Who amongst P, Q, R, S and T is the shortest?
Statement I: S is shorter than T, but taller than R.
Statement II: Q is not as tall as P.
Choose the correct option and decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Statements I and II together are not sufficient
In data sufficiency, the data are enough only if they fix one person as the shortest of all five.
Statement I gives T > S > R. It says nothing about P and Q, so it is not enough alone.
Statement II gives P > Q. It says nothing about T, S and R, so it is not enough alone.
Together they give two separate chains, T > S > R and P > Q, with no link between them. The shortest is R or Q, and nothing says which of the two is shorter.