How many bronze medals did college R win in these five events?
Options:
A .  
0
B .  
1
C .  
2
D .  
3
Answer: Option B : B Swimming-S, Running-R, Cycling-c, Discus Throw-D and Horse Riding-H From (i), (v) and (vi), Q won 2 gold medals but not in S or D. From (iii), T won gold in one from among R or C while T did not win silver in S or D From (i), S did not win silver in those events in which Q won gold medals. Hence, S did not win any medals in those events. From (Iv), R won 4 medals and the other colleges won 3 or less medals. So, the medals won by the remaining 4 colleges are 3, 3, 3 and 2. T has won 2 medals (i.e., 1 gold and 1 silver (using iii). P has won 3 medals. So, it must have won 1 gold in silver and 2 bronze in two from among R, C and H. The gold medals are exhausted as P-1, Q-2, R-1, T-1, S can win 3 medals: 2 silver and 1 bronze. Q has won 3 medals: 2 gold among from R, C and H, an 1 bronze. R won 4 medals: bronze in S, gold in D and 2 silver. There are only three Medal-winning combinations : Table :- 1 SwimmingRunningCyclingDiscussThrowHorseRidingTotalPGBBXX3QXGGBX3RBXSSXGS4SSXXSB3TXSXXSXG2 Table:-2 SwimmingRunningCyclingDiscussThrowHorseRidingTotalPGBXXB3QXGXBG3RBXSSGSX4SSXBSX3TXSXGXXS2 Table :- 3 SwimmingRunningCyclingDiscussThrowHorseRidingTotalPGXBXB3QXXGBG3RBSXSGSX4SSBXSX3TXGSXXXS2
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