Five boys J, K, L, M and T are standing in a queue one after the other (not necessarily in the same order). There is only one boy between K and L. There are four boys behind J. T is three places ahead of L. Three of the following four pairs are alike in a certain way.
(A) TM
(B) JK
(C) KL
(D) TL
Choose the PAIRS which are alike in certain way from the options given below:
Five boys J, K, L, M and T are standing in a queue one after the other (not necessarily in the same order). There is only one boy between K and L. There are four boys behind J. T is three places ahead of L. Three of the following four pairs are alike in a certain way.
(A) TM
(B) JK
(C) KL
(D) TL
Choose the PAIRS which are alike in certain way from the options given below:
Solution
Given information:
- 5 boys (J, K, L, M, T) in a queue
- One boy between K and L
- Four boys behind J
- T is three places ahead of L
Since there are 4 boys behind J in a queue of 5 boys, J must be in position 1.
Position 1: J
T is three places ahead of L. The possible cases:
- If L is at position 4, T is at position 1
- If L is at position 5, T is at position 2
Since J is already at position 1, L must be at position 5 and T at position 2.
Position 1: J
Position 2: T
Position 5: L
There is only one boy between K and L. Since L is at position 5, K must be at position 3 (with one position between them).
Position 1: J
Position 2: T
Position 3: K
Position 4: M (remaining boy)
Position 5: L
Final arrangement: J - T - K - M - L
Checking each pair:
(A) TM: T at position 2, M at position 4 → 1 boy between them (K)
(B) JK: J at position 1, K at position 3 → 1 boy between them (T)
(C) KL: K at position 3, L at position 5 → 1 boy between them (M)
(D) TL: T at position 2, L at position 5 → 2 boys between them (K and M)
Pairs (A), (B), and (C) have exactly 1 boy between them, while pair (D) has 2 boys between them.
Therefore, the pairs that are alike are (A), (B), and (C) only.
The answer is Option 1.
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