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: Following description is about a family. What is the difference between the total number of males and females in the family? Statement I : Veena has six daughters, who have a brother. Veena is the wife of Shy
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
Following description is about a family. What is the difference between the total number of males and females in the family? Statement I: Veena has six daughters, who have a brother. Veena is the wife of Shyam. Statement II: Shyam is the father of six daughters. Ram’s mother Veena is married to Shyam. Ram is a male. Checking statement I: Veena is the wife of Shyam, this means that Veena is a female and Shyam is a male. Veen has six daughters, who have a brother means that Veena has a son. Thus total number of