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?

Statement1 : City Q is 18 km from city R.

Statement2 : City P is 43 km from city R.

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the Question and the Statements?

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  1. Statement–1 alone is sufficient to answer the Question
  2. Statement2 alone is sufficient to answer the Question
  3. Both Statement1 and Statement-2 are sufficient to answer the Question
  4. Both Statement1 and Statement2 are not sufficient to answer the Question

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Option 4 : Both Statement1 and Statement2 are not sufficient to answer the Question
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The correct answer is Option 4.

Key Points

  • Statement–1 : City Q is 18 km from city R.

  • Statement–2 : City P is 43 km from city R.

  • Here, direction of P with respect to Q or R is not given, So we are not able to find the distance between Q and P .

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So, data is missing.

Hence, the correct answer is option(4) i.e., Both Statement1 and Statement2 are not sufficient to answer the question.

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