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GATE CSE 2026 Set 1 · Q9

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In the 2020 summer Olympics' Javelin throw finals, Neeraj Chopra exhibited a spectacular performance to win the gold medal. The silver medal was won by Jakub Vadlejch and the bronze medal was won by Vitezlav Vesely. There were six rounds of throws with each athlete having one throw per round. The best of all the throws of each athlete is considered for the medal. Following were the observations about the throws: i. The first and second rounds were dominated by Neeraj Chopra with a gold medal performance in his second throw, while the other two athletes did not have any medal winning throws in these rounds. ii. The throws in the last round by both Jakub Vadlejch and Vitezlav Vesely were fouls and were not considered for scoring. iii. After four rounds, Vitezlav Vesely was in the second position and could not improve upon his best throw in the succeeding rounds. iv. In the fourth round, the throw by Jakub Vadlejch was the best in that round. In which round did Vitezlav Vesely have his best throw?

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Official answer: A) Third

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Let us deduce the round in which Vitezlav Vesely achieved his best throw using the given conditions:

  1. From statement (i): The other two athletes (Jakub Vadlejch and Vitezlav Vesely) did not have their medal-winning (personal best) throws in rounds 1 and 2. Therefore, Vitezlav's best throw was not in Round 1 or Round 2.

  2. From statement (ii): The throws in the sixth (last) round by Jakub and Vitezlav were fouls. Therefore, Vitezlav's best throw was not in Round 6.

  3. From statement (iii): After four rounds, Vitezlav was in the second position and could not improve upon his best throw in the succeeding rounds (rounds 5 and 6). This means Vitezlav's overall best throw occurred within the first four rounds (i.e., Round 3 or Round 4).

  4. From statement (iv): In round 4, Jakub Vadlejch's throw was the best throw of that round (Jakub4>Vitezlav4\text{Jakub}_4 > \text{Vitezlav}_4). If Vitezlav's best overall throw had been in round 4, then Jakub's round 4 throw would have exceeded Vitezlav's best throw up to round 4, which would put Jakub ahead of Vitezlav after round 4. This contradicts statement (iii) which states that Vitezlav was in second position (ahead of Jakub) after four rounds.

Thus, Vitezlav could not have achieved his best throw in Round 4 either.

Hence, Vitezlav Vesely must have made his best throw in the Third round (A).

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In the 2020 summer Olympics' Javelin throw finals, Neeraj Chopra exhibited a spectacular performance to win the gold medal. The silver medal was won by Jakub Vadlejch and the bronze medal was won by Vitezlav Vesely. There were six rounds of throws with each athlete having one throw per round. The best of all the throws of each athlete is considered for the medal. Following were the observations about the throws: i. The first and second rounds were dominated by Neeraj Chopra with a gold medal performance in his second throw, while the other two athletes did not have any medal winning throws in these rounds. ii. The throws in the last round by both Jakub Vadlejch and Vitezlav Vesely were fouls and were not considered for scoring. iii. After four rounds, Vitezlav Vesely was in the second position and could not improve upon his best throw in the succeeding rounds. iv. In the fourth round, the throw by Jakub Vadlejch was the best in that round. In which round did Vitezlav Vesely have his best throw?

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