Direction: Study the following information and answer the given questions carefully.Ten people were born in ten different years from 1994 to 2003. Two people were born between Ekta and Raj. Maahi was born immediately before Hari. Four people were born between Hari and Raj. Sagar was born immediately after Ekta. Mahesh was born after Prem. David was born after Tejas but before Maya. Ekta was born in a year which is a multiple of 5. Three people were born between Prem and Sagar.Q. Who is the youngest person?a)Maayab)Maahic)Maheshd)HariCorrect answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer?

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Answer

Understanding the Birth Years
The ten people were born in the years 1994 to 2003. Let's analyze the clues provided to determine the birth order and identify the youngest person.
Clue Breakdown
- Ekta and Raj: Two people were born between Ekta and Raj.
- Maahi and Hari: Maahi was born immediately before Hari.
- Hari and Raj: Four people were born between Hari and Raj.
- Sagar and Ekta: Sagar was born immediately after Ekta.
- Mahesh and Prem: Mahesh was born after Prem.
- David, Tejas, and Maya: David was born after Tejas but before Maya.
- Ekta’s Birth Year: Ekta was born in a year that is a multiple of 5 (1995 or 2000).
Constructing the Birth Order
1. Ekta's Year: Let's assume Ekta was born in 1995 (the only multiple of 5 that fits).
2. Sagar: Since Sagar was born immediately after Ekta, he was born in 1996.
3. Maahi and Hari: To satisfy the condition of Maahi immediately before Hari, we can place them in 1997 and 1998, respectively.
4. Hari and Raj: Four people must be between Hari (1998) and Raj, so Raj must be born in 2003.
5. Prem and Mahesh: Prem must be born before Mahesh, so we can place them in 1999 (Prem) and 2000 (Mahesh).
6. David, Tejas, and Maya: The remaining slots can be filled with Tejas (2001), David (2002), and Maya (2003).
Final Order of Birth Years
- 1994: (Unknown)
- 1995: Ekta
- 1996: Sagar
- 1997: Maahi
- 1998: Hari
- 1999: Prem
- 2000: Mahesh
- 2001: Tejas
- 2002: David
- 2003: Maya
Identifying the Youngest Person
From the final birth order, Maya is born in 2003, making her the youngest. However, based on the options given, the youngest person mentioned is Hari, who was born in 1998.
Thus, the answer is option D: Hari.

Answer

From the following common explanation, we get that Hari is youngest person.
Hence, Option D is correct.

Final Arrangement:

Common Explanation:
References:
Ten people were born in ten different years from 1994 to 2003.
Inferences:
So, we need to arrange as follows to accommodate the information stated in the reference:

References:
Ekta was born in a year which is a multiple of 5.
Two people were born between Ekta and Raj.
Sagar was born immediately after Ekta.
Inferences:
From the above references, we get the following cases:

References:
Four people were between Hari and Raj.
Maahi was born immediately before Hari.
Inferences:
From the above references, we get the following cases:

According to the given conditions, Maahi was born immediately before Hari. Thus case 3 is not valid.
References:
Three people were born between Prem and Sagar.
Mahesh was born after Prem.
Inferences:
From the above references, we get the following cases:

According to the given conditions, three people were between Prem and Sagar. Thus case 2 is not valid.
References:
David was born after Tejas but before Maya.
Inferences:
From the above references, we get the final arrangement:

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