A plane was returning from the Olympic Games with five athletes who placed first through fifth in an event. They made the following statements:
A: “I was not the last” B: “C was the third” C: “A was behind E”
D: “E was second” E: “D was not the first.”
On account of modesty or for some other reason, the gold and silver medalists lied. The three worst athletes told the truth. What order did they all place in?
(a) A,B,C,D,E (b) D,B,A,E,C (c) C,D,E,A,B (d) B,D,E,A,C

• option D.
  go by option wise it will be easy.
• 10 years agoHelpfull: Yes(10) No(6)
• in all options E is nowhere 2nd... so D is lying.D is among top 2 athletes
  in all options E is among last 3..so E is truthful. hence D is not First.
  So options a and b are dicarded.
  in option c and d, A is behind E, so C is truthful and hence among last 3.
  Therefore correct option is (d)
• 9 years agoHelpfull: Yes(5) No(0)
• C was third
  and C is one of those three worst players those who told the truth.
  So, (a) will be the answer.
• 9 years agoHelpfull: Yes(2) No(1)
• A,B,C,D,E is option
• 4 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)