Question 28

There are five cousins namely Ashish, Manish, Kailash, Daksh, and Lalit of different ages. All these cousins are arranged in the descending order of their ages. Ashish, brother of Kailash, is the second youngest and is 19 years old. Daksh, brother of Lalit, is between Kailash and Manish. Kailash is 42 years old and Ashish is 20 years younger than Daksh. Who among the following is the youngest?

Solution

Ashish, brother of Kailash, is the second youngest and is 19 years old.

>>>Ashish(19)>

Daksh, brother of Lalit, is between Kailash and Manish.

Case(i) Kailash>Daksh>Manish>Ashish(19)>

Case(ii) Manish>Daksh>Kailash>Ashish(19)>

Kailash is 42 years old and Ashish is 20 years younger than Daksh.

In Case(ii), Kailash is not possible as per the given information. So this case is eliminated.

Now only Lalit is remaining which will be placed in the blank space. 

Kailash(42)>Daksh(39)>Manish>Ashish(19)>Lalit

According to the above arrangement, Lalit is the youngest.


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