Practice Puzzle - Comparison Type Questions

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Directions : Read the following information and answer the questions that follow :

There are five friends — Sachin, Kunal, Mohit, Amy and Rohan.
Sachin is shorter than Kunal but taller than Rohan.
Mohit is the tallest.
Anuj is a little shorter than Kunal and little taller than Sachin.

Question

Who is the shortest ?

Rohan

Sachin

Anuj

Kunal

Let us denote the five boys by the first letter of their names, namely S, K, M, A and R.

Then.

R < S < K < M
S < A < K

Therefore R < S < A < K < M

Rohan is shortest

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Directions : Read the following information and answer the questions that follow :

There are five friends — Sachin, Kunal, Mohit, Amy and Rohan.
Sachin is shorter than Kunal but taller than Rohan.
Mohit is the tallest.
Anuj is a little shorter than Kunal and little taller than Sachin.

Question

If they stand in the order of their heights, who will be in the middle ?

Kunal

Rohan

Sachin

Anuj

R < S < A < K < M

Anuj is in the middle

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Directions : Read the following information and answer the questions that follow :

There are five friends — Sachin, Kunal, Mohit, Amy and Rohan.
Sachin is shorter than Kunal but taller than Rohan.
Mohit is the tallest.
Anuj is a little shorter than Kunal and little taller than Sachin.

Question

If they stand in the order of increasing heights, who will be the second ?

Ajay

Sachin

Rohan

Kunal

R < S < A < K < M

In the order of increasing heights, Sachin is second

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Directions : Read the following information and answer the questions that follow :

There are five friends — Sachin, Kunal, Mohit, Amy and Rohan.
Sachin is shorter than Kunal but taller than Rohan.
Mohit is the tallest.
Anuj is a little shorter than Kunal and little taller than Sachin.

Question

Who is the second tallest ?

Sachin

Kunal

Ajay

Rohan

R < S < A < K < M

Kunal is second tallest.

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Directions : Read the following information and answer the questions that follow :

There are five friends — Sachin, Kunal, Mohit, Amy and Rohan.
Sachin is shorter than Kunal but taller than Rohan.
Mohit is the tallest.
Anuj is a little shorter than Kunal and little taller than Sachin.

Question

Who is taller than Anuj but shorter than Mohit ?

Kunal

Rohan

Sachin

Data inadequate

R < S < A < K < M

Kunal is taller than Anuj but shorter than Mohit.

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Directions : Read the following information carefully and answer the questions that follow :

Gopal is shorter than Ashok but taller than Kunal.
Navin is shorter than Kunal.
Jayesh is taller than Navin.
Ashok is taller than Jayesh.

Question

Who among them is the tallest ?

Gopal

Ashok

Kunal

Navin

In terms of height, we have :

Kunal < Gopal < Ashok
Navin < Kunal
Navin < Jayesh
Jayesh < Ashok

Therefore

Navin < Kunal < Gopal < Jayesh < Ashok.

Clearly, Ashok is the tallest.

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Directions : Read the following information carefully and answer the questions that follow :

Gopal is shorter than Ashok but taller than Kunal.
Navin is shorter than Kunal.
Jayesh is taller than Navin.
Ashok is taller than Jayesh.

Question

Which of the following information is not necessary to know the tallest one ?

Gopal is shorter than Ashok but taller than Kunal.

Navin is shorter than Kunal.

Jayesh is taller than Navin.

Ashok is taller than Jayesh.

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Directions : Study the following information and answer the questions

A blacksmith has five iron articles A, B, C, D and E, each having a different weight.
A weighs twice as much as B.
B weighs four and a half times as much as C.
C weighs half as much as D.
D weighs half as much as E.
E weighs less than A but more than C.

Question

Which of the following is the lightest in weight ?

Let C's weight be x.

Then,

D's weight is 2x.
E's weight is 4x.
B's weight 4.5x
A's weight is 9x.

So, the order of weights can be

A > B > E > D > C

C is the lightest in weight.

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Directions : Study the following information and answer the questions

A blacksmith has five iron articles A, B, C, D and E, each having a different weight.
A weighs twice as much as B.
B weighs four and a half times as much as C.
C weighs half as much as D.
D weighs half as much as E.
E weighs less than A but more than C.

Question

E is lighter in weight than which of the other two articles ?

A, B

B, C

C, D

D, A

A > B > E > D > C

E is lighter in weight than A and B.

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Directions : Study the following information and answer the questions

A blacksmith has five iron articles A, B, C, D and E, each having a different weight.
A weighs twice as much as B.
B weighs four and a half times as much as C.
C weighs half as much as D.
D weighs half as much as E.
E weighs less than A but more than C.

Question

E is heavier than which of the following two articles ?

A, B

B, C

C, D

D, A

A > B > E > D > C

E is heavier than D and C.

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Directions : Study the following information and answer the questions

A blacksmith has five iron articles A, B, C, D and E, each having a different weight.
A weighs twice as much as B.
B weighs four and a half times as much as C.
C weighs half as much as D.
D weighs half as much as E.
E weighs less than A but more than C.

Question

Which of the following articles is the heaviest in weight ?

A > B > E > D > C

Clearly, A is the heaviest in weight.

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Directions : Study the following information and answer the questions

A blacksmith has five iron articles A, B, C, D and E, each having a different weight.
A weighs twice as much as B.
B weighs four and a half times as much as C.
C weighs half as much as D.
D weighs half as much as E.
E weighs less than A but more than C.

Question

Which of the following represents the descending order of weights of the articles ?

A, B, E, D, C

B, D, E, A, C

E, C, D, A, B

C, A, D, B, E

A > B > E > D > C

Clearly, the descending order of weights is

A, B, E, D, C.

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Directions : Study the information given below and answer the questions that follow :

There are eight friends — A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H.
B is taller than A but shorter than C
C is taller than B but shorter than D
E is taller than D but shorter than F
G is taller than F but shorter than H

Question

Who among them is the tallest ?

The correct sequence is

A < B < C < D < E < F < G < H

Therefore

H is the tallest

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Directions : Study the information given below and answer the questions that follow :

There are eight friends — A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H.
B is taller than A but shorter than C
C is taller than B but shorter than D
E is taller than D but shorter than F
G is taller than F but shorter than H

Question

Who among them is the shortest ?

The correct sequence is

A < B < C < D < E < F < G < H

Therefore

A is the shortest

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Directions : Study the information given below and answer the questions that follow :

There are eight friends — A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H.
B is taller than A but shorter than C
C is taller than B but shorter than D
E is taller than D but shorter than F
G is taller than F but shorter than H

Question

Who is taller than G ?

The correct sequence is

A < B < C < D < E < F < G < H

Therefore

H is taller than G

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Directions : Study the information given below and answer the questions that follow :

There are eight friends — A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H.
B is taller than A but shorter than C
C is taller than B but shorter than D
E is taller than D but shorter than F
G is taller than F but shorter than H

Question

Who is shorter than B ?

The correct sequence is

A < B < C < D < E < F < G < H

Therefore

A is shorter than B

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Directions : Study the information given below and answer the questions that follow :

There are eight friends — A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H.
B is taller than A but shorter than C
C is taller than B but shorter than D
E is taller than D but shorter than F
G is taller than F but shorter than H

Question

Who is not taller than E ?

The correct sequence is

A < B < C < D < E < F < G < H

Therefore

D is not taller than E

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Directions : Study the information given below and answer the questions that follow :

There are eight friends — A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H.
B is taller than A but shorter than C
C is taller than B but shorter than D
E is taller than D but shorter than F
G is taller than F but shorter than H

Question

Who is not shorter than D ?

The correct sequence is

A < B < C < D < E < F < G < H

Therefore

E is not shorter than D

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Directions : Study the information given below and answer the questions that follow :

There are eight friends — A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H.
B is taller than A but shorter than C
C is taller than B but shorter than D
E is taller than D but shorter than F
G is taller than F but shorter than H

Question

Who is taller than E but shorter than G ?

The correct sequence is

A < B < C < D < E < F < G < H

Therefore

F is taller than E but shorter than G

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Directions : Study the information given below and answer the questions that follow :

There are eight friends — A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H.
B is taller than A but shorter than C
C is taller than B but shorter than D
E is taller than D but shorter than F
G is taller than F but shorter than H

Question

Who is shorter than D but taller than B ?

The correct sequence is

A < B < C < D < E < F < G < H

Therefore

C is shorter than D but taller than B