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Question: What is the code for the word 'sky' in a certain code language? Statement I: In that language, 'blue sky' is written as 'ta re' and 'sky high' is written as 'ta pa'. Statement II: In that language, 'sky is clear' is written as 'ta na sa'. Which statement(s) are sufficient to answer the question?

Competition practiceData Sufficiency
  • AStatement II alone is sufficient but Statement I alone is not
  • BStatement I alone is sufficient but Statement II alone is not
  • CEither statement alone is sufficient
  • DBoth statements together are needed (neither alone is sufficient)

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In Statement I, 'blue sky' = 'ta re' and 'sky high' = 'ta pa' share only the word 'sky' and the common code 'ta', so sky = ta — sufficient. In Statement II, 'sky is clear' = 'ta na sa' gives three codes for three words with no way to isolate 'sky' — not sufficient.
Answer: B) Statement I alone is sufficient but Statement II alone is not

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