GATE EE 2021 Set 1 — Question 10
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Seven cars and are parked in a row not necessarily in that order. The cars and should be parked next to each other. The cars and also should be parked next to each other, whereas and cannot be parked next to each other. and must be parked next to each other. is parked to the immediate right of . is parked to the left of .Based on the above statements, the only INCORRECT option given below is:
Correct answer
(A) There are two cars parked in between Q and V.
Solution
Let's analyze the constraints provided:
1. and are next to each other, and is to the left of . This forms the block .
2. and are next to each other, and and are next to each other. This implies a sequence of or .
3. is to the immediate right of .
- If we use the sequence , then would be to the left of to maintain the adjacency, which contradicts the rule.
- Therefore, the sequence must be , forming the block .
5. and cannot be adjacent. Valid arrangements of the blocks , , and car include , , and . While some arrangements like might place in the middle, statement (A) is definitively and universally incorrect based on the internal structure of the block.
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