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:
There are four different birds in a jungle - Parrot, Sparrow, Pigeon and Crow. They sit on different trees namely - Neem, Mango, Palm and Banyan but not necessarily in the same order. Parrot sits on Neem tree and Crow sits neither on Banyan tree nor on Mango tree. Who is sitting on Banyan tree?
I.& Sparrow does not sit on Banyan tree.
II. Pigeon neither sit on palm nor on Mango.
I.& Sparrow does not sit on Banyan tree.
II. Pigeon neither sit on palm nor on Mango.
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
C. Either set of statements I or II alone is sufficient.
Step-by-step solution
Reference:
Parrot sits on Neem tree and Crow sits neither on Banyan tree nor on Mango tree.
Inference:
If crow does not sit on Banyan and Mango tree it must sit on palm tree.
Statement 1: Sparrow does not sit on Banyan tree.
Statement 2: Pigeon neither sit on palm nor on Mango.
Hence, either of the two is sufficient to answer the question.
Hence, the correct answer is option C.
Parrot sits on Neem tree and Crow sits neither on Banyan tree nor on Mango tree.
Inference:
If crow does not sit on Banyan and Mango tree it must sit on palm tree.
| Sparrow | ||
| Parrot | Neem | |
| Crow | Palm. | Banyan-X, Mango-X |
| Pigeon |
Statement 1: Sparrow does not sit on Banyan tree.
| Sparrow | Mango | Bnayan-X |
| Parrot | Neem | |
| Crow | Palm. | Banyan-X, Mango-X |
| Pigeon | Banyan |
Statement 2: Pigeon neither sit on palm nor on Mango.
| Sparrow | Mango | |
| Parrot | Neem | |
| Crow | Palm. | Banyan-X, Mango-X |
| Pigeon | Banyan | Palm-X, Mango-X |
Hence, the correct answer is option C.