Question

In a hockey match, the Indian team was behind by 2 goals with 5 minutes remaining. Did it win the match?
I. Deepak Thakur, the Indian striker, scored 3 goals in the last 5 minutes of the match.
II. Korea scored a total of 3 goals in the match.

• A. If the question can be answered by any one of the statements alone, but cannot be answered by using the other statement alone.
• B. If the question can be answered by using either statement alone.
• C. If the question can be answered by using both the statements together, but cannot be answered by using either statement alone.
• D. If the question cannot be answered even by using both the statements together.

Answer 1

The correct option is D If the question cannot be answered even by using both the statements together.

Let us consider two cases:
(a) When there were 5 minutes remaining, the score was 0 - 2. Then the final score could have been 3 - 3.[Assuming no other Indian scored]
(b) But if the score before 5 minutes was 1 - 3, then the final score could have been 4 - 3.
Thus, question cannot be answered.