Question 139
Pallavi, Rashmi, Simran, Teesta, Urvashi and Vijaya ran a 16-km marathon.
A) Pallavi beat Rashmi and Vijaya only.
B) Urvashi was beaten by Teesta only.
C) Simran did not come last in the marathon.
D) The bronze medalist completed the marathon in 55 minutes.
E) Rashmi completed the marathon in 63 minutes.
Who won the bronze medal?
Solution
Pallavi beat Rashmi and Vijaya only which means that Pallavi got 4th rank and Rashmi and Vijaya got either 5th or 6th rank.
Urvashi was beaten by Teesta only which means that Teesta got 1st rank and Urvashi got the 2nd rank.
The only person left is Simran and the only rank left is 3rd. It means that Simran got the 3rd rank i.e. the Bronze medal.
