Shailender is shorter than Keshav but taller than Rakesh. Madhav is the tallest. Ashish is a little shorter than Keshav and little taller than Shailendra. If they stand in the order of their height, who will be the second tallest?

Ashish

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Shailendra

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Rakesh

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Madhav

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None of the above

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Solution

The correct option is B Shailendra
As per the question,
Statement I: Keshav > Shailendra > Rakesh
Statement II: Keshav > Ashish > Shailendra
Statement III: Madhav is the tallest
Combining all the statements, we get the order of heights in increasing order as follows: Rakesh < Shailendra < Ashish < Keshav < Madhav
Hence, the required answer is (2).

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