GATE EC 2019 Set 1 — Question 10
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Five people , , , and work in a bank. and don't like each other but have to share an office until gets a promotion and moves to the big office next to the garden. , who is currently sharing an office with wants to move to the adjacent office with , the handsome new intern. Given the floor plan, what is the current location of , and ?
( = Office, = Washroom)
( = Office, = Washroom)
Correct answer
(C) [figure]
Solution
Based on the conditions provided in the problem:
1. and share an office: This is satisfied in options (A), (B), and (C) where they are both in O1.
2. is currently sharing an office with : This is only satisfied in option (C) where and are both in O3. In (A), is alone in O3. In (B), is alone in O3 and is with in O4.
3. will move to the big office next to the garden after promotion: This means is currently NOT in the Manager's office. In option (A), is already in the Manager's office, which contradicts the 'until' condition. In option (C), the Manager's office is empty, which is consistent with waiting for a promotion.
4. wants to move to the adjacent office with : In option (C), is in O4, which is adjacent to O3 (where and are currently located).
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