Five people joined different engineering colleges. Their first names were Sarah (Ms.), Swati (Ms.), Jackie, Mohan and Priya (Ms.). The surnames were Reddy, Gupta, Sanyal, Kumar and Chatterjee. Except for one college which was rated as 3 star, all other colleges were rated either 4 star or 5 star.
The 'Techno Institute' had a higher rating than the college where Priya studied. The three-star college was not 'Deccan College.' Mohan's last name was Gupta but he didn't study at 'Barla College.' Sarah, whose last name wasn't Sanyal, joined 'Techno Institute.' Ms. Kumar and Jackie both studied at four-star colleges. Ms. Reddy studied at the 'Anipal Institute,' which wasn't a five-star college. The 'Barla College' was a five-star college. Swati's last name wasn't Chatterjee. The 'Chemical College' was rated with one star less than the college where Sanyal studied. Only one college was rated five star.
The person with surname Sanyal was:
The 'Techno Institute' had a higher rating than the college where Priya studied. The three-star college was not 'Deccan College.' Mohan's last name was Gupta but he didn't study at 'Barla College.' Sarah, whose last name wasn't Sanyal, joined 'Techno Institute.' Ms. Kumar and Jackie both studied at four-star colleges. Ms. Reddy studied at the 'Anipal Institute,' which wasn't a five-star college. The 'Barla College' was a five-star college. Swati's last name wasn't Chatterjee. The 'Chemical College' was rated with one star less than the college where Sanyal studied. Only one college was rated five star.
The person with surname Sanyal was:
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- Sarah studying in Chemical College
- Swati studying in Barla College
- Priya studying in Deccan College
- Jackie studying in Deccan College
The Correct Option is B
Solution and Explanation
Mohan is explicitly Gupta. Sarah is explicitly not Sanyal. Priya's college was pinned down as Anipal Institute in the companion question, so once we show Sanyal's college is Barla (a different college), Priya is automatically out too. That leaves Swati and Jackie as the only two people who could be Sanyal.
Step 2: Work out Sanyal's college rating.
Only Barla College carries the unique five-star rating in this group. Chasing the rating clues (three star has to be Anipal, not Chemical, once we check the 'no second five-star college' condition) shows that Chemical, Deccan and Techno are four star, and Sanyal's college, sitting one star above four-star Chemical, must be the five-star college, Barla.
Step 3: Use the four-star requirement on Jackie to break the tie.
Jackie is required to be at a four-star college, but Barla (Sanyal's college from Step 2) is five star, not four star. So Jackie cannot be Sanyal, and by elimination Swati must carry the surname Sanyal, studying at Barla College.
Step 4: Reject the other three answer choices.
Sarah studies at Techno Institute, not Chemical, so option A fails. Priya studies at Anipal Institute, not Deccan, so option C fails. Jackie was shown in Step 3 to not be Sanyal at all, so option D fails on the name itself.
Final Answer:
Swati studying in Barla College. \[ \boxed{\text{Swati, Barla College}} \]
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The 'Techno Institute' had a higher rating than the college where Priya studied. The three-star college was not 'Deccan College.' Mohan's last name was Gupta but he didn't study at 'Barla College.' Sarah, whose last name wasn't Sanyal, joined 'Techno Institute.' Ms. Kumar and Jackie both studied at four-star colleges. Ms. Reddy studied at the 'Anipal Institute,' which wasn't a five-star college. The 'Barla College' was a five-star college. Swati's last name wasn't Chatterjee. The 'Chemical College' was rated with one star less than the college where Sanyal studied. Only one college was rated five star.
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- Exactly twice as many of the film buffs see the Satyajit Ray film as see the Guru Dutt film.
- Gangadhar and Rudra do not see the same film as each other.
- Indra and Maheshwar do not see the same film as each other.
- Vyomkesha and Yogi see the same film as each other.
- Lalatakshaya sees the Satyajit Ray film.
- Gangadhar sees either the Guru Dutt film or the Ritwik Ghatak film.
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