Read the following information carefully and answer the question that follows.

Nine students scored different marks in a test. G's score is immediately lower than E's score. Three students scored marks between G and D. I's score is immediately higher than B's score and immediately lower than D's score. Five students scored marks between E and I. H scored a higher score than E. A scored higher than C but lower than G. F scored lower than C but higher than D.

Who among the following scored the third lowest marks?

The correct answer is: H scored lower marks than C — this statement is NOT true (i.e., it is the incorrect/false statement among the options).

Let us carefully derive the complete ranking of all nine students from the given clues.

Step 1 — Identify D, I, B's positions (Clue 3):
"I's score is immediately higher than B's score and immediately lower than D's score."
This gives us a block: D → I → B (consecutive, top to bottom).

Step 2 — Place F and C relative to D (Clue 7):
"F scored lower than C but higher than D."
So: C > F > D. Both C and F sit above D.

Step 3 — Place A and G (Clue 6):
"A scored higher than C but lower than G."
So: G > A > C. Combined with Step 2: G > A > C > F > D.

Step 4 — Verify "three students between G and D" (Clue 2):
From Step 3: Between G and D we have A, C, F — exactly 3 students. ✓

Step 5 — Place E immediately above G (Clue 1):
"G's score is immediately lower than E's score."
So: E → G → A → C → F → D → I → B

Step 6 — Verify "five students between E and I" (Clue 4):
Between E and I: G, A, C, F, D — exactly 5 students. ✓

Step 7 — Place H above E (Clue 5):
"H scored a higher score than E."
So H sits at the very top.

Final Complete Ranking (Highest → Lowest):

1st (Highest): H
2nd: E
3rd: G
4th: A
5th: C
6th: F
7th: D
8th: I
9th (Lowest): B

Now evaluating each statement:

✅ E's score is higher than I's score — E is 2nd, I is 8th → TRUE
✅ More than three students scored marks between B and E — Between B(9th) and E(2nd): G, A, C, F, D, I = 6 students → TRUE
❌ None is true — FALSE (multiple statements above are true)
❌ H scored lower marks than C — H is 1st (highest), C is 5th → H scored MUCH HIGHER than C → FALSE
✅ B scored the lowest marks — B is 9th → TRUE

Therefore, the statement "H scored lower marks than C" is the one that is NOT true. H is the highest-ranked student, while C is only 5th. H scored considerably higher than C, making this statement false.