SudiptoGmat wrote:
Either Perry’s faction or Tucker’s faction, but not both, will win control of the government. If Perry’s faction wins, the nation will suffer economically. If Tucker’s faction wins, the nation will suffer militarily.
(1) Either Perry’s faction or Tucker’s faction will win the election , both can't win / loose.
(2) Perry’s faction wins = suffer economically
(3) Tucker’s faction wins = suffer militarilyGiven the statements in the passage, which one of the following statements must be true?
(A) It is possible, but not certain, that the nation
will neither suffer economically nor suffer militarily.Violates the condition (1) , either of the 2 contestants must win and the country will either have to suffer Either Militarily or Economically.
(B) If the nation suffers economically,
it is certain that Perry’s faction has won control of the government.
One can't be certain - There are multitude of other factors.
(C) It is certain that the nation will suffer either economically or militarily, and
also certain that it will not suffer both.The Country will either suffer economically or militarily , the underlined part distorts the picture.
(D) If the nation suffers militarily,
it is possible, but not certain, that Tucker’s faction has won control of the government.
True , it is just a possibility , nothing confirm can be stated.
(E) If the nation suffers both economically and militarily,
it is certain that neither Perry’s faction nor Tucker’s has won control of the government.
Not true , might be that the conditions were favourable and there were efficient management techniques to suppress the same...
(D) is the best option among the rest hence ( D ) is the answer.
The golden rule here is : We can't be certain about something here , there is Just a possibility / Probability of occurrence / Non Occurrence of an Event. _________________