Verbal Reasoning

Data Sufficiency - Base Level 1

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Data Sufficiency - Base Level 1

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In each of the questions below consists of a question and two statements numbered I and II given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question. Read both the statements and

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(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

(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

(C) If the data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question

(D) If the data given in both statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question and

(E) If the data in both statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question.

Question 1
Question: What is the colour of the fresh glass?
Statements: 

I.  Blue is called green, red is called orange, orange is called yellow. 
II. Yellow is called white, white is called black, green is called brown and brown is called purple.

A
I alone is sufficient while II alone is not sufficient
B
II alone is sufficient while I alone is not sufficient
C
Either I or II is sufficient
D
Neither I nor II is sufficient
E
Both I and II are sufficient
Correct Answer: Option B

The colour of fresh grass is 'green' and as given in II, 'green' is called "brown". So, the colour of fresh grass is 'brown'.

Question 2
Questions : What does 'nip' stands for in a code language ?
Statements :

I.  In the code language 'that is very beautiful' is writter as 'se nip sre num'.
II. In the same code language, 'my house is beautiful' is written as 'nip sto sre tip'.

A
I alone is sufficient while II alone is not sufficient
B
II alone is sufficient while I alone is not sufficient
C
Either I or II is sufficient
D
Neither I nor II is sufficient
E
Both I and II are sufficient
Correct Answer: Option D

In I and II, he common codes are 'nip' and 'sre' and 'sre' and the common words are 'is' and 'beautiful' , So, 'nip' and 'sre' are the codes for 'is' and 'beautiful'. But, the exact word for 'nip' cannot be found out.

Question 3
Question: What is the code for 'Sky' in the code language ?
Statements:

I.  In the code language, 'Sky is clear' is written as 'de ra fa'.
II. In the same code language, 'make it clear' is written as 'de ga jo'.

A
I alone is sufficient while II alone is not sufficient
B
II alone is sufficient while I alone is not sufficient
C
Either I or II is sufficient
D
Neither I nor II is sufficient
E
Both I and II are sufficient
Correct Answer: Option D

The only word common to I and II is 'clear' and as such, only the code for 'clear' can be ascertained from the given information.

Question 4
Question: What is the code for 'is' in the code language ?
Statements:

I.  In the code language, 'shi tu ke' means 'pen is blue'.
II. In the same code language, 'ke si re' means 'this is wonderful'.

A
I alone is sufficient while II alone is not sufficient
B
II alone is sufficient while I alone is not sufficient
C
Either I or II is sufficient
D
Neither I nor II is sufficient
E
Both I and II are sufficient
Correct Answer: Option E

In I and II, the common word is 'is' and the common code word is 'ke'. So, ke is the code for 'is'.

Question 5
Question: How is X is related to Y ?
Statements:

I.  Y says, " I have only one brother".
II. X says, "I have only one sister"

A
I alone is sufficient while II alone is not sufficient
B
II alone is sufficient while I alone is not sufficient
C
Either I or II is sufficient
D
Neither I nor II is sufficient
E
Both I and II are sufficient
Correct Answer: Option D

The statements in I and II do not provide any clue regarding relation between X and Y.

Question 6
Question: B is brother of A. How is A related to B ?
Statements:

I.  A is the sister of C.
II. E is the husband of A.

A
I alone is sufficient while II alone is not sufficient
B
II alone is sufficient while I alone is not sufficient
C
Either I or II is sufficient
D
Neither I nor II is sufficient
E
Both I and II are sufficient
Correct Answer: Option C

B is A's brother means A is either brother or sister of B. Now each one of I and II individually indicates that A is a female, which means that A is B's sister.

Question 7
Questions: How is Tanya related to the man in the photograph ?
Statements:

I.  Man in the photograph is the only son of Tanya's grandfather.
II. The man in the photograph has no brothers or sisters and his father is Tanya's grandfather.

A
I alone is sufficient while II alone is not sufficient
B
II alone is sufficient while I alone is not sufficient
C
Either I or II is sufficient
D
Neither I nor II is sufficient
E
Both I and II are sufficient
Correct Answer: Option C

From I, We conclude that the man is the only son of Tanya's grandfather i.e. he is Tanya's father or Tanya is the man's daughter. From II, we conclude that P is M's brother and so M's father is P's father. So, F is child of the sister of P's father i.e. F's mother is P's aunt or F is P's cousin.

Question 8
Questions: What is the code for 'mangoes' in the code language ?
Statements:

I.  In that code language, 'Te Le Pa Na" means "They eat bananas and mangoes' and 'La Na Da' means "You sell mangoes'.
II. In the code language, 'Ge Na Se La Le' means "They eat bananas and mangoes' and 'Ne De Le La' means 'Who others eat bananas'.

A
I alone is sufficient while II alone is not sufficient
B
II alone is sufficient while I alone is not sufficient
C
Either I or II is sufficient
D
Neither I nor II is sufficient
E
Both I and II are sufficient
Correct Answer: Option E

In 'You eat many mangoes' and 'Who others eat bananas' , the common word is 'eat' and the common code word is 'Le'. So 'Le' means 'eat'. In 'You eat many 'mangoes' and 'They eat bananas and mangoes', the common code word 'Le' stands for 'eat'. So, the other common code word 'Na' stands for the other common word i.e. 'mangoes'.

Question 9
Questions: How is J related to p ?
Statements:

I.  M is brother of P and T is sister of P.
II. P's mother is married to J's husband who has one son and two daughters.

A
I alone is sufficient while II alone is not sufficient
B
II alone is sufficient while I alone is not sufficient
C
Either I or II is sufficient
D
Neither I nor II is sufficient
E
Both I and II are sufficient
Correct Answer: Option B

From II, we know that P's mother is married to J's husband , which means that J is P's mother.

Question 10
Questions: How is F related to P ?
Statements:

I.  P has two sisters M and N
II. F's mother is sister of M's father.

A
I alone is sufficient while II alone is not sufficient
B
II alone is sufficient while I alone is not sufficient
C
Either I or II is sufficient
D
Neither I nor II is sufficient
E
Both I and II are sufficient
Correct Answer: Option E

From I and II, we conclude that P is M's brother and so M's father is P's father. So, F is the child of the sister of P's father i.e. F's mother is P's aunt or F is P's cousin.

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