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Nine consultants are assigned to three different departments: Department Alpha, Department Beta, and Department Gamma. Not less than two consultants and not more than four consultants work in any department. David works only with Emily, but not in department Beta. Frank works in department Beta but not with Ivy. Jack, Karen, and Leo work in the same department. Karen works with Ivy but not in department Alpha. Grace and Henry are two of the consultants.

Jack works in which of the following departments?

Options

A

Department Gamma

B

Either Department Alpha or Department Gamma

C

Department Alpha

D

Either Department Beta or Department Gamma

E

Department Beta

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Correct Answer :

Option A

Department Gamma

Solution :

The correct answer is Department Gamma.

Let's analyze the given clues step-by-step to deduce which department each consultant belongs to.

Given Conditions:
1. Total consultants = 9 (David, Emily, Frank, Ivy, Jack, Karen, Leo, Grace, Henry).
2. Total departments = 3 (Department Alpha, Department Beta, Department Gamma).
3. Each department has between 2 and 4 consultants inclusive (i.e., min 2, max 4).
4. David works ONLY with Emily. This implies that the department where David works has EXACTLY 2 consultants: David and Emily.
5. David does NOT work in Department Beta. So, David and Emily work together in either Department Alpha or Department Gamma.
6. Frank works in Department Beta.
7. Frank does NOT work with Ivy (so Ivy is not in Department Beta).
8. Jack, Karen, and Leo work in the same department (a group of 3 consultants: {Jack, Karen, Leo}).
9. Karen works with Ivy. Since Karen is in the group {Jack, Karen, Leo}, Ivy must also be in the same department as {Jack, Karen, Leo}. This makes a group of 4 consultants: {Jack, Karen, Leo, Ivy}.
10. Karen (and therefore the group {Jack, Karen, Leo, Ivy}) does NOT work in Department Alpha.

Step-by-Step Deduction:

Step 1: Locate the group {Jack, Karen, Leo, Ivy}
From condition 9, {Jack, Karen, Leo, Ivy} form a group of 4 consultants.
From condition 10, this group cannot be in Department Alpha.
Can this group be in Department Beta? Condition 7 states that Frank works in Department Beta, and Frank does NOT work with Ivy. Since Ivy is in this 4-person group, this group CANNOT be in Department Beta.
Therefore, the 4-person group {Jack, Karen, Leo, Ivy} MUST be in Department Gamma.

Step 2: Locate David and Emily
Since Department Gamma already has 4 consultants (the maximum allowed), David and Emily cannot be in Department Gamma.
Condition 5 states David does not work in Department Beta.
Therefore, the 2-person group {David, Emily} MUST be in Department Alpha.

Step 3: Locate the remaining consultants (Frank, Grace, Henry)
Department Alpha has 2 consultants: {David, Emily}.
Department Gamma has 4 consultants: {Jack, Karen, Leo, Ivy}.
The remaining 3 consultants {Frank, Grace, Henry} MUST be in Department Beta.

Final Department Distribution:
• Department Alpha (2 consultants): David, Emily
• Department Beta (3 consultants): Frank, Grace, Henry
• Department Gamma (4 consultants): Jack, Karen, Leo, Ivy

Hence, Jack works in Department Gamma.

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