Directions for Q48-Q52: Sumeet, Philips, Wasim, Bishan and Chetan are five players of the College Cricket team and their home towns are Surat, Pune, Warangal, Bangalore and Chandigarh, but not in that order. The five specialist slots of spinner, pace bowler, wicket-keeper, batsman and captain are held by them, again not in the order of their names stated above. (i) Their names, home towns and specialities do not start with the same letter. (ii) Neither Philips nor Wasim is the captain and they do not belong to either Surat or Bangalore. (iii) Sumeet is neither a wicket-keeper nor a batsman. (iv) Pune is not Bishan's home town. (v) The player who hails from Bangalore is a wicket-keeper. (vi) The captain's home town is Pune, while the batsman does not hail from Warangal. Who is the spinner?
- AWasim
- BBishan
- CChetan
- DPhilips
Explanation
The full solution to the puzzle is Sumeet-Pune-captain, Philips-Warangal-spinner, Wasim-Chandigarh-batsman, Bishan-Surat-pace bowler, Chetan-Bangalore-wicket-keeper. Clue (ii) rules Philips out of the captaincy and out of Surat and Bangalore, leaving him the spinner from Warangal under clue (i). Hence the answer is Philips - option (D).