Barun is taller than Sanjay. Bipul is taller than Barun. Krishna is also not as tall as Bipul but is taller than Barun. Who is the tallest?

Appeared in: NHM UP Staff Nurse-2021 Shift-1st

Explanation

The statements establish a clear height hierarchy.
Statement 2 says 'Bipul is taller than Barun'.
Statement 3 says Krishna is 'not as tall as Bipul', meaning Bipul is also taller than Krishna.
Since Bipul is taller than both Barun and Krishna, who are in turn taller than Sanjay, Bipul is the tallest of the group.

Option A: Barun is explicitly stated to be shorter than Bipul and Krishna.
Option C: The third statement explicitly says that Krishna is 'not as tall as Bipul', meaning Bipul is taller.
Option D: Sanjay is shorter than Barun, who is shorter than two others, making Sanjay the shortest.

Clinical Relevance

Nursing practice connection: This is primarily an exam-oriented knowledge point with limited direct bedside application, so retain Logical Reasoning: Ordering and Ranking as background academic context rather than a clinical decision trigger.
This question tests logical deduction and the ability to synthesize multiple pieces of information to arrive at a conclusion.
While not a clinical question, this reasoning skill is crucial for nurses in prioritizing patient care, interpreting complex patient histories, and making sound clinical judgments based on various data points.
What if? - If the third statement was 'Krishna is taller than Bipul', then Krishna would be the tallest, as the order would become Krishna > Bipul > Barun > Sanjay.

How to Approach the Question

First, read all the statements carefully to understand the relationships between the individuals.
Use symbols like '>' (greater than/taller than) and '<' (less than/shorter than) to represent the relationships from each statement.
Combine the individual relationships into a single, continuous chain or hierarchy.
Arrange the names in order from tallest to shortest based on the combined hierarchy.
Finally, identify the person at the top of the hierarchy to answer the question 'Who is the tallest?'.

Concept Tested & Keywords

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