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If arranged in descending order on the basis of Ranks, we get
Vaibhav > Uday > Tarun > Saksham > Sameer > Rajat > Maneesh
The person at the 2nd place from the left is Uday.
Step 1: Rajat is 11th from the top in the class with 2 smartphones.
Step 2: Maneesh is 8th from the top and has 3 smartphones.
Step 3: Vaibhav ranks 4th from the bottom in the class and has 6 smartphones.
Assuming there are total ‘y’ students in the class. The rank of Vaibhav from the top = y - 3 (Since he is 4th from the bottom therefore 3 needs to be subtracted.)
Step 4: Sameer is 13 ranks less than that of Tarun. These two, Sameer and Tarun have 4 & 5 smartphones not necessarily in the same order.
Let the rank of Tarun be ‘z’. So, the rank of Sameer will be = z - 13 and rank from below = y - 25.
Step 5: Tarun is 9 ranks less than that of Vaibhav and 10 ranks ahead of the person who has 15 smartphones.
Vaibhav’s rank = y - 3
i.e., Tarun’s rank = y - 3 - 9 = (y - 12)
Rank of the person from whom Tarun is ahead in rank from top (i.e., Tarun’s rank is more than this person) = (y - 12 - 10) = (y - 22)
Step 6: Uday is 14 ranks ahead of Saksham according to the class’ name list and Karan has 1 smartphone less than what Saksham has and is 12 ranks below to Saksham.
If Saksham ranks = b
Uday ranks = b + 14
Karan ranks = b - 12
Step 7: Neither of Karan nor Uday has 8 smartphones. (This implies, Saksham is the one to have 15 smartphones.) Saksham has an equal number of phones as is the rank of Sameer. (This implies Sameer’s rank is 15 i.e., z - 13 = y - 25 = 15)
z - 13 = y - 25 = 15 (Sameer’s rank)
z = 28 (Tarun’s rank)
y = 40 (Total number of Students in class)
b = y - 22 = 18 (Saksham’s rank)
b - 12 = 6 (Karan’s rank and Karan has 1 smartphone less than that Saksham has i.e., Karan has 14 smartphones)
b + 14 = 32 (Uday’s rank)
We get,
Arranging them in the ascending order of rank, we get:
Arranging them in the ascending order of their smartphones, we get:
(Sameer, Tarun, and Uday’s exact places are not known.)
So, If arranged in descending order on the basis of Ranks, uday come on the 2nd place from the left.
Hence, the correct option is (D).