Direction: Read the following information carefully and answer the questions that follow.
Seven people P, Q, R, S, T, U and V. All of them have their birthdays in different months namely January, March, April, May, June, July and August.
No two persons share the same birthday month. P's birthday is in January. There are the same number of person having their birthday before and after R. Only one person's birthday is there between S and R. Q's birthday is in the month having 31 days but not in August. There are two person's birthday between Q and V. T's birthday is before U's birthday. Q's birthday is not before R.
Who is having his birthday at the last?
- AOption (a)
U
- BOption (b)
V
- COption (c)
R
- DOption (d)
T
- EOption (e)
None of the above given option
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Correct answer
U
Why this answer is correct
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P's birthday is in January.
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There are the same number of person having their birthday before and after R. ‘
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Only one person's birthday is there between S and R.
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Q's birthday is in the month having 31 days but not in August.
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There are two person's birthday between Q and V.
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T's birthday is before U's birthday
| CASE 1 | CASE 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| January (31) | P | January (31) | P |
| March (31) | S | March (31) | Q |
| April (30) | V | April (30) | T |
| May (31) | R | May (31) | R |
| June(30) | T | June(30) | V |
| July (31) | Q | July (31) | S |
| August (31) | U | August (31) | U |
- Q's birthday is not before R. (This eliminates case 2)
| CASE 1 | |
|---|---|
| January (31) | P |
| March (31) | S |
| April (30) | V |
| May (31) | R |
| June(30) | T |
| July (31) | Q |
| August (31) | U |
Hence, U has his birthday at last.