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.
When all the students are arranged according to their marks in descending order, what will be the position of Ramesh from the top?
- Fifth
- Sixth
- Third
- Fourth
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C - Third
Ranking from top: Mangesh, Ritesh, Ramesh, Paresh, Dinesh, Suresh, Mitesh, so Ramesh is third.
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