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5 men A, B, C, D and E read a newspaper. The one who reads first gives it to C, the one who reads last had taken it from A. E was not the first or last to read. There were two readers between B and A. Find the person who read the newspaper last.

Correct Answer: D

Explanation:

According to question,
C is 2nd person who read the news paper. Keep him at 2nd position.
E was not the first or last to read. It means E will seat at 3rd or 4th position.
There were two readers between B and A. Then definitely C and E will seat between B and A. So E will be at 3rd position since B is already at 2nd position.
The one who reads last had taken it from A. Then A will be at 4th position.
Finally D will be at 5th position who will read the news in last.

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