Which of the statements above is superfluous ?
Answer: E
A prefers tea. So, from (iv), the industrialist and D prefer 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.
The horticulturist is C's brother. It can be only A. C is a physicist.
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A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
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Profession |
Horticulturist |
Industrialist |
Physicist |
Journalist |
Advocate |
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Profession |
Tea |
Coffee |
Tea |
Coffee |
Tea |
Since all the statements are required to analyse the given data, none of them is superfluous