Q. 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?
a. Statement-1 alone is sufficient to answer the Question
b. Statement-2 alone is sufficient to answer the Question
c. Both Statement-1 and Statement-2 arc sufficient to answer the Question
d. Both Statement-1 and Statement-2 are not sufficient to answer the Question
Correct Answer: d. Both Statement-1 and Statement-2 are not sufficient to answer the Question
Question from UPSC Prelims 2022 CSAT Paper
Explanation :
How far is city P from city Q?
Correct Answer: d. Both Statement-1 and Statement-2 are not sufficient to answer the Question
This is because we do not know the relationship between the distances of city P from city Q and city R.
The distance between city P and city Q could be anywhere from 25 km (43 km – 18 km) to 61 km (43 km + 18 km), depending on whether cities P, Q and R are in a straight line or not. So we need more information to determine the exact distance between city P and city Q.
