These questions are based on the following information given below. Each of the seven persons – Aravind, Kranthi, Sunil, Rajesh, Kapil, Lala and Thomas – is of a different profession among lawyer, doctor, engineer, professor, scientist, journalist and architect. We also have the following information about them.
Either Aravind or Sunil is the doctor.
Neither Sunil nor Lala is the engineer.
Kranthi is either the lawyer or the professor.
Rajesh is the scientist.
Kapil is either the architect or the lawyer.
Thomas is either the doctor or the architect.
Which of the following is the correct pair of the person and his profession?
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
Based on the given clues, we can deduce each person's profession step-by-step:
• Rajesh is the Scientist.
• Doctor is either Aravind or Sunil. Therefore, Thomas cannot be the Doctor, which means Thomas is the Architect.
• Since Thomas is the Architect, Kapil (who is either the Architect or the Lawyer) must be the Lawyer.
• Since Kapil is the Lawyer, Kranthi (who is either the Lawyer or the Professor) must be the Professor.
• The remaining professions to be assigned are Doctor, Engineer, and Journalist among Aravind, Sunil, and Lala.
• Neither Sunil nor Lala is the Engineer, so Aravind must be the Engineer.
• Since Aravind is the Engineer, Sunil must be the Doctor.
• Finally, the remaining profession for Lala is Journalist.
Hence, the correct pair is Lala – Journalist.