Question 2505
Five different National level players, A, B, C, D and E, are from Assam, Bihar, Karnataka, Delhi and Gujrat and represent their states in different indoor sports- Archery, Chess, Shooting, Table tennis and Wrestling but not necessarily in the same order. There is only one sportsperson from each state and plays only one sport. ‘A’ is a ‘Shooter’ from Gujrat. ‘Chess’ player is from Bihar but is not ‘D’. ‘C’ is an ‘Archer’. ‘ ‘Wrestler’ is from Delhi and is not E. E is from ‘Assam’. Which sports is played by D?
Answer
Wrestling
Why?
Five Players - A, B, C, D and E Five States - Assam, Bihar, Karnataka, Delhi and Gujrat Five indoor sports- Archery, Chess, Shooting, Table tennis and Wrestling 1. A’ is a ‘Shooter’ from Gujrat. 2. ‘Chess’ player is from Bihar but is not ‘D’. 3. ‘C’ is an ‘Archer’. 4. ‘Wrestler’ is from Delhi and is not E. 5. E is from ‘Assam’. Players State Sports A Gujarat Shooter B C Archer D E Assam Chess Player from Bihar is Player B, as only B’s column for both sport and state is vacant (‘Chess’ player is from Bihar but is not ‘D’) Wrestler from Delhi is Player D as only D’s column for both sport and state is vacant. Players State Sports A Gujarat Shooter B Bihar Chess C Archer D Delhi Wrestler E Assam Now only one state Karnataka and one sport Table Tennis is left which will be placed in the vacant positions. Players State Sports A Gujarat Shooter B Bihar Chess C Karnataka Archer D Delhi Wrestler E Assam Table Tennis So, sport played by D is wrestling. Hence, ‘Wrestling’ is the correct answer.
