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A statement is given followed by two arguments I and II. Read the statement and the arguments carefully and select the appropriate answer from the given options.

Statement:

In spite of all apartments having the same square foot area, rents of the apartments above the 6th floor are higher in most high-rise apartment buildings.

Arguments:

I. It is riskier to live on higher floors, since the dependence on lifts is much more critical than the lower floors which can be accessed by stairs.

II. Air pollution is several times lower on higher floors than on the lower floors.

AArgument I weakens, while argument II strengthens the statement

BBoth arguments I and II weaken the statement

CBoth arguments I and II strengthen the statement

DArgument II weakens, while argument I strengthens the statement

Answer:

A. Argument I weakens, while argument II strengthens the statement

Read Explanation:

Argument I weakens, while argument II strengthens the statement


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Number/Symbol

^

#

5

7

@

%

>

2

!

?

4

8

$

3

Letter Code

L

F

B

J

D

H

E

X

V

Z

K

U

R

P


Conditions:

(i) If the first element is a symbol and the last, a number, the codes for these two are to be interchanged.

(ii) If the first element is an odd number, then the first and last elements are to be coded as Ø and ¥, respectively.

(iii) If both second and third elements are perfect squares, the third element is to be coded as the code for the second element.

How will ‘7 # ^ 2 !’ be coded?