Question

In an archery match, Suresh’s team got more scores than Mahesh’s team but not as many as Yogesh’s team. Yogesh’s team got more scores than Mukesh’s team. Mukesh’s team got less score than Mahesh’s team.
Which team is in second place in the descending order of scores?

• A. Yogesh’s team
• B. Mukesh’s team
• C. Suresh’s team
• D. Mahesh’s team

Hint:

In ranking problems, convert sentences into inequalities and chain them together logically. This quickly reveals the exact order without guessing.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Step 1: Translate the statements into inequalities.
1. Suresh \(>\) Mahesh but Suresh \(<\) Yogesh. 
This gives: \( \text{Yogesh} > \text{Suresh} > \text{Mahesh} \). 
2. \( \text{Yogesh} > \text{Mukesh} \). 
3. \( \text{Mukesh} < \text{Mahesh} \). 

Step 2: Arrange all teams in order. 
From \( \text{Mahesh} > \text{Mukesh} \) and Step 1, we combine: 
\( \text{Yogesh} > \text{Suresh} > \text{Mahesh} > \text{Mukesh} \). 

Step 3: Identify the second place. 
In descending order: 
1st — Yogesh’s team 
2nd — Suresh’s team 
3rd — Mahesh’s team 
4th — Mukesh’s team. 
 

\[ \boxed{\text{Second place: Suresh’s team}} \]