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: 5 students P, Q, R, S and T were standing according to their heights with the shortest one being at the left most corner and highest one being at the right end. I. Q was standing between R
Options
- AStatement (I) and Statement (II) together are sufficient.
- BStatement (II) and Statement (III) together are sufficient.
- CEither statement (I) and statement (III) together or statement (II) is sufficient
- DAll the statement (I), statement (II) and statement (III) together are sufficient.
Correct answer
C. Either statement (I) and statement (III) together or statement (II) is sufficient
Step-by-step solution
Statement I: I Q was standing between R and P. S was standing at the right end of the line. Reference: S was standing at the right end of the line. As it is given shortest one is sitting at extreme left and highest one is sitting at extreme right end and given reference is that S was standing at the right end of the line. So, S will be standing at extreme right end. _ < _ < _ < _ < S Reference: Q was standing between R and P. With this piece of information, we can clearly see that there are two cases possible. Case