What is the profession of B ?
- (a) Judge ✓ UPSC's answer
- (b) Lawyer
- (c) Draughtsman
- (d) Cannot be determined
Why the answer is (a)
• Identify the two married couples: Couple 1 is A (Engineer) and the lady Stenographer; Couple 2 is the Judge and the Lawyer.
• Determine the gender and role of C: C is the Lawyer and is the daughter-in-law of D, so C is female and married to the Judge.
• Determine the identity of the Judge: Since C (Lawyer) is married to the Judge, and the only other male in the family besides A is B (as F is the son of B and E is the unmarried doctor, implying E is likely female or the remaining male, but let's look at family structure), we must place the males. Males are A, B, F. Females are C, D, E (or one of B/E is female? No, F is son of B, so B is parent. E is brother of F, so E is male. Thus Males: A, B, E, F. Females: C, D, and the Stenographer).
• Re-evaluate genders: A (M, Engineer), B (M, Parent of F), C (F, Lawyer), D (F, Grandmother), E (M, Doctor, Brother of F), F (M, Draughtsman). The remaining profession is Stenographer, which must be held by a female. The females are C, D, and one more? Wait, there are 6 people. A, B, C, D, E, F. Males: A, B, E, F. Females: C, D. Who is the 6th? The prompt says 'A, B, C, D, E, F'. Let's check professions: Engineer (A), Stenographer (Lady), Doctor (E), Draughtsman (F), Lawyer (C), Judge (B).
• Since C is the Lawyer and is married to the Judge, and C is the daughter-in-law of D, the Judge must be C's husband. The available males are A, B, E, F. A is married to the Stenographer. E is unmarried. F is the son of B. Therefore, the Judge must be B.
• Thus, B is the Judge.
Why the other options are wrong
- (b) Lawyer
- C is explicitly identified as the lawyer in the passage.
- (c) Draughtsman
- F is explicitly identified as the draughtsman in the passage.
- (d) Cannot be determined
- The profession of B can be definitively determined as the Judge based on the marriage and family relationships.
Asked in the CSAT Paper II of the UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2014, held on 24 August 2014. Question and answer key: Union Public Service Commission. Explanation: UPSC Answer Check.