Ram is elder than Shyam and Shyam is younger than Abhijeet. Abhijeet celebrates his 18th birthday today. Abhijeet is younger than Sanjeev. Sanjeev, Ram and Shyam are brothers and Ram is the eldest among them. Which one of the brothers is NOT yet legally an adult?

Ram is elder than Shyam and Shyam is younger than Abhijeet. Abhijeet celebrates his 18th birthday today. Abhijeet is younger than Sanjeev. Sanjeev, Ram and Shyam are brothers and Ram is the eldest among them. Which one of the brothers is NOT yet legally an adult? Correct Answer Shyam

According to the given information:

Ram is elder than Shyam.

Ram > Shyam.

Shyam is younger than Abhijeet implies that Abhijeet is elder than Shyam.

Abhijeet > Shyam.

Abhijeet is younger than Sanjeev implies that Sanjeev is elder than Abhijeet.

Sanjeev > Abhijeet.

Sanjeev, Ram and Shyam are brothers and Ram is the eldest among them.

Ram > Sanjeev > Abhijeet > Shyam.

Now we know Abhijeet celebrates his 18th birthday today and Shyam is younger than Abhijeet.

So, Shyam is not legally an adult.

Hence, ‘Shyam’ is correct answer.

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