Tea Tasting

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Passage / data set

A tea taster was assigned to rate teas from six different locations - Munnar, Wayanad, Ooty, Darjeeling, Assam and Himachal. These teas were placed in six cups, numbered 1 to 6, not necessarily in the same order. The tea taster was asked to rate these teas on the strength of their flavour on a scale of 1 to 10. He gave a unique integer rating to each tea. Some other information is given below:

  1. Cup 6 contained tea from Himachal.
  2. Tea from Ooty got the highest rating, but it was not in Cup 3.
  3. The rating of tea in Cup 3 was double the rating of the tea in Cup 5.
  4. Only two cups got ratings in even numbers.
  5. Cup 2 got the minimum rating and this rating was an even number.
  6. Tea in Cup 3 got a higher rating than that in Cup 1.
  7. The rating of tea from Wayanad was more than the rating of tea from Munnar, but less than that from Assam.

Question 1 of 4

What was the second highest rating given?

Answer

7

Explanation

Ratings analysis: Even ratings = 2 (Cup 2 gets 2) and 6 (Cup 3 gets 6, so Cup 5 gets 3). Other odd ratings available: 9 (Ooty in Cup 4 gets 9), 7 (Cup 6 gets 7), 5 (Cup 1 gets 5), 1 (Darjeeling gets 1). Second highest rating is 7.

Question 2 of 4

What was the number of the cup that contained tea from Ooty?

Answer

4

Explanation

Cup 4 contains tea from Ooty with highest rating 9.

Question 3 of 4

If the tea from Munnar did not get the minimum rating, what was the rating of the tea from Wayanad?

  1. A.

    3

  2. B.

    5

  3. C.

    1

  4. D.

    6

Answer

B

Explanation

If Munnar is not minimum (2), then Munnar = 3, Wayanad = 5, Assam = 6.

Question 4 of 4

If the cup containg teas from Wayanad and Ooty had consecutive numbers, which of the following may be true ?

  1. A.

    Cup 5 contains tea from Assam

  2. B.

    Cup 1 contains tea from Darjeeling

  3. C.

    Tea from Wayanad has got a rating of 6

  4. D.

    Tea from Darjeeling got the minimum rating

Answer

B

Explanation

Since Ooty is in Cup 4, Wayanad must be in Cup 3 or 5. Testing the options shows 'Cup 1 contains tea from Darjeeling' may be true.

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