Games and Tournament problems
- 1. If a player Rajesh could not advanced to semifinal round even after scoring a minimum possible points then what is the minimum points scored by him?
Options- A. 9
- B. 15
- C. 8
- D. None of these Discuss
Correct Answer: 8
Explanation:
In this case top 3 players should get maximum possible points and remaining 5 should get equal points and Rajesh got advanced with tie breaker rule.
Bottom 5 player have in total 4 x 5 = 20 matches and each match will fetch minimum possible points when its result is tie. So minimum points in 20 matches is 20 x 2 = 40 when distributed equally to bottom 5 each of them will get 40/5 = 8 points.
- 2. If at the end of stage 1 each player has distinct number of points then what is the maximum point scored by the lowest scorer?
Options- A. 19
- B. 15
- C. 8
- D. None of these Discuss
Correct Answer: None of these
Explanation:
From solution of previous question maximum points scored by lowest scoreris 11
- 3. Which one of the following is correct?
Options- A. B, H, A, E are in the same group
- B. B, H, C, E are in the same group
- C. F, G, C, A are in the same group
- D. F, G, D, A are in the same group Discuss
Correct Answer: B, H, A, E are in the same group
Explanation:
option (a) is correct
- 4. Which team won the 2nd highest number of matches in the 1st stage?
Options- A. B
- B. H
- C. G
- D. Cant be determined Discuss
Correct Answer: Cant be determined
Explanation:
2nd Highest is either B or H so cant determine.
- 5. Which team won the least number of matches?
Options- A. C
- B. D
- C. E
- D. A Discuss
Correct Answer: E
Explanation:
E lost the maximum number of matches.
- 6. A lost both the matches to which team.
Options- A. B
- B. H
- C. B and H
- D. None of these Discuss
Correct Answer: None of these
Explanation:
A lost both the matches to B or H not B and H hence option C is incorrect.
- 7. If in semifinal round top scorer of one group played with 2 nd scorer of another group and vice versa then which one of the following statement is correct?
Options- A. If F played with B in semifinal round then B lost only one match against H in stage 1
- B. If G played with B in semifinal round then H lost both the matches against B in the stage 1
- C. If F played with H in semifinal round then H lost 2 matches in stage 1
- D. None of these Discuss
Correct Answer: If G played with B in semifinal round then H lost both the matches against B in the stage 1
Explanation:
If G played with B in semifinal round then H lost both the matches against B in the stage 1
- 8. What is the total number of matches in the tournament?
Options- A. 59
- B. 60
- C. 61
- D. None of these Discuss
Correct Answer: 60
Explanation:
Number of matches in stage 1 is 2(7 x 8/2) = 56, at semifinal stage we have 3 matches (2 semifinal and 1 match for 3rd place) and 1 final match, hence total number of matches is 56 + 3 + 1 = 60
- 9. If seed 9 won the tournament then what is the minimum points scored by him in stage 1 given that minimum number of upsets in the tournament?
Options- A. 5
- B. 3
- C. 6
- D. None of these Discuss
Correct Answer: 5
Explanation:
Seed 9 will play with seed, 1, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, and 15 without an upset seed 9 can with seed 11, 13, and 15, for minimum number of upset let seed 1 won all the matches and seed 9 won against seed 3 and 5, in that case number of wins of seed 3 and 9 is 5 but with tie breaker rule seed 9 will advance to the next stage.
- 10. If more than 75% of the matches are upset then which highest seed can win the tournament?
Options- A. 4
- B. 8
- C. 7
- D. None of these Discuss
Correct Answer: None of these
Explanation:
Total number of matches is 60 and out of those more than 45 matches are upset. But seed 1 need only 9 matches to win the tournament hence seed 1 may win the tournament.
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