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T h i s section consists of problems in which a question on any topic such as
C o d i n g - D e c o d i n g , P u z z l e T e s t , B l o o d R e l a t i o n s , M a t h e m a t i c a l c a l c u l a t i o n s etc., i s p u t
forward, followed by certain statements containing facts providing clues to solve the
q u e s t i o n . T h e c a n d i d a t e i s r e q u i r e d t o f i n d o u t w h i c h o f t h e g i v e n s t a t e m e n t s is/are
sufficient to a n s w e r the given question.
E x . O u t o f six l e c t u r e s o f o n e h o u r e a c h — A , B , C , D , E a n d F s c h e d u l e d b e t w e e n
1 0 a . m . t o 4 p.m., w h i c h o n e w i l l b e t h i r d ? ( B a n k P . O . 1998)
Statements : I. Lecture F is p r e c e d e d by A a n d is f o l l o w e d b y C .
I I . T h e r e is only one lecture b e f o r e A and t h e r e is no l e c t u r e a f t e r B.
Sol. From I, we get the sequence as A, F, C.
A l s o , i t i s g i v e n i n I I t h a t t h e r e i s o n l y o n e lefcture b e f o r e A .
C l e a r l y , F is t h e t h i r d l e c t u r e .
Thus, both I and II are required to a n s w e r the given question.

EXERCISE 16
Directions : Each question given below has a problem and two statements
numbered I and II giving certain information. You have to decide if the
information given in the statements is sufficient for answering the problem.
Indicate your answer as
(а) if the data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question;
(б) if the data in statement II alone are sufficient answer the question;
(c) if the data either in I or II alone are sufficient to answer the question;
(d) if the data even in both the statements together are not sufficient to
answer the question;
(e) if the data in both the statements together are needed.
1. W h a t is Reena's rank in t h e class ? ( B a n k P . O . 1995)
I. T h e r e a r e 2 6 s t u d e n t s i n t h e class.
II. T h e r e a r e 9 s t u d e n t s w h o h a v e s c o r e d less t h a n R e e n a .
2. W h o is t h e f a t h e r of M ? ( S . B . I . P . O . 1994)
I. A and B are brothers.
* II. B's w i f e is sister of M ' s wife.
3. W h a t day is the fourteenth of a g i v e n month ?
I. T h e last day of the month is a W e d n e s d a y .
II. T h e third Saturday of the month was seventeenth.
4. A m o n g four friends A. B, C and D, w h o is the heaviest ?
1. B is h e a v i e r t h a n A, b u t l i g h t e r t h a n D.
II. C is l i g h t e r t h a n B.
5. I t i s 8.00 p.m., w h e n can H e m a n t g e t n e x t bus f o r R a m n a g a r f r o m D h a n p u r ?

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L Buses for Ramnagar leave after every 30 minutes, till 10 p.m.
II. Fifteen minutes ago, one bus has left for Ramnagar. (Bank P.O. 1897)
6. In a certain code 413%
means 'stop smoking1
and '59' means 'injurious habit*.
What is the meaning of 49* and '5' respectively in that code ?
I. 4157' means 4stop bad habit'.
II. 4839' means 'smoking is injurious'.
7. When is Manohar's birthday this year ? (Bank P.O. 1993)
I. It is between January 13 and 15f January 13 being Wednesday.
II. It is not on Friday.
8. On which day the flat was purchased by Rohan in 1996 ? (Bank P.O. 1997)
I. Certainly before 18th December, 1996 but definitely not before 15th December,
1996.
II. Certainly after 16th December, 1996 but not later than 19th December, 1996.
9. Is Arun taller than Sachin ?
I. Dinesh is of the same height as Arun and Sachin.
II. Sachin is not shorter than Dinesh.
10. Buses are always punctual in city X. How long, at the most, will Mr. Roy have
to wait for the bus ?
I. Mr. Roy has come to the bus stand at 9 A.M.
II. There is a bus at 10 A.M. and possibly another bus even earlier.
11. The Chairman of a big company visits one department on Monday of every week
except for the Monday of third week of every month. When did he visit the
Purchase department ? (Bank P.O. 1996)
I.He visited Accounts department in the second week of September after
having visited Purchase department on the earlier occasion.
II. He had visited Purchase department immediately after visiting Stores
department but before visiting Accounts department. ~
12. How is D related to A ?
I. B is the brother of A.
II. B is D's son.
13. Gaurav ranks eighteenth in a class. What is his rank from the last ?
I. There are 47 students in the class.
II. Jatin who ranks 10th in the same class, ranks 38th from the last.
14. How many brothers does Tarun have ? (Bank P.O. 1998)
I. Tarun's father has three children.
II. Tarun has two sisters.
15. Rohit, K^jol, Tanmay and Sum an are four friends. Who is the oldest among them ?
I. The total age of Kajol and Tanmay together is more than that of Suman.
II. The total age of Rohit and Kqjol together is less than that of Suman.
16. How many new year's greeting cards were sold this year in your shop ?
I. Last year 2935 cards were sold.
II. The number of cards sold this year was 1.2 times that of>last year.
(S.B.LP.0.1997)

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17. In a c e r t a i n c o d e l a n g u a g e , '297* means 4 tie c l i p button'. W h i c h n u m b e r m e a n s

•button' ? ( B a n k P . O . 1995)
L In t h a t l a n g u a g e *926* m e a n s 4 clip y o u r tie*.
II. I n t h a t l a n g u a g e ' 1 7 5 ' m e a n s ' h o l e a n d button*.
18. H o w is B r e l a t e d to A ?
I. A ia B ' s s i s t e r .
II. D is t h e f a t h e r of A a n d B.
19. A m o n g four brothers — Anil, P a w a n , N e e r a j and Sahil, w h o is the heaviest ?
I. Anil and P a w a n are of the same weight.
# II. P a w a n w e i g h s m o r e t h a n N e e r t y , b u t less t h a n S a h i l . ( 8 . B . I . P . O . 1994)
20. W h o is C's p a r t n e r in a g a m e of cards i n v o l v i n g four p l a y e r s A, B, C and D ?
I. D is sitting opposite to A.
II. B is sitting r i g h t of A and left of D.
21. Is D b r o t h e r of F ? ( B a n k P . O . 1994)
I. B h a s t w o sons of w h i c h F is one.
II. D's mother is married to B.
22. W h i c h day of t h e last w e e k did Satish m e e t K a p i l at Kapil's residence ?
I. K a p i l w a s out o f t o w n f r o m M o n d a y t o W e d n e s d a y . H e r e t u r n e d o n T h u r s d a y
morning.
II. On Frida y night Satish telephoned his friend to inform that only yesterday
he had got approval of Kapil after personally explaining to him all t h e
details. ( B a n k P . O . 1998)
23. W h a t is Gagan's age ?
I. G a g a n , V i m a l a n d K u n a l a r e all o f t h e s a m e a g e .
II. T o t a l a g e of V i m a l , K u n a l and A n i l is 32 and A n i l is as old as V i m a l and
Kunal together.
24. H o w is Rakesh related to K e s h a v ? ( B a n k P . O . 1996)
I. Tapan's w i f e Nisha is paternal aunt of Keshav.
II. R a k e s h is the brother of a friend of N i s h a .
25. Four plays A, B, C a n d D w e r e staged one on each day on four consecutive days,
but not necessarily in that order. W h i c h d a y w a s the play C staged
-1. T h e first play w a s staged on 14th, T u e s d a y and w a s f o l l o w e d by play D.
II. P l a y A w a s n o t o r g a n i s e d o n 16th and t h e r e w a s a g a p o f o n e day 1 b e t w e e n
A and B.
26- M a n o j , P r a b h a k a r , Akash and K a m a l are four friends. W h o a m o n g them is the
heaviest ° • ( B a n k P . O . 1994)
I. P r a b h a k a r i s h e a v i e r t h a n M a n o j a n d K a m a l but l i g h t e r t h a n A k a s h .
U. M a n o j i s l i g h t e r t h a n P r a b h a k a r and A k a s h but h e a v i e r t h a n K a m a l .
27. H e m a n t r a n k s t e n t h i n a class. H o w m a n y s t u d e n i s a r e t h e r e i n t h e class ?
I. His friend got 58th rank which is the last.
II. H c m a n t ' s r a n k f r o m t h e last i s 49th. ( B a n k P . O . 1998)
28. V i p i n ' s and J a v e d ' s salaries are in t h e proportion of 4 : 3 respectively. W h a t is
Vipin's salary ?
I. J a v e d s salary is 75% that of V i p i n ' s salary.
II. J a v e d ' s s a l a r y i s R s 4500.

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29. At w h a t t i m e did Sonali leave her home for office ? (8JBJJP.O.1997)
I. S o n a l i r e c e i v e d a p h o n e call a t 9 . 1 5 a . m . a t h e r h o m e .
II. S o n a l i s car r e a c h e d o f f i c e at 10.15 a.m., 45 m i n u t e s a f t e r she l e f t h e r residence.
30. H o w m a n y sons does D h a v e ? (S.B.I.P.O. 1994)
I. A's father has three children.
II. B is A ' s b r o t h e r a n d son of D.
31. A. B, C, D a n d E a r e sitting in a row. B is b e t w e e n A a n d E. W h o a m o n g t h e m
is in t h e m i d d l e ?
I. A is l e f t of B a n d right of D.
II. C is at t h e right e n d .
32. H o w m a n y g i f t b o x e s w e r e sold o n M o n d a y ? ( B a n k P . O . 1997)
I. I t w a s 10% m o r e t h a n t h e boxes sold o n t h e e a r l i e r d a y i.e. S u n d a y .
II. E v e r y t h i r d v i s i t o r t o t h e s h o p p u r c h a s e d t h e box a n d 1500 v i s i t o r s w e r e
there on Sunday.
33. W h a t i s t h e m o n t h l y salary' o f P r a v e e n ?
I. P r a v e e n g e t s 15% m o r e t h a n S u m i t w h i l e S u m i t g e t s 10% l e s s t h a n L o k e s h .
II. L o k e s h ' s m o n t h l y s a l a r y i s R s 2500.
34. H o w m a n y p a g e s of the book X d i d R o b e r t r e a d on S u n d a y ? ( B a n k P . O . 1998)
1. T h e book has 300 pages out of which two-third w e r e read by h i m before Sunday.
II. R o b e r t r e a d t h e last 4 0 p a g e s o f t h e b o o k o n t h e m o r n i n g o f M o n d a y .
35. I n t h e l a s t m o n t h t h e c o m p a n y d e c i d e d t o i n c r e a s e t h e cost o f its m i x e r b y 1 0
percent. W h a t is the present price of t h e m i x e r ? ( B a n k P . O . 1996)
I. T h e cost o f m i x e r a n d j u i c e r t o g e t h e r w a s R s 2 8 5 0 a m o n t h a g o .
II. T h e a m o u n t o f 10% i n c r e a s e o n t h e m i x e r c o m e s t o R s 220.
36. I n a c e r t a i n l a n g u a g e , ' p i t nac m i t ' m e a n s Y e d p a n t s h i r t ' . W h i c h w o r d m e a n s
p a n t ' in t h a t l a n g u a g e ?
I. 4mit t i m nac sir' means 'he w o r e red pant'.
II. ' n e e j i c pit* m e a n s ' s h i r t i s d i r t y ' .
37. In a code, l e e pee tin' m e a n s ' A l w a y s k e e p smiling*. W h a t is t h e code f o r 'smiling* ?
I. 4 tin l u t l e e ' m e a n s ' A l w a y s k e e p left'.
II. 'dee pee' means 'Rose smiling. ( B a n k P . O . 1993)
38. H o w many visitors s aw the exhibition yesterday ? ( B a n k P . O . 1997)
I. Each e n t r y pass holder can t a k e up to three persons with him/her
II. I n a l l , 2 4 3 p a s s e s w e r e sold y e s t e r d a y .
39. H o w much w a s the total sale of the company ?
I. T h e c o m p a n y sold 8 0 0 0 u n i t s o f p r o d u c t A e a c h c o s t i n g R s 25.
II. T h i s c o m p a n y has no o t h e r product line.
40. In w h a t proportion would Raj, K a r a n and A l t a f distribute profit a m o n g t h e m ?
I. R*y g e t s t w o - f i f t h o f t h e p r o f i t .
II. K a r a n a n d A l t a f h a v e m a d e 7 5 % o f t h e t o t a l i n v e s t m e n t . ( B a n k P . O . 1997)
41. W h a t will b e t h e t o t a l w e i g h t o f 1 0 p o l e s e a c h o f t h e s a m e w e i g h t ?
I. O n e - f o u r t h of t h e w e i g h t of a p o l e is 5 k i l o g r a m s .
II. T h e total w e i g h t of three poles is 20 k i l o g r a m s more than t h e total w e i g h t
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42. Rsyeevs monthly salary is Rs 4000. What is Atul's monthly salary ?

I. Atul gets Rs 500 more than the average salary of his and R^jeev's.
I I . Average of Ifeyeev's and Atul's salary is Rs 4500. (Bank P.O. 1993)
43. Among five friends who is the tallest ?
I. D is taller than A and C.
II. B is shorter than E but taller than D.
44. What is the price range of ordinary wall clocks ? (Bank P.O. 1998)
I. The price range of ordinary wrist watches of company X is Rs 400 to Rs 600.
' II. The price range of ordinary wall clocks of company X is 50 percent that of
their ordinary watches.
45. What is the amount of rice exported from India ?
I. India's export to America is 80,000 tonnes and this is 10% of the total rice
exports.
II. India's total export tonnage of rice is 12.5% of the total of 1.9 million tonnes.
46. How much amount Ronnie required to pay for the new car in the buy-back
scheme ? (83.LP.0.1997)
I. The cost of the new car was three times the cost price of his old car.
II. His old car was valued at Rs 25000 under buy-back scheme.
47. How many votes did candidate X receive in the City Cooperative bank's director's
election ? (Bank P.O. 1997)
I. Candidate X got 17 percent of the votes that were cast.
11. Four-fifth of the 1000 eligible voters cast their votes.
48. What is Manohar's birthday ?
I. Manohar's father was bom on 27th May, 1948.
II. Manohar is 25 years younger than his mother.
49. On which day in April is Gautam's birthday ? (Bank P.O. 1994)
I. Gautam was born exactly 28 years after his mother was born.
II. His mother will be 55 years 4 months and 5 days on August 18 this year.
50. Total money with Naresh and Ajay is 28 percent of that with Usman. How much
money is Ajay having ? (Bank P.O. 1996)
I. Usman has got Rs 75000.
II. The ratio of money of Naresh to money held by Ajay is 1 : 3.
51. What time did the train leave today ?
I. The train normally leaves on time.
II. The scheduled departure is at 14 : 30.
52. On which day in January, Subhas left for Germany ?
I. Subhas has so far spent 10 years in Germany.
II. Subhas friend ^Vnil left for Germany on 15th February and joined Subhas
20 days after Subhas' arrival.
53. In which year was Rahul born ?
I. Rahul at present is 25 years younger to his mother.
II. Rahul's brother, who was born in 1964, is 35 years younger to his mother.
54. What is the area of this plot ? (S.B.I.P.0.1997)
I. The perimeter of the plot is 208 metres.
II. The length is more than the breadth \)y 4 metres.

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55. How many speeches were delivered in the two days' programme ?
I. 18 speakers were invited to give at least one speech, out of which one-sixth
of the speakers could not come.
II. One-third of the speakers gave two speeches each. (Bank P.O. 1997)
56. What is the birthdate of Sonali's mother ? (Bank P.O. 1995)
I. Sonali's father remembers that his wife's birthday is after 20th and before
23rd February.
II. Sonali's brother remembers that their mothers birthday was after 21st but
before 25th February.
D i r e c t i o n s (Questions 57 to 64) : In each ofthe 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 out that
probable pair which can be sufficient to answer the question. Any one such
alternative which contains the statement or a pair of statements sufficient
to answer the question, will be your answer. For example9 if only statement
I is sufficient to answer the question, then statements I and II together should
not be accepted as answer to the question. Remember out of the three state-
ments, each of them alone can also be sufficient to answer the question. In
such cases for examplef your answer should be taken as Only I or Only II
or Only III and not Only I.

57. 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.
(a) Only II (6) Only III (c) I and II together
(d) I, II and III all together (e) None of these
58. What does 'come' represent in a code language ? (S.B.I.P.0.1997)
I. 'pit na tac means 'come and go' in that code language.
II. 4ja ta da' means 4you are good' in that code language.
III. 4na da rac' means *you can come' in that code language,
(a) I and II together (6) II and III together (c) I and III together
(d) I. II and III all together (e) None of these
59. Five persons — A, B, C t D and E are sitting in a row. Who is sitting in the
middle ?
I. B is between E and C.
II. B is to the right of E.
III. D is between A and E.
(a) I and II together (6) II and I I I together (c) I and III together
(d) I, II and III together (e) None of these
60. What is the total monthly salary of Vasu ? (S.B.I.P.0.1995)
I. Vasu's basic salary is Rs 100 more than Rajan s salary who also serves in
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II. O t h e r a l l o w a n c e s d r a w n b y R ^ j a n b e s i d e s h i s basic s a l a r y a r e R s 2 0 0 0 p e r
m o n t h w h i c h i s R s 5 0 less t h a n V a s u ' s s a l a r y .
III. R y a n ' s b a s i c s a l a r y i s R s 1550 p e r m o n t h .
( a ) II only (6) II and III together (c) I and II together
(d) 1 a n d I I I t o g e t h e r (e) I. II and I I I together
61. I n w h i c h y e a r w a s S a n j a y born ?
I. S a n j a y i s six y e a r s o l d e r t h a n G o p a l .
II. G o p a l s b r o t h e r w a s b o r n i n 1982.
III. Sanjay's brother is t w o years younger than Copal's brother w h o was eight
years younger than Gopal.
( a ) I and II together (6). II and I I I together (c) I and III together
(d) I , I I a n d I I I t o g e t h e r (e) N o n e of these
62. W h o among Siddhartha, Nikunj, Vipul and Mukul is the youngest ?
' I. Vipul is younger than Mukul but older than Siddhartha and Nikunj.
II. M u k u l i s t h e oldest.
III. Siddhartha is older than N i k u i y . (8.B.I.P.0.1997)
(a) Only 1 (ft) I and II together (c) II and I I I together
(d) I a n d I I I t o g e t h e r ie) N o n e of t h e s e
63. Four subjects — Physics, Chemistry, M a t h e m a t i c s a n d Biology w e r e t a u g h t in
f o u r c o n s e c u t i v e p e r i o d s o f o n e h o u r e a c h s t a r t i n g f r o m 8.00 a . m . A t w h a t t i m e
was the Chemistry period scheduled ? _ ( S . B . I . P . O . 1995)
I. M a t h e m a t i c s p e r i o d e n d e d a t 10.00 a . m . w h i c h w a s p r e c e d e d b y B i o l o g y .
II. Physics w a s scheduled in the last period.
III. Mathematics period was immediately followed by Chemistry.
(a) Only I (6) Only I or Only II (c) Only II
(d) I I a n d I I I t o g e t h e r ( e ) I and II together or I and I I I together
64. H o w m a n y sons does X have ?
I. Q a n d U a r e brothers of T.
II. R is s i s t e r of P a n d U. ,
III. R a n d T a r e d a u g h t e r s of X.
( a ) I and II only ( 6 ) II and III together (c) 1, II and III together
id) I , I I a n d I I I t o g e t h e r a r e n o t s u f f i c i e n t (e) N o n e o f t h e s e

ANSWERS
1. i t ) : From I and II, we conclude that there are 16 students above Reena in rank. Thus,
Reena's rank is 17th in the class. So, both the statements are necessary.
2. ( t f ) : From II, we conclude that B is the brother-in-law of M. So, even from both the
statement*, we can't find out who is the father of M.
3. ( 6 ) : Statement II reveals that 17th was a Saturday and therefore, 14th was Wednesday. So,
only statement II is needed
4. ( e ) : From I, we have A < B < D. ...(i)
From II. we have C < B. „ ..,(#)
Combining (0 and (ii). we can conclude that D is the heaviest. So. both the statements
arc needed
5. ( e ) : II reveals that the previous bus had le!> as 7.45 p.m. As given in I, the next bus
would leave after 30 minutes Le. at 8.ir> p.m.

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6. ( c ) : m e a n s ir\jurious habit' and 4 157 means 'stop bad habit' ( f r o m I). Thus, the c o m m o n
c o de n u m b e r ' 5 ' s t a n d s f o r c o m m o n w o r d 4 habit\ So, r e p r e s e n t s 4 iryurious\ H e n c e ,
I is s u f f i c i e n t . A l s o , 4 59' m e a n s ' i n j u r i o u s h a b i t ' a n d '839' m e a n s ' s m o k i n g is injurious*.
T h u s , t h e c o m m o n c o d e n u m b e r *9' s t a n d s f o r c o m m o n w o r d ' i n j u r i o u s ' . S o , 45*

represents 'habit' T h u s . I I i s also s u f f i c i e n t .

7. ( a ) : F r o m s t a t e m e n t I , w e conclude that M a n o h a r ' s b i r t h d a y i s o n J a n u a r y 14. w h i c h i s
T h u r s d a y , this y e a r . So, o n l y I is needed.
8. ( e ) : F r o m s t a t e m e n t I . w e conclude that R o h a n p u r c h a s e d t h e f l a t b e t w e e n 15th a n d
18th D e c e m b e r i.e. on 16th or 17th D e c e m b e r .
F r o m s t a t e m e n t I I . w e conclude t h a t t h e f l a t w a s purchased b e t w e e n 16th and 19th
D e c e m b e r i.e. on 17th or 18th D e c e m b e r .
T h e d a y c o m m o n t o a b o v e t w o g r o u p s i s 17th D e c e m b e r . So, R o h a n purchased t h e
flat on 17th D e c e m b e r
T h u s , both I and II a r e needed.
9Aa): F r o m s t a t e m e n t I . w e can conclude t h a t D i n e s h , A r u n and S a c h i n a r e o f the s a m e
height So. A r u n is not t a l l e r than Sachin. T h u s , o n l y s t a t e m e n t I is s u f f i c i e n t to
answer the question.
10. (e) ; F r o m both the g i v e n s t a t e m e n t s , we f i n d t h a t M r . Roy r e a c h e d the bus s t a n d at 9
, A M and a bus is sure to a r r i v e at 10 A M. S o , M r . R o y h a s to w a i t f o r at t h e m o s t
o n e hour.
11.^a) : F r o m s t a t e m e n t I . w e can conclude t h a t the C h a i r m a n v i s i t e d P u r c h a s e d e p a r t m e n t
o n ^Monday o f t h e f i r s t w e e k o f S e p t e m b e r . So, I a l o n e i s s u f f i c i e n t . T h e t i m e o f v i s i t
o f n o d e p a r t m e n t i s m e n t i o n e d i n I I , w h i c h is, t h e r e f o r e , i n s u f f i c i e n t .
12. ie): F r o m both the s t a t e m e n t s t o g e t h e r , we find t h a t D is t h e f a t h e r of B a n d B is t h e
b r o t h e r of A. So, D is the f a t h e r of A. T h u s , both the g i v e n s t a t e m e n t s a r e n e e d e d .
13. ( c ) : T o f i n d the r a n k f r o m o t h e r end, w e need t o k n o w the total n u m b e r o f s t u d e n t s i n
the class So. I is sufficient.
Also, f r o m I I . w e can conclude that t h e r e a r e ( 1 0 • 38 - 1 ) = 47 s t u d e n t s in t h e class.
S o , II a l o n e is also s u f f i c i e n t .
14. ( e ) : F r o m both t h e s t a t e m e n t s together, w e f i n d t h a t T a r u n ' s f a t h e r h a s t h r e e c h i l d r e n
— T a r u n and his t w o sisters. T h i s m e a n s t h a t T a r u n has no brother. So, both I a n d
II are needed.
15. id): F r o m g i v e n s t a t e m e n t s , we find t h a t :
K T > S and R*K<S.
Thus, w h o i s oldest i s not k n o w n
16. (e): fcVom both the g i v e n s t a t e m e n t s , we find t h a t t h e n u m b e r of cards sold t h i s y e a r
t ( 2 9 3 5 x 1.2) a 3522.
$ o . both 1 and II t o g e t h e r a r e r e q u i r e d .
17. (c): C o m p a r i n g the i n f o r m a t i o n in the q u e s t i o n w i t h s t a t e m e n t I, we find t h a t 42% a n d ^
a r e the c o d e s for 4 tie' a n d 'clip'. S o , '7' r e p r e s e n t s 'button'. T h u s , I a l o n e is s u f f i c i e n t .
A g a i n , c o m p a r i n g t h e i n f o r m a t i o n i n the q u e s t i o n w i t h I I , w e f i n d t h a t t h e c o m m o n
code n u m b e r T stands f o r the c o m m o n w o r d 'button'. T h u s . II a l o n e also is s u f f i c i e n t .
18. id): F r o m s t a t e m e n t s I a n d II t o g e t h e r , we can conclude o n l y that e i t h e r B is t h e s i s t e r
or b r o t h e r of A So, e v e n f r o m both t h e s t a t e m e n t s , the e x a c t r e l a t i o n c a n n o t be
known.
19. ( r > : F r o m I. we h a v e : A = P.
F r o m I I . we h a v e : N < P < S.
C o m b i n i n g the a b o v e t w o . we h a v e : N < A • P < S.
S a h i l is the heaviest.
^ So. both I and II a r e r e q u i r e d .
20. ( c ) : C l e a r l y , each of the g i v e n s t a t e m e n t s s h o w s that B is s i t t i n g o p p o s i t e to C or B is
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21. (e) : F r o m I, we conclude t h a t F is the son of B.

F r o m I I t w e c o n c l u d e t h a t B's w i f e i s D's m o t h e r .
T h i s m e a n s t h a t D a n d F a r e the sons of B a n d D is the b r o t h e r of F.
So, both I and II a r e r e q u i r e d .
22. ( 6 ) : S t a t e m e n t I I r e v e a l s t h a t S a t i s h m e t h i s f r i e n d K a p i l o n t h e d a y p r i o r t o F r i d a y i.e.
T h u r s d a y . T h u s , only II is needed.
23. ( e ) : A s g i v e n i n s t a t e m e n t s I and I I , w e h a v e
G = V = K , V + K + A = 32 and A = V + K.
tf P u t t i n g V + K = A in second, we g e t 2A = 32 or A = 16.
Thus, V + K* 16 and V * K . So. V = K = 8 . Thus, R-8.
H e n c e , both the s t a t e m e n t s a r e n e e d e d .
24. ( d ) : C l e a r l y , both t h e s t a t e m e n t s t o g e t h e r a r e not s u f f i c i e n t t o a n s w e r t h e q u e s t i o n .
25. ( e ) : F r o m both t h e s t a t e m e n t s , w c obtain t h e f o l l o w i n g s e q u e n c e :

14th 15th 16th 17th

Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

in A
D

T h u s , both I a n d I I a r e r e q u i r e d .
B C

2 6 . ( a ) : F r o m I we h a v e . P > M, P > K, A > P.

From I I w e have, M > K , P > M , A > P .
C o m b i n i n g the a b o v e t w o , wc h a v e : A > P > M > KL
Thus, Akash is the heaviest.
S o , both the s t a t e m e n t s a r e r e q u i r e d
27. ( c ) : I r e v e a l s t h a t 58th i s the last r a n k i n the class. T h i s m e a n s t h a t t h e r e a r e . 5 8 s t u d e n t s
in t h e class. S o , I a l o n e is s u f f i c i e n t .
A l s o , f r o m I I , w c f i n d t h a t H e m a n t ' s r a n k i n t h e class i s 10th f r o m t h e top a n d 49th
f r o m t h e last. S o , t h e r e a r e ( 1 0 + 49 - 1) = 58 s t u d e n t s in the class.
Thus, II alone is also sufficient.
28.(6): S t a t e m e n t I is merely an interpretation of the information contained in the question.
H o w e v e r . V i p i n ' s s a l a r y can b e d e t e r m i n e d f r o m s t a t e m e n t I I a s f o l l o w s :
L e t V i p i n ' s a n d J a v e d ' s s a j a r i e s be ix a n d 3x r e s p e c t i v e l y .
T h e n , 3x = 4500 o r x = 1500.
V i p i n ' s s a l a r y * 4x • Rs 6000.
Thus, II alone is sufficient.
29. (6): F r o m s t a t e m e n t I I , we conclude that Sonali left her home 45 minutes before 10.15 a.m.
i.e. 9.30 a . m .
Thus, only II is needed.
30. ( d ) : F r o m both 1 a n d II t o g e t h e r , we can conclude t h a t A and B a r e t h e c h i l d r e n of D,
but the sex of A and the t h i r d child of D is not k n o w n . S o , both t h e s t a t e m e n t s
t o g e t h e r a r e also not s u f f i c i e n t t o a n s w e r t h e q u e s t i o n .
31. ( e ) : C l e a r l y , w e h a v e t h e o r d e r : A , B , E .
F r o m I , w e h a v e the o r d e r : D . A , B , E .
F r o m I I , w e g e t the c o m p l e t e s e q u e n c e a s D , A , B . E , C .
C l e a r l y . B is in the m i d d l e .
S o . both I a n d II a r e r e q u i r e d .

(1500

g i.e. 5 0 0 boxes w e r e sold on S u n d a y .

F r o m I, we find t h a t n u m b e r of boxes sold on M o n d a y " 500 • 10% of 5 0 0 = 550.

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33. ie): From both the given statements, we find that :
P m v e c n s salary - 115% of (90% of Rs 2 5 0 0 ) » Rs 2587 50
So. both I and II are required.

34. ( e ) : From I and II. we find that Robert read 300 * | i.e. 200 pages before Sunday and

the last 40 pages on Monday. This means that he read (300 - (200 40)) i e. 60 pages
on Sunday.
35. (6) : T l j e present price of the mixe* can be calculated from statement II as follows :
Let the earlier price be Rs x.
Then, 10% o f * - 220 or x * 2200.
Present p n c e = fU (2200 * 220) - Rs 2420.
So, only II is needed. v
36. id) : Clearly, from each of the statements, we find that the code for 'pant* is either *mit'
or 4nac\ So, none of them is sufficient to answer the question.
37. (c) : Comparing the information in the question with I, we find that 'tin' ahd W are the
codes for 'always* and 'keep'. So. 'pee' represents 'smiling* Thus. I alone is s u f f i c i e n t
Again, comparing the information in the question with II, we find that the common code
word 'pee' stands for the common word 'smiling*. Thus, II alone is also sufficient.
38. (d> : From the two statements, we find that maximum (243 x 3) Lt. 729 visitors saw the
exhibition. But the exact number cannot be determined
39. ( e ) : From statements I a n d ^ I together, we find that company sells only product A and
total sale of product A • R s ( 8 0 0 0 x 25) - Rs 200000, which is alto the total sale of
the company.
So, both I and II are required.
40. ( d ) : Even both the statements together are not sufficient to answer the question.
41. ( c ) : From I. we find that the weight of one pole is (5 x 4) i.e. 20 kg and so the weight of
10 poles is 200 kg. Thus, I alone is sufficient.
From II. we have : (weight of 3 poles — weight of 2 polos) = 20 kg
or weight of one pole = 20 kg.
So. weight of 10 poles = 200 kg.
(Thus. II alone is also sufficient.
42. (c) : From I, we have :

v A - - i ~ ^ = 500 or A - 4000 • 1000 or A-5000

Le. Atul's monthly salary = Rs 5000.

From I I , we have :

- £ - -4500 or A 4000 - 9000 or A - 5000.

Thus, either I or II is sufficient.

43. ( e ) : From I, we have : D > A. D > C.
From I I , we have : E > B > D.
Combining the above two, we get : E > B > D > (A and C).
So, E is the tallest.
Clearly, both the statements are needed to answer the question.
44. ( e ) : From both the statements together, we can conclude that the price range of ordinary
wall clocks is R* 200 to Rs 300. Thus, both I and II are required
45. ( 6 ) : From statement I I . we conclude that the total amount of rice exported from India
is (12 5% of 1.9 million tonnes)
So. the answer to the given question can be derived from statement II alone.

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46. ( r > : F r o m both t h e s t a t e m e n t s t o g e t h e r , w e concludc that t h e price o f t h e new car i s
Rs (25000 * 3) i.e. Rs 75000
So, Ronnie had to pay Rs (75000 - 25000) i.e. Rs 60000.
Thus, both I and II a r e required

47. ( * ) : From s t a t e m e n t II, w e concludc that number o f votes cast - £ » 1000 U 800.

From statement I, wo conclude that votes polled by candidate X • 17% of 800 = 136.
48. id) : Clearly, even both the statements together do not reveal M a n o h a r s birthday.
49. ie): C l e a r l y , the birthday of Gautam's mother can be found out f r o m II and then G a u t a m a
birthday can be determined using the fact given in I. T h u s , both the statements are
required.
50. ie): F r o m I, we find that

T o t a l money with N a r e s h and A j a y = Rs | ~ x 75000 Rs 21000.

F r o m II, we find that money with A j a y = Rs j| x 21000 Rs 15760.

So, both I and II are required.

51. id) : C l e a r l y , even both the statements together do not reveal the exact t i m e of departure
of the trail) today.
52. id) : Clearly, e v e n from both the given statements, we cannot conclude the exact date of
Subhas* leaving for G e r m a n y .
53. ie): From both the given statements, we find that Rahul is ( 3 5 - 2 5 ) - 10 years o l d e r
than his brother, w h o was born in 1964. "So, Rahul was born ifi 1954. T h u s , both
the given statements are needed to a n s w e r the query.
54. (e) : T h e area of the plot can be d e t e r m i n e d from both I and II as f o l l o w s :
L e t the breadth of the plot be x metres.
T h e n , length • (x • 4) metres.
T h u s , perimeter » 208 metres 2 (x + 4 + x) * 208
=> 4x = 200 x = 50.
So. length =54 metres, breadth = 50 metres.

A r e a of the plot = (54 x 50) m 2 = 2700 m 2 .

Hence, both I and II are required.

55. ( e ) : From I, we find that number of speakers who attended the programme = 18 - ^ of 18
b
= 15.
(I )
F r o m II, we find that g x 15 i.e. 5 speakers g a v e 2 speeches each, w h i l e each of

the r e m a i n i n g 10 speakers delivered only one speech.

So. total number of speeches delivered = (5 x 2 10 x 1) = 20.
56. ie) : From I. we find that the birthday of Sonali s mother falls on 21st or 22nd February.
F r o m I I . we find that the birthday of Sonali's mother falls on 22nd. 23rd or 24th
, February.
T h e day common to the above two groups is 22nd February. So. the b i r t h d a y falls
on 22nd February.
T h u s , both I and II a r c required.
57. ia): G i v e n : P < S, T < R ...(j)
From I, we h a v e : P < R ...(ii)
F r o m I I . we h a v e : R < S ...tfli)

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F r o m I I I , w e h a v e : T o m is the youngest. ...(iv)
F r o m ( i ) a n d ( i i i ) . we g e t : P < S, T < R < S.
C l e a r l y , S o n a l i i s the oldest.
So, only II is required.
58. ( c ) : T o f i n d t h e c o de f o r 'come', w e n e e d t o h a v e t w o s t a t e m e n t s w h i c h h a v e o n e c o m m o n
c o de w o r d a n d ' c o m e ' a s t h e c o m m o n w o r d . T h u s , I a n d I I I t o g e t h e r a r e s u f f i c i e n t .
59. ( d ) : F r o m I , the o r d e r i s E , B , C o r C , B , E .
From II, the order is E, B,
F r o m III. the order is A, D, E.
C o m b i n i n g the a b o v e t h r e e , w e g e t t h e o r d e r a s : A , D , E , B , C .
C l e a r l y , E is s i t t i n g in the m i d d l e .
So, all the three statements are required.
60. ( * ) : F r o m I I I . we h a v e : R a j a n ' s basic s a l a r y = Rs 1550.
F r o m I. we h a v e : V a s u ' s basic s a l a r y = Rs ( 1 5 5 0 • 100) - Rs 1650.
F r o m I I . w e h a v e : R y a n ' s o t h e r a l l o w a n c e s = R s 2000
and V a s u s other allowances = R s 2050.
/. V a s u ' s m o n t h l y s a l a r y - Rs ( 1 6 5 0 + 2 0 5 0 ) = Rs 3700.
T h u s , all t h e t h r e e s t a t e m e n t s a r e r e q u i r e d .

6 1 . (d): F r o m I I . w e k n o w t h a t G o p a l ' s b r o t h e r w a s born i n 1982.

F r o m I I I . w e f i n d t h a t G o p a l s b r o t h e r w a s 8 y e a r s y o u n g e r t o h i m Le. G o p a l w a s
born in 1974.
F r o m I, we find that S a n j a y is 6 y e a r s older than Gopal. T h u s . S a n j a y w a s born in 1968.
So, all the three statements are required.
6 2 . ( d ) : F r o m I, we h a v e : M > V, V > S, V > N. ...«)
F r o m I I . w e h a v e : M u k u l is t h e oldest. ...(ii)
From III. we have : S > N ...(iii)
C o m b i n i n g ( i ) a n d ( t f i ) , we g e t : M > V, V > S > N or M > V > S > N.
Clearly, N i k u n j is the youngest.
63. ( * ) : F r o m I a n d I I . w e conclude t h a t M a t h e m a t i c s p e r i o d b e g a n a t 9.00 a.m., B i o l o g y
p e r i o d b e g a n a t 8.00 a . m . a n d P h y s i c s p e r i o d b e g a n a t 1 1 a . m . S o . t h e C h e m i s t r y
p e r i o d b e g a n a t 10.00 a . m .
F r o m I and I I I , w e c o n c l u d e t h a t M a t h e m a t i c s p e r i o d e n d e d a n d C h e m i s t r y p e r i o d
b e g a n at 10.00 a . m .
64. ( J ) : T h e i n f o r m a t i o n g i v e n i n t h e t h r e e s t a t e m e n t s t o g e t h e r i s also not s u f f i c i e n t t o a n s w e r
the given question.

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