DATA SUFFICIENCY : Reasoning series-4

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Directions for questions 31 to 35: Each problem contains a question and two statements I and II giving certain data. You have to select the correct answer from (1) to (5) depending on the sufficiency of data given in the statements to answer the question. Mark your answer as

(1) If statement I alone is sufficient to answer the question.
(2) If statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question.
(3) If each statement alone is required to answer the question.
(4) If both I and II are not sufficient to answer the question and additional data specific to the question are required.
(5) If both statements are required to answer the question.

31.Six persons K, L, M, N, O and P are sitting around a circular table facing the centre but not neccessarily in the same order. Who is sitting opposite N?
I. P and O are not adjacent to N, but equidistant from N.
II. K and L are adjacent to N.

Ans.(5)
Both statements are required to answer the question

 

32. How is F related to G?
I. G is the only son of H, whose wife is K.
II. K's mother-in-law's only daughter is F.

Ans.(5)
Both statements are required to answer the question
Using both I and II we can say that F is the sister of H.
Thus F is G's aunt.

 

33.On which day in the month of September does Santhosh celebrate his birthday?
I. John said that Santhosh's birthday is between 13 and 17 of September.
II. Farhan said that Santhosh's birthday is between 11 and 18 of September and it is a multiple of 5.

Ans.(2) Statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question.
Santhosh's birthday is on 15th of september.

 

34.In which direction is Sunder with respect to his home?
I. Sunder walked 8 km from his home towards west and took a right turn and walked another 10 km.
II. Sunder walked for 4 km, then took a left turn and walked another 12 km.

Ans. (1) Statement I alone is sufficient to answer the question.
From that statement we can say that Sunder is towards North-west from his home.

35.What is the code for "gun"?
I. "Gun is black" is coded as "748"
II. "Bullet is not gun" is codded as "3876"

Ans. (4) Both I and II are not sufficient to answer the question and additional data specific to the question are required.
From I and II the code for "gun" and "is" are 7 an 8 in any order.

Directions for questions 36 to 40: Each of the questions below consists of a question and two or three statements given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question.

36.What is the rank of Rakesh in a class of 17 students?
A)Alex, having 14th rank from the bottom, is seven ranks ahead of John, who is three ranks behind Rakesh
B) John is four ranks ahead of Arun.
C) John is three ranks behind Rakesh and Arun’s rank is 15

1) Only A alone is sufficient
2) Either A alone or B and C together are sufficient
3) Only B and C together are sufficient
4) Only A and C together are sufficient
5) None of these

Ans. (2) Either A alone or B and C together are sufficient
Alex = Rank 4 , John = Rank 11 , Rakesh = Rank 8

 

37.Which code represents ‘We’ in the given
code language?
A) In the code language, ‘Mu Le Ke’ means ‘Say We Old’ and ‘Le Yo Bu Ke’ means ‘Wise Old Bright Say’.
B) In the code language ‘Bu Sa Cu Lo’ means ‘Stupid Bright Go Tomorrow’ and ‘Sa Po Mu Ke’ means ‘Bring Stupid Old We’.
C) In the code language, ‘Cu Bu Mu Sa Fe’ means ‘Stupid Bright Go We Yes’ and ’Sa Je Cu Ru Fe Bu’ means ‘Red Go Bright Jump Stupid Yes’.

1) Only A alone is sufficient
2) Either A alone or B and C together are sufficient
3) Only B and C together are sufficient
4) Only C alone is sufficient
5) Either A alone or C alone is sufficient

Ans. (5) Either A alone or C alone is sufficient
The code for ‘We’ is ‘Mu’

 

38. How much did Anupam get as profit at the year end in the business done by Rahul, Anupam and Sara?
A) Sara invested Rs. 10000 for eight months, his profit was 5/4 times that of Anupam’s, and his investment was 3 times that of Rahul.
B) Rahul & Anupam invested for one year and in the proportion 2 : 3 respectively.
C) The three together got Rs 2500 as profit at the year-end.
1) Only A and B together are sufficient
2) Only A and C together are sufficient
3) Only B is sufficient
4) Only A is sufficient
5) None of these

Ans. (5) None of these

 

39. Who is to the North-East of G?
A) H is to the South-East of I, who is to the South West of J, who is to the North of K.
B) L is to the North-West of K, who is to the South of J.
C) G, who is to the North of H, is midway between I and K, I being to the West of G.
1) All A, B, C together are required
2) A and C together are sufficient
3) Only A and B together are sufficient
4)All A, B, and C together are not sufficient
5)Only A is sufficient

Ans. (2) A and C together are sufficient

 

40.Who is the uncle of K ?
A) J, brother of P, is father of K; P is father of C.
B)D is father of K’s cousin.
1) A alone is sufficient
2) B alone is sufficient
3) Either A alone or B alone is sufficient
4) Both A and B together are not sufficient
5) Both A and B together are necessary

Ans. (3) Either A alone or B alone is sufficient
The brother of one's mother or father is called an uncle
(+) J ——   P (+)
      |             |
      K          C
Hence ‘P’ is uncle of ‘K’.
From (B) it is clear that ‘D’ is uncle of ‘K’.