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GATE 2025 ST – Question 8

General Aptitude · Analytical Aptitude: Logical Reasoning, Deduction and Analogy · 2 marks · Multiple choice

A five-digit number PQRST uses each of 1,2,3,4,5 once and satisfies P<Q,S>P>T,R<T. Find P.

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

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Correct answer: (C) 3

Explanation

The inequalities put two distinct digits R,T below P, and two distinct digits Q,S above P. P must therefore be the median of the five ordered digits, **3, C**.

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