English and Logical Reasoning Prep GuideLogical ReasoningData Sufficiency
Directions: Each of the following 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: Five persons – Anuj, Vijay, Dhanush, Sumit and Bhanu live on five different floors of a building but not necessarily in the same order. The lowermost floor of the building is numbered one, the one above
Options
- AIf the data in statement I alone is sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement II alone is
- BIf the data in statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement I alone is
- CIf the data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question.
- DIf the data in both statement I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question.
Correct answer
C. If the data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question.
Step-by-step solution
We have, Five persons – Anuj, Vijay, Dhanush, Sumit and Bhanu live on five different floors of a building but not necessarily in the same order. The lowermost floor of the building is numbered one, the one above that is numbered two and so on till the topmost floor is numbered five. How many persons live between Anuj and Bhanu? Statement I: Anuj lives on floor numbered three. Only one person lives between Anuj and Sumit. Vijay lives on an odd numbered floor immediately above Bhanu. Statement II: Dhanush lives