Six cities of India – Jammu, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur and Orcha are connected by one way and two way highways as indicated in the diagram given below. The arrow head indicates the direction in which the traffic is allowed to flow. No other route is available except those given in the diagram.

What is the least possible number of cities, a person has to pass through, while travelling from Mumbai city to Lucknow city?

Option 1 - <p>0</p>
Option 2 - <p>1</p>
Option 3 - <p>2</p>
Option 4 - <p>3</p>
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Detailed Solution:

Following are the possible ways from city Mumbai to city Lucknow.

I.   Mumbai – Nagpur – Kolkata –Lucknow

II.   Mumbai – Jammu – Orcha – Lucknow

III.   Mumbai – Nagpur – Jammu – Orcha – Lucknow

The least possible number of cities is two.

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