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Six persons –C, P, Q, S, T and U– were born in different years among 1933, 1944, 1981, 1987, 1993 and 2018. The base year for calculating age is 2025. Each of them likes to visit a different place among Italy, Greece, Spain, Egypt, Maldives, and Japan (not necessarily in the same order).

C is six years elder than the person who likes to visit Italy. One person was born between the persons who likes to visit Italy and Maldives. U is immediately elder than the person who likes to visit Maldives. S is two persons elder than T. The one who likes to visit Spain is immediately younger than the T. C doesn’t like to visit Spain. The one who likes to visit Japan is two persons elder than the one who likes to visit Egypt. P doesn’t like to visit Greece and Maldives.

Which of the following combinations is correctly matched?

Options

A

S – 1944 – Egypt

B

Q – 2018 – Spain

C

P – 1933 – Japan

D

U – 2018 – Maldives

E

T – 1944 – Greece

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Correct Answer :

Option C

P – 1933 – Japan

P – 1933 – Japan

Solution :

To find the correct combination, let us systematically analyze the clues step-by-step.

Step 1: Calculate the ages of the six persons based on their birth years with the base year 2025.
Let us calculate the age for each year:

  • Born in 1933: 2025 - 1933 = 92 years old
  • Born in 1944: 2025 - 1944 = 81 years old
  • Born in 1981: 2025 - 1981 = 44 years old
  • Born in 1987: 2025 - 1987 = 38 years old
  • Born in 1993: 2025 - 1993 = 32 years old
  • Born in 2018: 2025 - 2018 = 7 years old
Arranging the birth years and corresponding ages from oldest to youngest:
1. 1933 (92 years)
2. 1944 (81 years)
3. 1981 (44 years)
4. 1987 (38 years)
5. 1993 (32 years)
6. 2018 (7 years)

Step 2: Use the clue regarding age difference.
We are told: "C is six years elder than the person who likes to visit Italy."
Looking at the differences between the calculated ages:

  • 44 - 38 = 6 (Born in 1981 and 1987)
  • 38 - 32 = 6 (Born in 1987 and 1993)
This gives two cases:
  • Case A: C was born in 1981 (44 years) and the person who likes Italy was born in 1987 (38 years).
  • Case B: C was born in 1987 (38 years) and the person who likes Italy was born in 1993 (32 years).

Step 3: Analyze Case A (C = 1981, Italy = 1987).
Clue: "One person was born between the persons who likes to visit Italy and Maldives."
Since Italy is at position 4 (1987), the person who likes Maldives can be at position 2 (1944) or position 6 (2018).

Let us evaluate the sub-case where the person who likes Maldives is at position 6 (2018):

  • Clue: "U is immediately elder than the person who likes to visit Maldives." Since Maldives is at position 6 (2018), U must be at position 5 (1993).
  • Clue: "S is two persons elder than T." This means there is exactly one person between S and T. Given the positions occupied so far (C is at 3, U is at 5), S must be at position 2 (1944) and T must be at position 4 (1987).
  • Clue: "The one who likes to visit Spain is immediately younger than T." Since T is at position 4 (1987), the person who likes Spain is at position 5 (1993), which is U.
  • Clue: "The one who likes to visit Japan is two persons elder than the one who likes to visit Egypt." This means Japan is at position k and Egypt is at position k+2. Looking at the remaining unoccupied country slots (positions 1, 2, and 3), Japan must be at position 1 (1933) and Egypt must be at position 3 (1981).
  • This leaves Greece for position 2 (1944).
  • Clue: "P doesn’t like to visit Greece and Maldives." The remaining positions for persons are 1 (1933) and 6 (2018). Since position 6 likes Maldives, P must be at position 1 (1933), leaving Q for position 6 (2018).

Step 4: Verify the complete arrangement for Case A.
The final matched table is:

  1. 1933 (92 years): P – Japan
  2. 1944 (81 years): S – Greece
  3. 1981 (44 years): C – Egypt
  4. 1987 (38 years): T – Italy
  5. 1993 (32 years): U – Spain
  6. 2018 (7 years): Q – Maldives
All conditions are fully satisfied:
  • C (1981) is 6 years older than Italy (1987).
  • Exactly one person (U) was born between Italy (1987) and Maldives (2018).
  • U (1993) is immediately older than Maldives (2018).
  • S (1944) is two persons older than T (1987).
  • Spain (1993) is immediately younger than T (1987).
  • Japan (1933) is two persons older than Egypt (1981).
  • P (Japan) does not like Greece or Maldives.
Comparing this to the given options, the correctly matched combination is P – 1933 – Japan.

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