Six plays -- A, B, C, D, E and F are to be staged, one on each day from Monday to Saturday. The sche

Six plays -- A, B, C, D, E and F are to be staged, one on each day from Monday to Saturday. The schedule of the plays is to be in accordance with the following :
(i) A must be staged a day before E.
(ii) C must not be staged on Tuesday.
(iii) B must be staged on the day following the day on which F is staged.
(iv) D must be staged on Friday only and should not be immediately preceded by B.
(v) E must not be staged on the last day of the schedule. Play D is between which of the following pairs of plays ?

A. B and E

B. E and F

C. A and E

D. C and E

E. C and F

Answer: D. C and E

Clearly, D must be staged on Friday. A must be staged before E i.e., order AE must be followed. But E cannot be staged on last day. Also, B must be staged immediately after F i.e., order FB must be followed. But B cannot precede D. So, F and B can be staged on Monday and Tuesday and A and E on Wednesday and Thursday. C, which cannot be staged on Tuesday shall be staged on Saturday. Thus, the order followed will be :

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
F	B	A	E	D	C

Play D is between E and C.
So, the answer is (d).

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