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Two Statements S1 and S2 are given below followed by a Question:


S1: n is a prime number,

S2: n leaves a remainder of 1 when divided by 4.

Question: If n is a unique natural number between 10 and 20, then what is n?

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above Statements and the Question?

Options

A

S1 alone is sufficient to answer the Question.

B

S2 alone is sufficient to answer the Question.

C

S1 and S2 together are sufficient to answer the Question, but neither S1 alone nor S2 alone is sufficient to answer the Question.

D

S1 and S2 together are not sufficient to answer the Question.

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Correct Answer :

Option D

S1 and S2 together are not sufficient to answer the Question.

Solution :

Correct Answer: S1 and S2 together are not sufficient to answer the Question.


Let's analyze the given statements step-by-step to determine if we can uniquely identify the natural number n between 10 and 20.


The range given for n is between 10 and 20 (excluding 10 and 20):

n{11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19}


Evaluating Statement 1 (S1): n is a prime number.

The prime numbers between 10 and 20 are:

n{11,13,17,19}

Since there are multiple possible prime numbers (11, 13, 17, and 19), S1 alone is not sufficient to determine a unique value for n.


Evaluating Statement 2 (S2): n leaves a remainder of 1 when divided by 4.

The numbers between 10 and 20 that leave a remainder of 1 when divided by 4 are of the form 4k + 1:

n{13,17}

Since there are two possible values (13 and 17), S2 alone is not sufficient to determine a unique value for n.


Evaluating S1 and S2 together:

Combining both statements, n must be a prime number between 10 and 20 that leaves a remainder of 1 when divided by 4.

The numbers satisfying both S1 and S2 are:

n{13,17}

Both 13 and 17 are prime numbers, and both leave a remainder of 1 when divided by 4 (since 13 = 4 × 3 + 1 and 17 = 4 × 4 + 1).


Since even after using both statements together we get two possible values for n (13 or 17), we still cannot determine a unique value for n.


Thus, S1 and S2 together are not sufficient to answer the Question.

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