Questions Based on Data Sufficiency

Author:R. S. Aggarwal
SSC CGL Tier-I
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Important Questions on Questions Based on Data Sufficiency

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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.

What is Suman's rank from the top in a class of forty students?

I. Suman is 3 ranks below Deepak from the top.

II. Deepak's rank from the bottom is 23.

III. Suman is 3 ranks above Deepak from the bottom.

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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.

Pankaj is younger than Sunita and Rupali is older than Tom. Who among them is the oldest?

I. Rupali is older than Pankaj.

II. Sunita is older than Rupali.

III. Tom is the youngest among all.

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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.

Village T is in which direction with respect to village R?

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.

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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.

Four subjects - Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Biology - were taught in four consecutive periods of one hour each starting from 8.00 a.m. At what time was the Chemistry period scheduled?

I. Mathematics period ended at 10.00 a.m., which was preceded by Biology.

II. Physics was scheduled in the last period.

III. Mathematics period was immediately followed by Chemistry.

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Each of the question 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:

Total money with Naresh and Ajay is 28 per cent of that with Usman. How much money is Ajay having?

I. Usman has got Rs 75000.

II. The ratio of money of Naresh to money held by Ajay is 1:3.

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Each of the question 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:

Rajeev's monthly salary is Rs 4000. What is Atul's monthly salary?

I. Atul gets Rs 500 more than the average salary of his and Rajeev's.

II. Average of Rajeev's and Atul's salary is Rs. 4500.

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Each of the question 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:

In what proportion would Raj, Karan and Altaf distribute profit among them?

I. Raj gets two-fifth of the profit.

II. Raj and Altaf have made 60% of the total investment 100.

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Each of the question 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:

There were 54 members of a cooperative society. How many members attended the recent Annual General Meeting (A.G.M.)?

I. Normally two-third members attend the meeting.

II. One-sixth of the members were out of the town on the AGM's day.

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Each of the question 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:

What is the area of the rectangular plot?

I. The perimeter of the plot is 208 metres.

II. The length is more than the breadth by 4 metres.

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Each of the question 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:

The area of a playground is 1600 square metres. What is its perimeter?

I. It is a perfect square playground.

II. It costs Rs. 3200 to put a fence around the playground at the rate of Rs. 20 per metre.

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Each of the question 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:

Rajan and Madan start from a common point and walk straight in the opposite directions. What will be the distance between them at the expiry of three hours?

I. Rajan and Madan walk at the speeds of 4 km/hr and 6 km/hr respectively.

II. Madan walks one and a half times faster than Rajan.

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Each of the question 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:

When is Manohar's birthday this year?

I. It is between January 13 and 15, January 13 being Wednesday.

II. It is not on Friday.

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Each of the question 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:

Which village is to the North-east of village A?

I. Village B is to the North of village A, villages C and D are to the East and West of village B respectively.

II. Village P is to the South of village A and village E is to the East of village P, village K is to the North of village P.

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Each of the question 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:

Five friends P, Q, R, S and T are standing in a row facing East. Who is standing at the extreme right end?

I. Only P is between S and T. R is to the immediate right of T.

II. R is between T and Q.

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Each of the question 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:

How is 'No' coded in the code language?

I. 'Ne Pa Sic Lo' means 'But No None And' and 'Pa Lo Le Ne' means 'If None And But'.

II. 'Le Se Ne Sic' means 'If No None Will' and 'Le Pi Se Be' means 'Not None If All'.

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In each of the following problems, there is one question and three statements I, II and III given below the questions. 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.

What is the total monthly salary of Akki?

Statements:

I. Akki’s basic salary is Rs.100 more than Rajan’s salary who also serves in Akki’s company.

II. Other allowances drawn by Rajan besides his basic salary are Rs.2000 per month which is Rs.50 less than Akki’s salary.

III. Rajan’s basic salary is Rs.1550 per month.

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In each of the following problems, there is one question and three statements I, II and III given below the questions. 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.

Who among Siddhartha, Nitin, Vipul and Mukul is the youngest?

Statements:

I. Vipul is younger than Mukul but older than Siddhartha and Nitin.

II. Mukul is the oldest.

III. Siddhartha is older than Nitin.

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Each of the questions below consists of a question and two statements denoted by I & II given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question. Read the both statements and give answer:

How many employees of Bank M opted for VRS?

Statements:

I. 18% of the $950$ officer cadre employees and 6% of the $1100$ other cadre employees of Bank M opted for VRS.

Il. 28% of the employees in the age-group of $51$ to $56$ and 17% of the employees in all other age groups of Bank M opted for VRS.

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In the question below consists of a question and two statements denoted by I & II given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question. Read the both statements and give answer:

What is Sheela’s position from the right end in a row of children?

Statements:

I. There are 10 children between Sheela and Rajan.

II. Rajan is twentieth from the left end of the row of children.

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The question below consists of a question and two statements denoted by I & II given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question. Read the both statements and give answer:

On which day of the week did Hetal visit the zoo?

Statements:

I. Hetal did not visit the zoo either on Tuesday or on Thursday.

II. Hetal visited the zoo two days before her mother reached her house which was the day after Monday.