Question

'If Anish had scored hundred runs in today's match, he would have been made the captain of his team. He would have then become the youngest captain in his team's history. Unfortunately, he got out without scoring any runs. Hence, there won't be any change in the captaincy for now.'
Based on the paragraph above, which one of the following statements is true?

• A. Anish made hundred runs but was denied captaincy.
• B. Anish was the captain of his team before the game today.
• C. The current captain is older than Anish.
• D. Anish is the youngest player in his team.

Hint:

'Would have become the youngest captain in history' means younger than every past captain, including the present one.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

The paragraph describes a hypothetical (a situation that did not actually happen) and then tells us what really happened. We need to pick the statement that must be true given only this information.

1. Anish made hundred runs but was denied captaincy: The paragraph says Anish "got out without scoring any runs", so he did not make a hundred runs at all. This option directly contradicts the passage, so it is false.
2. Anish was the captain of his team before the game today: The passage never states who the captain was before today. It only says that if Anish had scored a hundred, he "would have been made the captain", which implies he was not already the captain going into the match. This option is not supported.
3. The current captain is older than Anish: The passage says that if Anish had become captain today, he "would have then become the youngest captain in his team's history". For that hypothetical claim to make sense, Anish must be younger than every person who has ever captained the team, including whoever is the team's captain right now. So the current captain has to be older than Anish. This statement follows logically from the passage.
4. Anish is the youngest player in his team: The passage talks about the youngest captain, not the youngest player. Being younger than every past captain does not mean he is younger than every player on the team, since some players may never have been captain. This option overreaches what the passage says.

The only statement that must follow from the given information is that the current captain is older than Anish, since Anish becoming captain would have made him the youngest captain the team has ever had.

Let's summarize:

• The hundred runs and the captaincy change never actually happened, they were only hypothetical.
• "Youngest captain in history" is a strong clue: it means younger than every past captain, including the present one.

So the correct statement is that the current captain is older than Anish, option (C).