{"id":89225,"date":"2025-06-01T09:59:21","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T09:59:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=89225"},"modified":"2025-06-01T09:59:21","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T09:59:21","slug":"in-the-above-diagram-square-represents-boys-circle-represents-the-tal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/in-the-above-diagram-square-represents-boys-circle-represents-the-tal\/","title":{"rendered":"In the above diagram square represents boys, circle represents the tal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the above diagram square represents boys, circle represents the tall persons, triangle represents tennis players, and rectangle represents the swimmers. Which one of the following numbers represents tall boys who are swimmers, but don&#8217;t play tennis ?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;4&#8243; option2=&#8221;3&#8243; option3=&#8221;6&#8243; option4=&#8221;5&#8243; correct=&#8221;option2&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC CAPF &#8211; 2009<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-capf-2009.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-capf-2009\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nThe correct option is B) 3.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\nThe diagram uses shapes to represent different groups of people:<br \/>\nSquare represents boys.<br \/>\nCircle represents tall persons.<br \/>\nTriangle represents tennis players.<br \/>\nRectangle represents swimmers.<br \/>\nWe are looking for the number representing &#8220;tall boys who are swimmers, but don&#8217;t play tennis&#8221;. This translates to the region that is the intersection of the Circle (tall persons), the Square (boys), and the Rectangle (swimmers), while being outside the Triangle (tennis players).<br \/>\nIn set notation: (Circle \u2229 Square \u2229 Rectangle) \\ Triangle.<br \/>\nLooking at the standard Venn diagram labelling for 4 sets using these shapes (as found in the source CSAT 2015 paper), the region representing (Circle \u2229 Square \u2229 Rectangle) \\ Triangle is labelled with the number &#8216;2&#8217;.<br \/>\nHowever, the options provided are A) 4, B) 3, C) 6, D) 5. The number 2 is not among the options.<br \/>\nBased on the official answer key for CSAT 2015 Set B, the answer to this question (Question 18) is B, which corresponds to the number 3.<br \/>\nThe region labelled &#8216;3&#8217; in the diagram represents the intersection of the Square, Circle, and Triangle, but outside the Rectangle. This corresponds to &#8220;Boys, Tall, and Tennis players, but NOT Swimmers&#8221;. This contradicts the criteria given in the question (&#8220;swimmers, but don&#8217;t play tennis&#8221;).<br \/>\nThere appears to be an inconsistency between the question criteria, the diagram labeling, and the official answer key. However, following the provided correct option, we state that 3 is the answer, acknowledging that this does not logically follow from the diagram based on the stated criteria. Assuming the official key is correct despite the apparent conflict, the answer is 3. *Note: Based on the standard interpretation of the diagram and the question text, region 2 (not option 2) represents the desired group.* Given the discrepancy, providing a step-by-step logical derivation to arrive at option B (3) from the problem statement is not possible without assuming an error in the question or diagram.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nThis is a standard type of Venn diagram problem involving multiple overlapping categories. The key is to identify the region that satisfies all the given conditions (inclusion in certain sets, exclusion from others). The conflict between the problem statement and the provided answer highlights a potential issue with the question itself in the source material.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the above diagram square represents boys, circle represents the tall persons, triangle represents tennis players, and rectangle represents the swimmers. Which one of the following numbers represents tall boys who are swimmers, but don&#8217;t play tennis ? [amp_mcq option1=&#8221;4&#8243; option2=&#8221;3&#8243; option3=&#8221;6&#8243; option4=&#8221;5&#8243; correct=&#8221;option2&#8243;] This question was previously asked in UPSC CAPF &#8211; 2009 Download &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"In the above diagram square represents boys, circle represents the tal\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/in-the-above-diagram-square-represents-boys-circle-represents-the-tal\/#more-89225\">Detailed Solution<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">In the above diagram square represents boys, circle represents the tal<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1085],"tags":[1462,1102],"class_list":["post-89225","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-upsc-capf","tag-1462","tag-quantitative-aptitude-and-reasoning","no-featured-image-padding"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.2 (Yoast SEO v23.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>In the above diagram square represents boys, circle represents the tal<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The correct option is B) 3. The diagram uses shapes to represent different groups of people: Square represents boys. Circle represents tall persons. Triangle represents tennis players. Rectangle represents swimmers. We are looking for the number representing &quot;tall boys who are swimmers, but don&#039;t play tennis&quot;. This translates to the region that is the intersection of the Circle (tall persons), the Square (boys), and the Rectangle (swimmers), while being outside the Triangle (tennis players). In set notation: (Circle \u2229 Square \u2229 Rectangle)  Triangle. Looking at the standard Venn diagram labelling for 4 sets using these shapes (as found in the source CSAT 2015 paper), the region representing (Circle \u2229 Square \u2229 Rectangle)  Triangle is labelled with the number &#039;2&#039;. However, the options provided are A) 4, B) 3, C) 6, D) 5. The number 2 is not among the options. Based on the official answer key for CSAT 2015 Set B, the answer to this question (Question 18) is B, which corresponds to the number 3. The region labelled &#039;3&#039; in the diagram represents the intersection of the Square, Circle, and Triangle, but outside the Rectangle. This corresponds to &quot;Boys, Tall, and Tennis players, but NOT Swimmers&quot;. This contradicts the criteria given in the question (&quot;swimmers, but don&#039;t play tennis&quot;). There appears to be an inconsistency between the question criteria, the diagram labeling, and the official answer key. However, following the provided correct option, we state that 3 is the answer, acknowledging that this does not logically follow from the diagram based on the stated criteria. Assuming the official key is correct despite the apparent conflict, the answer is 3. *Note: Based on the standard interpretation of the diagram and the question text, region 2 (not option 2) represents the desired group.* Given the discrepancy, providing a step-by-step logical derivation to arrive at option B (3) from the problem statement is not possible without assuming an error in the question or diagram.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/in-the-above-diagram-square-represents-boys-circle-represents-the-tal\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"In the above diagram square represents boys, circle represents the tal\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The correct option is B) 3. The diagram uses shapes to represent different groups of people: Square represents boys. Circle represents tall persons. Triangle represents tennis players. Rectangle represents swimmers. We are looking for the number representing &quot;tall boys who are swimmers, but don&#039;t play tennis&quot;. This translates to the region that is the intersection of the Circle (tall persons), the Square (boys), and the Rectangle (swimmers), while being outside the Triangle (tennis players). In set notation: (Circle \u2229 Square \u2229 Rectangle)  Triangle. Looking at the standard Venn diagram labelling for 4 sets using these shapes (as found in the source CSAT 2015 paper), the region representing (Circle \u2229 Square \u2229 Rectangle)  Triangle is labelled with the number &#039;2&#039;. However, the options provided are A) 4, B) 3, C) 6, D) 5. The number 2 is not among the options. Based on the official answer key for CSAT 2015 Set B, the answer to this question (Question 18) is B, which corresponds to the number 3. The region labelled &#039;3&#039; in the diagram represents the intersection of the Square, Circle, and Triangle, but outside the Rectangle. This corresponds to &quot;Boys, Tall, and Tennis players, but NOT Swimmers&quot;. This contradicts the criteria given in the question (&quot;swimmers, but don&#039;t play tennis&quot;). There appears to be an inconsistency between the question criteria, the diagram labeling, and the official answer key. However, following the provided correct option, we state that 3 is the answer, acknowledging that this does not logically follow from the diagram based on the stated criteria. Assuming the official key is correct despite the apparent conflict, the answer is 3. *Note: Based on the standard interpretation of the diagram and the question text, region 2 (not option 2) represents the desired group.* Given the discrepancy, providing a step-by-step logical derivation to arrive at option B (3) from the problem statement is not possible without assuming an error in the question or diagram.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/in-the-above-diagram-square-represents-boys-circle-represents-the-tal\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"MCQ and Quiz for Exams\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-06-01T09:59:21+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"rawan239\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"rawan239\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"In the above diagram square represents boys, circle represents the tal","description":"The correct option is B) 3. The diagram uses shapes to represent different groups of people: Square represents boys. Circle represents tall persons. Triangle represents tennis players. Rectangle represents swimmers. We are looking for the number representing \"tall boys who are swimmers, but don't play tennis\". This translates to the region that is the intersection of the Circle (tall persons), the Square (boys), and the Rectangle (swimmers), while being outside the Triangle (tennis players). In set notation: (Circle \u2229 Square \u2229 Rectangle)  Triangle. Looking at the standard Venn diagram labelling for 4 sets using these shapes (as found in the source CSAT 2015 paper), the region representing (Circle \u2229 Square \u2229 Rectangle)  Triangle is labelled with the number '2'. However, the options provided are A) 4, B) 3, C) 6, D) 5. The number 2 is not among the options. Based on the official answer key for CSAT 2015 Set B, the answer to this question (Question 18) is B, which corresponds to the number 3. 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The diagram uses shapes to represent different groups of people: Square represents boys. Circle represents tall persons. Triangle represents tennis players. Rectangle represents swimmers. We are looking for the number representing \"tall boys who are swimmers, but don't play tennis\". This translates to the region that is the intersection of the Circle (tall persons), the Square (boys), and the Rectangle (swimmers), while being outside the Triangle (tennis players). In set notation: (Circle \u2229 Square \u2229 Rectangle) \\ Triangle. Looking at the standard Venn diagram labelling for 4 sets using these shapes (as found in the source CSAT 2015 paper), the region representing (Circle \u2229 Square \u2229 Rectangle) \\ Triangle is labelled with the number '2'. However, the options provided are A) 4, B) 3, C) 6, D) 5. The number 2 is not among the options. 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