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Data Sufficiency — Relationships: How is Divya related to Shaloo? Statement I: Divya's mother is the sister of Shaloo's father. Statement II: Shaloo is the daughter of Divya's grandfather's only child. Decide which statement(s) are sufficient to determine the relationship. Choose the correct sufficiency option.

Difficulty: Medium

Correct Answer: Either statement I or statement II alone is sufficient.

Explanation:


Given

  • I: Divya's mother (DM) is sister of Shaloo's father (SF).
  • II: Shaloo is the daughter of Divya's grandfather's only child.


Approach
Test each statement independently to see if it yields a unique relationship.


Using Statement I alone
DM and SF are siblings ⇒ children of siblings are cousins.Therefore, Divya and Shaloo are cousins. Statement I is sufficient.


Using Statement II alone
“Divya's grandfather's only child” is Divya's single parent. Shaloo is that person’s daughter ⇒ Shaloo and Divya have the same parent.Therefore, Shaloo is Divya’s sister. Statement II is sufficient.


Conclusion
Each statement independently gives a definite relationship (though different family setups); hence either statement alone is sufficient for the question format.

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