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Question 90

Logical Reasoning Puzzles Easy

Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below: i. Five friends Amar, Kapil, Sarvesh, Rohan and Nagesh put on five shirts of different colours, i.e., Red, Yellow, Blue, White, and Green, while they were going to attend a party. These colours are not in the order. ii. They have different hobbies as reading, playing, outing, singing and writing. iii. Kapil, who likes singing, does not wear Yellow shirt. Sarvesh wears Red shirt and he does not like reading or writing. Nagesh likes playing and he does not wear Blue or Yellow shirt. Amar likes writing and Rohan does not wear Yellow or Green shirt.  Who likes writing?

(A) Rohan

(B) Amar

(C) Kapil

(D) Insufficient data to answer

✓ Correct Answer: Option B Verified Solution

📘 Step-by-Step Solution & Detailed Explanation:

Analyzing the Clues

To answer the question "Who likes writing?", we can find the information directly stated within the provided text.

Finding the Relevant Clue

The last sentence of the third point in the problem description gives us the answer:

"Nagesh likes playing and he does not wear Blue or Yellow shirt. Amar likes writing and Rohan does not wear Yellow or Green shirt."

The clue explicitly states that Amar's hobby is writing.

(Optional) Full Hobby Assignment

We can also assign all hobbies to be certain:

Amar: Writing (from the clue)
Kapil: Singing (from the clue)
Nagesh: Playing (from the clue)
Sarvesh: Does not like reading or writing. The only remaining hobbies from the list {reading, playing, outing, singing, writing} are reading and outing. So, Sarvesh's hobby is Outing.
Rohan: The only remaining person and the only remaining hobby is Reading.

Conclusion

The person who likes writing is Amar.