Five saplings in a nursery, a neem, a peepal, a mango, a guava and a jamun, have different heights. The jamun is taller than the mango but shorter than the guava. The guava is shorter than the neem. The peepal is shorter than the mango. How many saplings are taller than the jamun?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → 2
Join the comparisons into one chain from the tallest to the shortest; the saplings before the jamun in the chain are taller than it.
The jamun is taller than the mango but shorter than the guava: Guava > Jamun > Mango
The guava is shorter than the neem: Neem > Guava > Jamun > Mango
The peepal is shorter than the mango: Neem > Guava > Jamun > Mango > Peepal
Before the jamun come the neem and the guava, so 2 saplings are taller than it
