Seven trainees, Pari, Qasim, Rohini, Shaurya, Tanvi, Utkarsh and Vidya, are placed in a merit list with no two sharing a place. Rohini is first and Utkarsh is last. Exactly two trainees are placed below Qasim, and Vidya is one of them. Pari is placed just above Tanvi. Shaurya is placed just below Rohini. Who is placed fourth?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Tanvi
Fix the places that are given directly, then fill the remaining places with the ‘just above’ and ‘just below’ clues.
Rohini is 1st and Utkarsh is 7th
Shaurya is just below Rohini: Shaurya is 2nd
Exactly two trainees are below Qasim: Qasim is 5th; the two below him are Vidya and Utkarsh, so Vidya is 6th
Places 3 and 4 are left for Pari and Tanvi; Pari is just above Tanvi, so Pari is 3rd and Tanvi is 4th
Order: Rohini, Shaurya, Pari, Tanvi, Qasim, Vidya, Utkarsh, so the fourth place is Tanvi’s
