UPSC CSE Prelims 2025
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
The tournament involves three teams (P, Q, R) playing each other exactly once, resulting in three matches: P vs Q, P vs R, and Q vs R. A win yields 2 points, a draw 1 point, and a loss 0 points. Each team scored exactly one goal in the tournament.
The total points accumulated are P=3, Q=2, R=1, summing to 6 points. Since each match distributes 2 points (either 2+0 for a win/loss or 1+1 for a draw), the total points distributed across 3 matches is 3 * 2 = 6 points, which is consistent with the given scores.
Let's deduce the match outcomes:
Combining these deductions:
Therefore, the match results are:
Now, let's incorporate the goal information: Each team scored exactly one goal in the tournament.
Statement I: The result of the match between P and Q is a draw with the score 0 -0.
Statement II: The number of goals scored by R against Q is 1.
Since both Statement I and Statement II are correct, option 3 is the correct answer.
Options 1, 2, and 4 are incorrect because the analysis demonstrates that both Statement I and Statement II are factually correct based on the given tournament conditions and point distribution. Therefore, selecting only one statement as correct or neither as correct would be erroneous.