Correct Option (C)
The given statements establish the following height relationships:
- A is taller than B (A > B)
- C is taller than A (C > A)
- D is taller than C (D > C)
- E is the tallest of all.
Combining these inequalities sequentially:
- From (1) and (2): C > A > B
- Incorporating (3): D > C > A > B
- Incorporating (4), as E is the tallest: E > D > C > A > B
Thus, the complete order of individuals from tallest to shortest is E, D, C, A, B. With five individuals arranged in order of height, the person in the mid-position is the third individual. In this derived sequence, C occupies the third position, making it the mid-position.
Incorrect Options:
- A: A is the fourth tallest in the sequence (E > D > C > A > B), not the third, and therefore does not occupy the mid-position.
- B: B is the shortest, occupying the fifth position in the sequence (E > D > C > A > B), and thus is not in the mid-position.
- D: D is the second tallest in the sequence (E > D > C > A > B), not the third, and therefore does not occupy the mid-position.