Data Sufficiency

Data sufficiency problems can be broadly classified in terms of (a) subject content
and (b) format.
The subject content could be quantitative or non-quantitative. Some tests like
B!" #nna $niversity" !#T etc." stress only the quantitative. %thers like &#T" !#T"
'() and many others include lo*ical" analytical or common sense quantitative
patterns" +hich may *enerally be termed non-quantitative.
The format contains , statements and a question" or sometimes - statements
and a question (some times this is seen only in '()). The ans+er choices may be .
or /. The .-choice pattern adopted by &#T" !#T" S 0 1ain and sometimes '() takes
the follo+in* pattern"
n order to ans+er the question" mark
#. f the question is ans+erable from the first statement alone.
B. f the question is ans+erable from the second statement alone
&. f the question can be ans+ered +ith the help of both statement 2 and
statement ,.
D. f the question cannot be ans+ered even +ith both the statements.
The /-choice pattern options are
n order to ans+er from the questions" mark
#. f it ans+erable from statement 2 alone.
B. f it is ans+erable from statement , alone.
&. f it is ans+erable from both statement 2 and statement ,.
D. f it is ans+erable from either 2 or ," mutually independently.
3. f it is not ans+erable for +ant of sufficient statements.
The '() pattern sometimes has - statements 2" , 4 -
n ans+erin* the question the student +ill mark as the response choice #" B" &" D or
3 as
#. f a particular statement alone can ans+er the question
B. f a particular pair of statements alone can ans+er the question.
&. f any one pair of statements can ans+er the question unambi*uously
D. f all three statements are necessary and sufficient to ans+er the *iven
question and
3. f the question cannot be ans+ered for +ant of sufficient statements