Pankaj is taller than Vinod, who is shorter than Pramod. Usha is taller then priyanka but shorter than Vinod. Pramod is shorter than Pankaj. Who is the tallest?

Let’s break the statements:

• Pankaj is taller than Vinod
• Vinod is shorter than Pawan

This implies:

Pawan > Pankaj > Vinod

Hence, Pawan is the tallest, and Vinod is the shortest. But if asked who is the tallest among Pankaj and Vinod, the answer is Pankaj.