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Data Sufficiency
High level exercise with explanation
By Rahul Rituraj and Vivek singh
9/5/2015
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Data Sufficiency Questions, Tips and Method
Data sufficiency is an important part of quantitative aptitude section of every

competitive exam including IBPS, LIC, Civil services, CAT and GMAT. In almost
every exam there are several questions from data sufficiency.
Most of the candidates try to solve data sufficiency questions by guess work. As
every question carries same marks, questions in this part also deserve some time.
Instead of guess work use a simple strategy as give below and avoid guessing the
answer.
STEPS IN SOLVING DATA SUFFICIENCY QUESTIONS

1) Read the given problem. Don't assume anything except universal facts.
2) Take the first statement and combine it with main statement. Try to find the
answer.
3) If you are unable to find the answer using 2nd step then combine second
statement and combine it with main statement and try to find answer.
4) If you are unable to find an answer using second statement then add both
statements with main statement and try to find answer
5) If even now you can't find answer, simply tick both statements are insufficient.
Directions :-
Marks A as answer if statement I alone is sufficient to answer the question
Marks B as answer if statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question
Marks C as answer if statement I and II together are sufficient to answer the
question but neither statement aloneis sufficient to answer the question
DATA SUFFICIENCY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Question 1. How many people are there in the plain ?

Statement I : 25% passengers are women and 35% are children.
Statement II : There are 24 men in the plain
Answer
From Statement I we can conclude that there are 40% men in the plain but we can't
find the exact number of passengers
From Statement two : Number of men passengers = 24
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By combining both the statements we get, total number of passengers = 24 *

100/40 = ( you don’t need to calculate the answer )
Hence answer is C
Question 2. What is the difference between monthly income of Ram and Chaaru
Statement I : Ram earns Rs 6000 less than Shaam
Statement II : Chaaru earns Rs 6000 more than Shaam.
Answer : In this question we don't need to in depth. Simply there is difference of
Rs 12000
Question 3. Is x divisible by 28 ?
Statement I : x is divisible by 20
Statement II : x is divisible by 84
Answer. Using statement I - x is divisible by 4 and 5
Using statement II - x is divisible by 3,4, and 7.
By using both statements we can conclude that x is divisible by 28 ( 4*7), hence
answer is C.
Question 4. P,Q,R,S and T are five friends. Their mean age is 18. What is the age
of R ?
Statement I : P's age is 18
Statement II : Q's age is 2 years less than T and T's age is 6 years less than S.
Statement III : R's age is 6 years more than B's age and 4 years more than T's age.
Answer : P+Q+R+S+T = 90
From Statement I : Q+R+S+T = 72
From Statement II : Q = T - 2 and T=S - 6
So S = T + 6
Statement III : R = Q+6 and R = T + 4
Age of every friend can be defined in terms of T's age by using all three
statements. So we can reach the answer using all three statements. Hence answer
is C.
TIPS TO SOLVE DATA SUFFICIENCY QUESTIONS

 Never try to reach final answer as it is not asked. You need to find
whether the information provided is enough to solve the given problem or
not.

 Never make any assumption. Use only universal rules { eg. a + b = a + b -

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(a U b) }
 Try to solve questions by using above strategies
 Solve question step by step. First try to find answer using first statement
then second and finally with both. Then mark the answer
 Even if you find answer with only one statement, then try to find answer
with remaining statement as sometimes there is an option that answer can
be find with both statements separately.
 Move on quickly and mark answer can't be found in case you are unable
to reach any conclusion with information provide.
Data Sufficiency Quiz
In each of the 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.
Q1. In which year was Rahul born ?

Statements:
1. Rahul at present is 25 years younger to his mother.
2. Rahul's brother, who was born in 1964, is 35 years younger to his
mother.
A. 1 alone is sufficient while 2 alone is not sufficient
B. 2 alone is sufficient while 1 alone is not sufficient
C. Either 1 or 2 is sufficient
D. Neither 1 nor 2 is sufficient
E. Both 1 and 2 are sufficient
Q2. What will be the total weight of 10 poles, each of the same weight ?
Statements:
1. One-fourth of the weight of each pole is 5 kg.
2. The total weight of three poles is 20 kilograms more than the total weight
of two poles.


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Q3. How many children does M have ?

Statements:
1. H is the only daughter of X who is wife of M.
2. K and J are brothers of M.
Q4. How much was the total sale of the company ?

Statements:
1. The company sold 8000 units of product A each costing Rs. 25.
2. This company has no other product line.
Q5. The last Sunday of March, 2006 fell on which date ?

Statements:
1. The first Sunday of that month fell on 5th.
2. The last day of that month was Friday.
Q6. Question: What is the code for 'sky' in the code language ?
Statements:
1. In the code language, 'sky is clear' is written as 'de ra fa'.

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2. In the same code language, 'make it clear' is written as 'de ga jo'.

Q7. Question: How many children are there between P and Q in a row of
children ?
Statements:
1. P is fifteenth from the left in the row.
2. Q is exactly in the middle and there are ten children towards his right.
Q8. How is T related to K?

Statements:
1. R's sister J has married Ts brother L, who is the only son of his parents.
2. K is the only daughter of L and J.
Q9. How is J related to P ?

Statements:
1. M is brother of P and T is sister of P.
2. P's mother is married to J's husband who has one son and two
daughters.

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Q10. How is X related to Y ?

Statements:
1. Y and Z are children of D who is wife of X.
2. R's sister X is married to Ys father.
ANSWERS WITH EXPLANATION:

Answer 1: E
Explanation:
From both 1 and 2, we find that Rahul is (35 - 25) = 10 years older than his
brother, who was born in 1964. So, Rahul was born in 1954.
Answer 2: C
Explanation:
From 1, we conclude that weight of each pole = (4x5) kg = 20 kg.
So, total weight of 10 poles = (20 x 10) kg = 200 kg.
From 2, we conclude that:
Weight of each pole = (weight of 3 poles) - (weight of 2 poles) = 20 kg.
Answer 3: D
Explanation:
From 1, we conclude that H is the only daughter of M. But this does not
indicate that M has no son. The information given in 2 is immaterial.

Answer 4: E
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Explanation:
From 1, total sale of product A = Rs. (8000 x 25) = Rs. 200000.
From 2, we know that the company deals only in product A.
This implies that sale of product A is the total sale of the company, which is
Rs. 200000.
Answer 5: C
Explanation:
From 1, we conclude that 5th, 12th, 19th and 26th of March, 2006 were
Sundays.
So, the last Sunday fell on 26th.
From 2, we conclude that 31st March, 2006 was Friday. Thus, 26th March,
2006 was the last Sunday of the month.
Answer 6: D
Explanation:
The only word common to 1 and 2 is 'clear' and as such, only the code for
'clear' can be ascertained from the given information.
Answer 7: E
Explanation:
From 2, Q being in the middle, there are 10 children to his right as well as
to his left. So, Q is 11th from the left. From 1, P is 15th from the left.
Thus, from both 1 and 2, we conclude that there are 3 children between P
and Q.
Answer 8: E
Explanation:
From 1, we know that L is T's brother and J's husband. Since L is the only
son of his parents, T is L's sister.
From 2, we know that K is L's daughter.
Thus, from 1 and 2, we conclude that T is the sister of K's father i.e. T is K's
aunt.

Answer 9: B
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Explanation:
From 2, we know that P's mother is married to J's husband, which means
that J is P's mother.
Answer 10: C
Explanation:
From 1, we conclude that Y is the child of D who is wife of X i.e. X is Y's
father.
From 2, X is married to Y's father. This implies that X is Y's mother.
More Questions & Answers
In each of the 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.
Q1. In which year was Rahul born ?
Statements:
1. Rahul at present is 25 years younger to his mother.
2. Rahul's brother, who was born in 1964, is 35 years younger to his
mother.

Q2. What will be the total weight of 10 poles, each of the same weight
?
Statements:
1. One-fourth of the weight of each pole is 5 kg.

2. The total weight of three poles is 20 kilograms more than the total weight
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of two poles.

Q3. How many children does M have ?
Statements:
1. H is the only daughter of X who is wife of M.
2. K and J are brothers of M.

Q4. How much was the total sale of the company ?
Statements:
1. The company sold 8000 units of product A each costing Rs. 25.
2. This company has no other product line.

Q5. The last Sunday of March, 2006 fell on which date ?
Statements:
1. The first Sunday of that month fell on 5th.

2. The last day of that month was Friday.

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Q6. Question: What is the code for 'sky' in the code language ?
Statements:
1. In the code language, 'sky is clear' is written as 'de ra fa'.
2. In the same code language, 'make it clear' is written as 'de ga jo'.

Q7. Question: How many children are there between P and Q in a row
of children ?
Statements:
1. P is fifteenth from the left in the row.
2. Q is exactly in the middle and there are ten children towards his right.

Q8. How is T related to K?
Statements:
1. R's sister J has married Ts brother L, who is the only son of his parents.

2. K is the only daughter of L and J.

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Q9. How is J related to P ?
Statements:
1. M is brother of P and T is sister of P.
2. P's mother is married to J's husband who has one son and two
daughters.

Q10. How is X related to Y ?
Statements:
1. Y and Z are children of D who is wife of X.
2. R's sister X is married to Ys father.

ANSWERS WITH EXPLANATION:

Answer 1: E
Explanation:

From both 1 and 2, we find that Rahul is (35 - 25) = 10 years older than his
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brother, who was born in 1964. So, Rahul was born in 1954.
Answer 2: C
Explanation:
From 1, we conclude that weight of each pole = (4x5) kg = 20 kg.
From 2, we conclude that:
Answer 3: D
Explanation:
From 1, we conclude that H is the only daughter of M. But this does not indicate
that M has no son. The information given in 2 is immaterial.
Answer 4: E
Explanation:
From 1, total sale of product A = Rs. (8000 x 25) = Rs. 200000.
From 2, we know that the company deals only in product A.
This implies that sale of product A is the total sale of the company, which is Rs.
200000.
Answer 5: C
Explanation:
From 1, we conclude that 5th, 12th, 19th and 26th of March, 2006 were Sundays.
So, the last Sunday fell on 26th.
From 2, we conclude that 31st March, 2006 was Friday. Thus, 26th March, 2006
was the last Sunday of the month.
Answer 6: D
Explanation:
The only word common to 1 and 2 is 'clear' and as such, only the code for 'clear'
can be ascertained from the given information.

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Answer 7: E
Explanation:
From 2, Q being in the middle, there are 10 children to his right as well as to his
left. So, Q is 11th from the left. From 1, P is 15th from the left.
Thus, from both 1 and 2, we conclude that there are 3 children between P and Q.
Answer 8: E
Explanation:
From 1, we know that L is T's brother and J's husband. Since L is the only son of
his parents, T is L's sister.
From 2, we know that K is L's daughter.
Thus, from 1 and 2, we conclude that T is the sister of K's father i.e. T is K's aunt.
Answer 9: B
Explanation:
From 2, we know that P's mother is married to J's husband, which means that J is
P's mother.
Answer 10: C
Explanation:
From 1, we conclude that Y is the child of D who is wife of X i.e. X is Y's father.
From 2, X is married to Y's father. This implies that X is Y's mother.
Some More Questions and Answers
In each of the 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 andGive 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 to answer the question
(B) If the data in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question,
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while the data in statement I alone are not sufficient to answer the question
(C) If the data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are
sufficient to answer the question
(D) If the data given in both statements I and II together are not sufficient to
answer the question and
(E) If the data in both statements I and II together are necessary to answer
the question.
1: How much was the total sale of the company ?

Statements:
I. The company sold 8000 units of product A each costing Rs. 25.
II.This company has no other product line.
A. I alone is sufficient while II alone is not sufficient
B. II alone is sufficient while I alone is not sufficient
C. Either I or II is sufficient
D. Neither I nor II is sufficient
E. Both I and II are sufficient
2. What will be the total weight of 10 poles, each of the same weight ?
Statements:
I. One-fourth of the weight of each pole is 5 kg.
II. The total weight of three poles is 20 kilograms more than the total weight
of two poles.
3. How many children does M have ?

Statements:
I. H is the only daughter of X who is wife of M.
II. K and J are brothers of M.


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4.On which day in April is Gautam's birthday?

Statements:
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.
5.What is the code for 'is' in the code language ?

Statements:
I. In the code language, 'shi tu ke' means 'pen is blue'.
II. In the same code language, 'ke si re' means 'this is wonderful'.
6. Among A, B, C, D, E and F, who is the heaviest ?

Statements:
I. A and D are heavier than B, E and F but none of them is the heaviest.
II. A is heavier than D but lighter than C.
7.What is the two-digit number?

I. The difference between the two digits is 3.

II. The sum of the two digits is 4 more than their difference.
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8.What will be the ratio between the two digits in the two digit
number?
I. The largest digit is 9.
II. The sum of the digits in the number is 5 times their difference.
9.How many New Year's greeting cards were sold this year in your
shop ?
Statements:
I. Last year 2935 cards were sold.
II.The number of cards sold this year was 1.2 times that of last year.
10. How is Divya related to Shaloo ?

Statements:
I.Divya's mother is sister of Shaloo's father.
II. Shaloo is the daughter of Divya's grandfather's only child.

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ANSWER KEY:
1(E)Explanation:
From I, total sale of product A = Rs. (8000 x 25) = Rs. 200000.
From II, we know that the company deals only in product A.
This implies that sale of product A is the total sale of the company, which is Rs.
200000.
2(C)Explanation:
From I, we conclude that weight of each pole = (4x5) kg = 20 kg.
From II, we conclude that:
So, total weight of 10 pojes = (20 x 10) kg = 200 kg.
3(D)Explanation:
From I, we conclude that H is the only daughter of M. But this does not indicate
that M has no son. The information given in II is immaterial.
4(E)Explanation:Clearly, the birthday of Gautam's mother can be found out from II

and then Gautam's birthday can be determined using the fact given in I.
5(E)Explanation:
In I and II, the common word is 'is' and the common code word is 'ke'. So, 'ke' is
the code for 'is'.
6 (A)Explanation:
From I, we conclude that since none of A and D is the heaviest and each one of B,
E and F is lighter than both A and D, so C is the heaviest.
7(E).Solution :Let the tens and unit digits be X and Y respectively.

Then,
From statement I, we have: X-Y = 3 ...(1)
From statement II, we have: (X+Y) = 3+4 = 7...(2)

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Adding (1) and (2), we get 2X = 10 => X = 5

Putting X value in (1) or (2), we get: Y = 2
Required two digit number is 52.
Here the data in both Statements I and II together are necessary to find the
answer,Hence the answer is option E.
8( B)Solution :
Let the tens and unit digits be X and Y respectively.
Statement I do not give the answer.
From statement II, we have:
(X+Y) = 5(X-Y)
(X+Y) = 5X-5Y
4X = 6Y
X/Y = 6/4 = 3/2
Therefore the required ratio = X/Y = X:Y = 3:2
Here, the data in Statement II alone are sufficient to find the answer, while the
data in Statement I alone are not sufficient.
Hence the answer is option B.
9(E)Explanation:From both I and II, we find that the number of cards sold this year
= (2935 x 1.2) = 3522.
10(C)Explanation:From I, we conclude that Divya's mother is Shaloo's aunt or

Divya is Shaloo's cousin.Now, Divya's grandfather's only child is Divya's parent. So,
from II, we conclude that Shaloo and Divya are daughters of the same parents i.e.
Divya is Shaloo's sister.

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Data Sufficiency Questions, Tips and Method

Data sufficiency is an important part of quantitative aptitude section of every

STEPS IN SOLVING DATA SUFFICIENCY QUESTIONS

DATA SUFFICIENCY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Question 1. How many people are there in the plain ?

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By combining both the statements we get, total number of passengers = 24 *

TIPS TO SOLVE DATA SUFFICIENCY QUESTIONS

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 Never make any assumption. Use only universal rules { eg. a + b = a + b -

Q1. In which year was Rahul born ?

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D. Neither 1 nor 2 is sufficient

E. Both 1 and 2 are sufficient

Q3. How many children does M have ?

Q4. How much was the total sale of the company ?

Q5. The last Sunday of March, 2006 fell on which date ?

1. In the code language, 'sky is clear' is written as 'de ra fa'.

2. In the same code language, 'make it clear' is written as 'de ga jo'.

Q8. How is T related to K?

Q9. How is J related to P ?

B. 2 alone is sufficient while 1 alone is not sufficient

Q10. How is X related to Y ?

ANSWERS WITH EXPLANATION:

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More Questions & Answers

In each of the questions below consists of a question and two

Q1. In which year was Rahul born ?

A. 1 alone is sufficient while 2 alone is not sufficient

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A. 1 alone is sufficient while 2 alone is not sufficient

Q3. How many children does M have ?

A. 1 alone is sufficient while 2 alone is not sufficient

Q4. How much was the total sale of the company ?

A. 1 alone is sufficient while 2 alone is not sufficient

Q5. The last Sunday of March, 2006 fell on which date ?

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2. The last day of that month was Friday.

A. 1 alone is sufficient while 2 alone is not sufficient

A. 1 alone is sufficient while 2 alone is not sufficient

A. 1 alone is sufficient while 2 alone is not sufficient

Q8. How is T related to K?

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2. K is the only daughter of L and J.

A. 1 alone is sufficient while 2 alone is not sufficient

Q9. How is J related to P ?

A. 1 alone is sufficient while 2 alone is not sufficient

Q10. How is X related to Y ?

A. 1 alone is sufficient while 2 alone is not sufficient

ANSWERS WITH EXPLANATION:

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can be ascertained from the given information.

Some More Questions and Answers

In each of the questions below consists of a question and two statements

1: How much was the total sale of the company ?

3. How many children does M have ?

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B. II alone is sufficient while I alone is not sufficient

4.On which day in April is Gautam's birthday?

5.What is the code for 'is' in the code language ?

6. Among A, B, C, D, E and F, who is the heaviest ?