If
X is richer than Y
Z is richer than X
P is richer than Z
Q is the richest of all
who among the following will have the central position if they are made to sit in the above degree of richness?
X
Y
Z
P
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This question was previously asked in
UPSC CAPF – 2012
1. X is richer than Y (Y < X) 2. Z is richer than X (X < Z) Combining statements 1 and 2: Y < X < Z. 3. P is richer than Z (Z < P) Combining with the previous order: Y < X < Z < P. 4. Q is the richest of all. This means Q is richer than P, and therefore richer than everyone else. Adding Q to the order: Y < X < Z < P < Q. There are 5 individuals in the order of increasing richness: Y, X, Z, P, Q. In a list of 5 items, the central position is the 3rd position. In the order Y < X < Z < P < Q, the person in the 3rd position is Z.