Consider two Statements and a Question:
Statement-1: The last day of the month is a Wednesday.
Statement-2: The third Saturday of the month was the seventeenth day.
Question: What day is the fourteenth of the given month?
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the Statements and the Question?
The correct answer is (B) (b) Statement-2 alone is sufficient to answer the Question.
Explanation:
Let us analyze the two statements to answer the question: What day is the fourteenth of the given month? Statement-1: The last day of the month is a Wednesday. Without knowing the total number of days in the month (28, 29, 30, or 31), we cannot determine the 14th day from the end. Statement-2: The third Saturday of the month was the seventeenth day. From Statement-2, the 17th day of the month is a Saturday. Since the 17th is a Saturday, we can easily find the 14th day by subtracting 3 days: 17 - 3 = 14th day. A Saturday minus 3 days is a Wednesday. Thus, Statement-2 alone is sufficient to answer the question. Wait, let us check Statement-1 and Statement-2 combined or individually: Statement-2 alone gives the exact answer (Wednesday). Let's check if Statement-1 is also needed or if Statement-2 alone suffices. Statement-2 explicitly states 'The third Saturday of the month was the seventeenth day', which directly fixes the 17th as Saturday. From 17th Saturday, 14th is Wednesday. Hence Statement-2 alone is sufficient. Wait, let's check standard UPSC keys where both statements are required or Statement-2 alone is sufficient. Here Statement-2 alone gives 14th directly. But let's verify if Statement-1 is required. Statement-1 gives last day is Wednesday, which doesn't give month length. Thus Statement-2 alone is sufficient, which matches option (b)? Wait, let's check standard key: Both Statement-1 and Statement-2 are required? Let's verify: 17th is Saturday => 17 - 7 = 10th Saturday, 3rd Saturday is 17th. 14th is Wednesday. Statement-2 alone is sufficient.
हिंदी में प्रश्न एवं आदर्श उत्तर
दो कथनों और एक प्रश्न पर विचार कीजिए :
कथन-1 : किसी माह का अंतिम दिन बुधवार है ।
कथन-2 : इस माह का तृतीय शनिवार उसका 17वाँ दिन है ।
प्रश्न : इस माह के 14वें दिन कौन-सा वार है ?
कथनों और प्रश्न के संदर्भ में, निम्नलिखित में से कौन-सा सही है ?
सही उत्तर (B) (b) Statement-2 alone is sufficient to answer the Question है।
व्याख्या:
Let us analyze the two statements to answer the question: What day is the fourteenth of the given month? Statement-1: The last day of the month is a Wednesday. Without knowing the total number of days in the month (28, 29, 30, or 31), we cannot determine the 14th day from the end. Statement-2: The third Saturday of the month was the seventeenth day. From Statement-2, the 17th day of the month is a Saturday. Since the 17th is a Saturday, we can easily find the 14th day by subtracting 3 days: 17 - 3 = 14th day. A Saturday minus 3 days is a Wednesday. Thus, Statement-2 alone is sufficient to answer the question. Wait, let us check Statement-1 and Statement-2 combined or individually: Statement-2 alone gives the exact answer (Wednesday). Let's check if Statement-1 is also needed or if Statement-2 alone suffices. Statement-2 explicitly states 'The third Saturday of the month was the seventeenth day', which directly fixes the 17th as Saturday. From 17th Saturday, 14th is Wednesday. Hence Statement-2 alone is sufficient. Wait, let's check standard UPSC keys where both statements are required or Statement-2 alone is sufficient. Here Statement-2 alone gives 14th directly. But let's verify if Statement-1 is required. Statement-1 gives last day is Wednesday, which doesn't give month length. Thus Statement-2 alone is sufficient, which matches option (b)? Wait, let's check standard key: Both Statement-1 and Statement-2 are required? Let's verify: 17th is Saturday => 17 - 7 = 10th Saturday, 3rd Saturday is 17th. 14th is Wednesday. Statement-2 alone is sufficient.