Question

Who is the spinner?

• A. Philips
• B. Chetan
• C. Bishan
• D. Wasim
• E. Sumeet
• A. Chandigarh
• B. Bangalore
• C. Pune
• D. Surat
• J. Warangal
• A. Sumeet
• B. Bishan
• C. Wasim
• D. Philips
• O. Chetan
• A. Chetan
• B. Wasim
• C. Sumeet
• D. Bishan
• T. Philips
• A. Pune
• B. Surat
• C. Bangalore
• D. Warangal
• Y. Chandigarh

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

Solution

Let's determine who the spinner is by using the given clues step-by-step.

Given Information

Five players with their respective roles and hometowns:

• Players: Sumeet, Philips, Wasim, Bishan, Chetan.
• Hometowns: Surat, Pune, Warangal, Bangalore, Chandigarh.
• Roles: Spinner, Pace Bowler, Wicket Keeper, Batsman, Captain.

Clues Analysis

1. None of the players' names, hometowns, and specialities start with the same letter.
2. Neither Philips nor Wasim is the captain, and they don't belong to Surat or Bangalore.
3. Sumeet is not a wicket keeper or a batsman.
4. Pune is not Bishan's hometown.
5. The player from Bangalore is a wicket keeper.
6. The captain's hometown is Pune.
7. The batsman does not hail from Warangal.

Logical Deductions

1. From clue (6), the captain is from Pune, which cannot be Philips or Wasim (clue 2). Hence, the captain must be Sumeet, Bishan, or Chetan.
2. Since the captain is from Pune and not Bishan (clue 4), the captain can only be Sumeet or Chetan.
3. From clue (5), the player from Bangalore is a wicket keeper. However, Sumeet, who is neither a wicket keeper nor a batsman (clue 3), must be the captain from Pune. So the captain cannot be Chetan.
4. Therefore, Sumeet is the captain and is from Pune. Since the names, hometowns, and roles do not start with the same letter, Sumeet cannot be the spinner, pace bowler, or wicket keeper, confirming that Sumeet is the captain.
5. The remaining roles are spinner, pace bowler, and batsman. But from clue (3), Sumeet is not a batsman, leaving spinner and pace bowler.
6. Since Philips cannot be the captain or from Bangalore, and the spinner role is not ruled out for him, Philips is the one most likely to be the spinner based on process of elimination.

Conclusion

The player who is the spinner is Philips.

Answer 2

To determine the spinner's hometown, let's analyze the provided information step-by-step: 

1. We are given five players: Sumeet, Philips, Wasim, Bishan, and Chetan, with hometowns: Surat, Pune, Warangal, Bangalore, and Chandigarh, and specialties of spinner, pace bowler, wicket keeper, batsman, and captain.
2. From condition (i), names, hometowns, and specialties do not share the same starting letter. This means Sumeet cannot be from Surat, Philips cannot be from Pune, Wasim can't be from Warangal, Bishan can't be from Bangalore, and Chetan cannot be from Chandigarh.
3. According to condition (ii), Philips and Wasim are neither the captain nor belong to Surat or Bangalore.
4. Condition (iii) states that Sumeet is neither a wicket keeper nor a batsman. So, Sumeet could be either a spinner, pace bowler, or captain.
5. Condition (iv) specifies Pune is not Bishan's hometown.
6. From condition (v), the player from Bangalore is a wicket keeper.
7. Condition (vi) mentions the captain is from Pune and the batsman is not from Warangal.
8. Based on these conditions, let's infer:
   • The captain is not Philips or Wasim. They also can't be Sumeet since he's not a wicket keeper or batsman. This reduces the choices for captain to Bishan or Chetan.
   • The captain is from Pune, and since Philips can't be from Pune due to condition (ii), Pune's captain must be Chetan. This means Chetan is the captain.
   • Since Chetan is the captain from Pune, Bishan cannot be the captain and thus not from Pune.
   • The player from Bangalore is the wicketkeeper and cannot be Sumeet (as he is not a wicketkeeper). Therefore, Wasim or Bishan are potential players for Bangalore as a wicketkeeper.
   • Wasim cannot belong to Bangalore (condition ii), leaving Bishan as the wicketkeeper from Bangalore.
   • Condition (vi) informs us that the batsman is not from Warangal, so Wasim and Philips can be checked for being from Warangal.
   • With logical deductions, Sumeet through process of elimination must be the spinner, thus leaving Bishan, Chetan, Philips, and Wasim for other roles.
   • Since Sumeet cannot be from Surat due to condition (i), by elimination the spinner Sumeet must be from Warangal.
9. This process concludes that the spinner, Sumeet’s hometown, is Warangal.

Therefore, the correct answer is: Warangal.

Answer 3

To solve this problem, we need to determine the hometowns of the five cricket team players based on the given clues. We'll proceed step-by-step to deduce the correct answer: 

1. We know the five players: Sumeet, Philips, Wasim, Bishan, and Chetan and their hometowns are Surat, Pune, Warangal, Bangalore, and Chandigarh in a different order.
2. From clue (i), no player's name, hometown, and specialty starts with the same letter.
3. From clue (ii), neither Philips nor Wasim is the captain, and they do not belong to either Surat or Bangalore.
4. From clue (iii), Sumeet is neither a wicket keeper nor a batsman.
5. From clue (iv), Pune is not Bishan's hometown.
6. From clue (v), the player from Bangalore is a wicket keeper.
7. From clue (vi), the captain's hometown is Pune, and the batsman does not hail from Warangal.

Let us tabulate the given information for clarity:

Player	Hometown	Specialty
Sumeet	-	Not Wicket Keeper, Not Batsman
Philips	Not Surat, Not Bangalore	Not Captain
Wasim	Not Surat, Not Bangalore	Not Captain
Bishan	Not Pune	-
Chetan	-	-

Analyzing the clues:

• Since the captain's hometown is Pune, none of the players who can't be the captain (Philips, Wasim) can be from Pune. Hence, Pune could be either Sumeet's, Bishan's, or Chetan's hometown.
• Since the wicket keeper is from Bangalore, and Sumeet is not a wicket keeper, neither can Bangalore be Sumeet's hometown according to clue (i). Thus, Philips, Wasim, or Bishan must be from Bangalore.
• Wasim's hometown can't be Surat or Bangalore and could be any of the remaining, Warangal, Pune, or Chandigarh. He can't be from Pune as it's the captain's hometown. Hence, Wasim's hometown could be Warangal or Chandigarh.
• Since Chetan is the only remaining player who fits in a role that's unspecified, and given clues around Chandigrah, Chetan's hometown can't be already specified ones which are Pune, Bangalore.

On analyzing possibilities, since Chandigarh was left and not mentioned with any restriction then aligning with Wasim preference it becomes clear:

**Conclusion:** With the elimination method and deduction from clues, we find that Wasim's hometown is Chandigarh.

Answer 4

To determine who the pace-bowler is, we need to analyze the information and relationships provided in the comprehension passage:

1. Assign the initials of the players to their respective specializations and hometowns step-by-step.
2. According to the clues:
   • The names, hometowns, and specialities do not start with the same letter. This eliminates Philips from being from Pune or being a pace-bowler.
   • Philips and Wasim cannot be the captain and do not belong to Surat or Bangalore.
3. Sumeet is neither a wicket keeper nor a batsman, thereby making him either a spinner, pace-bowler, or captain. Considering the other conditions, he is not from Bangalore (since the wicketkeeper is from Bangalore). Therefore, it narrows down Sumeet's specialization.
4. Bishan's hometown is not Pune. It rules out the possibility of Bishan being the captain (whose hometown is Pune). So, he must be occupying one of the remaining roles.
5. The player from Bangalore is a wicketkeeper, and the batsman is not from Warangal, thus eliminating other players who cannot be batters.
6. Combining the information, we determine roles for everyone:
   • Bishan: By elimination, the only specialized role remaining for Bishan is that of the pace-bowler.

With this logical deduction based on the rules provided, the pace-bowler is:

Bishan

Answer 5

1. Let's organize the information given in the question:
   • Players: Sumeet, Philips, Wasim, Bishan, Chetan.
   • Hometowns: Surat, Pune, Warangal, Bangalore, Chandigarh.
   • Specialties: Spinner, Pace Bowler, Wicket Keeper, Batsman, Captain.
2. Now, let's decode the statements step-by-step:
   • According to statement (i), we know no name, hometown, or specialty starts with the same letter.
   • Statement (ii) says neither Philips nor Wasim is the captain, and they are not from Surat or Bangalore.
   • Statement (iii) specifies that Sumeet is neither a wicket keeper nor a batsman.
   • Statement (iv) indicates that Pune is not Bishan's hometown.
   • Statement (v) specifies that the player from Bangalore is a wicket keeper.
   • Finally, statement (vi) declares the captain's hometown is Pune, and the batsman does not hail from Warangal.
3. Analyzing these clues:
   • Since Bangalore has a wicket keeper, and Sumeet is not a wicket keeper, it is possible that Chetan is the wicket keeper. Therefore, Chetan's hometown must be Bangalore.
   • This confirms that the correct answer is Bangalore for Chetan's hometown, ruling out other options like Pune, Surat, Warangal, and Chandigarh.
4. Conclusion:
   • Chetan's hometown is indeed Bangalore, based on the deductive reasoning using the provided statements.