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Q53ModerateData Sufficiency

A question is followed by two statements numbered (I) and (II). Decide whether the information in the statements is sufficient to answer the question. Read both statements and choose the correct answer.
Question: Each of 5 buildings — L, A, K, E and D — has a different height. Which building is the shortest?
Statements:
(I) E is taller than D.
(II) A is taller than E. L is shorter than only one building.

Answer & step-by-step solution
Correct answer: C. The information in statements I and II together is not sufficient to answer the question.
Quick explanation

C — Not sufficient even together. From I and II: A > E > D and L is second tallest, but the position of K relative to D is unknown, so the shortest cannot be fixed.

Detailed solution (in the paper’s original language)

ખ્યાલ અને સમજૂતી

I: E>D. II: A>E અને L માત્ર એક building કરતાં shorter છે. બંને સાથે કેટલાક relative orders મળે છે, પણ K અને Dમાંથી કોણ સૌથી ટૂંકું છે તે નક્કી થતું નથી. તેથી બંને statements મળીને પણ insufficient છે.

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Data Sufficiencyમાં answer શોધવો નહીં; unique answer મળવો જરૂરી છે.

બીજા વિકલ્પો કેમ નહીં?

બાકીના વિકલ્પો આપેલા logic/patternને સંપૂર્ણ રીતે અનુસરતા નથી.

સામાન્ય ભૂલ

Partial order જોઈને shortest building assume ન કરવી.

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Data Sufficiencyમાં answer શોધવો નહીં; unique answer મળવો જરૂરી છે.

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