Directions: Read the passage carefully and answer the question. There is a group of friends – Ramesh, Suresh, Ritesh, Paresh, Mitesh, Mangesh, Dinesh studying in the same class. Each one of them…
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There is a group of friends – Ramesh, Suresh, Ritesh, Paresh, Mitesh, Mangesh, Dinesh studying in the same class. Each one of them speak a different language- English, Marathi, Hindi, Gujarati, Bengali, Tamil and Malayalam. Each of them secured different marks in the examination. Ritesh who scored second highest marks speaks neither English nor Gujarati. Mitesh who secured the least marks speaks neither Tamil nor Marathi. Paresh who speaks Hindi, secured more marks than Dinesh and Suresh. Suresh speaks Bengali. Ramesh secured more marks than Paresh. Suresh’s marks are more than Mitesh but less than Dinesh. Ramesh speaks Malayalam and has not scored the highest marks. The one who speaks Gujarati has secured the highest marks. Ritesh does not speak Marathi.
There is a group of friends – Ramesh, Suresh, Ritesh, Paresh, Mitesh, Mangesh, Dinesh studying in the same class. Each one of them speak a different language- English, Marathi, Hindi, Gujarati, Bengali, Tamil and Malayalam. Each of them secured different marks in the examination. Ritesh who scored second highest marks speaks neither English nor Gujarati. Mitesh who secured the least marks speaks neither Tamil nor Marathi. Paresh who speaks Hindi, secured more marks than Dinesh and Suresh. Suresh speaks Bengali. Ramesh secured more marks than Paresh. Suresh’s marks are more than Mitesh but less than Dinesh. Ramesh speaks Malayalam and has not scored the highest marks. The one who speaks Gujarati has secured the highest marks. Ritesh does not speak Marathi.
Which language does Dinesh speak?
- Hindi
- Tamil
- English
- Marathi
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D - Marathi
Order of marks: Mangesh 1 (Gujarati, since Ramesh is not top and all others scored less than Ramesh or Paresh), Ritesh 2, Ramesh 3, Paresh 4, Dinesh 5, Suresh 6, Mitesh 7. Known: Paresh Hindi, Suresh Bengali, Ramesh Malayalam, Mangesh Gujarati. Ritesh is not English/Marathi so Tamil; Mitesh not Tamil/Marathi so English; Dinesh gets Marathi.
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