Directions: Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
Ten engineers—P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, and Y—are scheduled to deliver technical presentations on two different dates, either 14th or 27th, across five different months: March, April, May, June, and July of the same year.
P presents on an even-numbered date of March. Q presents immediately after P. As many persons present before Q as after X. Y presents on an odd date of July immediately after X. Only four persons present between P and T. S presents immediately before T. Only two persons present between T and W. R presents in April on an odd date. V presents in a month having 30 days on an even date. U presents immediately after V.
Which of the following statements is not true?
Correct Answer :
R presents on an even-numbered date
Solution :
The correct option is R presents on an even-numbered date.
Step-by-step arrangement:
There are 10 engineers scheduled across 5 months (March, April, May, June, July) on 2 dates per month (14th and 27th). The 10 chronological presentation slots are:
1. March 14th (Even)
2. March 27th (Odd)
3. April 14th (Even)
4. April 27th (Odd)
5. May 14th (Even)
6. May 27th (Odd)
7. June 14th (Even)
8. June 27th (Odd)
9. July 14th (Even)
10. July 27th (Odd)
Let's place the engineers based on the given clues:
1. P presents on an even-numbered date of March:
March 14th is the even date in March. Therefore, P presents on March 14th (Slot 1).
2. Q presents immediately after P:
The slot immediately after March 14th is March 27th (Slot 2), so Q presents on March 27th.
3. As many persons present before Q as after X:
Exactly 1 person (P) presents before Q. Thus, exactly 1 person must present after X. This places X on July 14th (Slot 9).
4. Y presents on an odd date of July immediately after X:
The slot immediately after July 14th is July 27th (Slot 10), which is an odd date. So Y presents on July 27th.
5. Only four persons present between P and T:
P is at Slot 1. Counting 4 slots between P and T places T at Slot 6 (May 27th).
6. S presents immediately before T:
Since T is at Slot 6, S presents at Slot 5 (May 14th).
7. Only two persons present between T and W:
T is at Slot 6. Leaving 2 slots back (Slots 5 and 4) places W at Slot 3 (April 14th).
8. R presents in April on an odd date:
The odd date in April is the 27th. Thus, R presents on April 27th (Slot 4).
9. V presents in a month having 30 days on an even date:
Months with 30 days are April and June. April slots are filled by W and R. Therefore, V must present in June on an even date, which is June 14th (Slot 7).
10. U presents immediately after V:
The slot immediately after June 14th is June 27th (Slot 8), so U presents on June 27th.
Final Complete Schedule:
• March 14th: P
• March 27th: Q
• April 14th: W
• April 27th: R
• May 14th: S
• May 27th: T
• June 14th: V
• June 27th: U
• July 14th: X
• July 27th: Y
Evaluating the Given Statements:
• U presents after S: True (U is on June 27th, S is on May 14th).
• No one presents after Y: True (Y is on July 27th, the last slot).
• S delivers a presentation on May 14th: True.
• More than five persons present before V: True (6 persons: P, Q, W, R, S, T present before V).
• R presents on an even-numbered date: NOT TRUE (R presents on April 27th, which is an odd-numbered date).
Hence, the statement that is not true is R presents on an even-numbered date.
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