UPSC CSE Prelims 2017
In a group of six women, there are four tennis players, four postgraduates in Sociology, one postgraduate in Commerce and three bank employees. Vimala and Kamla are the bank employees while Amala and Komala are unemployed. Komala and Nirmala are among the tennis players. Amala, Kamla, Komala and Nirmala are postgraduates in Sociology of whom two are bank employees. If Shyamala is a postgraduate in Commerce, who among the following is both a tennis player and a bank employee?
: Nirmala
To identify the individual who is both a tennis player and a bank employee, we systematically deduce the attributes of each woman based on the provided information:
The problem states that Amala, Kamla, Komala, and Nirmala are postgraduates in Sociology, and two of these four are bank employees. We know Kamla is a bank employee and a postgraduate in Sociology, fulfilling one of these two slots. Amala and Komala are explicitly stated as unemployed, which precludes them from being bank employees. Therefore, the second postgraduate in Sociology who is also a bank employee must be Nirmala.
Based on this deduction, Nirmala is a tennis player (given), a postgraduate in Sociology (given), and a bank employee (deduced). Consequently, Nirmala is the individual who is both a tennis player and a bank employee.
Amala: Amala is stated to be unemployed. An unemployed individual cannot simultaneously be a bank employee. Therefore, she does not meet the specified criteria.
Komala: Komala is also explicitly stated as unemployed. While she is a tennis player, her unemployed status means she is not a bank employee. Hence, she does not fulfill both conditions.
Shyamala: Shyamala is identified as a postgraduate in Commerce. The given information does not provide any indication that she is either a tennis player or a bank employee.