Among five boys, Vasant is taller than Manohar, but not as tall as Raju. Jayant is taller than Datta, but shorter than Manohar. Who is the tallest in their group?

In these type of questions, a few statements are given. Certain facts are broken up and mentioned in these statements.     What is required is to analyse the statements, arrange and sort out the given facts and then answer the questions related to the given statements.     Solved Examples:      1. Icecream is as cold as snow. Ice is not as cold as hail. Flakes are not as cold as ice but colder than icecream. What is the coldest? (a) Hail (b) Icecream (c) Flakes (d) Ice (e) Snow     Ans. (a) The order showing an increase in coldness, is Icecream/Snow, Flakes, Ice, Hail.     2. Read the... Show more

In these type of questions, a few statements are given. Certain facts are broken up and mentioned in these statements.    
What is required is to analyse the statements, arrange and sort out the given facts and then answer the questions related to the given statements.    

Solved Examples:     
1. Icecream is as cold as snow. Ice is not as cold as hail. Flakes are not as cold as ice but colder than icecream. What is the coldest? (a) Hail (b) Icecream (c) Flakes (d) Ice (e) Snow    
Ans. (a)
The order showing an increase in coldness, is Icecream/Snow, Flakes, Ice, Hail.    

2. Read the following statements and answer the questions a and b.    
Five men Heavy, Fat, Thin, Short and Tall are running one behind the other. Of the Heavy and the Tall man one is an Artist and the other is Talkative. Thin man who is a Genius is in the centre. Short man is not Dark and the one who is Fair is ahead of Thin man. The Heavy man, who is not an Artist, is in front of the Fat man. a. Who is Fair? (a) Tall man (b) Fat man (c) Short man (d) Heavy man (e) Thin man    
Ans.(b)
    
What is the Tall Man? (a) Genius (b) Talkative (c) Artist (d) Dark (e) Fair    
Ans. (c)    

The chart of the characteristics of five men is :    
Heavy man is Talkative.    
Fat man is Fair.    
Thin man is Genious.    
Short man is not Dark.    
Tall man is the artist.    

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