A question and two statements are given below. You have to decide which…
2022
A question and two statements are given below. You have to decide which statement is sufficient to answer the given question. What is the code for ‘No’? Statements: (I) “Pa Sic Lo Ne” means “But No And None” and “Pa Lo Le Ne” means “If None And But”. (II) “Le Se Ne Sic” means “If No None Will” and “Le Pi Se Be” means “Not None If All”.
- A.
Only I is sufficient
- B.
Only II is sufficient
- C.
Both I and II are sufficient together
- D.
Neither I nor II are sufficient
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Correct answer: A
Answer: Only the first statement is sufficient. The code for "No" is "Sic".
Explanation:
From the first statement: "Pa Sic Lo Ne" = "But No And None" and "Pa Lo Le Ne" = "If None And But".
The coded words common to both phrases are Pa, Lo and Ne, which must correspond to the common English words But, And and None (in some order). The coded word that appears only in the first coded phrase is Sic, and the English word that appears only in the first English phrase is No. Therefore Sic = No.
Thus the first statement alone uniquely identifies the code for "No".
By contrast, the second statement gives two coded words (Ne and Sic) that correspond to the two English words "No" and "Will", but it does not indicate which coded word maps to which English word, so it is ambiguous by itself.
Final mapping: "No" → Sic.