Seven books P, Q, R, S, T, U and V are placed side by side. R, Q and T have blue covers and other books have…

Seven books P, Q, R, S, T, U and V are placed side by side. R, Q and T have blue covers and other books have red covers. Only S and U are new books and the rest are old. P, R and S are law reports; the rest are Gazetteers. Books of old Gazetteers with blue covers are
  1. Q and R
  2. Q and U
  3. Q and T
  4. T and U

Solution

Blue cover: Q, R, T. Old books: P, Q, R, T, V (S and U are new). Gazetteers: Q, T, U, V (P, R, S are law reports). Old Gazetteers with blue covers must satisfy all three: blue, old and Gazetteer. Q (blue, old, Gazetteer) and T (blue, old, Gazetteer) qualify. Hence Q and T.

Asked in: CSAT 2021

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