Question

Four married couples competed in a singing competition. Each couple had a unique team name. Points scored by the teams were 2, 4, 6 and 8. The 'Sweet Couple' won 2 points. The 'Bindas Singers' won two more points than Laxman's team. Mukesh's team won four points more than Lina's team, but Lina's team didn't score the least amount of points. 'Just Singing' won 6 points. Waheda wasn't on the team called 'New Singers'. Sanjeev's team won 4 points. Divya wasn't on the 'Bindas Singers' team. Tapas and Sania were on the same team, but it wasn't the 'Sweet Couple'.

Laxman's teammate and team's name were:

• A. Divya and Sweet Couple
• B. Divya and Just Singing
• C. Waheda and Bindas Singers
• D. Waheda and Sweet Couple

Hint:

Pin down the two named scores first (Sweet Couple = 2, Just Singing = 6), then test how the remaining scores 4 and 8 can split between Bindas Singers and New Singers using the Laxman and Lina clues.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

A cleaner way through this puzzle is to build the full team by score, from lowest to highest, checking every clue as each slot is filled.

1. 2 points, Sweet Couple: given directly by name.
2. 6 points, Just Singing: also given directly by name.
3. Bindas Singers and New Singers: these hold 4 and 8 in some order. Sanjeev's team scores 4, and testing shows Sanjeev must be on Bindas Singers: if Bindas Singers held 8 instead, Laxman's team (two less than Bindas Singers) would have to be Just Singing, Sanjeev would land on New Singers, and the leftover Sweet Couple slot would force Tapas onto it, breaking the clue that Tapas and Sania were not on Sweet Couple. So Bindas Singers = 4 and New Singers = 8.
4. Laxman's team: two less than Bindas Singers' 4 points, so Laxman's team scores 2, meaning Laxman is on Sweet Couple.
5. Lina and Mukesh: Mukesh's team scores four more than Lina's, and Lina's team is not the lowest scorer. The only pair fitting the remaining scores is Lina = 4 (Bindas Singers, with Sanjeev) and Mukesh = 8 (New Singers).
6. Tapas and Sania: the only team left for Tapas is Just Singing (6 points), which is not Sweet Couple, matching the clue directly, so Sania joins him there.
7. Divya and Waheda: only Laxman (Sweet Couple) and Mukesh (New Singers) still need partners. Since Waheda cannot be on New Singers, she must partner Laxman, leaving Divya to partner Mukesh.

This rebuilds the same final table: Sweet Couple is Laxman and Waheda, Bindas Singers is Sanjeev and Lina, Just Singing is Tapas and Sania, New Singers is Mukesh and Divya.

Let's summarize:

• The two named scores (Sweet Couple = 2, Just Singing = 6) anchor the whole puzzle.
• Testing both ways to split 4 and 8 between Bindas Singers and New Singers quickly eliminates one branch using the Tapas and Sania clue.

So Laxman's teammate is Waheda, on the Sweet Couple team.