Six students, Ira, Jai, Kunal, Mira, Nikhil and Om, took part in a high jump event, and no two of them cleared the same height. Ira jumped higher than only Kunal. Mira jumped lower than only Nikhil. Jai jumped higher than Om. Who cleared the fourth greatest height?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Om
‘Higher than only Kunal’ means exactly one student, Kunal, jumped lower than Ira. ‘Lower than only Nikhil’ means exactly one student, Nikhil, jumped higher than Mira. Place these first, from the greatest height.
Only Nikhil jumped higher than Mira: Nikhil is 1st and Mira is 2nd
Only Kunal jumped lower than Ira: Ira is 5th and Kunal is 6th
Jai and Om fill the 3rd and 4th places; Jai jumped higher than Om, so Jai is 3rd and Om is 4th
Order: Nikhil, Mira, Jai, Om, Ira, Kunal, so the fourth greatest height was cleared by Om
