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A student appears for tests I, II and III. The student is successful if the passes either in tests I and II or tests I and III. The probabilities of the student passing in tests I, II and III are p,q and `(1)/(2)`, respectively. If the probability that the student is successful, is `(1)/(2)`, then

A

p=q=1

B

p=q=1/2

C

p=1,q=0

D

p=1,q=1/2

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