UPSC Prelims 2025 CSAT, question 19

Topic: Logical reasoning

Q19

Consider the following statements :

I. If $A \le B>C<D>E>F \ge G=H$ ; then $B$ is always greater than $E$ .

II. If $P>Q=R \ge S=T \le U=V>W$ ; then $S$ is always less than $V$ .

Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

Solution.

Answer: (d) Neither I nor II

Statement I is incorrect: in $A \le B > C < D > E$ , the reversal of inequality signs at $B > C < D$ prevents any definite comparison between $B$ and $E$ (for example, $B = 5, C = 1, D = 10, E = 8$ gives $B < E$ ).
Statement II is incorrect: in $S = T \le U = V$ , we have $S \le V$ , which allows $S = V$ when $T = U$ , so $S$ is not always strictly less than $V$ .