Directions: Read the following information carefully and answer the question given below.

Six individuals—P, Q, R, S, T, and U—are of different heights. P is the second tallest person among them. Exactly two people are shorter than P but taller than R. Q is immediately taller than S. T is taller than Q. The height of the second tallest person is 180 cm.

Who among the following is the fourth tallest person?

Correct Answer: S

Step-by-Step Explanation:

We are given six individuals: P, Q, R, S, T, and U, arranged in order of their heights from tallest (1st) to shortest (6th).

Let us analyze the given information step-by-step to find their exact order:

1. Position of P:
P is the second tallest person among them.
Order: _ > P > _ > _ > _ > _

2. Position of R:
Exactly two people are shorter than P but taller than R.
Since P is at the 2nd position, the positions shorter than P are 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th. For exactly two people to be between P and R, R must be at the 5th position (with positions 3 and 4 being the two people between P and R).
Order: _ > P > _ > _ > R > _

3. Positions of Q and S:
Q is immediately taller than S, which means Q and S occupy consecutive positions (Q > S).
The only available consecutive slots left are positions 3 and 4.
Therefore, Q is at the 3rd position and S is at the 4th position.
Order: _ > P > Q > S > R > _

4. Positions of T and U:
We are left with positions 1 and 6 for T and U.
Since T is taller than Q (who is at position 3), T must be placed at position 1.
The remaining person, U, must be placed at position 6.

Final Arrangement (from tallest to shortest):
1st (Tallest): T
2nd: P (180 cm)
3rd: Q
4th: S
5th: R
6th (Shortest): U

From the above arrangement, the fourth tallest person is S.