(i) There is a group of five persons-A, B, C, D and E.
(ii) One of them is a horticulturist, one is a physicist, one is a journalist, one is an industrialist and one is an advocate.
(iii) Three of them-A, C and advocate prefer tea to coffee and two of them--B and the journalist prefer coffee to tea.
(iv) The industrialist and D and A are friends to one another but two of these prefer coffee to tea.
(v) The horticulturist is C's brother.
Who is a horticulturist?

Options

A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D

Answer

A

Explanation

A prefers tea, so from (iv), the industrialist and D prefers coffee. But from (iii), B and the journalist prefer coffee. So, B is the industrialist and D is the journalist. Now A, C and advocate remain, clearly, E is the advocate.

A is a horticulturist.