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Eight persons buy different things one after other. Two persons buy between M and L who buys immediately before Q. O buys two persons before Q. As many persons buy between O and Q as between L and K. K buys before O. Two persons buy between K and P. J buys before N and after P.

Which among the following statement is not true?

Options

A

P buys the first among all

B

J buys just before M

C

Odd number of persons buys after O

D

N buys at least before one person

E

All are true

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Correct Answer :

Option D

N buys at least before one person

N buys at least before one person

Solution :

To find which statement is not true, we first determine the ordering of the eight persons based on the given conditions:

  1. L buys immediately before Q: This gives the consecutive pair L,Q.
  2. O buys two persons before Q: This means there is exactly one person between O and Q. Since L is immediately before Q, the order is O,L,Q.
  3. As many persons buy between O and Q as between L and K: Since there is 1 person between O and Q, there must be 1 person between L and K.
  4. K buys before O: Since K is before O, and there is 1 person (O) between L and K, K must immediately precede O. This gives the sequence K,O,L,Q.
  5. Two persons buy between K and P: Since K is followed by O and L, P must buy before K. With exactly two persons between them, the sequence becomes P,_,_,K,O,L,Q.
  6. Two persons buy between M and L: Since L is at index 6 in our sequence, M must be at index 3 (which is 6-3). This fits into the sequence: P,_,M,K,O,L,Q,_.
  7. J buys before N and after P: The remaining empty spots are at positions 2 and 8. Since J buys before N, J must be at position 2 and N must be at position 8.

Thus, the final buying order from 1 to 8 is:
1. P
2. J
3. M
4. K
5. O
6. L
7. Q
8. N

Now we evaluate the given options:

  • "P buys the first among all": True, P is at position 1.
  • "J buys just before M": True, J is at 2 and M is at 3.
  • "Odd number of persons buys after O": True, three persons (L, Q, N) buy after O.
  • "N buys at least before one person": False, since N is at position 8 and is the last person to buy.

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