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Beauty Contest Seating and Saree Puzzle

CAT 1998 Slot 1 · Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning · Medium · Logical Reasoning

This is a medium Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning question set from the CAT 1998 Slot 1 paper. It tests Logical Reasoning. The full answer key and a step-by-step explanation are below — try it yourself first, then reveal the solution.

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Passage / data set

Mr Bankatlal acted as a judge for the beauty contest. There were four participants, viz. Ms Andhra Pradesh, Ms Uttar Pradesh, Ms West Bengal and Ms Maharashtra. Mr Bankatlal elaborated the details as follows:

  • All of them were sitting in a row.
  • All of them wore sarees of different colours, viz. green, yellow, white, red.
  • There was only one runner-up and she was sitting beside Ms. Maharashtra.
  • The runner-up was wearing the green saree.
  • Ms West Bengal was not sitting at the ends and was not the runner up.
  • The winner and the runner-up are not sitting adjacent to each other.
  • Ms Maharashtra was wearing white saree.
  • Ms Andhra Pradesh was not wearing the green saree.
  • Participants wearing yellow saree and white saree were at the ends.

Question 1 of 4

Who wore the red saree?

  1. A.

    Ms Andhra Pradesh

  2. B.

    Ms West Bengal

  3. C.

    Ms Uttar Pradesh

  4. D.

    Ms Maharashtra

Answer

B

Explanation

Ms Maharashtra wears white and is at one end. Ms Andhra Pradesh is at the other end wearing yellow (winner). Ms Uttar Pradesh is the runner-up wearing green. Therefore, Ms West Bengal wears the red saree.

Question 2 of 4

Ms. West Bengal was sitting adjacent to

  1. A.

    Ms Andhra Pradesh and Ms Maharashtra

  2. B.

    Ms Uttar Pradesh and Ms Maharashtra

  3. C.

    Ms Andhra Pradesh and Ms Uttar Pradesh

  4. D.

    Ms Uttar Pradesh

Answer

C

Explanation

The seating arrangement from left to right is: Ms Andhra Pradesh (Yellow), Ms West Bengal (Red), Ms Uttar Pradesh (Green), Ms Maharashtra (White). Thus, Ms West Bengal is adjacent to Ms Andhra Pradesh and Ms Uttar Pradesh.

Question 3 of 4

Which saree was worn by Ms Andhra Pradesh?

  1. A.

    Yellow

  2. B.

    Red

  3. C.

    Green

  4. D.

    White

Answer

A

Explanation

Ms Andhra Pradesh wore the yellow saree and won the contest.

Question 4 of 4

Who was the runner-up?

  1. A.

    Ms Andhra Pradesh

  2. B.

    Ms West Bengal

  3. C.

    Ms Uttar Pradesh

  4. D.

    Ms Maharashtra

Answer

C

Explanation

Ms Uttar Pradesh was wearing the green saree and was the runner-up.

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