S1 : Mount Everest is the tallest peak in the world.<br>S2 : K2 in the Karakoram Range is taller than Mount Everest.<br>The second sentence :

Directions : In the following items a pair of sentences (S1, S2) is given. Select the <strong>MOST APPROPRIATE</strong> and relevant co-relationship of the second sentence to the first from among the options (a), (b), (c) and (d), and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

  1. A. contradicts the assertion of the first ✓
  2. B. contrasts the assertion of the first
  3. C. confirms the assertion of the first
  4. D. qualifies the assertion of the first

Correct Answer: A. contradicts the assertion of the first

Explanation

The second sentence directly refutes and contradicts the factual claim made in the first sentence by proposing another peak is taller.

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