**Passage.** Five friends — Avinash, Vijay, Alok, Vivek and Rajiv — went to a hotel and ordered five different soups (Tomato, Chicken, Vegetable, Corn, Mutton), followed by lunch. After lunch they ordered five different ice-creams (Mango, Pista, Vanilla, Tutti-Fruti, Cassata). 1. Avinash ordered vegetable soup and mango ice-cream. 2. Vivek did not order mutton soup but ordered vanilla ice-cream. 3. Vijay is a vegetarian who ordered tutti-fruti ice-cream. 4. The person who ordered corn soup ordered cassata ice-cream, and Rajiv ordered cassata ice-cream. **Question.** Which of the following combinations is TRUE?
AAvinash – Tomato soup – Tutti-Fruti
BVijay – Corn soup – Mango
CAlok – Mutton soup – Pista
DVivek – Chicken soup – Vanilla
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Vivek – Chicken soup – Vanilla
**Working out the table.**
From (4): corn-soup = cassata-ice-cream, and Rajiv = cassata, so **Rajiv = Corn**.
From (1): **Avinash = Vegetable / Mango**.
From (3): Vijay is vegetarian, so Vijay's soup ∈ {Tomato, Vegetable, Corn}. Vegetable and Corn are taken → **Vijay = Tomato / Tutti-Fruti**.
From (2): **Vivek ≠ Mutton**. Remaining soups for Vivek and Alok are {Chicken, Mutton} → **Vivek = Chicken / Vanilla** and **Alok = Mutton**.
Ice-creams left for Alok: {Pista} → **Alok = Pista**.
| Person | Soup | Ice-cream |
|---|---|---|
| Avinash | Vegetable | Mango |
| Vijay | Tomato | Tutti-Fruti |
| Alok | Mutton | Pista |
| Vivek | Chicken | Vanilla |
| Rajiv | Corn | Cassata |
**Answer:** D — From the final table, Vivek = Chicken + Vanilla.
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