July 19, 2021

Reasoning Ability: Data Sufficiency Set 1

Dear Readers,

Logical Reasoning is a part of almost all major sarkari naukri exams conducted in the country and is one of the most scoring sections as well. So here we are sharing reasoning ability questions and answers to improve your mental ability for upcoming competitive exams. 

Direction(Q.1-10): Each of the questions below consists of a questions and two statements numbered I and II given below it. You have to decide whether the data given in the statements are sufficient to answer the questions. Read both the statements and give answer.


Reasoning Ability Q&A


1) 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.
2) 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.
3) if the data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question.
4) if the data given in both statement I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question.
5) if the data given in both statement I and II together are necessary to answer the question.

1. How is K related to N?

    I. N is the brother of M, who is the daughter of K.
    II. F is the husband of K.

2. Among friends P,Q,R and S who is the youngest?

   I. R is younger than J but not as young as Q.

   II. S is elder than Q but younger than R, who is not the eldest.

3. What is the colour of 'sky' in a code language?

    I. In that code language 'white' means 'green', 'green' means 'yellow', and 'yellow' means 'blue'.

    II. In that code language 'black' means 'red', 'red' means 'pink', and 'blue' means 'white'.

4. Among W, X, Y, Z which school has the highest number of students?

    I. School W has fewer students than school Z.

    II. School Y has fewer students than school Z.

5. On which date in May was Rahul's mother's birthday?

    I. Rahul correctly remembers that his mother's birthday is after 11th but before 16th May.

    II. Rahul's sister correctly remembers that their mother's birthday is after 14th but before 18th May.

6. In which direction is Sachin facing?

    I. Anil is to the right of Sachin.

    II. Rahul is sitting opposite of Anil facing north.

7. On which day of the week did Vishal visit Mumbai?

     I. Vishal returned to Delhi from Mumbai on Friday.

     II. Vishal left Delhi on Tuesday for Mumbai.

8. Among five friends A, B, C, D and E sitting around a circle facing the centre, who is on the immediate right of A?

    I. E sits third to the right of D.A is not an immediate neighbour of D.

    II. C sits second to the left of B.A is not an immediate neighbour of C.

9. What is the area of a circle?

     I. The radius of the circle is equal to the side of a square of area 225 cm2.

     II. The length of a rectangle is 70% of the radius of the circle.

10. How many students are there in the class?

      I. Alok's rank is 21st from the bottom and is 8 ranks above Amol's, whose rank is 19th from the top.

      II. Virat's rank is exactly in the middle of the students of the class and is 5 ranks above Smita, whose rank is 11th from the bottom.

Answers

1.   5

2.   5
3.   2
4.   4
5.   5
6.   4
7.   4
8.   1
9.   1
10.  3