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?
Correct Answer :
P – 1933 – Japan
Solution :
To find the correct combination, let us first list the given birth years and calculate the age of each person based on the base year of 2025:
1. 1933: 2025 - 1933 = 92 years old
2. 1944: 2025 - 1944 = 81 years old
3. 1981: 2025 - 1981 = 44 years old
4. 1987: 2025 - 1987 = 38 years old
5. 1993: 2025 - 1993 = 32 years old
6. 2018: 2025 - 2018 = 7 years old
The ordered birth years from oldest to youngest (and their corresponding ages) are:
1. 1933 (92 years old)
2. 1944 (81 years old)
3. 1981 (44 years old)
4. 1987 (38 years old)
5. 1993 (32 years old)
6. 2018 (7 years old)
Now, let us analyze the clues step-by-step:
- Clue 1: "C is six years elder than the person who likes to visit Italy."
Looking at the ages, the only pairs with a difference of 6 years are (44, 38) and (38, 32). Thus, C can be born in 1981 (age 44) or 1987 (age 38).
- Clue 2: "One person was born between the persons who likes to visit Italy and Maldives."
- Clue 3: "U is immediately elder than the person who likes to visit Maldives."
- Clue 4: "S is two persons elder than T."
- Clue 5: "The one who likes to visit Spain is immediately younger than T."
- Clue 6: "C doesn’t like to visit Spain."
- Clue 7: "The one who likes to visit Japan is two persons elder than the one who likes to visit Egypt."
- Clue 8: "P doesn’t like to visit Greece and Maldives."
By testing these clues systematically, we find the only consistent arrangement is as follows:
1. 1933: P (Likes Japan)
2. 1944: S (Likes Greece)
3. 1981: C (Likes Egypt)
4. 1987: T (Likes Italy)
5. 1993: U (Likes Spain)
6. 2018: Q (Likes Maldives)
Let us verify this arrangement against the clues:
- C (1981, age 44) is six years elder than the person who likes Italy (T, 1987, age 38). (44 - 38 = 6) - Satisfied.
- One person (U, 1993) is born between the person who likes Italy (T, 1987) and the person who likes Maldives (Q, 2018). - Satisfied.
- U (1993) is immediately elder than the person who likes Maldives (Q, 2018). - Satisfied.
- S (1944) is two persons elder than T (1987) in the birth order. - Satisfied.
- The one who likes Spain (U, 1993) is immediately younger than T (1987). - Satisfied.
- C (likes Egypt) does not like Spain. - Satisfied.
- The one who likes Japan (P, 1933) is two persons elder than the one who likes Egypt (C, 1981). - Satisfied.
- P (likes Japan) does not like Greece or Maldives. - Satisfied.
Therefore, the correctly matched combination from the given options is P – 1933 – Japan.
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