CAT 2001 | Question: 133

Question

The Banerjees, the Sharmas, and the Pattabhiramans each have a tradition of eating Sunday lunch as a family. Each family serves a special meal at a certain time of day. Each family has a particular set of chinaware used only for this meal. Use the clues below to answer the following question.

• The Sharma family eats at noon.
• The family that serves fried brinjal uses blue chinaware.
• The Banerjee family eats at $2$ o'clock.
• The family that serves sambar does not use red chinaware.
• The family that eats at $1$ o'clock serves fried brinjal.
• The Pattabhiraman family does not use white chinaware.
• The family that eats last likes makkai-ki-roti.

Which one of the following statements is true?

• A. The Banerjees eat makkai-ki-roti at $2$ o'clock, the Sharmas eat fried brinjal at $12$ o'clock and the Pattabhiramans eat sambar from red chinaware.
• B. The Sharmas eat sambar served in white chinaware, the Pattabhiramans eat fried brinjal at $1$ o'clock, and the Banerjees eat makkai-ki-roti served in blue chinaware.
• C. The Sharmas eat sambar at noon, the Pattabhiramans eat fried brinjal served in blue chinaware, and the Banerjees eat makkai-ki-roti served in red chinaware.
• D. The Banerjees eat makkai-ki-roti served in white chinaware, the Sharmas eat fried brinjal at $12$ o'clock and the Pattabhiramans eat sambar from red chinaware.

Answer 1

CLUES :

• Sharma -> 12:00
• Pattabhiramans -> 1:00 P.M. ->  fried benjal -> blue chinaware
• Pattabhiramans  not uses white chinaware
• Banerjee -> makkai ki roti -> -> 2 P.M.
• Sambar;  not uses red chinaware

So, solution is

The Sharmas eat sambar at noon in white chinaware

The Pattabhiramans eat fried brinjal served in blue chinaware at 1:00

The Banerjees eat makkai-ki-roti served in red chinaware at 2:00

So, Answer is (C)