निम्नलिखित 6 (छः) प्रश्नांशों के लिए निर्देश : नीचे दी गई जानकारी को पढ़िए और उसके पश्चात् आने वाले छः प्रश्नांशों के उत्तर दीजिए।
A, B, C और D छात्र हैं। वे चार विभिन्न शहरों—P, Q, R और S (अनिवार्यतः इसी क्रम में नहीं) में पढ़ रहे हैं। वे साइंस कॉलेज, आर्ट्स कॉलेज, कॉमर्स कॉलेज और इंजीनियरी कॉलेज (अनिवार्यतः इसी क्रम में नहीं) में पढ़ रहे हैं जो चार विभिन्न राज्यों—गुजरात, राजस्थान, असम और केरल (अनिवार्यतः इसी क्रम में नहीं) में स्थित हैं। यह भी दिया गया है कि—
- i.D असम में पढ़ रहा है
- ii.आर्ट्स कॉलेज शहर S में है, जो राजस्थान में स्थित है
- iii.A कॉमर्स कॉलेज में पढ़ रहा है
- iv.B शहर Q में पढ़ रहा है
- v.साइंस कॉलेज केरल में स्थित है
निम्नलिखित कथनों में से कौन-सा एक सही है?
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Directions for the following 6 (six) items: Read the information given below and answer the six items that follow.
A, B, C and D are students. They are studying in four different cities, viz., P, Q, R and S (not necessarily in that order). They are studying in Science college, Arts college, Commerce college and Engineering college (not necessarily in that order), which are situated in four different States, viz., Gujarat, Rajasthan, Assam and Kerala (not necessarily in that order). Further, it is given that—
i. D is studying in Assam
ii. Arts college is located in city S which is in Rajasthan
iii. A is studying in Commerce college
iv. B is studying in city Q
v. Science college is located in Kerala
Which one of the following statements is correct?
(a) D is not studying in city S. · (b) A is studying in Science college. · (c) A is studying in Kerala. · (d) Engineering college is located in Gujarat.
उत्तर और व्याख्या · explanation in English
Answer: (a) D शहर S में नहीं पढ़ रहा है।
City S holds the Arts college, which is C's, so D — in the Engineering college in Assam — cannot be in city S. The other statements contradict the solved grid: A is in Commerce in Gujarat, and Engineering is in Assam.
- Science is in Kerala and Arts in Rajasthan (city S), so Commerce and Engineering are in Gujarat and Assam.
- D is in Assam, so D studies Commerce or Engineering; Commerce is A's, so D is in Engineering — in Assam — and A's Commerce college is in Gujarat.
- B and C share Science and Arts. B is in city Q, but Arts is in city S, so B is in Science (Kerala, city Q) and C in Arts (Rajasthan, city S).
- A and D are in cities P and R, in an order the data do not fix.
- Result: A — Commerce, Gujarat; B — Science, Kerala, city Q; C — Arts, Rajasthan, city S; D — Engineering, Assam.
- (a) is true because city S is C's; (b) and (c) fail since A is in Commerce in Gujarat; (d) fails since Engineering is in Assam.
Remember · In grid puzzles, place the fixed pairs first (college with State), then use the 'who is where' clues to settle the two-way choices.
Question and answer: UPSC's official GS Paper II (2018, Series A) — paper ↗ · answer key ↗. Explanation: Minimalist IAS, checked 30 Sept 2026 (how we verify). ·