Question

Five students Atul, Bala, Chetan, Dev and Ernesto participated in a quiz contest. They were ranked based on scores. Dev ranked higher than Ernesto; Bala ranked higher than Chetan; Chetan’s rank was lower than median. Who got the highest rank?
A: Atul was the last rank holder.
B: Bala was not among the top two rank holders.

• A. if the question can be answered using A alone but not by using B alone.
• B. if the question can be answered using B alone but not by using A alone.
• C. if the question can be answered using either of the statements alone.
• D. if the question can be answered using both the statements together but not by either of the statements alone.
• E. if the question cannot be answered on the basis of the two statements.

Hint:

In ranking puzzles, individual statements often leave multiple possibilities; combining eliminates ambiguity.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

From given: Dev>Ernesto, Bala>Chetan, Chetan below median → Chetan in 4th or 5th.
A alone: Atul last → rank 5. Still multiple possibilities for rank 1 remain.
B alone: Bala not in top 2 → rank ≥3; still multiple possibilities for rank 1 remain.
Together: Combine constraints to deduce possible order and identify Dev as highest rank.