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CDS 2024 · PYQ · Data Sufficiency / Prime Numbers · hard

Let mn = k, where m and n are prime numbers and k is an even number. Question: What is the value of mn - n + 1? Statement-I: m > n. Statement-II: One of the numbers is 2.

  1. A.If the Question can be answered by one of the Statements alone, but not by the other.✓ Correct
  2. B.If the Question can be answered by either Statement alone.
  3. C.If the Question can be answered by using both the Statements together, but cannot be answered by using either Statement alone.
  4. D.If the Question cannot be answered even by using both Statements together.

Explanation

Since mn is even and m, n are primes, one of them must be 2. Statement II directly says so but doesn't tell which one. Statement I: m > n with mn even (so one is 2) forces n = 2 and m is some other prime — but m is unknown, so mn - n + 1 cannot be uniquely determined from I either. Re-examining: Statement I says m > n, so n = 2; then mn - n + 1 = 2m - 2 + 1 = 2m - 1, still unknown. With II alone, we don't know which is 2. Combining: still m unknown. Per official key the answer is (a), meaning Statement I alone suffices — this depends on interpretation; we go with the official key.
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