Question

In an examination, Raju got more marks than Mukesh but not as many as Priya. Priya got more marks than Gaurav and Kavita. Gaurav got less marks than Mukesh but his marks are not the lowest in the group. Who is second in the descending order of marks?

• A. Priya
• B. Kavita
• C. Raju
• D. Gaurav

Answer 1

The correct option is C Raju

firstly,

Raju got more marks than Mukesh but less than Priya.

so,

the order names according to marks(ascending):

Mukesh, Raju, Priya.

then,

Priya got more marks than Gaurav and Kavita and also, Gaurav gets less marks than Mukesh but he is not the lowest. Hence, the lowest score must be of Kavita.

now,

the order:

Kavita, Gaurav, Mukesh, Raju, Priya.

the same order in descending way:

$Priya,Raju,Mukesh,Gaurav,Kavita.$

accordingtothequestion,

the person who is second in the descending order: Raju