Question

During a trial, an attorney is planning to call to the stand to testify six different witnesses- T, V, W, X, Y, and Z. She will call each witness exactly one time, and the  other in which she calls them is subject to the following conditions  

(i) The fourth witness must be T.  
(ii) W and Y must both be called before V.  
(iii) X must be called before W.

Which of the following could be the order in which the attorney calls the six witnesses?

Options

• W, X, Y, T, Z, V 

• X, W, V, T, Y, Z

• X, Y, W, T, Z, V 

• Z, T, X, W, Y, V 

Answer 1

X, Y, W, T, Z, V 

Explanation:

Option 'X, Y, W, T, Z, V ' is correct
1) 4th witness is T-1st condition
2) W & Y are called before V -2nd condition
3) X is called before W. 3rd condition.

Option 'W, X, Y, T, Z, V' is incorrect, as condition 3 is not fulfilled as X should be called before W.

Option 'X. W, V, T, Y, Z' incorrect, as condition 2is not fulfilled as W&Y should be called before V.

Option 'Z, T, X, W, Y, V' incorrect, as condition 1 is not fulfilled as T should be called 4th.