The music director of a film wants to select four persons to work on different aspects of a musical composition. Seven persons are available: Rohit, Tanya, Shobha, Kaushal, Kunal, Mukesh, and Jaswant. However: 1. Rohit and Tanya will not work together. 2. Kunal and Shobha will not work together. 3. Mukesh and Kunal want to work together. Which of the following is the most acceptable group?

QUESTION

CSAT

Easy

Reasoning

Prelims 2013

The music director of a film wants to select four persons to work on different aspects of a musical composition. Seven persons are available: Rohit, Tanya, Shobha, Kaushal, Kunal, Mukesh, and Jaswant. However:

Rohit and Tanya will not work together.
Kunal and Shobha will not work together.
Mukesh and Kunal want to work together.

Which of the following is the most acceptable group?

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Explanation

Option A: Rohit, Shobha, Kunal, and Kaushal Rohit and Tanya are not together, so condition 1 is satisfied. Kunal and Shobha are together, which violates condition 2. Hence, Option A is not acceptable.

Option B: Tanya, Kaushal, Shobha, and Rohit Rohit and Tanya are together, violating condition 1. Hence, Option B is not acceptable.

Option C: Tanya, Mukesh, Kunal, and Jaswant Rohit and Tanya are not together (condition 1 satisfied). Kunal and Shobha are not together (condition 2 satisfied). Mukesh and Kunal are together (condition 3 satisfied). Hence, Option C is acceptable.

Option D: Shobha, Tanya, Rohit, and Mukesh Rohit and Tanya are together, violating condition 1. Hence, Option D is not acceptable.

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