QUESTION

CSAT

Easy

Reasoning

Prelims 2017

In a group of six women, there are four tennis players, four postgraduates in Sociology, one postgraduate in Commerce, and three bank employees. Vimala and Kamla are the bank employees while Amala and Komala are unemployed. Komala and Nirmala are among the tennis players. Amala, Kamla, Komala, and Nirmala are postgraduates in Sociology, of whom two are bank employees. If Shyamala is a postgraduate in Commerce, who among the following is both a tennis player and a bank employee?

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Explanation

Step 1: Analyzing the Women in the Group

There are 6 women in total: Vimala, Kamla, Amala, Komala, Nirmala, and Shyamala. Bank Employees: Kamla and Vimala (given in the question). Postgraduates in Sociology: Amala, Kamla, Komala, Nirmala (given). Tennis Players: Komala, Nirmala, and 2 others (given). Postgraduate in Commerce: Shyamala (given).

Step 2: Identifying Tennis Players and Bank Employees

Tennis Players: Komala and Nirmala are already tennis players. There are 2 other tennis players in the group, so we need to find out who they are. Bank Employees: Kamla and Vimala are bank employees. We know that two bank employees are postgraduates in Sociology. Kamla is one of them. This means Vimala must also be a postgraduate in Sociology, since she is the other bank employee.

Step 3: Who is Both a Tennis Player and a Bank Employee?

Vimala is a bank employee and a postgraduate in Sociology, but she is not listed as a tennis player. Kamla is a bank employee and a postgraduate in Sociology. The question asks who is both a tennis player and a bank employee. Since Nirmala is a tennis player, and we know that Kamla and Vimala are the bank employees, Kamla is the only one who could possibly be both a tennis player and a bank employee.