A city’s bus service gives a free ‘Senior Pass’ when, and only when, all three of these conditions hold: (i) the applicant is 60 years of age or older on the date of applying; (ii) the applicant has lived in the city for at least 3 years; (iii) the applicant shows an identity card that has his or her photograph on it. Which of the following applicants will get the Senior Pass?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Mrs Kaur is 60 years old on the date of applying. She has lived in the city for exactly 3 years and shows her voter identity card, which has her photograph on it.
The pass is given only when all three conditions hold: (i) age 60 or more, (ii) lived in the city at least 3 years, (iii) an identity card with a photograph.
Mrs Kaur is 60 (60 or more), has lived in the city for exactly 3 years (at least 3), and shows a voter identity card with her photograph. All three conditions hold.
Why the other options are incorrect
Option (1) Mr Das is 67 years old on the date of applying. He has lived in the city for 2 years and shows his voter identity card, which has his photograph on it. — Incorrect. Mr Das has lived in the city for only 2 years, less than 3, so condition (ii) fails.
Option (2) Mrs Lal is 59 years old on the date of applying. She has lived in the city all her life and shows her voter identity card, which has her photograph on it. — Incorrect. Mrs Lal is 59, younger than 60, so condition (i) fails.
Option (3) Mr Bose is 72 years old on the date of applying. He has lived in the city for 20 years, but he has lost his identity card and brings only a letter from his neighbour. — Incorrect. A neighbour’s letter is not an identity card with his photograph, so condition (iii) fails.