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Nine persons — P, N, K, J, S, T, H, R and W — work in a particular company, but they belong to three different countries, namely Cyprus, Barcelona and Bosnia, with not more than four persons and not less than two persons belonging to the same country. W and R do not belong to the same country. S belongs to the same country as H. P does not belong to either Barcelona or Cyprus. J, who belongs to Barcelona, does not work in the same country as N. W and T belong to the same country. K belongs to either Cyprus or Barcelona. H does not belong to either Bosnia or Cyprus. W belongs to either Barcelona or Bosnia. T does not belong to Barcelona or Cyprus. N, who belongs to Cyprus, comes from the same country as K. R belongs to the same country as J. Which pair represents persons belonging to Barcelona?

1. W and T
2. N and H
3. R and K
4. J and S

Correct answer: J and S

Solution

From the clues, N is Cyprus and K is also Cyprus. J is Barcelona, and R belongs to the same country as J, so R is Barcelona. Since H is not Bosnia or Cyprus, H must be Barcelona, and S is with H, so S is also Barcelona. Thus the Barcelona pair among the options is J and S.

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