Data Sufficiency Set-6
Hello Readers,
Data Sufficiency Questions are very important in every competitive examination. You can easily find a set of such questions in every examination.
There are 5 set of options In which includes
1) If statement I alone is sufficient to answer the question, while II alone is not.
2) If statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question, while I alone is not.
3) If either I or II alone are sufficient to answer the question.
4) If data in both I and II together are not sufficient to answer.
5) If data in both I and II together are necessary to answer
The rule for these questions is that every statement is independent and we will not assume anything on the basis of last statement. It is only in option number 4(given above) that we take both statements together and club there results to get our desired result.
Exercise:
Directions—(Q. 1–5) Each of the questions below consists of a question and two statements numbered (I) and (II). You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question. Give answers—
(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 questions;
(C) If the data even in both statements (I) and (II) together are not sufficient to answer the question;
(D) If the data in both statement (I) and (II) together are necessary to answer the question.
1. Which direction is Shashidhar facing?
Statements:
I. In the early morning Shashidhar was standing in front of a puppet and the shadow of the puppet was falling to the right of Shashidhar.
II. In the early morning Shashidhar was standing on the ground. His shadow was falling behind him when he turned to his left.
2. Who among A, B, C, D and E teaches History?
Statements:
I. Each one of them teaches only one subject. B teaches Mathematics, while E teaches Science. A or C does not teach. Geography. A or D does not teach English.
II. C and E are teachers of English and Science respectively and A is the teacher of
Mathematics.
3. In a row of boys facing South who is immediate left to Ramakant?
Statements:
I. Suresh is immediate right to Chandrakant, who is fourth to the right of Ramakant.
II. Suresh is third to the right of Ramakant and Naresh is second to the right of Suresh.
4. Who has secured the maximum marks among six friends A,B,C,D,E and F ?
Statements:
I. B secured less marks than A and F but not less than C, D and E.
II. F secured more marks than B but not as much as A.
5. What will be the position of hour hand of a clock at 7.30 PM?
Statements:
I. There are English alphabets on the dial of the clock instead of digits.
II. The hour hand is at P at 7 O’clock.
Answers:
- C
- A
- D
- E
- D
