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:

Focus on what "youngest captain in history" tells you about the current captain's age compared to Anish.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Step 1: Break the passage into a condition and a result.
The passage gives an "if...then" statement: if Anish scores a hundred runs, then he becomes captain, and he becomes the youngest captain in the team's history.
The passage then tells us the condition did not happen, since Anish got out for zero runs.

Step 2: Apply the rule for a false condition.
When the condition of an "if...then" statement is false, the result described does not happen either.
So Anish does not become captain, and he does not become the youngest captain in history, because neither event was triggered.

Step 3: Work out what "would have been the youngest" really means.
Saying Anish "would have become the youngest captain in his team's history" tells us that, had he taken over, his age would have been lower than every captain the team has ever had, including whoever is captain right now.
This is a fact about ages, and it does not depend on whether the hundred runs actually happened.

Step 4: Use this to test each option quickly.
Option (A) needs the condition to be true, but we are told it is false, so (A) fails.
Option (B) needs Anish to already be captain, but the passage treats becoming captain as a new, unfulfilled event, so (B) fails, and option (D) talks about the youngest player, but the passage only compares Anish to captains, so (D) is not guaranteed.
Option (C) follows directly from the age comparison in Step 3, since the real captain must be older than the hypothetical "youngest ever" Anish would have been.

Final Answer:
The age comparison built into the passage shows the current captain is older than Anish. \[ \boxed{\text{The current captain is older than Anish.}} \]