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Consider the questions and two statements given below: Question: Is Z brother of X? 1. Statement 1: X is a brother of Y and Y is a brother of Z. 2.…

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Consider the questions and two statements given below:

Question: Is Z brother of X?

  1. Statement 1: X is a brother of Y and Y is a brother of Z.
  2. Statement 2: X, Y and Z are siblings.

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the question and statements?

Official previous-year question

Prelims CSAT (Paper II) · Held on 5 Jun 2022.

Options

  1. AStatement 1 alone is sufficient to answer the question.
  2. BStatement 2 alone is sufficient to answer the question.
  3. CBoth Statement 1 and 2 are sufficient to answer the question.
  4. DBoth Statement 1 and 2 are not sufficient to answer the question.

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