निम्नलिखित पांच (05) प्रश्नांशों के लिए निर्देश : नीचे दी गई सूचना पर विचार कीजिए और इसके बाद आने वाले पांच प्रश्नांशों के उत्तर दीजिए :
एक दल में पांच व्यक्ति हैं — P, Q, R, S और T। दल में एक चिकित्सक, एक वकील और एक कलाकार है। P और S अविवाहित विद्यार्थी हैं। T एक पुरुष है जिसका विवाह दल के एक सदस्य से हुआ है। Q, P का भाई है और वह न तो चिकित्सक है, न ही कलाकार। R चिकित्सक नहीं है।
चिकित्सक कौन है ?
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Directions for the following 5 (five) items: Consider the following information and answer the five items that follow:
There are five persons in a group — P, Q, R, S and T. The group has one doctor, one lawyer and one artist. P and S are unmarried students. T is a man married to one of the group members. Q is the brother of P and is neither doctor nor artist. R is not doctor.
Who is the doctor?
(a) T · (b) P · (c) Q · (d) R
उत्तर और व्याख्या · explanation in English
Answer: (a) T
P and S are students, so the three professions belong to Q, R and T. Q is the lawyer (neither doctor nor artist) and R is not the doctor, so the doctor is T.
- P and S are students, so the doctor, lawyer and artist are among Q, R and T.
- Q is neither doctor nor artist, so Q is the lawyer.
- R is not the doctor, so R is the artist and T is the doctor.
Remember · Strike out people who can hold no role first, then fill roles from the most restricted person; one 'is not' often fixes two others.
Question and answer: UPSC's official GS Paper II (2016, Series A) — paper ↗ · answer key ↗. Explanation: Minimalist IAS, checked 30 Sept 2026 (how we verify). ·