English and Logical Reasoning Prep Guide
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- English and Logical Reasoning Prep Guide
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- Logical Reasoning
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- Data Sufficiency
English and Logical Reasoning Prep Guide · Logical Reasoning · Data Sufficiency
Directions: Each of the questions below consists of a question and...
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:
M, N, O, P, Q, R are sitting around a circular table facing the centre. Who sits between M and O?
I. Q is to the immediate left of O, who is an immediate neighbor of M. P is an immediate neighbor of N and R.II. O is facing R. O is to the immediate right of P.
Options
- AFirst set of statements I alone is sufficient.
- BSecond set of statements II alone is sufficient.
- CEither set of statements I or II alone is sufficient.
- DBoth sets of statements I and II together are not sufficient
Correct answer
A.
First set of statements I alone is sufficient.
Step-by-step solution
Statement I:
Q is to the immediate left of O, who is an immediate neighbour of M. P is an immediate neighbor of N and R.
Q is to the immediate left of O, who is an immediate neighbour of M. P is an immediate neighbor of N and R.
Hence, statement I is sufficient to answer the question.
Statement II:
O is facing R.
Statement II:
O is facing R.
O is to the immediate right of P.
Case I
Case II
Case II
Hence, statement II is not sufficient to answer the question.
Hence, the correct answer is statement I is sufficient to answer the question.