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Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:

Six individuals – P, Q, R, S, T, and U – scheduled their vacation trips in three different months – March, June, and November – on two distinct dates, namely 11th and 18th of the same year. Each individual visits a different city – Boston, Dallas, Miami, Seattle, Chicago, and Denver. All the given information is not necessarily applied in the same order.

The one who visits Boston was scheduled two persons before R. Q was scheduled immediately before R on an even date. T was scheduled immediately before U on an odd date in a month having 30 days. Two persons were scheduled between U and the person visiting Miami. Two persons were scheduled between the ones visiting Boston and Chicago. P was scheduled before the one who visits Denver and two persons after the one who visits Seattle. U doesn’t visit Seattle.

Which of the following statements is/are incorrect?
I. T was scheduled before S.
II. No person was scheduled between Q and the person visiting Miami.
III. P was scheduled in a month having an even number of days and visits Chicago.

Options

A

Only III

B

Both II and III

C

All I, II and III

D

Only I

E

Both I and III

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Correct Answer :

Option D

Only I

Solution :

The correct option is Only I.

Step-by-step Explanation:

There are six vacation slots across three months on two distinct dates (11th and 18th):
1. March 11th (31 days, Odd date)
2. March 18th (31 days, Even date)
3. June 11th (30 days, Odd date)
4. June 18th (30 days, Even date)
5. November 11th (30 days, Odd date)
6. November 18th (30 days, Even date)

Step 1: Determine the positions of Q, R, T, and U
Clue: "T was scheduled immediately before U on an odd date in a month having 30 days."
The odd dates in 30-day months are June 11th and November 11th. Therefore, T must be on June 11th (with U on June 18th) or T must be on November 11th (with U on November 18th).

Clue: "Q was scheduled immediately before R on an even date. The one who visits Boston was scheduled two persons before R."
Since Q is on an even date, Q must be on March 18th or June 18th.
If Q were on June 18th, R would be on November 11th. But this would conflict with the placement of T and U. Thus, Q must be on March 18th, and R must be on June 11th.
Since the one visiting Boston is two persons before R (March 11th), the person scheduled on March 11th visits Boston.
Since June 11th is occupied by R, T must be on November 11th, and U must be on November 18th.

Step 2: Determine Cities for R, Chicago, and P
Clue: "Two persons were scheduled between U and the person visiting Miami."
U is on November 18th (Slot 6). Counting two persons back, the person on June 11th (R) visits Miami.

Clue: "Two persons were scheduled between the ones visiting Boston and Chicago."
Boston is on March 11th (Slot 1). Two persons between them means the person on June 18th visits Chicago.

Clue: "P was scheduled before the one who visits Denver and two persons after the one who visits Seattle."
Since P is scheduled two persons after the one visiting Seattle, P must be scheduled on June 18th (visiting Chicago), and Q (March 18th) visits Seattle.
The remaining individual, S, is scheduled on March 11th (visiting Boston).

Final Arrangement Schedule:

Date Person City
March 11th S Boston
March 18th Q Seattle
June 11th R Miami
June 18th P Chicago
November 11th T Dallas / Denver
November 18th U Denver / Dallas

Step 3: Evaluate the Given Statements
Statement I: T was scheduled before S.
Incorrect. S is scheduled on March 11th, whereas T is scheduled on November 11th. Therefore, T was scheduled after S.

Statement II: No person was scheduled between Q and the person visiting Miami.
Correct. Q is scheduled on March 18th and R (who visits Miami) is scheduled immediately after Q on June 11th.

Statement III: P was scheduled in a month having an even number of days and visits Chicago.
Correct. P is scheduled on June 18th. June has 30 days (an even number of days), and P visits Chicago.

Hence, the only incorrect statement is Statement I.

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