II.

It was worth Rs 12,345 in the beginning of

January 1905

DATA SUFFICIENCY
Directions for questions 1 to 35: Each problem
contains a question and two statements giving
certain data. You have to select the correct answer
from (a) to (e) depending on the sufficiency of the
data given in the statements to answer the
question.

6.

I. A received 1006 votes more than B and 1213

more votes than C.
II. Total votes cast were 15,414

Mark your answer as:

(a) If statement I alone is sufficient.
(b) If statement II alone is sufficient.
(c) If both I and II together are sufficient, but neither
of the statements alone is sufficient.
(d) If either of the statements I and II is sufficient.
(e) If statements I and II together are not sufficient.
1.

What is the distance from City A to City C in km?

7.

8.

3.

Is z less than w? z and w are real numbers.

I. z2 = 25
II. w = 9

4.

Is X a prime number, given that X is a positive

integer?
I. X4 > 3,000
II. X4 < 10,000

5.

The value of an estate in January 1905 started

gradually declining in such a way that at the end
of each year it was worth only x times its value at
the beginning of the year. What was its worth in
end December 1910?
I. It was worth Rs 10,109 in the end of
December 1906

How many girls passed the entrance exam this

year?
I. Last year 560 girls passed
II. This year there was a 10% decrease over last
year in the number of failures

Is the smallest of five consecutive integers even?

I. The product of the five integers is 0.
II. The arithmetic mean of the five integers is 0.

John studies Chinese in a school. Which school

does he attend?
I. All students in Jefferson High School take
French.
II. Maysville High School offers only Chinese.

I. City A is 90 km from City B

II. City B is 30 km from City C
2.

In an election, three candidates A, B and C were

representing for a membership of parliament.
How many votes did each receive?

9.

What is Raju's age?

I. Raju, Vimala and Kishore are all of the same
age
II. Total age of Vimala, Kishore and Abishek is 32
and Abishek is as old as Vimala and Kishore
together

10. Is Sreedhar eligible for an entry pass to the

company premises?
I. The company does not allow strangers to
enter the company
II. All employees are eligible to get a pass
11. 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
12. Can a democratic system operate without
effective opposition?

I. The opposition is indispensable

II. A good statesman always learns more from
his opponents than from his fervent
supporters
13. A man 6 feet tall is standing near a light on the
top of a pole. What is the length of the shadow
cast by the man?
I. The pole is 18 feet high
II. The man is 12 feet from the pole
14. Two pipes A and B emptied into a reservoir; pipe
A can fill the reservoir in 30 minutes by itself.
How long it will take for pipe A and pipe B
together to fill up the reservoir.
I. By itself, pipe B can fill up the reservoir in 20
minutes
II. Pipe B has a larger cross-sectional area than
pipe A.
15. K is an integer. Is K is divisible by 12?
I. K is divisible by 4
II. K is divisible by 3
16. What is the distance from A to B?
I. A is 15 miles from C
II. C is 25 miles from B
17. Was Melissa Brown's novel published?
I. If Melissa Brown's novel was published she
would receive at least $1000 in royalties
during 1978
II. Melissa Brown's income for 1978 was over
$1000

I. Tom's weight plus Moe's weight is equal to

John's weight.
II. John's weight plus Moe's weight is equal to
twice Tom's weight.
20. Is ABCD a rectangle?
I.
ABC 90o
II. AB = CD
21. Find x + 2y.
I. x + y = 10
II. 2x + 4y = 20
22. Is angle BAC a right angle?
I. AB = 2 (BC)
II. BC = 1.5 (AC)
23. Is x greater than y?
I. x = 2k
II. k = 2y
24. A piece of string 6 feet long is cut into three
smaller pieces. How long is the longest of the
three pieces?
I. Two pieces are the same length.
II. One piece is 3 feet 2 inches long.
25. How many rolls of wallpaper are necessary to
cover the walls of a room whose floor and ceiling
are rectangles 12 feet wide and 15 feet long?
I. A roll of paper covers 20 sq feet
II. There are no windows in the walls
26. x and y are integers, both less than 10. Is x > y?

18. Does every bird fly?

I. Tigers do not fly
II. Ostriches do not fly
19. How much does John weigh? Jim weighs 200
pounds.

I. x is a multiple of 3
II. y is a multiple of 2
27. Fifty students have signed up for at least one of
the courses GERMAN & ENGLISH, how many of
the 50 students are taking GERMAN but not
ENGLISH?

I. 16 students are taking GERMAN & ENGLISH

II. The number of students taking ENGLISH but
not GERMAN is the same as the number of
students taking GERMAN

II. X > Y
35. What is the value of (x2 y2)?
I. x y = y + 2
II. (x y) = 1/ (x + y)

28. Is ABCD is a square?

A

B
x

I. AD = AB
II. x = 90o

Directions for questions 1 to 10: Each question

has a set of four statements. Each statement has
three segments. Choose the alternative where the
third statement can be logically deduced using
both the preceding two, but not just one of them.
1.

29. How much cardboard will it take to make a

rectangular box with a lid whose base has length
7 inches?
I. The width of the box is 5 inches
II. The height of the box is 4 inches

(a)
(c)

30. Did ABC company made profit in 1980?

I. ABC Company made a profit in 1979.
II. ABC Company made a profit in 1981.
31. How much is Jane's salary?
I. Jane's salary is 70% of John's salary
II. Johns salary is 50% of Mary's salary
32. Is x > 1?
I. x + y = 2
II. y < 0
33. How many of the numbers between x and y are
positive? Both x and y are less than 20.
I. x is less than 5
II. x + y = 24
34. What is the value of X, if X and Y are two distinct
integers and their product is 30?
I. X is an odd integer

(A) All IITs are in India, no MITs are in

India, no IITs are MITs.
(B) All IITs are in India, no MITs are in
India, no MITs are IITs.
(C) Some IITs are not in India, some MITs
are not in India, some IITs are MITs.
(D) Some IITs are not in India, some MITs
are not in India, some MITs are IITs.

2.

A and B
A only

(b)
(d)

C and D
B only

(A) Citizens of true villages speak only the

truth. Citizens of true villages are
wealthy. Wealthy people speak only
the truth.
(B) Citizens of true villages speak only the
truth. Some true villages are in
America. Some citizens of true villages
are in America.
(C) Citizens of true villages speak only the
truth. Some wealthy people are
citizens of true villages. Some wealthy
people speak only the truth.
(D) Some people speak only the truth.
Some citizens of true villages speak
only the truth. Some people who
speak only truth are citizens of true
villages.

(a)
(c)
3.

B only
D only

B only
B and D

(b)
(d)

B and C
B and D

(b)
(d)

(a)
(c)
6.

C only
C and D

(A) Some painters are artists. Some artists

are crazy. Some painters are crazy.
(B) Some heroes are villains. All villains
are bad. Some heroes are bad.
(C) Some men are humans. Some humans
are bad. Some are bad.
(D) Some teachers are didactic. All
didactic persons are boring. Some
boring persons are not teachers.
(a)
(c)

5.

(b)
(d)

(A) Some sportsmen smoke. Those who

smoke are punished. Some who are
punished are not sportsmen.
(B) No Indians weep. Some who weep are
cowards. Some cowards are not
Indian.
(C) All horses are white. White things
shine. Some shining things are not
horses.
(D) All children are vulnerable. All those
who are vulnerable need care. Some
children need care.
(a)
(c)

4.

A only
B and C

green is grass. Some grasses are not

parrots.
(D) Some libraries contain books. Some
books contain pages. Some libraries
contain pages.

C and D
B only

(A) Some roses are flowers. Some flowers

do not stink. Some stinking things are
not roses.
(B) Some sheep are black. Some black
things are invisible. Some sheep are
invisible.
(C) Some parrots are green. All that is

B and D
None

A only
C only

(b)
(d)

B only
D only

(A) All boys are honest. Manish is honest.

Manish is a boy.
(B) Lawyers marry only fair girls. Shobha
is very fair. Shobha was not married
to a lawyer.
(C) Sohan is a sportsman. All sportsmen
are healthy. All healthy persons are
sportsmen.
(D) All hill stations have a sunset point. M
is a hill station. M has a sunset point.
(a)
(c)

8.

(b)
(d)

(A) Some trees are buses. All buses are

hats. All trees are hats.
(B) Some trucks are scooters. No scooter
is a cycle. Some trucks are cycles.
(C) All green is blue. All blue is white.
Some white is green.
(D) No educationists are researchers. All
researchers are teachers. No teacher
is an educationist.
(a)
(c)

7.

A and D
C and D

A only
C only

(b)
(d)

B only
D only

(A) All students in my class are intelligent.

Rohit is not intelligent. Rohit is not a
student of my class.
(B) All plants are trees. No tree is green.

Those plants that are not trees are

green.
(C) Some sticks are bolts. Kites are sticks.
Some kites are bolts.
(D) No magazine is a cap. All caps are
cameras. Some cameras are not
magazines.

Directions for questions 11 to 15: Each of the

following questions has a main statement followed
by four statements. Choose the pair from the given
options where the third statement can be logically
concluded from the previous two, including the
main statement.
11. All rivers are seas.

(a)
(c)
9.

A and D
C only

(b)
(d)

B and C
D only

(A) All young scientists are open-minded.

No
open-minded
men
are
superstitious. No young people are
superstitious.
(B) Some soldiers are famous. Some
soldiers are intelligent. Some soldiers
are either intelligent or famous.
(C) All men are married. Some men are
educated. Some educated are married.
(D) Many books are rocks. Some rocks are
clips. Some clips are rocks.
(a)
(c)

A only
C only

(b)
(d)

B only
D only

10. (A) Some aeroplanes are living beings.

Some non-living beings are ghosts.
Some aeroplanes are ghosts.
(B) All teachers are good. Syriac is good.
Syriac is a teacher.
(C) All stones are diamonds. Some
diamonds are pearls. Some pearls are
stones.
(D) No woman can vote. Some women are
politicians. Some politicians cannot
vote.
(a)
(c)

A only
C only

(b)
(d)

B only
D only

(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

Some streams are rivers.

Some streams are boats.
Some boats are rivers.
Some streams are seas.

(a) AD
(c) AB

(b) DA
(d) BC

12. Some guerillas are monkeys.

(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

All chimpanzees are monkeys.

Some chimpanzees are monkeys.
All chimpanzees are guerillas.
All guerillas are chimpanzees.

(a) DA
(c) BD

(b) CB
(d) DB

13. Some kings are visionaries.

(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

Some visionaries are drivers.

Some drivers are visionaries.
All kings are drivers.
All drivers are kings.

(a) DB
(c) AC

(b) CB
(d) AD

14. Some dragons can fly.

(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

Some dragons are reptiles.

Some reptiles can fly.
All reptiles can fly.
All dragons are reptiles.

(a) AB
(c) CA

(b) BA
(d) DB

15. Some books are comprehensive.

(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

Some journals are not comprehensive.

Some journals are not books.
Some journals are books.
Some journals are comprehensive.

(a) AB
(c) DA

(b) DC
(d) None

Directions for questions 16 to 25: Each question

contains six statements labelled A, B, C, D, E and F
followed by four combinations of three statements.
Choose the option that logically follows; i.e. the
third statement can be deduced by the first two.
16. (A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
(F)
(a)
(c)
17. (A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
(F)
(a)
(c)

College students are intelligent.

Intelligence is a collegians attribute.
Rams sister is a college student.
Ram is a college student.
All intelligent persons go to college.
Ram is intelligent.
ADF
ABF

(b)
(d)

BCD
ABD

Laxman is a man.
Meera is Laxmans wife.
Some women are islands.
No man is an island.
Meera is not an island.
Laxman is not an island.
ADE
ADF

(b)
(d)

ABE
CDE

18. (A) Study of philosophy makes a person

reflective.
(B) History makes us conscientious.
(C) School level teaching is important.

(D) Mathematics sharpens the mind.

(E) School level studies become the base
of life.
(F) Philosophy and mathematics should
both be taught to make the student
sharp and reflective.
(a)
(c)
19. (A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
(F)

ABC
ADF

(a)
(c)

BCD
CEF

All that glitters is gold.

All that doesnt glitter is not gold.
Gold always glitters.
The only glittering thing is gold.
Object X is gold.
Object X glitters.

(a) ACB
(c) AEF
20. (A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
(F)

(b)
(d)

(b) DEF
(d) FEA

Suresh is a human being.

Divya is Sureshs wife.
Some women are Godesses.
No human being is God.
Divya is a Goddess.
Suresh is not a God.
ADE
ADF

(b)
(d)

ABE
CDB

21. (A) All sincere people are good-natured.

(B) Some good-natured people are not
sincere.
(C) Some sincere people are goodnatured.
(D) All sincere people are fat.
(E) All fat people are good-natured.
(F) Some good-natured people are
sincere.
(a)
(c)

ACD
BCF

(b)
(d)

FAC
DEA

22. (A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
(F)
(a)
(c)
23. (A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
(F)
(a)
(c)

Some politicians are corrupt.

Some hypocrites are not corrupt.
Some corrupt persons are hypocrites.
All corrupt persons are hypocrites.
All hypocrites are corrupt.
All politicians are hypocrites.
ADE
FAC

(b)
(d)

ACD
EDC

Some lazy people are not labourers.

No one who is lazy is a labourer.
All labourers are hard working.
Some labourers are not lazy.
No one who is hard working is lazy.
Some lazy persons are labourers.
CEB
DFC

(b)
(d)

BCA
ACB

24. (A) All well made products are liked by

people.
(B) All Japanese products are well made.
(C) All Japanese products are liked by
people.
(D) Some Japanese products are liked by
people.
(E) Some of the products liked by people
are well made.
(F) Some of the products liked by the
people are Japanese products.
(a)
(c)

BDA
ACB

(b)
(d)

ADC
BAC

25. (A) Some intelligent people are hard

working.
(B) No American is intelligent.
(C) No hardworking person is intelligent.
(D) All Americans are hard working.
(E) Some hard working people are not
intelligent.
(F) Some Americans are intelligent.

(a)
(c)

FCB
ACE

(b)
(d)

DFA
BDF