RRB NTPC · Question 59
Direction: Consider the following information and answer the questions based on it. Out of 60 people in a colony, 10 speak only Bengali, 5 speak only Assamese, 10 speak both Hindi and Odia, 12 speak both Marathi and Hindi, 13 speak English, Tamil and Marathi, 5 speak both Assamese and Hindi and the remaining speak both Bengali and Hindi. How many people speak more than one language? A. 15 B. 45 C. 50 D. 55
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Answer: (A) B
Explanation
People speaking more than one language = 10 (Hindi, Odia) + 12 (Marathi, Hindi) + 13 (English, Tamil, Marathi) + 5 (Assamese, Hindi) + 5 (Bengali, Hindi) = 45. Only the 15 who speak only Bengali or only Assamese speak one language.