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:

Focus on what "youngest captain in history" tells you about the current captain's age compared to Anish.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Step 1: Understand the question:
We are given a short passage about Anish and his team's captaincy, and we need to pick the one statement that must be true based only on this passage.
We should not add any outside assumption, we can only use what the passage directly says or clearly implies.

Step 2: Note the key facts from the passage:
Anish did not score a hundred runs, he got out without scoring any runs at all.
The sentence uses "would have been made the captain", which is a conditional that did not happen, so Anish is not the captain now, and he would have become the "youngest captain in his team's history" if he had scored a hundred.

Step 3: Check option (A):
The passage clearly says Anish "got out without scoring any runs", so he did not score a hundred runs, which makes option (A) false.

Step 4: Check option (B):
The phrase "would have been made the captain" shows that becoming captain was only a hypothetical outcome, not something that already happened before today, so option (B) is false.

Step 5: Check option (C):
If Anish had scored a hundred and become captain, he would have been the "youngest captain in his team's history", meaning younger than every past and present captain.
Since he did not score a hundred, the team keeps its current captain, and that current captain is one of the people Anish would have been younger than, so the current captain must be older than Anish.

Step 6: Check option (D):
The passage compares Anish only to captains, calling him the possible "youngest captain", not the youngest player on the whole team, so there could easily be a younger player who is not a captain, meaning option (D) does not have to be true.

Final Answer:
Only the statement about the current captain being older than Anish is fully supported by the passage. \[ \boxed{\text{The current captain is older than Anish.}} \]