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Five men P, Q, R, S and T are reading a newspaper. The one who reads it first, gives it to T. The one who reads it last, had taken it from R. Q is not the first or last one to read it. There were two readers between P and R. Who is the third one to have read the newspaper?

Five men P, Q, R, S and T are reading a newspaper. The one who reads it first, gives it to T. The one who reads it last, had taken it from R. Q is not the first or last one to read it. There were two readers between P and R. Who is the third one to have read the newspaper? Correct Answer Q

According to the given information,

The one who reads it first, gives it to T.

So, T reads second.

The one who reads it last, had taken it from R.

So, R is in the fourth place.

No.

Person

1

 

2

T

3

 

4

R

5

 

 

There were two readers between P and R.

Q is not the first or last one to read it.

No.

Person

1

P

2

T

3

Q

4

R

5

S

 

Q is the third one to have read the newspaper.

Hence, “Q” is the correct answer.

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