Reasoning – Data sufficiency

Reasoning – Data sufficiency

Data sufficiency
Directions ( 1 – 15 ) : Each of the questions below consists of a question and two statements numbered I and II are given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question. Read both statements and Give answer A) If the data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement II alone are not sufficient to answer the question. Give answer B) If the data in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement I alone are not sufficient to answer the question. Give answer C) If the data in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question. Give answer D) If the data in both the statements I and II are not sufficient to answer the question. Give answer E) if the data in both the statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question.

1) Who among P, Q, R, S, T, V and W is the shortest?
I. S is taller than T, P and W and is not the tallest.
II. T is shorter than Q but is not the shortest.
Ans: D.
2) What is T’s position with respect of W when T, W, R, J and M are
sitting around a circle facing the centre?
I. R is second to the left of M and second to the right of W.
II. J is not an immediate neighbour of M.
Ans: E.
3) What is Mrudula’s rank from top in a class of twenty students?
I. Radhika is fifth from the top and two ranks above Mrudula.
II. Amol is tenth from the bottom and three ranks below Mrudula.
Ans: C.
4) Who among M, N, O, P and Q is the youngest?
I. N, the second youngest, is younger than Q, O and M.
II. O, the second oldest, is older than N.
Ans: A.
5) Who among P, Q, R, S and T is the shortest?
I. R, though not the shortest, is shorter than only Q.
II. S, though not as tall as P, is not the shortest.
Ans: E.
6) How many siblings does Rukmini have?
I. Rukmini has only one brother.
II. Rukmini is the only daughter of her parents.
Ans: C.
7) What does ‘pe’ mean in a code language?
I. ‘Na si la lo’ means ‘you may go now’ and ‘ne si na pe’ means ‘he may go there’ in that code language.
II. ‘Ki se pe bo’ means ‘come there and see’ and ‘se ni bo ki’ means ‘come here and see’ in that code language.
Answer: B.
  B is brother of A . How is A related to M?
I. M has two sons and one daughter.
II. M has three children, out of which one is B.
Ans: D.
9) Pole X is in which direction with respect to pole Y?
I. Pole H is to the north-east of pole X and to the north of pole Y.
II. Pole R is to the east of pole X and to the north of pole Y.
Ans: B.
10) What does ‘ta’ mean in a code language?
I. ‘pa ta ja’ means ‘over and above’ in that code language.
II. ‘ho ka pa’ means ‘come over here’ in that code language.
Ans: D.