Consider the Question and two Statements given below in respect of three cities P, Q and R in a State:…

Consider the Question and two Statements given below in respect of three cities P, Q and R in a State: Question: How far is city P from city Q? Statement-1: City Q is 18 km from city R. Statement-2: City P is 43 km from city R. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the Question and the Statements?
  1. Statement-1 alone is sufficient to answer the Question
  2. Statement-2 alone is sufficient to answer the Question
  3. Both Statement-1 and Statement-2 are sufficient to answer the Question
  4. Both Statement-1 and Statement-2 are not sufficient to answer the Question

Solution

Statement 1 gives the distance Q-R and Statement 2 gives P-R, but the relative positions/directions of P and Q with respect to R are unknown. The distance P-Q could range anywhere depending on the geometry. Hence even both statements together are not sufficient.

Asked in: CSAT 2022

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