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A pharmaceutical company has tested five drugs on three different organisms. The following incomplete table reports if a drug works on the given organism. For example, drug A works on organism R while B and C work on Q.

Drug	Organism Q	Organism R
A		✔
B	✔
C	✔
D
E

Following additional information is available:

Each drug works on at least one organism but not more than two organisms.

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Each organism can be treated with at least two and at most three of these five drugs.

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On whichever organism A works, B also works. Similarly, on whichever organism C works. D also works.

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D and E do not work on the same organism.

Drug D works on:

P & Q

Only P

Only Q

Q & R

Correct Option: 1

If drug A works on an organism, drug B will also work on the same organism:

Drug	Organism Q	Organism R
A		✔
B	✔	$\checkmark$
C	✔
D
E

If drug C works on an organism, drug D will also work on the same organism:

Drug	Organism Q	Organism R
A		✔
B	✔	$\checkmark$
C	✔
D	$\checkmark$
E

An organism can be treated by 2 or 3 drugs only.

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A drug can work on 1 or 2 organisms only.

Drug	Organism P	Organism Q	Organism R
A		$\times$	✔
B	$\times$	✔	$\checkmark$
C		✔
D		$\checkmark$
E		$\times$

Now, we cannot put a checkmark on A for P, because B will also have to work in that case, but we have established it can't.

Drug	Organism P	Organism Q	Organism R
A	$\times$	$\times$	✔
B	$\times$	✔	$\checkmark$
C		✔
D		$\checkmark$
E		$\times$

If we put a checkmark on E, then D won't work, which will only leave us with C, but atleast 2 drugs work on an organism. Hence, it'll have to be C and D for P. It also satisfies the given condition that what C works on, D works on as well.

Drug	Organism P	Organism Q	Organism R
A	$\times$	$\times$	✔
B	$\times$	✔	$\checkmark$
C	$\checkmark$	✔
D	$\checkmark$	$\checkmark$
E	$\times$	$\times$

We know that E will have to work on atleast one organism, and only R is remaining, so we'll put a checkmark on that. Now R has 3 drugs working on it, which means no more drugs can work on it, hence we'll cancel out the rest

Drug	Organism P	Organism Q	Organism R
A	$\times$	$\times$	$\checkmark$
B	$\times$	$\checkmark$	$\checkmark$
C	$\checkmark$	$\checkmark$	$\times$
D	$\checkmark$	$\checkmark$	$\times$
E	$\times$	$\times$	$\checkmark$

Thus, the set above is our set

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So, we can see that D works on P and Q.

The set is solved in the above video as well, if you wish to understand it easily.

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