In this question, a question is followed by two statements numbered (I) and (II). You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question. Five students - Kriti, Mehul, Nisha, Ojas and Pranav - scored different marks in a test. Who scored the lowest marks? (I) Mehul scored higher than exactly three students. (II) Kriti scored higher than Nisha but lower than Ojas. Pranav did not score the lowest.
Both statements I and II together (and not statement I alone or statement II alone) are sufficient to answer the question
From Statement I, Mehul scored higher than exactly three students, so Mehul ranks second highest among the five.
Statement I alone does not reveal the order of the remaining four students, so the lowest scorer cannot be found from it alone.
From Statement II, Ojas scored higher than Kriti who scored higher than Nisha, and Pranav did not score the lowest.
Statement II alone does not mention Mehul at all, so it cannot be determined whether Mehul or Nisha scored the lowest.
Combining both statements, Mehul is second highest, so the lowest scorer must be one of Kriti, Nisha, Ojas or Pranav.
Since Ojas is higher than Kriti who is higher than Nisha, and Pranav did not score the lowest, Nisha must be the lowest scorer.
Hence, both statements I and II together are needed to determine that Nisha scored the lowest marks.
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