GATE 2026 XH5 (Psychology) – Question 11
Aman, Beena, Chiranjeevi and Dhiman are four siblings. Each of them is an expert in one of the performing arts, namely, dance, theatre, guitar and percussion, not necessarily in that order.
The dancer is taller than the theatre expert. Aman is taller than Chiranjeevi. The percussionist is taller than Beena but shorter than Aman. Beena is shorter than the dancer. The guitarist is not the tallest. Dhiman is shorter than both, guitarist and Chiranjeevi.
What is the expertise of Aman?
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Correct answer: (A) Dance
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Beena is shorter than the percussionist and shorter than the dancer, so Beena is neither of them. Aman is taller than the percussionist, so Aman is not the percussionist, which leaves Chiranjeevi or Dhiman as the percussionist. Dhiman is shorter than Chiranjeevi, who is shorter than Aman. In both cases Aman turns out to be the tallest of the four. The guitarist is not the tallest, so Aman is not the guitarist. Aman cannot be the theatre expert either, because the dancer is taller than the theatre expert and nobody is taller than Aman. So Aman is the dancer.