Q26. Who among the following was born in 1973?

Question

Directions (26-30):

Seven persons A, B, C, D, E, F and G were born in years 1947, 1959, 1964, 1973, 1978, 1988 and 2001 (base year 2025). The sum of ages of C and F equals the age of D. G's age is divisible by 6. The total age of A and G is a prime number. A is just older than F. The sum of B and A's ages is divisible by 5.

[Solved: B=1947(78y), G=1959(66y), D=1964(61y), E=1973(52y), A=1978(47y), F=1988(37y), C=2001(24y)]

Q26. Who among the following was born in 1973?

1. A. G
2. B. B
3. C. E (Correct answer)
4. D. A
5. E. C

Correct Answer

Option C — E

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is E.

Key Points

• Puzzle setup: seven people born in 1947, 1959, 1964, 1973, 1978, 1988, 2001 (ages in 2025: 78, 66, 61, 52, 47, 37, 24).
• Applying the clues — C + F = D, G divisible by 6, A + G prime, A just older than F, A + B divisible by 5 — fixes the arrangement as B = 1947 (78), G = 1959 (66), D = 1964 (61), E = 1973 (52), A = 1978 (47), F = 1988 (37), C = 2001 (24).
• The person born in 1973 has an age of 52 in the base year 2025, and from the solved grid that person is E.
• in a 'year of birth' puzzle, first convert every birth year into an age using the base year (2025 − year), because the clues (sums, divisibility, prime) are all about ages.
• Then place people using the numeric clues one at a time.

Exam Tip

• tackle the strongest clue first — 'G's age is divisible by 6' limits G to just a few options (66, 78, 24), which quickly cascades through the rest of the grid.