Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.
(i) P, Q, R, S, T, V, W and Z are eight students in a class. Three of them play cricket and badminton each and two of them play hockey. Each one of them has a different height.
(ii) The tallest does not play hockey and the shortest does not play cricket.
(iii) V is taller than P and S but shorter than Z and Q. T, who does not play cricket, is taller than Q and is second to the tallest. W is shorter than S but taller than P.
(iv) Z, who is the fourth from the top, plays badminton with S.
(v) W does not play either cricket or hockey. Q does not play hockey.
Which of the following groups of students plays cricket?

Options

A. RPT
B. RQV
C. RPQ
D. PQR or QRV

Answer

B

Explanation

According to the given information:
From III, we get
`V gt P & S, V lt Z & Q,`
`T gt Q, W lt S, W gt P`.
So, Arrangement according to descending order of the heights of the students:
`R gt T gt Q gt Z gt V gt S gt W gt P`.

By analysing the above table, it is clear that Cricket `overset("played by")rarr` R Q, & V.