- Neeraj is ranked second or fifth
- Varun is ranked first or fourth
- Mohan is ranked third or fourth
- Bharat is ranked second or third
Option 3 : Mohan is ranked third or fourth
Seven candidates: Neeraj, Kalash, Bharat, Saurav, Tarun, Mohan and Varun.
1) If Saurav is ranked sixth and Kalash is ranked fifth.
(It means sixth and fifth place are reserved)
Ranked | Name of Candidates |
1 | |
2 | |
3 | |
4 | |
5 | Kalash |
6 | Saurav |
7 |
2) Each time either Bharat scores the highest and Tarun gets the least, or alternatively Saurav scores the highest and Mohan or Kalash scores the least.
(From this statement only Bharat placed on first place and Tarun placed in seventh place, because Saurav and Kalash position are already fixed)
Ranked | Name of Candidates |
1 | Bharat |
2 | |
3 | |
4 | |
5 | Kalash |
6 | Saurav |
7 | Tarun |
3) Varun always scores more than Neeraj.
(It means if we placed Varun at Second place then Neeraj will be placed either third or fourth place)
Ranked | Name of Candidates |
1 | Bharat |
2 | Varun |
3 | |
4 | |
5 | Kalash |
6 | Saurav |
7 | Tarun |
4) There are two place are left for Mohan and Neeraj anybody can sit on third and fourth place)
Ranked | Name of Candidates |
1 | Bharat |
2 | Varun |
3 | Neeraj/Mohan |
4 | Neeraj/Mohan |
5 | Kalash |
6 | Saurav |
7 | Tarun |
From uper sitting arrangment Mohan is ranked either third or fourth place.
Hence, the correct answer is "Option 3".