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In an election there were five constituencies S1, S2, S3, S4 and S5 with 20…

IPMAT Indore 2024 · Quantitative Ability · 5 questions

In an election there were five constituencies S1, S2, S3, S4 and S5 with 20 voters each all of whom voted. Three parties A, B and C contested the elections. The party that gets maximum number of votes in a constituency wins that seat. In every constituency there was a clear winner. The following additional information is available: - Total number of votes obtained by A, B and C across all constituencies are 49, 35 and 16 respectively. - S2 and S3 were won by C while A won only S1. - Number of votes obtained by B in S1, S2, S3, S4 and S5 are distinct natural numbers in increasing order.

Question 5

Assume that A and C had formed an alliance and any voter who voted for either A or C would have voted for this alliance. Then the number of seats this alliance would have won is
  1. A. 3
  2. B. 4
  3. C. 5
  4. D. 2

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