Question

Among five friends, Mohan is older than Raju but not as old as Lalit. Lalit is older than Neelesh and Kabir. Neelesh is younger than Raju but not the youngest. Who is the 4th in the descending order of age?

• A. Mohan
• B. Raju
• C. Kabir
• D. Neelesh
• E. None of these

Answer 1

The correct option is D Neelesh

At first, we arrange the given information in the descending order of age.
1. Mohan is older than Raju but not as old as Lalit, i.e., Lalit > Mohan > Raju ...(i)
2. Lalit is older than Neelesh and Kabir, i.e., Lalit > Neelesh and Kabir ...(ii)
3. Neelesh is younger than Raju but is not the youngest, i.e., Raju > Neelesh ...(iii)
From Eqs. (i), (ii) and (iii), we can write the order: Lalit > Mohan > Raju > Neelesh > Kabir
Hence, Neelesh is the fourth in the descending order.