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Read the information given below to answer these questions:- (i) Aarti is older than Sanya. (ii) Muskan is elder than Aarti but younger than Kashish. (iii) Kashish is elder than Sanya. (iv) Sanya is younger than Muskan. (v) Gargi is the eldest.
The following question based on puzzles test topic of verbal reasoning
(a) Either (i) or (iii)
(b) Only (iv)
(c) Either (i) or (iv)
(d) Both (iii) and (iv)
e) None of these
The correct answers to the above question in:
Answer: (d)
From (i) and (ii), we have : K > M > A > S.
This indicates both K > S and S < M which are given in (iii) and (iv).
Thus, both (iii) and (iv) are superfluous.
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Question : 1
A, B, C, D and E are five friends. A is shorter than B but taller than E. C is the tallest. D is shorter than B and taller than A. Who has two persons taller and two persons shorter than him/her?
a) A
b) B
c) C
d) D
Answer »Answer: (d)
We have : E > A > B, A < D < B.
Since C is the tallest,
so we have : E < A < D < B < C.
Clearly, D lies in the middle.
Question : 2
In a shop, there was 4 dolls of different heights. A, B, C and D. D is neither as tall as A nor as short as C. B is shorter than D but taller than C. If Mani wants to purchase the tallest doll, which one should she purchase?
a) Only A
b) Only D
c) Either A or D
d) Either B or D
e) None of these
Answer »Answer: (a)
D is not as tall as A = D is shorter than A = D < A D is not as short as C = D is taller than C = D > C. B is shorter than D but taller than C = C < B < D.
Thus, we have : C < B < D < A.
So, A is the tallest.
Question : 3
Daksh is taller than Manick but not as tall as Rohan. Somesh is shorter than Daksh but taller than Farhan. Who among them is the shortest?
a) Daksh
b) Manick
c) Farhan
d) Cannot be determined
Answer »Answer: (d)
In terms of heights, we have: Rohan > Daksh > Manick, Daksh > Somesh > Farhan.
Thus, the whole sequence may be :
(i) Rohan > Daksh > Manick > Somesh > Farhan; or
(ii) Rohan > Daksh > Somesh > Manick > Farhan; or
(iii) Rohan > Daksh > Somesh > Farhan > Manick.
Thus, either Manick or Farhan may be the shortest.
So, the given information is insufficient.
Question : 4
Agewise, who is in the middle?
a) Kashish
b) Aarti
c) Muskan
d) Sanya
Answer »Answer: (c)
Agewise, Muskan is in the middle.
Question : 5
Who is the youngest?
a) Kashish
b) Aarti
c) Muskan
d) Sanya
Answer »Answer: (d)
Sanya is the youngest.
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