Among five cousins, Pavan is older than only Rina. Sonal is older than Qamar, and Qamar is older than Pavan. Tanya is older than Sonal. Who is the second oldest cousin?

SonalCorrect answerYour answerQamarCorrect answerYour answerTanyaCorrect answerYour answerPavanCorrect answerYour answer

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'Pavan is older than only Rina' means Rina is the youngest and Pavan is just above her: 4th and 5th.
Tanya > Sonal > Qamar fill the top three places, with Qamar above Pavan.
Order: Tanya > Sonal > Qamar > Pavan > Rina. The second oldest is Sonal.

Worth noting

'Older than only Rina' fixes TWO places at once. Qamar is third, not second; Tanya is the oldest.

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