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GATE 2014 CS (CS3) – Question 6

General Aptitude · Verbal Aptitude: Grammar and Vocabulary · 2 marks · Multiple choice

A dance programme is scheduled for 10.00 a.m. Participating students must come an hour earlier and be accompanied by a parent. Other students and parents should come in time for the programme. Which instruction is appropriate?

  1. Students should come at 9.00 a.m. and parents at 10.00 a.m.
  2. Participating students should come at 9.00 a.m. accompanied by a parent, and other parents and students should come by 10.00 a.m.
  3. Nonparticipating students should come by 10.00 a.m. without parents; participating students should come at 9.00 a.m.
  4. Participating students should come before 9.00 a.m., accompanying parents at 9.00 a.m., and all others at 10.00 a.m.

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Correct answer: (B) Participating students should come at 9.00 a.m. accompanied by a parent, and other parents and students should come by 10.00 a.m.

Explanation

Participants must arrive one hour before10am, so at9am, and must bring a parent. Everyone else should arrive by10am. **B** states both conditions together. The alternatives omit required accompanying parents or incorrectly change who must arrive early.