Direction: A group of four nations has to be selected out of eight members of the Security Council consisting of the United States, France, Japan, India, China, Germany, the United Kingdom and Sri Lanka. While India, China, Japan, and Sri Lanka are from Asia, the other countries are from the rest of the world. further conditions are as follows:
(i) Out of the four countries, at least one country each must be from Asia and rest of the World. Further, the group must include at least one from India and the United States.
(ii) If Sri Lanka is chosen, neither France nor Germany can be chosen.
(iii) If China is chosen, exactly one from the United States or the United Kingdom has to be chosen.
(iv) If japan is chosen, India cannot be the chosen country.
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If there are two countries chosen from rest of the world, which of the following combinations is not possible for the countries chosen from Asia?
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- India, China
- India, Sri Lanka
- China, Sri Lanka
- Japan, China
Correct Option: C
If China and Sri Lanka are the two countries chosen from Asia, then only one from UK or USA can be selected (condition 3). Also, if Sri Lanka is chosen, Neither France nor Germany can be selected.
Therefore, it is not possible to select China and Sri Lanka as the two countries from Asia.
