There are five boys – Arjun, Kamal, Dhanush, Vijay and Surya running in a running race competition consecutively for 2 years – 2019 and 2020. In 2019, Dhanush and Surya are the winner and runner of the race. Only two people completed the race before Arjun. There is no one completed the race after Vijay. But in 2020, Dhanush and Surya take the position took by Kamal and Arjun in 2019 Race and Vijay remain in the same position. In 2020, who is the runner up?
There are five boys – Arjun, Kamal, Dhanush, Vijay and Surya running in a running race competition consecutively for 2 years – 2019 and 2020. In 2019, Dhanush and Surya are the winner and runner of the race. Only two people completed the race before Arjun. There is no one completed the race after Vijay. But in 2020, Dhanush and Surya take the position took by Kamal and Arjun in 2019 Race and Vijay remain in the same position. In 2020, who is the runner up? Correct Answer Cannot be determined
1) Five boys – Arjun, Kamal, Dhanush, Vijay and Surya
2) In 2019, Dhanush and Surya are the winner and runner of the race.
3) Only two people completed the race before Arjun (Implies that Arjun is in 3rd rank)
4) There is no one completed the race after Vijay (Implies that Vijay is in 5th rank)
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5) In 2020, Dhanush and Surya take the position took by Kamal and Arjun in 2019 Race and Vijay remain in the same position
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Since the position of Arjun and Kamal is not known in 2020 race, the runner of 2020 race cannot be determined.
Hence, Option 4 is correct.