CAT 2017 Slot 2 DILR · Question 6
In an 8 X 8 chessboard a queen placed anywhere can attack another piece if the
piece is present in the same row, or in the same column or in any diagonal position in any
possible 4 directions, provided there is no other piece in between in the path from the queen to
that piece. The columns are labelled a to h (left to right) and the rows are numbered 1 to 8
(bottom to top). The position of a piece is given by the combination of column and row labels.
For example, position c5 means that the piece is in cth column and 5th row.
If the other pieces are only at positions al, a3, b4, d7, h7 and h8, then which of the
following positions of the queen results in the maximum number of pieces being under
attack?
- A.f8
- B.a7
- C.c1
- D.d3
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