Verbal Reasoning

Data Sufficiency - Base Level 3

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Data Sufficiency - Base Level 3

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In each of the following problems, there is one question and three statements I, II and III given below the question. You have to decide whether the data given in the statements is sufficient to answer the question. Read all the statements carefully and find which of the statements is/are sufficient to answer the given question. Choose the correct alternative in each question.

Question 1
Questions : What does 'come' represent in a code language ?
Statements : 

I.   'pit na tac' means 'come and go' in that code language.
II.  'ja ta da' means  ' you are good' in that code language.
III. 'na da rac' means 'you can come' in that code language.

A
Only I and II
B
Only II and III
C
Only I and III
D
All I, II and III
E
None of these
Correct Answer: Option C

To find the code for 'come' we need to have two statements which have one common code word and 'come' as the common word, which is there in I and III.

Question 2
Questions : How many sons does X have ?
statements : 

I.   Q and U are brothers of T.
II.  R is sister of P and U.
III. R and T are daughters of X.

A
Only I and II
B
Only II and III
C
All I, II and III
D
I, II and III together are not sufficient.
E
None of these
Correct Answer: Option D

From I, II and III, we conclude that all P, Q, T, and U are children of X.Of these, to Q and U are male while R and T are female. But the sex of P cannot be determined.

Question 3
Questions : How is 'DATE' written in the code language ?
Statements :

I.  DEAR is written as $ # @ ? in code in that code.
II. TREAT is written as % ? # @ % in that code.
III.TEAR is written as % # @ ? in that code.

A
Only I and II
B
Only II and III
C
All I, II and III
D
Only I and either II or III
E
None of these
Correct Answer: Option D

Observing I, II and III, we find that similar letters have similar code symbols at the corresponding places in the code. So, this is direct-coding.

Thus, to find the code for DATE, we need the code for D which can be obtained from I only ( i. e. $ ) and the codes for A, T and E which can be obtained either from II or III @, # and % respectively).

Question 4
Questions : What is Suman's rank from the top in a class of forty students ?
Statements :

I.   Suman is 3 ranks below Deepak from the top.
II.  Deepak's rank from the bottom is 23.
III. Suman is 3 rank above Deepak from the bottom.

A
Any two of the three
B
Only I and II
C
Only II and III
D
All I, II and III
E
Only II and either I or III
Correct Answer: Option E

From II, we conclude that in a class of 40, Deepak rank 23rd from the bottom i. e. 18th from the top.

From I and II, we find that Suman is 3 ranks below 18th rank from the top i. e.she rank 21st from the top.

From Ii and III, we find that Suman is 3 rank above 23rd rank from the bottom i. e. she ranks 20th from the bottom or 21st from the top.

Question 5
Questions : Who is tallest among six boys P, T, N, D, Q, and R ?
Statements :

I.   P is taller than D and N but not as tall as T.
II.  R is taller than Q but not as tall as T.
III. Q is not taller than T and R.

A
Only I and II
B
Only II and III
C
Only I and III
D
All I, II and III
E
Only I and either II or III
Correct Answer: Option A

From I, we have : P > D, P > N, T > P > i. e. T > P > D > N >

or T > P > N > D .......(i)

From II, we have : R > Q , T > R i. e. T > R > Q .........(ii)

From III, we have : T > Q, R > Q ............ (iii)

Clearly, from (i) and (ii), we conclude that T is taller than each one of P, N, D, R and Q. So, T is the tallest.

Question 6
Questions : Village T is in direction with respect to village R ?
Statements : 

I.   T is to the North of W which is to the West of S.
II.  T is to the North-West of S.
III. W is to the North-West of R.

A
Any two of the three
B
Only I and II
C
Only II and III
D
Only I and III
E
None of these
Correct Answer: Option D


Clearly, from I and III, we conclude that T is to the North-West of R.

Question 7
Questions : Among P, Q, R, S and T, Q is the second tallest and S is immediate taller than the shortest . Who among them is in the middle when they stand in the order  of their heights.
Statements :

I.   T is not the shortest.
II.  R is taller than S but shortest than Q.
III. P ranks third in height above S when all are arranged in the order of height.

A
Only I and II
B
Either II only or I and III only
C
Only II
D
Only II and III
E
None of these
Correct Answer: Option B

From the given statement, the descending order of heights is : _, Q, _, S, _.

From II, we have the order : _, Q, R, S, _. Thus, R is in the middle.

From III, we have the order : P, Q, _, S, _. But, according to I, T is not the shortest.

So, R is the shortest. Thus, we have the order : P, Q, T, S, R. So, T is in the middle.

Question 8
Questions : How is the girl in the photograph related to Kunal ?
Statements :

I.   Pointing to the photograph, Kunal said, "She is the mother of my father's only grand-daughter".
II.  Kunal has no siblings.
III. Pointing to the photograph, Kunal said, "She is the only daughter-in-law of my mother."

A
Any two of the three
B
Only I and II
C
Only II and III
D
Either only III or only I and III
E
None of these
Correct Answer: Option D

From I, we conclude that the girl is either Kunal's or his brother's wife. But, according to II, Kunal has no siblings.

So, from both I and II, we conclude that the girl is Kunal's wife.

From III, we find that the girl is the only daughter-in -law of Kunal's mother i. e. she is Kunal's wife.

Question 9
Questions : Five persons - A, B, C, D and E are sitting in a row. Who is sitting in the middle ?
Statements :

I.   B is between E and C.
II.  B is to the right of E.
III. D is between A and E.

A
Only I and II
B
Only II and III
C
Only I and III
D
All I, II and III
E
None of these
Correct Answer: Option D

From I, the order is : E, B, C or C, B, E.

From II, the order is : E, B.

From III, the order is : A, D, E.

Combining the above three, we get the order as : A, D, E, B, C. Clearly, E is sitting in the middle.

Question 10
Questions : In which year was Sanjay born ?
Statements :

I.   Sanjay is six years older than Gopal.
II.  Gopal's brother was born in 1982.
III. Sanjay's brother is two years younger  than Gopal's brother who was eight yeras younger than Gopal.

A
Only I and II
B
Only II and III
C
Only I and III
D
All I, II and III
E
None of these
Correct Answer: Option D

From II , we know that Gopal's brother was bron in 1982.

From III, we find we find Gopal's brother was 8 years younger to him i. e. Gopal's was bron in 1974.

From I, we find that Sanjay is 6 years older than Gopal. Thus, Sanjay was bron in 1968.

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