(i). Jayant, Kamal, Namita, Asha and Tanmay are five members of a family.(ii). They have their birth

(i). Jayant, Kamal, Namita, Asha and Tanmay are five members of a family.
(ii). They have their birth dates from January to May, each member in one of these months.
(iii). Each one likes one particular item for his/her birthday out of Bengali Sweets, Chocolates, Pastries, Ice Cream and Dry Fruits.
(iv). The one who likes Pastries is born in the month which is exacty middle in the mmonths given.
(v). Asha does not like Ice cream but brings Chocolates for Jayant in February.
(vi). Tanmay who is fond of Bengali sweets is born in the next month immediately after Namita.
(vii). Namita does not like Dry fruits or Ice Cream. Which combination of month and item is true for Jayant ?

A. March -- Pastrise

B. February -- Pastrise

C. February -- Ice cream

D. Cannot be determined

E. None of these

Answer: E. None of these

(I) Choice : Jayant likes Chocolates; Tanmay likes Bengali sweets. Namita does not like Dry fruits or Ice cream. So, Namita likes Pastrises. Asha does not like Ice cream. So, she is fond of Dry fruits. Finally, Kamal likes Ice cream.
(II) Date of Birth : The one who likes Pastrises i.e., Namita is born in the middle of months given i.e., in March. Tanmay is born in next month after Namita i.e., in April. Jayant's birthday is in February.

	Choice	Date of Birth
Jayant	Chocolates	February
Kamal	Ice cream	January or May
Namita	Pastries	March
Asha	Dry fruits	January or May
Tanmay	Bengali sweets	April

The correct combination for Jayant is February -- Chocolates.

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