Question 1

If India is one of the two countries chosen from Asia, how many possible combinations exist?

Accepted Answer

If India is chosen, japan cannot be the second country chosen from Asia. 1. One of the possible combinations will be : India, Sri Lanka, UK, USA 2. The other combination will be: (i) India, China, UK, France (ii) India, China, UK, Germany (iii) India, China, USA, France (iv) India, China, USA, Germany In all, there are five different ways in which the four countries can be chosen.

Question 2

If there are two countries chosen from rest of the world, which of the following combinations is not possible for the countries chosen from Asia?

Accepted Answer

If China and Sri Lanka are the two countries chosen from Asia, then only one from UK or USA can be selected (condition 3). Also, if Sri Lanka is chosen, Neither France nor Germany can be selected. Therefore, it is not possible to select China and Sri Lanka as the two countries from Asia.

Question 3

If the United Kingdom is the only country chosen from rest of the world, which country is definitely not chosen from Asia?

Accepted Answer

India has to be definitely selected, therefore Japan cannot be selected.

Question 4

If Rawat is a member of a team of four members, in how many ways can the team be selected?

Accepted Answer

If Rawat is selected, Shalini cannot be selected , and therefore Kapil also cannot be selected. Further, Vatsala is definitely selected. Exactly one from Prateek or Tarun has to be selected. This can happen in two ways. Now, the fourth member can be any one from Abhishek and Vinod, which can happen in two ways. Therefore, total number of ways = 2 x 2 = 4 ways.

Question 5

If Shalini is selected, what can be the maximum number of members in the team /

Accepted Answer

If Shalini is selected, Rawat is definitely not selected. Also, exactly one from Prateek or Tarun is selected, that is, the team can have a maximum of six members.

Question 6

Who cannot be a member of a team of six members?

Accepted Answer

If Rawat is selected, Shalini cannot be selected. Also, Shalini and Kapil will be selected together. Therefore, if Shalini is not selected, Kapil will also not be selected. It is mentioned that exactly one from Prateek or Tarun will be selected. Taking all the conditions into consideration, Rawat cannot be a member of a team having six members.

Question 7

Who among the following cannot be members of the same team?

Accepted Answer

Kapil and Rawat cannot be members of the same team since Kapil and Shalini are to be always selected together, while Rawat and Shalini can never be selected in the same team.

Question 8

Which among the following is not an acceptable combination?

Accepted Answer

The team given in option (b) is not possible since Shalini and Kapil have to be selected together.

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