Question 2478

Six persons - Seema, Vaibhav, Ajay, Manisha, Tulika and Ananya - were born in six different states, namely Assam, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Bihar and Rajasthan, but not necessarily in the same order. They all play six different games, namely Chess, Football, Hockey, Ludo, Badminton and Cricket, but not necessarily in the same order. Ananya was born in Gujarat and she plays Cricket. Ajay does not play Chess or Ludo. The person who was born in Bihar plays Football. Seema plays Hockey and she was not born in Assam or Madhya Pradesh. Manisha was born in Rajasthan and she plays badminton. Identify the state in which Ajay was born?

Answer

Bihar

Why?

Six persons - Seema, Vaibhav, Ajay, Manisha, Tulika and Ananya. States - Assam, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Bihar and Rajasthan. Games - Chess, Football, Hockey, Ludo, Badminton and Cricket. (1) Ananya was born in Gujarat and she plays Cricket. (2) The person who was born in Bihar plays Football. (3) Seema plays Hockey and she was not born in Assam or Madhya Pradesh. Therefore she was born in Punjab, (4) Manisha was born in Rajasthan and she plays badminton. Person State Game Ananya Gujarat Cricket Bihar Football Seema Punjab Hockey Manisha Rajasthan Badminton Ludo Chess (5) Ajay does not play Chess or Ludo. Therefore, he plays football. Person State Game Ananya Gujarat Cricket Ajay Bihar Football Seema Punjab Hockey Manisha Rajasthan Badminton Tulika / Vaibhav Assam/Madhya Pradesh Ludo Tulika / Vaibhav Assam/Madhya Pradesh Chess Hence, Ajay was born in Bihar.