GATE 2026 CS (CS1) – Question 9
In the 2020 summer Olympics’ Javelin throw finals, Neeraj Chopra exhibited a spectacular performance to win the gold medal. The silver medal was won by Jakub Vadlejch and the bronze medal was won by Vitezlav Vesely. There were six rounds of throws with each athlete having one throw per round. The best of all the throws of each athlete is considered for the medal. Following were the observations about the throws:
i. The first and second rounds were dominated by Neeraj Chopra with a gold medal performance in his second throw, while the other two athletes did not have any medal winning throws in these rounds.
ii. The throws in the last round by both Jakub Vadlejch and Vitezlav Vesely were fouls and were not considered for scoring.
iii. After four rounds, Vitezlav Vesely was in the second position and could not improve upon his best throw in the succeeding rounds.
iv. In the fourth round, the throw by Jakub Vadlejch was the best in that round.
In which round did Vitezlav Vesely have his best throw?
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Correct answer: (A) Third
Explanation
Let us analyze each round for Vitezlav Vesely:
1. From (i), neither Jakub nor Vesely had their medal-winning best throws in rounds 1 or 2.
2. From (ii), Vesely's throw in round 6 was a foul.
3. From (iii), after four rounds, Vesely could not improve upon his best throw in succeeding rounds (rounds 5 and 6). Hence, Vesely's best throw had to occur in round 3 or round 4.
4. From (iv), in round 4, Jakub had the best throw of that round. Furthermore, since Vesely was in 2nd position after four rounds and Jakub eventually won silver (surpassing Vesely's bronze-winning mark in round 5), Vesely's best throw was already set in Round 3.
Therefore, Vesely had his best throw in the Third round. Option (A) is correct.