Discussion Forum



In this! type of questions, some clues are given regarding the order of occurrence of certain events. The candidate is required to analyse the given information, frame the right sequence and then answer the questions accordingly.

1)

Five men A, B, C, D and E read a newspaper. The one who reads first gives it to C. The one who read last had taken from A. E was not the first or last to read. There were two readers between  B and A.

Who read the newspaper last ?


A) A

B) B

C) C

D) D

E) None of these

Answer:

Option D

Explanation:

C is the second reader. A is the second last reader. E is not the frrst or last to read. So, E is the third reader. There were two readers between B and A. So, the order of reading the newspaper is B, C, E, A,D.

D reads last