Reasoning : Puzzle and Arrangements for Upcoming Exams – Set 208

There are 7 cricketers named - A B, C, D, E, F and G. They all retired in different years - 2000, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2016, and 2020 but not necessarily in the same order. Also all had different ages when they retired - 33, 36, 39, 40, 44, 46, and 47 but not necessarily in the same order. B retired just after C in 46 years and in an even year. There is a 6 years difference between B's and D's retirement. G retired in the year when B was 35 years old. A who is 1 year older than F retired in the year when F was 32 years old. F retired somewhere after G. At least 1 person retired between G and F. D is 1 year older than F. G is as much older than C as he is than E.

1. What is the age of D when he retired?
   44
   39
   36
   40
   33
   Option A
   There is 6 years difference between B and D so if we see the years given we get the combinations 2003/ 2019 and 2014/2020, both have 6 years difference between them but B retired in an even year so we have two cases here. B retired just after C. In first case, B is 46 in 2014, so he was 35 in 2003, so G can be placed here. In second case, B is 46 in 2020, so he was 35 in 2009, so G can be placed here Now, F retired somewhere after G. At least 1 person retired between G and F. So Case 2 gets cancelled. And in case 1: Now, from A who is 1 year older than F retired in the year when F was 32 years old. Means if A retired in 2000 and F is 32 in 2000, then F is 48 in 2016 when he retired, but 48 age is not given. Next, if A retired in 2009 and F is 32 in 2009, then F is 39 in 2016 when he retired, and 39 is given also. So F is 39 in 2016 and A retired in 2009 – F is 32 here, so A is 33 in 2009. Also, D is 1 year older than F, So D is 40 years old in 2016 and 44 years old in 2020. So now: Last, G is as much older than C as he is than E. This means C and E share same age. And we are left with 36, 40 and 47. Now apply these 3 ages to E and find which case makes sense. If E is 36 in 2000, so C is 36 in 2000, then in 2011, C should be 47. So this makes the case. Final:
   
    



2. A retired in which year?
   2000
   2003
   2009
   2011
   2014
   Option C
   
   
    



3. When C retired, E was how many years old?
   45
   50
   53
   46
   47
   Option E
   C retired in 2011, E in 2000. E was 36 in 2000, so 36+11 = 47 in 2011
   
    



4. What is the age difference between G and D?
   11
   12
   15
   13
   14
   Option D
   G retired in 2003, when he was 40 years old. So in 2020, he is 40 + (2020-2003) = 57 years old. And in 2020, D is 44 years old. So difference = 13 years.
   
    



5. How many players retired between F and the one who retired in 2009?
   1
   2
   3
   0
   4
   Option B
   
   
    

 

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