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(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?

A

A

B

B

C

C

D

D

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The correct Answer is:
A
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.
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