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A, B, C, D, E, F, and G are Lecturers from different cities — Hyderabad, Delhi, Shillong, Kanpur, Chennai, Mumbai, and Srinagar (not necessarily in the same order) who participated in a conference. Each one of them is specialized in a different subject, viz., Economics, Commerce, History, Sociology, Geography, Mathematics, and Statistics (not necessarily in the same order). Further:

Lecturer from Kanpur is specialized in Geography.
Lecturer D is from Shillong.
Lecturer C from Delhi is specialized in Sociology.
Lecturer B is specialized in neither History nor Mathematics.
Lecturer A who is specialized in Economics does not belong to Hyderabad.
Lecturer F who is specialized in Commerce belongs to Srinagar.
Lecturer G who is specialized in Statistics belongs to Chennai.

QUESTION

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Reasoning

Prelims 2017

To which city does the Lecturer specialized in Economics belong?

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Explanation

Lecturer from Kanpur is specialized in Geography. Lecturer D is from Shillong. Lecturer C from Delhi is specialized in Sociology. Lecturer B is specialized in neither History nor Mathematics. Lecturer A, who is specialized in Economics, does not belong to Hyderabad. Lecturer F, who is specialized in Commerce, belongs to Srinagar. Lecturer G, who is specialized in Statistics, belongs to Chennai.

From this information, we can summarize: A: Economics, not from Hyderabad B: Not History or Mathematics C: Sociology, Delhi D: Shillong E: (Information not directly provided) F: Commerce, Srinagar G: Statistics, Chennai Cities remaining: Hyderabad, Mumbai

Subjects remaining: History, Mathematics

Since Lecturer A is not from Hyderabad, the only remaining city for A is Mumbai. Therefore, the lecturer specialized in Economics belongs to Mumbai.

Answer: B. Mumbai