DATA SUFFICIENCY PRACTICE EXERCISE
Ref: DSPE1001302
Directions for questions 1 to 35: Each problem
contains a question and two statements labelled 1 and 2
giving certain data. You have to select the correct
answer from (A) to (D) depending on the sufficiency of
the data given in the statements to answer the question,
mark your answer as
(A) if the question can be answered by using one of the
statements alone but cannot be answered by using
the other statement alone.
(B) if the question can be answered by using either
statement alone.
(C) if the question can be answered by using both
statements together but cannot be answered by
using either statement alone.
(D) if the question cannot be answered even by using
both the statements together.
1. Is the four-digit number abcd divisible by 11?
1. Sum of the digits of abcd is two.
2. The number is not divisible by 10.
2. Find if the sum of Anil's income and Sunil's
expenditure is equal to twice their total savings?
1. Anil's expenditure is equal to Sunil's income.
2. Anil's savings are equal to that of Sunil.
3. If m and n are integers, is m > n?
1. m7 > n8
2. mn > 1 and m – n > 1
1 2. The sum of all the factors of n is even.
4. What is the value of x 4 + ?
x4
1. x2 – 4x + 4 = 0
2. 2x2 – 5x + 2 = 0
5. Each of the two groups A and B consists of some
people. Is the average age of group A greater than
that of group B?
1. If one person goes from group A to group B, the
average age of each of the groups decreases.
2. When one person leaves from group B to group
A, the average age of group B increases but the
average age of group A decreases.
6. Is the positive integer N, a perfect square?
1. N can't be expressed as the sum of two or more
positive integers.
2. N has odd number of factors.
7. What day of the week will be the 16th April of a
particular year?
1. 16th April of the previous year was a Thursday.
2. None of the days out of the two days preceding
or the two days following 16th April of this year is
a Friday.
8. If a and b are positive integers, then is a < b?
1. 2a + 3b = 15
2. a + 2b = 8
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9. Is P < Q?
1. P = a+b ;
Q = a + b ; where a, b are real numbers.
2. P = a−b ;
Q = a − b ; where a, b are real numbers.
10. Of the two containers A and B, A contains pure milk
and B contains water. 50% of A is shifted to B. After
thoroughly mixing it, 50% of the contents in B are
shifted to A. Is the ratio of pure milk to water in A,
greater than 1?
1. Initial volume of milk in A ≥ Initial volume of
water in B.
2. Initial volume of milk in A ≤ Initial volume of
water in B.
11. Three distinct numbers a, b, c are in A.P. Find the
value of b.
1. The numbers c, a, b are in G.P. and the
common difference in the A.P. is 11/2 times the
common ratio in G.P.
2. The product of a, b, and c is a positive number
and is equal to a3 and c2 = 16.
12. Find the natural number n, where n is less than
1000.
1. The fifth root of 'n' is an integer and it is greater
than 1.
13. If p, q and r are real numbers, is p > 1?
1. p3 + q3 + r3 = 3pqr
2. pqr > qr and q, r have the same sign.
14. In triangle ABC, is ∠B equal to 90°?
1. Sum of any two sides of triangle ABC is equal to
two-thirds of the perimeter of the triangle.
2. In the triangle ABC, the numerical value of the
product of any two sides is the same.
15. A and B are continuously running around a circular
track, starting from the same point at the same time.
What is the ratio of the speeds of A and B?
1. A is faster than B and when they run in opposite
direction, they meet at 3 points, around the
track.
2. When they run in the same direction they will
definitely meet at the starting point and A makes
one round more than B, when they meet for the
first time.
16. If a, b are integers, is a > b?
1. a, b are the roots of the equation x2 + px + q = 0
where p is negative.
2. –a, b are the roots of equations x2 + px + q = 0
where p is positive and q is negative.
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17. Letters numbered L1, L2, L3, and L4 are placed in
envelopes numbered E1, E2, E3, and E4, such that
every even numbered envelope is occupied by an
odd numbered letter and each envelope has exactly
one letter. What is the exact way in which the letters
are placed?
1. L2 is in E3.
2. L3 is in E2.
18. In a class consisting of 120 students, each student
wrote two tests – one on Mathematics and the other
in English. 20% of the students failed in both the
tests, whereas 60% of the students passed in
English. How many students passed in both the
tests?
1 27. Is 3P + 2Q > R + S?
1. 33 % of the students who passed in
3 2. Q > R + S
Mathematics also passed in English.
2. The number of students who passed in
Mathematics was 50% more than the number of
students who failed in both the tests.
19. What is the HCF of a and b?
1. The LCM of a, b and 36 is 108.
2. The HCF of a, b and 36 is 36.
20. How many daughters does Natwarlal have?
1. Gogu, Natwarlal's first child has one more sister
than his other siblings have.
2. Madhumita, Natwarlal's youngest child has one
more brother than each of her other siblings
have.
21. Is the ratio of the number of boys and the number of
girls in a class 3 : 5?
1. If two boys and two girls join the class the ratio
of boys and girls becomes 1 : 2.
2. If two boys and two girls leave the class the
ratio of boys and girls becomes 7 : 9.
22. An express train of length 400 m travelling at a
speed of 72 kmph crosses a goods train on a
parallel track, coming in the opposite direction in
20 seconds. Find the speed of the goods train.
1. A person in the express train notices the goods
train go past him in 6 2/3 seconds.
2. The point where the trains started crossing each
other is the same as the point where the trains
completely crossed each other.
23. Out of A, B and C, which two must be employed to
work together to have the work completed with the
least expenses? (The rate of work is not always
proportional to the rate of earning)
1. The rates of work of A, B and C are in the ratio
of 1 : 2 : 3.
2. The daily wages that are given to A, B and C
are in the ratio of 3 : 4 : 5.
24. Is (13n + 11n), where n is a natural number, divisible
by 3?
1. n is prime.
2. n is not even.
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25. How many Sundays are there in a month?
1. My birthday was in that month and I celebrated
it on a Sunday and the number of days of the
month before my birthday is same as that after
my birthday.
2. The 6th of the month is Friday.
26. Is the number of male employees in a company
equal to that of the number of female employees?
1. For a relief fund, if each male employee contributes
`300 and each female employee contributes
`200, total amount contributed will be `5100.
2. For a relief fund, if each male employee contributes
`200 and each female employee contributes
`300, total amount contributed will be `5000.
1. P > R + S
28. Is X = Y?
1. Xa = Ya (a > 0)
2. aX = aY (a ≠ 0)
29. A, B, C, D sit around a circular table. Only one of
them is a female. Who is the female?
1. The female is sitting opposite to a person, who
has B to his right and C to his left.
2. A is the only male person who has two males
adjacent to him.
30. What is the distance between the centres of the two
circles?
1. The radii of the two circles are equal and the
length of the common chord is 5 cm.
2. The radii of the two circles are 10 cm and 5 cm
and the length of the common chord is 10 cm.
31. What is the number x?
1. x, when divided by the divisor y, gives a
quotient, which is one sixth of the divisor and
5 is the remainder.
2. The quotient, when x is divided by the divisor y,
is five times the remainder.
32. If A and B are two positive integers, is A = B?
1. The arithmetic mean of A and B is not equal to
the geometric mean of A and B.
2. The square root of average of the arithmetic
mean and the geometric mean of A and B is
equal to the average of square roots of A and B.
33. If four years ago, a man’s age was three times the
age of his son, what was the age of the man when
the son was born?
1. Two years ago, the age of the man is four years
less than thrice the age of his son.
2. Eight years hence, the age of the man will be
twice the age of his son.
34. If a, b and c are integers, is ac > bc?
1. a > b > c
2. c3 > 27
35. Who among P, Q, R and S is the tallest?
1. P's height is less than the average height of P,
Q, R and S.
2. Only R's height is more than that of P.
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