Directions (80-83) : Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.

Nine persons belong to three different families i.e., Family A, Family B and Family C. At least two persons but not more than four persons belong to one family. Joshi doesn’t belong to Family A. Geeta belongs to Family C. Komal belongs to one of the families only with Kiran. Poonam and Pihu belong to the same family but not to Family A. Lisha neither belongs to the family of Poonam nor Joshi. Nikhil and Payal doesn’t belong to Family B. Lisha does not belong to family A.

Which of the following persons belongs to the same family?

The correct answer option is Lisha, Geeta, Nikhil.

Step-by-Step Explanation:

Step 1: Understand the Constraints & Total Members

There are 9 persons: Joshi, Geeta, Komal, Kiran, Poonam, Pihu, Lisha, Nikhil, Payal distributed among 3 families (Family A, Family B, Family C).
Each family has at least 2 members and at most 4 members.

Step 2: Determine the family of Komal and Kiran

We are given that "Komal belongs to one of the families only with Kiran."
This means Komal and Kiran are the only two members in their family. Thus, their family size is exactly 2.

Since Geeta belongs to Family C, Family C already has other members, so Komal and Kiran cannot be in Family C.
The persons who cannot be in Family A are: Joshi, Poonam, Pihu, and Lisha.
Therefore, Family A contains only Komal and Kiran.

Step 3: Determine the members of Family C

1. Geeta belongs to Family C (given).
2. "Nikhil and Payal doesn’t belong to Family B." Since Family A is already complete with Komal and Kiran, Nikhil and Payal must belong to Family C.
3. "Poonam and Pihu belong to the same family." If Poonam and Pihu were in Family C, the size of Family C would become 5 (Geeta, Nikhil, Payal, Poonam, Pihu), which exceeds the maximum limit of 4. Hence, Poonam and Pihu must belong to Family B.
4. "Lisha does not belong to the family of Poonam nor Joshi." Lisha cannot be in Family A or Family B, so Lisha must belong to Family C.

Step 4: Determine the members of Family B

Family B consists of the remaining members: Poonam, Pihu, and Joshi.

Final Family Distribution:

• Family A (2 members): Komal, Kiran
• Family B (3 members): Poonam, Pihu, Joshi
• Family C (4 members): Geeta, Nikhil, Payal, Lisha

Comparing with the given options, Lisha, Geeta, Nikhil all belong to Family C.