Data Sufficiency Questions

Directions: Each of the questions given below consists of a statement and/or a question and two statements numbered I and II given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statement(s) is/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; Give answer (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; Give answer (c) if the data either in Statement I or in Statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question; Give answer (d) if the data even in both Statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question; Give answer (e) if the data in both Statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question. What would have been the selling price per kg of rice? I. 50 kg of rice was purchased for ₹ 3350 and ₹ 150 were spent on transport. II. Profit earned was 5%.

Directions: Each of the questions given below consists of a statement and/or a question and two statements numbered I and II given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statement(s) is/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; Give answer (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; Give answer (c) if the data either in Statement I or in Statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question; Give answer (d) if the data even in both Statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question; Give answer (e) if the data in both Statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question. A trader sold two washing machines each for ₹ 7392. What was his total profit or loss on these two transactions? I. On one transaction he got a profit of 12% on investment II. On the other transaction he suffered a loss of 4% on investment.

Directions: Each of the following questions consists of a question followed by three statements I, II and III. You have to study the question and the statements and decide which of the statement(s) is/are necessary to answer the question. What was the amount of profit earned? I. 10% discount was offered on the labelled price. II. Had there been no discount, profit would have been 30%. III. Selling price was more than the cost price by 20%.

Directions: Each of the following questions consists of a question followed by three statements I, II and III. You have to study the question and the statements and decide which of the statement(s) is/are necessary to answer the question. An item costing ₹ 3000 is sold at a certain discount. Find the rate of discount offered. I. The profit earned after discount is 5%. II. Had the discount rate been doubled, the seller incurs a loss of 15%. III. The item is marked at a price 25% above the cost price.

Directions: Each of the questions given below consists of a question followed by three statements. You have to study the question and the statements and decide which of the statement(s) is/are necessary to answer the given question. What is the difference in the shares of profit between P and Q in a joint business at the end of one year? (M.B.A., 2007) I. P invested ₹ 80000 and withdrew ₹ 20000 after 6 months. II. Q joined four months after the start of business. III. Q's amount was $80\%$ of P's amount during the last six months.

Directions: Each of the questions below consists of a question followed by three statements. You have to study the question and the statements and decide which of the statement(s) is/are necessary to answer the question: If both the pipes are opened, how many hours will be taken to fill the tank? I. The capacity of the tank is 400 litres. II. The pipe A fills the tank in 4 hours. III. The pipe B fills the tank in 6 hours.

Directions: Each of the questions given below consists of a statement and/or a question and two statements numbered I and II given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statement(s) is/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; Give answer (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; Give answer (c) if the data either in Statement I or in Statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question; Give answer (d) if the data even in both Statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question; Give answer (e) if the data in both Statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question. What is the speed of the boat in still water? (Bank P.O., 2007) I. Speed of the current is 2 kmph. II. Time taken by the boat to cover a distance of 24 km running upstream is one hour more than the time taken to cover the same distance running downstream.