Direction: Read the following information carefully and answer the questions that follow.
Seven people P, Q, R, S, T, U and V. All of them have their birthdays in different months namely January, March, April, May, June, July and August. No two persons share the same birthday month. P's birthday is in January. There are the same number of person having their birthday before and after R. Only one person's birthday is there between S and R. Q's birthday is in the month having 31 days but not in August. There are two person's birthday between Q and V. T's birthday is before U's birthday. Q's birthday is not before R.
Who is having his birthday at the last?
Explanation:
Let’s break it down, statement by statement:
- There are 7 people, 7 months: Jan, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug. Each person has a unique month.
- P’s birthday is in January. That’s locked.
- R is right in the middle: 3 people before, 3 after. So R is 4th from the top.
- Only one person between S and R.
- Q’s birthday is in a 31-day month, but not August (March, May, July are left).
- Two people between Q and V.
- T's before U.
- Q’s birthday is not before R (means Q is after R).
Now let's lay it out:
| 1. Jan | 2. Mar | 3. Apr | 4. May | 5. Jun | 6. Jul | 7. Aug |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| P | | | R | | | |
- Since Q's month is 31 days, but not August, Q can be in March, May, or July. But Q is after R (May is R, so only July possible).
- Q’s only possible spot is July (position 6).
- Two persons between Q and V, so V can be in March (position 2) or April (position 3).
- Let’s check both cases.
Case 1: V in March
| 1. Jan | 2. Mar | 3. Apr | 4. May | 5. Jun | 6. Jul | 7. Aug |
|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| P | V | | R | | Q | |
But only one person between S and R, so S can be in April or June:
- If S is in April, S (3), R (4).
- That works.
Let’s fill remaining names: T and U, with the condition T before U.
Left: June and August (5 and 7).
So assign T in June (5) and U in August (7).
That gives us:
| 1. Jan | 2. Mar | 3. Apr | 4. May | 5. Jun | 6. Jul | 7. Aug |
|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| P | V | S | R | T | Q | U |
All conditions satisfied.
Now let's check who is last: In August, U.
So, the correct answer is:
- Option 1, U
Just to quickly lock in the explanation:
- Every clue fits.
- T comes before U as required.
- Q is after R.
- Two between Q (July) and V (March).
- Only one between S (April) and R (May).
- P is January.
- U’s birthday is last (August).
You nailed it.