Multiple choice

Directions: Refer to the data below and answer the questions that follow: (i) A, B, C, D, E and F are six members of a group. Out of these 3 are males and 3 are females. (ii) There are 2 electricians, 2 lumbermen, one television star and one draper in the group. (iii) B, E, C and A are two married couples, each one having a different profession. (iv) E, A television star, wear a black gown, is married to a lumberman in a brown suit. (v) 2 people wear black clothes, 2 wear brown clothes and the remaining people wear blue and gray each. (vi) Both husbands and both wives wear the same coloured clothes respectively. (vii) A is a male electrician and D is his twin sister who is also an electrician. (viii) B is a draper.

What colour dress does the unmarried lady wear?

  1. Black

  2. Grey

  3. Blue

  4. Grey or Blue
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The given information can be tabulated as follows:

Males
Females
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Name
Profession
Dress colour
Profession
Dress colour
A
Electrician
Brown
Married to
B
Draper
Black
C
Lumberman
Brown
Married to
E
Television star
Black
F
Lumberman
Grey/blue
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D
Electrician
Blue/grey

Now, all the questions can be answered. The unmarried lady i.e., D wears a grey/blue coloured dress. Hence (4).

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