Passage

Consider the given information and answer the three items that follow. When three friends A, B and C met, it was found that each of them wore an outer garment of a different colour. In random order, the garments are: jacket, sweater and tie; and the colours are: blue, white and black. Their surnames in random order are: Ribeiro, Kumar and Singh. Further, we know that:

neither B nor Ribeiro wore a white sweater.
C wore a tie.
Singh’s garment was not white.
Kumar does not wear a jacket.
Ribeiro does not like to wear the black colour.
Each of the friends wore only one outer garment of only one colour.

QUESTION

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Reasoning

Prelims 2016

Who wore the sweater?

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Explanation

Key information: A, B, and C wore garments of different colors and types: jacket, sweater, and tie. The colors available are: blue, white, and black. Their surnames in random order are: Ribeiro, Kumar, and Singh.

Deductions based on the clues: Clue 1: Neither B nor Ribeiro wore a white sweater. Clue 2: C wore a tie. Clue 3: Singh’s garment was not white. Clue 4: Kumar does not wear a jacket. Clue 5: Ribeiro does not like to wear the black color. Clue 6: Each friend wore only one outer garment of one color.

Step-by-step deductions:

Clue 2: C wore a tie, so C did not wear the sweater.
Clue 1: Neither B nor Ribeiro wore a white sweater. So, A must be the one who wore the white sweater, as B and Ribeiro are excluded.
Clue 3: Singh’s garment was not white. Therefore, Singh’s garment must be either a jacket or tie.
Clue 4: Kumar does not wear a jacket, so Kumar must wear the tie.

Based on this, A must have worn the white sweater.