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

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

(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 31
Questions : In a row of five buildings _ P, Q, R, S and T, which building is in the middle ?
Statements : 

I.  Buildings S and Q  are at the two extreme ends of the row.
II. Buildings T is to the right of building R.

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 is sufficient.
D
Neither I nor II is sufficient.
E
Both I and II are sufficient.
Correct Answer: Option D

From I, we have the order : S, -, -, -, Q.

From II, we have the order : R, T.

Combining the above two, we get two possible order :

S, R, T, Q or S, P, R, T, Q.

Thus, either T or R is in the middle.

Question 32
Questions : Among Monika, Sonal , Ratna and Tanvy, who came last for the programme ?
Statements :

I.  Monika came after Anita but not after Tanvy.
II. Ratna came after Tanvy but not after Sonal.

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, we have the order : A, M, T.

From II, we have the order : T, R, S.

Combining the above two, we get the order : A, M, T, R, S.

Thus, Sonal came last for the programme.

Question 33
Questions : What is Nitin's rank  from the top in a class of forty  students ?
Statements : 

I.  There are ten students between Nitin and Deepak.
II. Deeapak is twentieth from the top.

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

Since there are ten students between Nitin and Deepak, so Nitin may be eleven ranks above or below Deepak. Thus, Nitin may be 9th or 31st from the top.

Question 34
Questions : How is Manick related to Nisha ?
Statements :

I.  Manick is the only son of Nisha's mother-in-law.
II. Ritu is Manick's only 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 A

From I, we know that Manick is the only son of Nisha's mother-in law i. e. Manick is Nisha's husband. However, the relation between Manick and Nisha cannot be deduced from II.

Question 35
Questions: Who is C's partner in a game of cards involving four player A, B, C, and D ?
Statements:

I.  D is sitting opposite to A.
II. B i sitting right of A and left of D.

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

Clearly, each of the given statements shows that B is sitting opposite to C or B is the partner of C.

Question 36
Questions:  What day is the fourteenth of a given month ?
Statements:

I.  The last day of the month is a Wednesday.
II. The third Saturday of the month was seventeenth.

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

Clearly, statements II reveals that 17th was a Saturday and therefore 14th was Wednesday. However,, the information given in I is not adequate to deduce the same.

So, II alone is sufficient to answer the given question.

Question 37
Question: What is the code for 'or' in the code language ?
Statements:

I.  'nik sa te' means ''right or wrong', 'ro da nik' means 'he is right' and 'fe te ro' means 'that.is wrong'.
II. 'pa nik la' means 'that right man', 'sa ne pa' means 'this or that' and 'ne ka re' means 'tell this there'.

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

I. In 'right or wrong' and 'he is right', the common word is 'right' and the common code word is 'nik'. So 'nik' means 'right'. In 'right or wrong ' and 'that is wrong', the common word is'wrong' and the common code word is 'te'. So, 'te' means 'wrong'

Thus, in 'right or wrong', 'sa' is the code for 'or'

II. In 'that right man' and 'this or that', the common word is 'that' and the common code word is 'that' and the common code word i s 'pa'. So, 'pa' mens 'that'. In 'this or that' and 'tell this there', the common word is 'this' and the common code word in 'ne'. So, 'ne' means 'this'.

Thus, in 'this or that', 'sa' is the code for 'or.

Question 38
Questions: Which train did Aman catch to go to office ?
Statements:

I.  Aman missed his usual train of 10.25 a.m. A train comes in every 5 minutes.
II. Aman did not catch the 10.40 a.m. train or any train after that time.

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

From I and II, we conclude that Aman went to office by either 10.30 a.m. or 10.35 a.m. train.

Question 39
Questions: The last Sunday of March, 2006 fell on which date ?
Statements:

I.  The first Sunday of that month fell on 5th.
II. The last day of that month was Friday.

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 5th, 12th, 19th and 26th of March, 2006 were Sundays. So, the last Sunday fell on 26th.

From II, we conclude that 31st March, 2006 was Friday. thus, 26th March, 2006 was the last Sunday of the month.

Question 40
Questions : Among D, F, J, P and A who reached office last ?
Statements : 

I.  F and J reached office together.
II. Only D and P reached office ahead of J.

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 only D and P reached office ahead of J and thus, F.

This implies that A reached last.

So, the data in both I and II together are required to answer the given question.

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