NIMCET 2025 Logical Reasoning Question 73 with Solution

Question 73

Logical Reasoning Puzzles Medium

In a remote research outpost, five scientists (Dr. Anand, Dr. Beena, Dr. Chirag, Dr. Dinesh, and Dr. Elango) are studying a rare phenomenon. They communicate through a secure, text-based system. Over the course of an hour, the following exchanges occur: 1. Dr. Anand sends a message to Dr. Beena and Dr. Chirag. 2. Dr. Beena replies only to Dr. Anand. 3. Dr. Anand sends a reminder message to who did not reply. 4. Dr. Chirag sends a message to Dr. Dinesh and Dr. Elango. 5. While replying to Dr. Chirag, Dr. Dinesh accidentally sends a 'Reply All' 6. Dr. Elango, having received Dr. Chirag's message, sends a message to Dr. Beena. At the end of this hour, who has received the most messages directly from other scientists within the group? (Consider only messages sent within the described hour and only between the five scientists mentioned).

(A) Dr. Anand

(B) Dr. Dinesh

(C) Dr. Beena

(D) Dr. Chirag

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Correct Solution: Option D

Step-by-step Solution:

Step-by-Step Message Analysis

To find who received the most messages, we need to track each message sent and list all of its recipients.

Analyzing Each Exchange:

Anand sends to Beena and Chirag.
Recipients: Beena, Chirag.
Beena replies to Anand.
Recipient: Anand.
Anand sends a reminder to who did not reply.
Beena replied to the first message, but Chirag did not. So, the reminder is for Chirag.
Recipient: Chirag.
Chirag sends to Dinesh and Elango.
Recipients: Dinesh, Elango.
Dinesh sends a 'Reply All' to Chirag's message.
A 'Reply All' goes to the original sender (Chirag) and all other recipients (Elango).
Recipients: Chirag, Elango.
Elango sends a message to Beena.
Recipient: Beena.

Tally of Received Messages:

Now, let's count the total number of messages each scientist received:

Dr. Anand: 1 (from Beena)
Dr. Beena: 2 (from Anand, from Elango)
Dr. Chirag: 3 (from Anand, reminder from Anand, from Dinesh)
Dr. Dinesh: 1 (from Chirag)
Dr. Elango: 2 (from Chirag, from Dinesh)

Conclusion

By counting the messages, we can see that Dr. Chirag received the most messages, with a total of 3.