Q join a company in different years- 2002, 2005, 2008, 2011, 2014 and 2021. They live in different states- TamilNadu, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Uttrakhand, Assam and Bihar but not necessarily in the same order. 1. Only two persons join the company between N and the one who lives in Uttrakhand. 2. At least two persons join after the one who lives in Uttrakhand. 3. P joins immediately after N. Here, there are three cases, i.e. Case 1, Case 2 and Case 3. Case 1 Case 2 Case 3 Year Person State Person State Person State 2002 N Uttarakhand 2005 P Uttarakhand 2008 2011 Uttarakhand N 2014 N P 2021 P 4. Only three persons join between P and M. 5. Q joins immediately after L who does not join in the odd number year. 6. The one who lives in Rajasthan joins in the odd number year but after Q. Case 1 Case 2 Case 3 Year Person State Person State Person State 2002 N O M Uttarakhand 2005 P M Uttarakhand L 2008 L L Q 2011 Q Uttarakhand Q Maharashtra N Rajasthan 2014 O N P 2021 M Rajasthan P Rajasthan O 7. Two persons join between O and the one who lives in Maharashtra. 8. Neither Q nor N lives in Maharashtra and Assam. 9. N does not live in Bihar. 10. The one who lives in Bihar joins the company six years after L. Case 2 and case 3 gets eliminated because Q lives in Maharshtra. So, the final arrangement: Year Person State 2002 N TamilNadu 2005 P Maharashtra 2008 L Assam 2011 Q Uttarakhand 2014 O Bihar 2021 M Rajasthan True combination: M-Rajasthan Hence, the correct answer is ‘M-Rajasthan’.