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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.

What is the age of the person who likes to visit Maldives?

Options

A

32 years

B

7 years

C

44 years

D

38 years

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Correct Answer :

Option B

7 years

7 years

Solution :

First, we calculate the age of each person using the base year 2025 based on their birth years. We list the birth years and ages in descending order of age (oldest to youngest):

Birth Year Age (in 2025)
1933 2025 - 1933 = 92 years
1944 2025 - 1944 = 81 years
1981 2025 - 1981 = 44 years
1987 2025 - 1987 = 38 years
1993 2025 - 1993 = 32 years
2018 2025 - 2018 = 7 years

Now, let's analyze the clues step-by-step:

Step 1: Determine the ages of C and the person who likes Italy.
We are given that "C is six years elder than the person who likes to visit Italy."
Looking at the differences between the calculated ages, the only pairs with a difference of exactly 6 years are:
1) 44 years (1981) and 38 years (1987)
2) 38 years (1987) and 32 years (1993)

Step 2: Use the position of the Maldives visitor.
We are told: "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."
Let's test the case where Italy is 38 years (born in 1987). If Italy is born in 1987:
- The person born between Italy (1987) and Maldives can be either 1981 (44) or 1993 (32) in chronological birth order.
- If the Maldives visitor is born in 2018 (7 years), then the person born between Italy (1987) and Maldives (2018) is the one born in 1993 (32 years), which fits the condition of exactly one person in between (1993 is between 1987 and 2018).
- In this scenario, U must be immediately elder than the Maldives visitor (2018), which means U is born in 1993 (32 years).
- Since Italy is 38 years (1987), C must be 44 years (1981) because C is six years elder than Italy.

Step 3: Analyze the positions of S and T.
"S is two persons elder than T."
In terms of chronological birth order (1933, 1944, 1981, 1987, 1993, 2018):
- Since C is 1981 and U is 1993, the remaining positions are 1933, 1944, 1987, and 2018.
- S being two persons elder than T means there is exactly one person between S and T in chronological order.
- Since C (1981) is between 1944 and 1987, S can be born in 1944 (81 years) and T can be born in 1987 (38 years). This fits perfectly.

Step 4: Verify the remaining conditions.
- "The one who likes to visit Spain is immediately younger than T (1987)." This means the Spain visitor is born in 1993, which is U.
- "C doesn’t like to visit Spain." Since U likes Spain, this is satisfied.
- "The one who likes to visit Japan is two persons elder than the one who likes to visit Egypt." This means Japan is born in 1933 and Egypt is born in 1981 (C).
- "P doesn’t like to visit Greece and Maldives." Since the remaining positions for P and Q are 1933 and 2018, and P cannot like Maldives (2018), P must be born in 1933 (Japan) and Q must be born in 2018 (Maldives).
- The remaining city, Greece, goes to S (1944).

All conditions are satisfied, and the person who likes to visit Maldives (Q) is born in 2018, making their age:
2025-2018=7
years.

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