A, B, C, D and E are standing in a row. 'A' is between 'B' and 'D'. 'E' is not at the starting of the row. 'C' is just before D.
Study the above statements and answer the question
Who is at the middle of the row?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → A
Read “between” as standing next to both, and “just before” as immediately ahead in the row. Each clue then fixes a block of the row:
‘C’ is just before D: C and D stand together as C D.
‘A’ is between ‘B’ and ‘D’: the order is B A D or D A B. In B A D, A would be just before D, which is C’s place, so it must be D A B, giving C D A B.
‘E’ is not at the starting of the row: E cannot stand before C, so E is at the end.
In a row of five the middle place is the 3rd, which is A’s.