Data Sufficiency Set 12

Directions (1-5): Each of the following 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 in 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 in either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question.
(d) if the data in both the statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question.
(e) if the data in both the statements I and II are together necessary to answer the question.
Q1. Among five friend A, B, C, D and E , each having different height, who among following is smallest?
I. A is taller than only three person. B is smaller than E and D.
II. E is not tallest. B is not smallest.
Q2. How many children does A have?
I. A has six sons and each has one sister.
II. Number of sons of A is six times the number of his daughter(s).
Q3. Point X is in which direction from Point Z?
I. Point X is to the north of Point P, which is west of Point Z.
II. Point K is to the East of Point X and Point K is to the North of Point P. Point Z is north of Point P.
Q4. On which day in July was definitely Siddharth’s mother’s birthday?
I. Siddharth correctly remembers that his mother’s birthday is before 7th but after 4th July.
II. Siddharth’s sister correctly remembers that her mother’s birthday is after 5th but before 8th July.
Q5. How is ‘do’ written in a code language?
I. ‘How do the man’ is written as ‘sa na pa ta’ in that code language.
II. ‘man always do something’ is written as ‘ja pa da sa’ in that code language.

Answers

1. Ans. (e)
Sol.  From both statements I and II- C is smallest
D> A > E > B > C
2. Ans.(a)
Sol.  From statement I- Mr. John has 7 children( 6sons and 1 daughter).
3. Ans.(a)
Sol.  From statement I- X is north-west of Point Z.
 
4. Ans.(e)
Sol.  From statement I and II both- 6th July
5. Ans.(d)
Sol.  If the data in both the statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question.

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