Five friends A, B, C, D and E are the top five rank holders of a school. The rank of A is just above the rank of D and just below the rank of E. B has the top rank and C does not have the lowest rank. Who among them has the lowest rank?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → D
‘Just above’ and ‘just below’ mean next to each other with no one in between, so E, A, D form one block of three ranks in a row.
A is just below E and just above D: E, A, D one after another
B has the top rank, so the block E, A, D and C share ranks 2 to 5
C cannot be inside the block, so C is either 2nd or 5th
C is not the lowest, so C is 2nd: B, C, E, A, D
The lowest rank is D
