Data Sufficiency 5

Directions (1-5): Each of the questions below consists of a question and two statements marked 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 statements I alone are not sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question
(c) If the data either in statement I or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question
(d) If the data even in both the statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question.
(e) If the data in both statements I and II together are needed to answer the question.
Q1. How many sisters does S have?
I. M and T are sisters of K.
II. D is husband of B, who is mother of K and S is child of D.
Q2. Among P, Q, R, S, T and V, who is the tallest?
I. P and S are taller than Q, T and V but none of them is the tallest.
II. P is taller than S but shorter than R.
Q3. On which date in January, Pinku celebertaes his birthday?
I. Pinku’s sister correctly remember that Pinku’s birthday is in second week of January .
II. Pinku’s sister correctly remember that her birthday is on last day of second week of January month.
Q4. How is ‘iron’ written in a code language?
I. ‘iron metal more costly’ is written as ‘ho na pa da’ in that code language.
II. ‘buy more iron things’ is written as ‘na ka ta da’ in that code language.
Q5. What is Deepu’s position from the right end in a row of children?
I. Thee are ten children between Deepu and Rohan
II. Rohan is seventh from the left end of the row of children.

Answers

1. Ans. (d)
Sol. We can not determine the gender of K from either statement I or II. So we cannot tell that exactly how many sisters does S have.

2. Ans. (a)
Sol. From statement I- R is tallest.
R > P/S > Q/T/V

3. Ans. (d)
Sol. If the data even in both the statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question.

4. Ans. (d)
Sol. If the data even in both the statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question.

5. Ans. (e)
Sol. From both statement I and II- Deepu is 18th from left end of the row.

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