REACTION TRACKER
Fromthe second statement we have:
From Statement (iii) we have: B just above C in D.I.
& B somewhere below D in Quants. At this point our figure remains the same as we cannot put this information into the figure.
This leads us to the following table:
InQuants InDataInterpretation
The answers are:
1. B(b)
2. D or E (c)
3. Data inadequate (d)
4. All are necessary (d)
Example 2 Solve the following questions based on the information provided:
i. A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are eight friends. Three of them play cricket and table tennis each and two of them play football. Each one of them has different height.
ii. The tallest does not play football and the shortest does not play cricket.
iii. F is taller than A and D but shorter than H and B.
iv. E who does not play cricket, is taller than B and is second to the tallest.
V. G is shorter than D but taller than A.
vi. H, who is fourth from the top, plays table tennis with D.
vii. G does not play either cricket or football. B does not play football.
1. Whoisthetallest?
(a) B (b) H
(c) C (d) Data inadequate
2. Who is the shortest?
(a) G (b) D
(c) A (d) Data inadequate
3. Which of the following pairs of friends plays football?
(a) EA (b) EH
(c) HF (d) Data inadequate
4. What is F’s position from the top when they are arranged in descending order of their height?
(a) Fifth (b) Fourth
(c) Sixth (d) None of these