Six students A, B, C, D, E and F are sitting in the field. A and B are from Nehru house while the rest belong to Gandhi house. D and F are tall while the others are short. A, C and D are wearing glasses while the others are not. Based on the given information, consider the following statements:
(A) B and F are not wearing glasses. They are short.
(B) F is a tall student of Gandhi house, wearing glasses.
(C) E is a short student of Gandhi house, not wearing glasses.
(D) A and C are short students, wearing glasses.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (C) and (D) only
Each student has three features given in the question; listing them for all six makes every statement easy to test:
Nehru house: A, B; Gandhi house: C, D, E, F
Tall: D, F; short: A, B, C, E
Wearing glasses: A, C, D; not wearing glasses: B, E, F
(A) B and F are not wearing glasses. They are short. Incorrect. Both are without glasses, but F is tall, so “they are short” fails.
(B) F is a tall student of Gandhi house, wearing glasses. Incorrect. F is tall and in Gandhi house, but F does not wear glasses.
(C) E is a short student of Gandhi house, not wearing glasses. Correct. E is short, in Gandhi house and without glasses.
(D) A and C are short students, wearing glasses. Correct. Both are short and both wear glasses.