GATE 2026 Chemical Engineering, Q9 · General Aptitude
The correct answer is C, H3.
Question
Four hills H1, H2, H3, and H4 are present in an area. (i) Neither H2 nor H3 is the easternmost hill. (ii) Neither H2 nor H3 is the westernmost hill. (iii) Neither the easternmost hill nor the westernmost hill is the southernmost hill. (iv) Two hills are located to the west of H2. (v) The southernmost hill has at least two hills to its east. The southernmost hill is ________.
Official answer: H3
Why
GATE 2026 official key: (C). Working through conditions (i)-(v) together pins down H3 as the only hill consistent with all constraints as the southernmost.
Explanation cross-checked for consistency. Final answer matches the official IIT answer key.