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Seven sports - Football, Cricket, Kabaddi, Squash, Hockey, Archery, and Tennis are played in an indoor stadium in a week, starting from Monday to Sunday, not necessarily in the same order. Cricket is played on the last day of the week. More than two sports are played in between Squash and Football. Hockey is played on Thursday. Football is played one of the days after Archery. Squash is played five days before the day Cricket is played. Tennis is played three days before Hockey. Hockey is played one of the days before Kabaddi is played.
How many sports are played after Archery?
- AOption (a)
One
- BOption (b)
Two
- COption (c)
Four
- DOption (d)
Three
- EOption (e)
None
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Correct answer
Four
Why this answer is correct
Given: Seven sports - Football, Cricket, Kabaddi, Squash, Hockey, Archery, and Tennis are played in an indoor stadium in a week, starting from Monday to Sunday, not necessarily in the same order.
Based on the given conditions, we get the following possiblities:
1. Cricket is played on the last day of the week. Hockey is played on Thursday.
Squash is played five days before the day Cricket is played. Tennis is played three days before Hockey.
Hockey is played one of the days before Kabaddi is played.
Combining these, we get-
| | Days | Subjects (Case 1) | Subjects (Case 2) | | --- | --- | --- | | Monday | Tennis | Tennis | | Tuesday | Squash | Squash | | Wednesday | | | | Thursday | Hockey | Hockey | | Friday | Kabaddi | | | Saturday | | Kabaddi | | Sunday | Cricket | Cricket | | Days | Subjects (Case 1) | Subjects (Case 2) | Monday | Tennis | Tennis | Tuesday | Squash | Squash | Wednesday | Thursday | Hockey | Hockey | Friday | Kabaddi | Saturday | Kabaddi | Sunday | Cricket | Cricket | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days | Subjects (Case 1) | Subjects (Case 2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monday | Tennis | Tennis | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tuesday | Squash | Squash | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wednesday | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thursday | Hockey | Hockey | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Friday | Kabaddi | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saturday | Kabaddi | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunday | Cricket | Cricket |
2. Football is played one of the days after Archery.
| | Days | Subjects (Case 1) | Subjects (Case 2) | | --- | --- | --- | | Monday | Tennis | Tennis | | Tuesday | Squash | Squash | | Wednesday | Archery | Archery | | Thursday | Hockey | Hockey | | Friday | Kabaddi | Football | | Saturday | Football | Kabaddi | | Sunday | Cricket | Cricket | | Days | Subjects (Case 1) | Subjects (Case 2) | Monday | Tennis | Tennis | Tuesday | Squash | Squash | Wednesday | Archery | Archery | Thursday | Hockey | Hockey | Friday | Kabaddi | Football | Saturday | Football | Kabaddi | Sunday | Cricket | Cricket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days | Subjects (Case 1) | Subjects (Case 2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monday | Tennis | Tennis | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tuesday | Squash | Squash | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wednesday | Archery | Archery | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thursday | Hockey | Hockey | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Friday | Kabaddi | Football | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saturday | Football | Kabaddi | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunday | Cricket | Cricket |
3.More than two sports are played in between Squash and Football. Hence case 2 gets eliminated.
So, the final arrangement will be:
| Days | Subjects |
|---|---|
| Monday | Tennis |
| Tuesday | Squash |
| Wednesday | Archery |
| Thursday | Hockey |
| Friday | Kabaddi |
| Saturday | Football |
| Sunday | Cricket |
From the above arrangement, we see that four sports are played after Archery.
Hence, four sports are played after Archery.