Question 61

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A, B, C, D, E and F are a group of friends. These are two housewives, one professor, one engineer, one accountant and one lawyer in the group. There are only two married couples in the group. The lawyer is married to D , who is housewife. No woman in the group is either an engineer or an accountant. C, the accountant, is married to F, who is professor. A is married to a housewife. E is not a housewife. What is E's profession?

(A) Accountant
(B) Lawyer
(C) Professor
(D) Engineer
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Correct Solution: Option D

Step-by-step Solution:

Step-by-Step Logical Deduction

To determine E's profession, we can use a process of elimination and a table to track the attributes of each person (A, B, C, D, E, F).

The Professions to be Assigned:

  • Housewife (2)
  • Professor (1)
  • Engineer (1)
  • Accountant (1)
  • Lawyer (1)

Analyzing the Clues

  1. "C, the accountant, is married to F, who is professor."
    • C's profession is Accountant.
    • F's profession is Professor.
    • (C, F) is one of the two married couples.
  2. "No woman in the group is either an engineer or an accountant."
    • This means the Accountant (C) and the Engineer must be male. Since C is male, his wife F must be female.
  3. "The lawyer is married to D, who is housewife." and "A is married to a housewife."
    • These clues together tell us that A must be the Lawyer and he is married to D, who is a Housewife.
    • This identifies the second couple (A, D). Since D is a housewife (female), A must be male.

Determining the Remaining Roles

At this point, we have assigned professions to A (Lawyer), C (Accountant), D (Housewife), and F (Professor). The people remaining are B and E.

The professions remaining are the second Housewife and the Engineer.

Applying the Final Clue

We need to assign the roles of Housewife (female) and Engineer (male) to B and E.

  • The final clue states: "E is not a housewife."
  • If E is not the Housewife, he must take the only other available role.

Conclusion

Therefore, E's profession must be Engineer.