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A, B, C, D, ..., X, Y, Z are the players who participated in a tournament. Everyone played with every other player exactly once. A win scores 2 points, a draw scores 1 point and a loss scores 0 point. None of the matches ended in a draw. No two players scored the same score. At the end of the tournament, a ranking list is published which is in accordance with the alphabetical order. Then
A, B, C, D, ..., X, Y, Z are the players who participated in a tournament. Everyone played with every other player exactly once. A win scores 2 points, a draw scores 1 point and a loss scores 0 point. None of the matches ended in a draw. No two players scored the same score. At the end of the tournament, a ranking list is published which is in accordance with the alphabetical order. Then
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In ranking and comparison problems, the alphabetical order can often serve as a critical clue in determining relative rankings.
Updated On: Aug 4, 2025
- M wins over N
- N wins over M
- M does not play with N
- None of these
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The Correct Option is A
Solution and Explanation
The key to solving this problem is the information that the players' ranking list is in alphabetical order. This implies that M must have scored higher than N in the tournament since M comes before N alphabetically.
Therefore, M wins over N.
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