Analytical Reasoning Question No. 73
A university has decided to appoint a four-member commission to review educational policy. Eight members are eligible to serve on the commission: R, S, T, U, V, W, X, and Y. Three of these eight—S, V, and W—are student, whereas the remaining five are teacher. University policy and the personalities of the eight people in question dictate that the choice of commission members meet the following conditions:
1. The commission must be composed of exactly two teacher members and exactly two student members.
2. S and T cannot serve together.
3. If Y is on the commission, then neither W nor X can be on the commission.
4. If U is on the commission, then T must be on the commission.
5. If both R and T are on the commission, then V cannot be on the commission.
1. If Y is on the commission, the other three members of the commission must be
(A) R, S, and V (B) R, S, and W (C) S, T, and V
(D) S, U, and V (E) T, U, and V
2. If T is on the commission, which of the following is one of the faculty members who must also be on the commission?
(A) R (B) U (C) V (D) X (E) Y
3. If S is on the commission, any of the following could be on the commission EXCEPT
(A) U (B) V (C) W (D) O (E) Y
4. If neither R nor Y is on the commission, which of the following could be a list of the commission members?
(A) S, T, V, and X (B) S, U, W, and X
(C) S, V, X, and W (D) T, U, V, and X
(E) T, V, W, and X
5. If V is not on the commission, which of the following is a list of people all of whom must be on the commission?
(A) R, S, and W (B) R, T, and W
(C) S, U, and W (D) T, U, and W
(E) T, W, and Y
6. V and W do not both serve on the commission, which of the following is a list of people all of whom could be on the commission together?
(A) R, S, and V (B) R, T, and W
(C) R, W, and Y (D) S, U, and W
(E) U, V, and Y
