Directions: Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
P, Q, R, S, T, U, and V have to go on a trip to Mumbai in a week. Starting the week from Monday but not necessarily in the same order. (Assume that they go on the trip in the same month of the year.) Q go on the trip on Thursday. Only one person goes on the trip between Q and V. P go on the trip immediately after V. The number of people who go on the trip before P is the same as the number of people who go on the trip after R. Only one person goes on the trip between R and S. U go on the trip after S.
Who among the following has to go on the trip on Wednesday?
Explanation:
Let’s break it down, step by step:
- Q goes on Thursday.
- Only one between Q and V, so V must be Tuesday or Saturday.
- P goes immediately after V. So if V is Tuesday, P is Wednesday.
- The number of people before P = after R. This means P is the 4th; R is also the 4th if you reverse the order from R.
- Only one person between R and S—so either (R, _, S) or (S, _, R).
- U goes after S—so S can’t be last.
Let’s map it:
1. Monday
2. Tuesday (V)
3. Wednesday (P)
4. Thursday (Q)
5. Friday (R or S)
6. Saturday
7. Sunday
Here’s how it fills:
- V must be Tuesday, P is Wednesday.
- Q is Thursday.
- (Number before P = number after R)—So R is Monday or Friday. If R is Friday, after R: Sat, Sun (2); before P: Mon, Tue (2)—matches.
- Only one person between R and S; so R Friday, S Sunday or S Wednesday, but P is already Wednesday.
- U after S, so S can’t be after U.
Let’s try:
Monday: T
Tuesday: V
Wednesday: P
Thursday: Q
Friday: R
Saturday: U
Sunday: S
Check:
- One between Q (Thu) and V (Tue) ? Wed. Okay.
- P after V—okay.
- Before P (Tue, Mon): 2. After R (Sat, Sun): 2. Okay.
- One between R (Fri), S (Sun): Sat. Okay.
- U goes after S? No, U is before S in this, not after.
Try S as Saturday:
Monday: T
Tuesday: V
Wednesday: P
Thursday: Q
Friday: R
Saturday: S
Sunday: U
Now, U is after S, works.
Question: Who goes on Wednesday? P.
Options:
1. T
2. V
3. S
4. P
5. Q
The answer is Option 4: P.
- P is the person going on the trip on Wednesday.
- S goes on Saturday.
- Option 4 is correct.
- Everything checks out per the clues.
So, the answer you want is Option 4: P. This is the person heading out on Wednesday.