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Shree. ( Advocate.)     11 June 2008

ANSWER THIS PUZZLE?

One of Mr. Bajaj, his wife, their son and Mr. Bajaj’s mother is an Engineer and another is a Doctor.
• If the Doctor is a male, then the Engineer is a male.
• If the Engineer is younger than the Doctor, then the Engineer and the Doctor are not blood relatives.
• If the Engineer is a female, then she and the Doctor are blood relatives.
Can you tell who is the Doctor and the Engineer?
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 5 Replies

Rajesh Kumar (Advocate)     12 June 2008

There can be many answer to this puzzle. The "if" condition is a problem, for "if" may not happen.

BANKIMCHANDRA SHAH ADVOCATE & NOTARY (SENIOR ADVOCATE NOTARY & LEGAL CONSULTANT HIGHLY EXPERIENCED PROFESSIONALLY EXPERT LAWYER GUJARAT HIGH COURT SURAT INDIA)     13 June 2008

The answer is that Mr. Bajaj's wife is Doctor and her son is engineer.

Shree. ( Advocate.)     13 June 2008

The answer is:


     Mr. Bajaj is the Engineer and either his wife or his son is the Doctor.

Mr. Bajaj 's  wife and mother are not blood relatives. So from 3, if the Engineer is a female, the Doctor is a male. But from 1, if the Doctor is a male, then the Engineer is a male. Thus, there is a contradiction, if the Engineer is a female. Hence, either Mr. Bajaj or his son is the Engineer.

  Mr. Bajaj's son is the youngest of all four and is blood relative of each of them. So from 2, Mr. Bajaj's son is not the Engineer. Hence, Mr. Bajaj is the Engineer.

Now from 2, Mr. Bajaj's mother can not be the Doctor. So the Doctor is either his wife or his son . It is not possible to determine anything further.

 


 

Shree. ( Advocate.)     13 June 2008

TRY TO ANSWER THIS PUZZLE?


Three men - Sam, Cam and Laurie - are married to Carrie, Billy and Tina, but not necessarily in the same order.

Sam’s wife and Billy’s Husband play Carrie and Tina’s husband at bridge. No wife partners her husband and Cam does not play bridge.

Who is married to Cam?

 

Sumit Goyal (advocate)     05 July 2008

engineer is father and doctor is mother


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