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We are not given either the number of terms in A, or sum of numbers of A

Statement 1. Mean = Sum/n = 10
Or Sum of all terms of A = 10n, where 'n' is the number of terms of A
This doesn't help us in figuring out the middle term (median).
so Insufficient.

Statement 2. Range of set A = 0
Max term of set A - Min term of set A = 0
This means the max and min terms of set A are the same

So either set A has only 1 term 'a' OR all its terms are the same 'a'.
Here Median = Mean = Mode = 'a' only, but we don't know any term of this set. so Insufficient

Combining the two statements, set A has only 1 term 'a' or all its terms are same 'a'.
Mean = 10. This means all elements of this set A = 10 each
so Median = 10.
Sufficient.

Hence answer is C
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What is the Median of the set A?

1) Mean of the set A is 10
2) Range of the set A is 0

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Target question: What is the standard deviation of set A?

Statement 1: Mean of the set A is 10
There are several sets that satisfy statement 1. Here are two:
Case a: Set A = {10, 10, 10}. The mean = 10. In this case, the standard deviation of set A is 0
Case b: Set A = {0, 10, 20}. The mean = 10. In this case, the standard deviation of set A is NOT 0
Since we cannot answer the target question with certainty, statement 1 is NOT SUFFICIENT

Statement 2: Range of the set A is 0
If the range is 0, then every value in set A is the same.
In other words, the the standard deviation of set A is 0
Since we can answer the target question with certainty, statement 2 is SUFFICIENT

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Statement 1 is not sufficient as we dont know any thing about the terms in set whether there are in A. P or not.

Statement 2 is not sufficient because though we know that there can be only term or all equal terms in the set , we cant find the median of the set as we dont know anything about the individual terms.

Together , we know that mean is 10 and there is either only term or all equal terms i.e 10.
The median will be equal to  the mean in any case i.e 10.  
GMATinsight Kindly check.
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What is the Median of the set A?

1) Mean of the set A is 10
2) Range of the set A is 0

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