Question

'If Anish had scored hundred runs in today's match, he would have been made the captain of his team. He would have then become the youngest captain in his team's history. Unfortunately, he got out without scoring any runs. Hence, there won't be any change in the captaincy for now.'
Based on the paragraph above, which one of the following statements is true?

• A. Anish made hundred runs but was denied captaincy.
• B. Anish was the captain of his team before the game today.
• C. The current captain is older than Anish.
• D. Anish is the youngest player in his team.

Hint:

'Would have become the youngest captain in history' means younger than every past captain, including the present one.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Step 1: Separate fact from hypothesis.
The passage has two parts: a hypothetical ("if Anish had scored a hundred...") and the real outcome ("he got out without scoring any runs"). Only the real outcome and the logical consequences of the hypothetical claim can be treated as solid facts.

Step 2: Focus on the key hypothetical claim.
The passage states that scoring a hundred "would have then become the youngest captain in his team's history." This is a conditional claim about what would have been true, not about what did happen, but the comparison it describes (Anish versus every past captain) still tells us something real about Anish's age relative to those captains.

Step 3: Translate "youngest captain in history" into an age comparison.
"Youngest captain in history" means younger than every single person who has held the captaincy before, since "youngest ever" is a superlative covering the whole set of past captains. The most recent captain, the one holding the role right now, is part of that set.

Step 4: Apply this to the answer choices.
Since Anish would have been younger than every past captain if he had taken over, he is in particular younger than the current captain, so the current captain is older than Anish. None of the other three options can be pulled out of the passage this way: Anish did not score a hundred, his prior captaincy status is never mentioned, and "youngest player" is a different, stronger claim than "youngest captain" that the passage never makes.

Final Answer:
The current captain must be older than Anish. \[ \boxed{\text{Option (C)}} \]