Question

The information that Radha has 15 notebooks and 6 pens, Fauzia has 10 notebooks and 2 pens and Simran has 13 notebooks and 5 pens can be arranged in two ways.
Arrangement I $\left[\begin{array}{cc}15& 6\\ 10& 2\\ 13& 5\end{array}\right]$
Arrangement II $\left[\begin{array}{ccc}15& 10& 13\\ 6& 2& 5\end{array}\right]$
Now, consider the following statements
Statement I In arrangement I, the entries in the first column represent the number of notebooks and entries in the second column represent the number of pens possessed by Radha, Fauzia and Simran, respectively.
Statement II In arrangement II, the entries in the first row represent the number of pens and entries in the second row represent the number of notebooks possessed by Radha, Fauzia and Simran, respectively. Choose the correct option.

• A. Only statement I is true
• B. Only statement II is true
• C. Both statements are true
• D. Both statements are false

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

There are two given arrangements for the given information

In the first arrangement, the entries in the first column represent the number of notebooks possessed by Radha, Fauzia and Simran respectively and the entries in the second column represent the number of pens possessed by Radha, Fauzia and Simran, respectively.
Similarly, in the second arrangement, the entries in the first row represent the number of notebooks possessed by Radha, Fauzia and Simran respectively and the entries in the second row represent the number of pens possessed by Radha, Fauzia and Simran respectively.