English and Logical Reasoning Prep GuideLogical ReasoningData Sufficiency
Directions: Each of the questions below consists of a question and two or more statements numbered I, II and III given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question: There are five tea manufacturing companies namely A, B, C, D and E. I. The production of Company B is more than that of Company A but not more than that of company E. II. Production of Comp
Options
- AStatement (I) and Statement (II) together are sufficient.
- BAny two statements together are sufficient.
- CEither statement (I) and statement (II) together or statement (III) are statement
- DAll the statement (I), statement (II) and statement (III) together are sufficient.
Correct answer
D. All the statement (I), statement (II) and statement (III) together are sufficient.
Step-by-step solution
Statement 1: The production of Company B is more than that of Company A but not more than that of company E. Inference: E > B > A Statements 2: Production of Company C is more than the production Company B but not as much as that of company D. Inference: D > C > B Statement III: Production of E is not as much as the production of company D. Inference: D > E Taking statements I and II together, we get that there are three possibilities, as show below: Possibility 1: E > D > C > B > A; Possibility 2: D > C > E > B >