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. Which of the following is the schedule of plays, with the order of their staging from Monday ?

A. E, A, B, F, D, C

B. A, F, B, E, D, C

C. A, F, B, C, D, E

D. F, A ,B, E, D, C

E. None of these

Answer: E. None of these

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

Clearly, order of staging of plays in F, B, A, E, D, C.
So, the answer is (e).

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