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GATE CS 2014 Set 3 QGA-6 — General Aptitude

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A dance programme is scheduled for 10.0010.00 a.m. Some students are participating in the programme and they need to come an hour earlier than the start of the event. These students should be accompanied by a parent. Other students and parents should come in time for the programme. The instruction you think that is appropriate for this is 

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Answer: B

To find the most appropriate instruction, let us break down the requirements given in the passage:

  1. Event Start Time: 10:0010:00 a.m.
  2. Participating Students: Must arrive one hour earlier than the start time, which is at 9:009:00 a.m.
  3. Accompanying Parents: Parents of participating students must accompany them, meaning they must also arrive at 9:009:00 a.m.
  4. Other Students and Parents: Must arrive in time for the programme, which is by 10:0010:00 a.m.

Let us evaluate the options based on these rules:

  • Option A: Incorrect. It suggests all students should arrive at 9:009:00 a.m. and all parents at 10:0010:00 a.m., which violates the rule that participating students must be accompanied by their parents at 9:009:00 a.m.
  • Option B: Correct. It accurately states that participating students must arrive at 9:009:00 a.m. accompanied by a parent, and all other students and parents should arrive by 10:0010:00 a.m.
  • Option C: Incorrect. It adds an unmentioned restriction that non-participating students "should not bring their parents" and fails to mention that participating students must be accompanied by a parent.
  • Option D: Incorrect. It specifies that participating students should arrive before 9:009:00 a.m. while their accompanying parents arrive at 9:009:00 a.m., which contradicts the requirement that they arrive together.

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