QUESTION

CSAT

Medium

Reasoning

Prelims 2014

Six books are labelled A, B, C, D, E and F and are placed side by side. Books B, C, E and F have green covers while others have yellow covers. Books A, B and D are new while the rest are old volumes. Books A, B and C are law reports while the rest are medical extracts. Which two books are old medical extracts and have green covers?

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Explanation

We are given the following information:

Books labeled: A, B, C, D, E, F. Cover colors: Books B, C, E, F have green covers; Books A, D have yellow covers. New and old books: Books A, B, D are new; Books C, E, F are old.

Types of books: A, B, C are law reports. D, E, F are medical extracts. We need to identify which two books are old medical extracts and have green covers.

Old books are C, E, F. Medical extracts are D, E, F. The green-covered books are B, C, E, F.

Now, we want to find the books that are both old medical extracts and have green covers. From the above information:

Books E and F are both old and are medical extracts. Both E and F also have green covers.

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