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Six persons A, B, C, D, E and F were playing a game of cards. A's father, mother and uncle were in the group. There were two women. B, the mother of A, got more points than her husband. D got more points than E but less than F. Niece of E got lowest points. Father of A got more points than F but could not win the game.
Who got the lowest points ?

A

A

B

B

C

C

D

E

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The correct Answer is:
A

According to the given information :
`B rArr` mother of A
A.s father `rArr` B.s husband
`B gt B.s` husband ….(i)
`B gt B.s` husband `gt F` ….(ii)
`F gt D gt E.` …(iii)
From (ii)& (iii) we get
`B gt B.s` husband `gt F gt D gt E` ...(iv)
`[because A rArr` niece of E.]
So, `B gt B.s` husband `gt F gt D gt E gt A` ....(v)
By elimination, we get
`C rArr` B.s husband
Arrangement :
`underset("(Highest points)")(underset(1)B gt underset(2)C gt underset(3)F)gt underset("(lowest points)")(underset(4)D gt underset(5)E gt underset(6)A) `
By analysing the given information, it is clear that `A overset("got")rarr` lowest points [ From (vi)]
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