Question

Comprehension

Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer the questions followed by it.

Eight persons, A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H buy some stuff on different occasions.

Four persons buy between E and F. A buys on the fifth number. B buys just after D. Neither E nor F buys first or at the last. The number of persons who buy between A and D is equal to the number of persons who buy between A and F. G buys after H but not on the 6th number. C does not buy at the first number.

1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4
5. None

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : 2

Given: 

Eight persons, A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H buy some stuff on different occasions.

1) A buys on the fifth number.

2) Four persons buy between E and F. 

3) Neither E nor F buys first or at the last. 

S.No.	Case 1	Case 2
1
2	E	F
3
4
5	A	A
6
7	F	E
8

4) B buys just after D.

S.No.	Case 1	Case 2
1
2	E	F
3	D	D
4	B	B
5	A	A
6
7	F	E
8

5) The number of persons who buy between A and D is equal to the number of persons who buy between A and F.

Here, case 2 will be cancelled.

S.No.	Person
1
2	E
3	D
4	B
5	A
6
7	F
8

6) G buys after H but not on the 6th number.

7) C does not buy at the first number.

S.No.	Person
1	H
2	E
3	D
4	B
5	A
6	C
7	F
8	G

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So, the above shown arrangement is the final order of persons buying stuff.

S.No.	Person	Reverse Alphabetical order
1	H	H
2	E	G
3	D	F
4	B	E
5	A	D
6	C	C
7	F	B
8	G	A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hence, had they bought their stuff in reverse alphabetical order, 2 of them would have bought at the same rank as they have bought in actual case.