Question 58
MediumOriginal questionSix friends in a hostel, Uma, Varun, Wasim, Yamini, Zubin and Tina, compared their heights. No two of them are equally tall.
Varun is taller than Uma but shorter than Wasim.
Yamini is shorter than Uma.
Zubin is taller than Wasim.
Tina is taller than Yamini but shorter than Varun.
How many of the hostel friends are definitely taller than Varun?
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CorrectNot quiteAnswer B
Correct answer: B
Explanation
Zubin > Wasim > Varun > Uma > Yamini (tallest first).
Tina is below Varun and above Yamini, so she is either just above or just below Uma.
Above Varun are Wasim and Zubin in every order: 2 friends.
Worth noting
3 comes from counting Varun himself. The open Uma/Tina pair is below Varun and does not matter here.
- Concept
- Counting above a person in a partial order
- Typical timeTypical
- 70 s
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