50 Important Questions: Data Sufficiency

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Directions for questions: In the following questions each question is followed by
three statements I, II and III. Read the question and the statements carefully and
choose your answer according to which set of statement(s) is/are sufficient to answer
the question.
Q1) What is the distance between city P and city Q?
I. Two persons A and B started simultaneously from P to Q, with their speeds in the
ratio 4 : 5.
II. B reached P one hour earlier than A to Q.
III. The difference between speeds of A and B is 20 kmph
1: I and III only

2: II and III only
3: I and II only
4: All I, II and III together
Correct Answer: “4”
Q2) What is the rate of interest on a certain sum?
I. The interest earned on the sum at the same rate of simple interest after 3 years is
Rs.4500.
II. If the rate of interest is 2.5% more, the simple interest earned will be Rs.900 more.
III. The amount received on the sum at the end of the 2 years at simple interest is
Rs.15,000
1: I and II only
2: II and III only
3: I and III only
4: Any two statements together
Q3) What is the area of the rectangle?
I. The ratio of length to breadth of the rectangle is 35 : 12.

II. The perimeter of the rectangle is 188 cm.
III. The length of diagonal of the rectangle is 74 cm
1: I and II only
2: I and III only
3: (I and II) or (II and III)
4: Any two of the three
Q4) What is the present age of Rakesh?
I. The ratio of the ages of Ramesh and Rakesh, three years ago, was 4 : 5.
II. The ratio of the ages of Rajesh and Rakesh, after two years, will be 4 : 5.
III. Two years ago the ratio of the ages of Rajesh and Ramesh was 12 : 13.
1: I and II only
2: II and III only
3: I and III only
4: All I, II and III
Q5) What is the cost of three kg of rice and two kg of wheat together?
I. The cost of four kg of rice, five kg of wheat and three kg of sugar together is Rs.416.
II. The ratio of prices of one kg of rice to that of wheat is 2 : 3.
III. The cost of seven kg of rice, seven kg of wheat and three kg of sugar, together, is
Rs.608
1: I and II only
2: I and III only
3: II and III only
4: Any two of the three
Q6) How many men watched the show in the auditorium?
I. The ratio of the number of men to the number of women who watched the show is
7:5.
II. Had there been 12 more men, the ratio of the number of the men to the number of
women who watched the show would be 3 : 2.
III. The capacity of the auditorium is 300.
1: I and II only
2: II and III only
3: I and III only

Q7) What is the time taken by pipe A to fill a tank?
I. The pipes A and B together can fill half of the tank in two hours and 24 minutes.
II. Pipe A can fill the tank along with pipe C which can empty the tank in eight hours.
III. The ratio of time taken by pipes A, B to fill the tank and the time taken by the pipe
C to empty the tank is 2 : 3 : 4
1: I and II only
2: II and III only
3: I and III only
4: (I and III) or (II and III)
Q8) What is the rate of interest?
I. The amount of Rs.45,000 yields a simple interest of Rs.13,500 in three years.

II. The amount of Rs.45,000 yields a compound interest of Rs.9,450 in two years.
III. The difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on
Rs.45,000 when compounded half yearly after one year is Rs.112.50.

2: I or II or III
3: (I and II) or (II and III)
4: I and III only
Q9) What is the present age of Akhil?
I. Four years ago, the ratio of ages of Arun, Akhil and Alok was 5 : 6 : 7.
II. After one year from now the age of Akhil will be 16% more than the age of Arun.
III. After six years the ratio of the ages of Arun, Akhil and Alok will be 15 : 17 : 19.
1: I and II only
2: II and III only
3: I and III only
4: Any two of I, II and III

Q10) What is the overall profit or loss for the shopkeeper on selling two articles?
I. The two articles are sold for Rs.6,930 each.

II. The difference between the cost prices of the two articles is Rs.1400.
III. There is a loss of 10% on one article and a gain of 10% on the other.
1: Only I and II
2: Only I and III
3: Only II and III
4: Only III
Q11) What is the area of the rectangle ABCD inscribed in a circle?
I. The radius of the circle is 5 cm.

II. The breadth of the rectangle is three – fourth of its length.
III. The area of the region of the rectangle in one – half of the circle is 24 cm^2.
1: Only I and II
2: Only I
3: Only III
4: Only III or I and II
Q12) What is the speed of the boat in still water?
I. The boat covers 10km in 2hrs in downstream

II. The boat covers same distance in 5hrs in upstream
III. The speed of stream is one third of that of boat in still water
A) Only I and II together are sufficient

B) Only I and III together are sufficient
C) I, II and III together not sufficient
D) I and either II or III are sufficient
Correct Answer: “D”

Q13) What is the ratio of investments of P, Q and R?
I. Total investments is Rs.12000 in which P’s contribution is Rs.4500

II. Ratio of investments of P to Q is 4 :3 and Q to R is 3:1
A) Only I is sufficient
B) Both I and III together are sufficient
C) Only II sufficient
D) I and II together are not necessary
Correct Answer: “C”
Q14) What is the salary of X in a group of X, Y, Z, whose average salary is Rs. 36,700?
I. Total Salaries of Y and Z is Rs.78,650

II. Total salaries of X and Y is Rs. 97,550
A) Only I sufficient
B) Only II sufficient
C) Both I and II are sufficient
D) Either I or II are sufficient
Correct Answer: “A”
Q15) How many students are there in the class?
I. The average weight of the class is 46kg

II. If 2 students weighting 38kg and 32kg leave the class and are replaced by 48kg and
40kg then the average weight is increased by 2.5kg.
Correct Answer: “B”
Q16) How many men and women can complete a piece of work in 15 days?
I. If 12 men can complete the same work in 20 days

II. If 10 women and 6 men complete the same work in 12days

Directions (17-21):
(A) If the data in statement I alone is sufficient to answer the question.

(B) If the data in statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question.
(C) If the data either in statement I alone or statement II alone are sufficient to answer
the question.
(D) If the data given in both I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question.
(E) If the data in both the statements I and II together are necessary to answer the
question.
Q17) What is the time that Kirti took to reach her destination?
I. Shweta took 45 minutes to reach the same destination.

II. The ratio between the speeds of Kirti and Shweta is 9 : 5.
Correct Answer: “E”
Q18) On selling a product, what is the profit % earned?
I. The profit earned on selling the product was Rs 45.

II. Had the product been sold for Rs 555, the profit would have been Rs 50.
Q19) What is the difference between the ages of Y and X?
I. The ratio of the age X to the age of Y is 3 : 2

II. One sixth of X’s age is equal to one fourth of Y’s age.
Q20) What is the rate of interest on a sum of money?
I. The difference between SI and CI obtained on the sum of money at the end of 2 years at
same rate is Rs 80.
II. At the end of 3 years, a total of Rs 3000 is obtained as the CI.
Q21) What is the cost price of the article?
I. The article was bought at 20% discount on the marked price.

II. The article was sold for Rs 2000 with 25% profit on the marked price.

Q22) What was the amount of profit earned?
1) 20% discount is offered on marked price

2) If there is no discount, profit would be 30%.
3) Selling price is more than the cost price by 40 percent.
a) 1 and either 2 or 3
b) Any two of three
c) All 1, 2 and 3
d) Data Insufficient
Correct Answer: “d”
Q23) What is the two-digit number?
1) The number obtained by interchanging the digits is more than the original number
by 27.
2) Sum of the digits is 9.
3) Difference between the digits is 3.
a) only 1 and 2 needed

b) only B and C needed
c) only A and C needed
d) Can’t be determined
Correct Answer: “a”
Q24) Who earns most among A, B, C, D and E?
1) A earns less than C but not less than E

2) D earns more than A but not equal to B
3) B earns more than A and E
a) Can’t be determined
b) Only 1 and 2 needed
c) All three are needed
d) Only 2 and 3 needed

Q25) What is A’s position from the right end in a row of 30 students?
1) A is third to the right of B, who is twelfth from the right end.

2) H is 14th from the right end of the row and there are eight students between H and
A.
a) only 1 is needed
b) only 2 is needed
c) both 1 and 2 needed
d) can’t be determined
Q26) How much time will the train A will take to cross another train B running in
opposite direction?
1) Train A crosses a signal pole in 12 seconds

2) Ratio of speed of train A and B is 2:3
3) Length of two trains together is 500 meters
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) 1 and 3 only
d) can’t be determined
Correct Answer: “d”
Directions (27-30): 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 all the three
statements and give answer: –
A. If the data in statement I alone is sufficient to answer the question.

B. If the data in statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question.
C. If the data either in statement I alone or statement II alone are sufficient to answer
the question.
D. If the data given in both I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question.
E. If the data in both the statements I and II together are necessary to answer the
question
Q27) A car dealer sold 80% of the cars in its inventory during September. What was
the total revenue from the sales of cars?
I. All but 60 cars in the showroom inventory were sold during September.
II. Cars were sold for an average price of Rs.4.5 lakh during September.

Q28) Did Incumbent P get over 60% of the vote?
I. Challenger M got 39% of the vote

II. Incumbent P got 40000 of the total votes cast
Q29) For a certain bottle and cork, what is the price of the cork?
I. The combined price of the bottle and the cork is Rs.95

II. The price of the bottle is Rs.75 more than the price of the cork.
Q30) What is the weighted average of marks obtained by Deepak?
I. Maths, Science and English have weights 5, 4 and 3 respectively.

II. Simple Arithmetic mean of Maths and science is 140, which is twice the average of
Science and English.
Directions(31-35): Each of the questions below consists of a question and three

statements given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the
statements are sufficient to answer the question. Read all the three statements and
give answer: –
Q31) What is the area of the hall?
I. The labour cost of flooring the hall is Rs.3500

II. The material cost of flooring the hall per sq. metre is Rs.250
III. The total cost of flooring the hall is Rs.16500
1.Only I and II
2.Only II and III
3.Any two of three
4.All I, II and III

Q32) What is the circumference of the semi-circle?
I. The difference between the length and the breadth of a parallelogram is 15cm.
II. The area of the semi-circle is half the area of the parallelogram.
III. The length of the parallelogram is 2.5 times the radius of the circle.
1. Only I and II
2. Only II and III
3. Any two of three
4. All the given statements are Insufficient
Q33) What is the average age of six members Mani, Naveen, Priya, Pavi, Venu and
Ravi?
I. Total age of Naveen and Ravi are 16 years

II. Average age of Mani, Pavi are 12 years
III. The sum of ages of Priya and Venu are 62 years
1. Only I is sufficient
2. Only II is sufficient
3. Only III is sufficient
4. Any two of the three are sufficient
5. All I, II, III are needed
Q34) How many articles were sold?
I. Total profit earned was Rs. 3000

II. Cost-price per article was Rs. 670
III. Selling price per article was Rs. 820
1. II and III only are Sufficient

2. I and II only are Sufficient
3. All I, II and III are Sufficient
4. Any two of the three are Sufficient

Q35) A branch has a manager, a clerk and a sub staff. What is the salary of the sub
staff?
I. The clerk and the sub staff together get Rs.38000 per month.
II. Each Clerk gets Rs.14000 per month more than the Sub Staff.
III. The total salary per month of the manager and the clerk is Rs.65000
1. Only I and II
2. Only II and III
3. Only III
4. Either I or III
Directions(36-42): 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
(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, 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.
Q36) How is 'No' coded in the code language?
Statements:
'Ne Pa Sic Lo' means 'But No None And' and 'Pa Lo Le Ne' means 'If None And But'.
'Le Se Ne Sic' means 'If No None Will' and 'Le Pi Se Be' means 'Not None If All'.
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

Q37) Who among P, Q, T, V and M is exactly in the middle when they are arranged in
ascending order of their heights?
Statements:
V is taller than Q but shorter than M.

T is taller than Q and M but shorter than P.

D. Both I and II are sufficient
Q38) What is the numerical code for 'water' in a certain code?
Statements:
The code for 'give me water' is '719'.

The code for 'you can bring water for me' is written as '574186'.

Q39) What is the rank of P from the bottom in a class of 30 students?
Statements:
M is third from the top and there are five students between M and P.
The rank of K is fourth from the bottom and there are 17 students between K and P.


Q40) Among five friends, who is the tallest?
Statements:
D is taller than A and C.

B is shorter than E but taller than D.

D. Both I and II are sufficient
Q41) Which train did Aman catch to go to the office?
Statements:
Aman missed his usual train of 10.25 a.m. A train comes in every 5 minutes.
Aman did not catch the 10.40 a.m. train or any train after that time.

Q42) What does 'nip' stand for in a code language?
Statements:
In the code language, 'that is very beautiful' is written as 'se nip sre num'
In the same code language, 'my house is beautiful' is written as 'nip sto sre tip'.


Directions (43-47): Each of the questions below consists of a question and two/three
statements given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the
statements are sufficient to answer the question. Read all the three statements and
give answer:
Q43) If a village is losing 10% of its water supply each day because of a burst water
pipe, then what is the loss in rupees per day?
I. The daily water supply to the village is 600 million gallon.

II. The cost to the village for every 48000 gallons of water lost is Rs.50.
A. Statement I
B. Statement II
C. Both Statement I and II
D. Either Statement I or Statement II
Q44) A and B start walking towards each other simultaneously. What is the distance
between them when they start?
I. 20 min after crossing each other they were 1600 m apart.

II. After crossing each other, A reaches the starting point of B in twice as much time
as B takes to reach the starting point of A.
A. Statement I
B. Statement II
D. Neither Statement I nor Statement II
Q45) What is the ratio of male to female officers in the police force in town P?
I. The number of female officers is 200 less than half the number of male officers.
II. The number of female officers is 1/6 the number of male officers.
A. Statement I
B. Statement II
D. Either Statement I or Statement II

Q46) Is the average of the largest and the smallest of four given numbers greater than
the average of four numbers
I. The difference between the largest and the second largest number is less than the
difference between the second largest and the second smallest number.
II. The difference between the largest and the second largest number is greater than
the difference between the second smallest and the smallest number
III. The difference between the largest and the second smallest number is greater than
the difference between the second largest and the smallest number.
A. Only Statement I
B. Either II or III
C. I and Either II or III
D. Only Statement II
Q47) Mumbai Express leaves Chennai at 3 pm for Mumbai. At what time will it reach
Mumbai?
I. It maintains the average speed of 100 kmph.

II. It has four stoppages of 10 min each between Chennai and Mumbai
III. It covers 300 km before each stoppage
A. Only I
B. Only II
C. Either I or II
D. All III
Directions (48-50): Each question below is followed statements I and II. You have to
determine whether the data given in the statement is sufficient for answering the
questions or not. –
Q48) ‘3xy5’ is a four-digit number then ‘xy’ is?

Statement I: xy is exactly divisible by 23
Statement II: 3xy5 is exactly divisible by 25
1. If the data in statement I alone is sufficient to answer the question

2. If the data in statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question
3. If the data either in Statement I alone or Statement II alone are sufficient to answer the
question
4. If the data given in both statements I & II together are necessary to answer the question.

Q49) Is 12 is one of the number in 13 consecutive even numbers.
Statement I: Difference between first and least numbers is 24.

Statement II: Average of the set is zero.

question
4. If the data given in Both Statements I & II are not sufficient to answer the question
Q50) What is the rate of interest per annum?
Statement I: A sum becomes doubles to itself at SI in 4 years

Statement II: The difference between CI and SI on an amount of Rs. 10,000 in 2 years
is Rs. 625

question
4. If the data given in Both Statements I & II are not sufficient to answer the question

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50 Important Data-Sufficiency Practice Questions

Q1) What is the distance between city P and city Q?

1: I and III only

Correct Answer: “4”

Q2) What is the rate of interest on a certain sum?

Correct Answer: “4”

Q3) What is the area of the rectangle?

I. The ratio of length to breadth of the rectangle is 35 : 12.

4: Any two of the three

Correct Answer: “4”

Q4) What is the present age of Rakesh?

Correct Answer: “4”

Correct Answer: “2”

Q6) How many men watched the show in the auditorium?

Correct Answer: “1”

Q7) What is the time taken by pipe A to fill a tank?

Correct Answer: “4”

Q8) What is the rate of interest?

I. The amount of Rs.45,000 yields a simple interest of Rs.13,500 in three years.

1: All I, II and III

Correct Answer: “2”

Q9) What is the present age of Akhil?

Correct Answer: “4”

I. The two articles are sold for Rs.6,930 each.

Correct Answer: “2”

Q11) What is the area of the rectangle ABCD inscribed in a circle?

I. The radius of the circle is 5 cm.

Correct Answer: “4”

Q12) What is the speed of the boat in still water?

I. The boat covers 10km in 2hrs in downstream

A) Only I and II together are sufficient

Correct Answer: “D”

Q13) What is the ratio of investments of P, Q and R?

I. Total investments is Rs.12000 in which P’s contribution is Rs.4500

Correct Answer: “C”

I. Total Salaries of Y and Z is Rs.78,650

Correct Answer: “A”

Q15) How many students are there in the class?

I. The average weight of the class is 46kg

Correct Answer: “B”

I. If 12 men can complete the same work in 20 days

Correct Answer: “C”

(A) If the data in statement I alone is sufficient to answer the question.

I. Shweta took 45 minutes to reach the same destination.

Correct Answer: “E”

Q18) On selling a product, what is the profit % earned?

I. The profit earned on selling the product was Rs 45.

Correct Answer: “B”

Q19) What is the difference between the ages of Y and X?

I. The ratio of the age X to the age of Y is 3 : 2

Correct Answer: “D”

Q20) What is the rate of interest on a sum of money?

Correct Answer: “E”

Q21) What is the cost price of the article?

I. The article was bought at 20% discount on the marked price.

Correct Answer: “E”

Q22) What was the amount of profit earned?

1) 20% discount is offered on marked price

Correct Answer: “d”

Q23) What is the two-digit number?

a) only 1 and 2 needed