A company has seven tasks to complete. They are:

T1 – Buy raw material

T2 – Take orders

T3 – Process raw material

T4 – Deliver finish product

T5 – Hire new recruits

T6 – Pay the bills

T7 – Pay salary

And to do these tasks it has only two days, Monday and Tuesday. Certain conditions should be followed:

The Company must do at least two tasks each day.

The company cannot start its task on Monday with T4 (deliver finish product)

Task T1 should be done either in the beginning or at the end of any of the two days. Task T3 and task T7 should be done on the same day with no task done in between them. Task T4 and task T6 cannot be done on same day.

At least one task should be done in between the task T2 and task T7.

If three tasks are scheduled for Monday and if T3 and T4 task are the first and last task to be done on Tuesday. Which of the following must be true?

Option 1 - <p><em>T1&nbsp;</em>is the first task on Monday</p>
Option 2 - <p><em>T1 </em>is the third task on Monday</p>
Option 3 - <p>Task <em>T2 </em>is done on Tuesday</p>
Option 4 - <p><em>T5 </em>is the third task on Tuesday</p>
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Correct Option - 4
Detailed Solution:

Since Task T1 does not have either the first or last Task on Tuesday Task T1 must have the first or last Task on Monday. So, option (a) or option (b) is true but neither one must be true.

On Tuesday since Task T3 is first Task T7 must be second but Task T2 cannot follow Task T7. So Task T2 must have

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