Tournament

(CAT 2008)

In a sports event, six teams (A, B, C, D, E and F) are competing against each other. Matches are
scheduled in two stages. Each team plays three matches in stage – I and two matches in Stage – II. No team plays against the same team more than once in the event. No ties are permitted in any of the
matches. The observations after the completion of Stage – I and Stage – II are as given below.

Stage-I:
• One team won all the three matches.
• Two teams lost all the matches.
• D lost to A but won against C and F.
• E lost to B but won against C and F.
• B lost at least one match.
• F did not play against the top team of Stage-I.

Stage-II:
• The leader of Stage-I lost the next two matches.
• Of the two teams at the bottom after Stage-I, one team won both matches, while the other lost both matches.
• One more team lost both matches in Stage-II.

1. The two teams that defeated the leader of Stage-I are:

a. F & D 

b. E & F 

c. B & D 

d. E & D 

e. F & D

2. The only team(s) that won both matches in Stage-II is (are):

a. B

b. E & F

c. A, E & F

d. B, E & F

e. B & F

3. The teams that won exactly two matches in the event are:

a. A, D & F

b. D & E

c. E & F

d. D, E & F

e. D & F

4. The team(s) with the most wins in the event is (are):

a. A

b. A & C

c. F

d. E

e. B & E

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