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

Eight persons – P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, and W were born in different months – January, February, April, May, July, August, October, and November of the same year, but not necessarily in the same order. Q was born in a month which has 30 days, but not in November. Four persons were born between Q and V. Two persons were born between V and T. P was born in the month of January. R was born in the month which has fewer than 30 days. S was born in the month immediately preceding July. W was born in the month immediately preceding U.

Who among the following was born in the month of October?

The correct answer is U.

Let's solve the puzzle step-by-step to determine the month in which each person was born.

1. List the months and their number of days:

• January (31 days)
• February (28 or 29 days – fewer than 30 days)
• April (30 days)
• May (31 days)
• July (31 days)
• August (31 days)
• October (31 days)
• November (30 days)

2. Analyze the clues:

• P was born in January.
So, January = P.

• R was born in a month which has fewer than 30 days.
The only month with fewer than 30 days is February.
So, February = R.

• S was born in the month immediately preceding July.
The month immediately before July in our list is May.
So, May = S.

• Q was born in a month which has 30 days, but not in November.
The months with 30 days are April and November.
Since Q was not born in November, Q must be born in April.
So, April = Q.

• Four persons were born between Q and V.
Q is in April (2nd month in sequence: Jan, Feb, April, May, July, Aug, Oct, Nov).
Counting 4 positions after April: May (1), July (2), August (3), October (4).
Therefore, the person immediately following these four (in November) is V.
So, November = V.

• Two persons were born between V and T.
V is in November (8th position). Counting 2 persons back: October (1), August (2).
So, the person before those two is in July.
Therefore, July = T.

• W was born in the month immediately preceding U.
The remaining available months are August and October.
Since W precedes U immediately, W must be born in August and U in October.
So, August = W and October = U.

3. Final Arrangement:

• January: P
• February: R
• April: Q
• May: S
• July: T
• August: W
• October: U
• November: V

Thus, U was born in the month of October.