Data Sufficiency

Question: How is 'No' coded in the code language ?

Statements:

'Ne Pa Sic Lo' means 'But No None And' and 'Pa Lo Le Ne' means 'If None And But'.
'Le Se Ne Sic' means 'If No None Will' and 'Le Pi Se Be' means 'Not None If All'.

A:

I alone is sufficient while II alone is not sufficient

B:

II alone is sufficient while I alone is not sufficient

C:

Either I or II is sufficient

D:

Neither I nor II is sufficient

Answer: A

In the two statements given in I, the common words are 'But', 'None', 'And' and the

common code words are 'Ne', 'Pa', ,'Lo'. So, 'Ne', 'Pa' and 'Lo' are codes for 'But', 'None' and 'And'. Thus, in the first statement, 'Sic' is the code for 'No'.

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Question: Among A, B, C, D, E and F, who is the heaviest ?

Statements:

A and D are heavier than B, E and F but none of them is the heaviest.
A is heavier than D but lighter than C.

A:

I alone is sufficient while II alone is not sufficient

B:

II alone is sufficient while I alone is not sufficient

C:

Either I or II is sufficient

D:

Neither I nor II is sufficient

Answer: A

From I, we conclude that since none of A and D is the heaviest and each one of B, E and F is lighter than both A and D, so C is the heaviest.

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Question: Among A, B, C, D and E, who is in the middle while standing in a row ?

Statements:

C, who is third to the left of D, is to the immediate right of A and second to the left of E.
C is second to the left of E, who is not at any of the ends and who is third to the right of A. D is at one of the ends.

A:

I alone is sufficient while II alone is not sufficient

B:

II alone is sufficient while I alone is not sufficient

C:

Either I or II is sufficient

D:

Neither I nor II is sufficient

Answer: C

From each one of I and II, we get the order : A, C, B, E, D. Clearly, B is in the middle.

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Question: What is the code for 'is' in the code language ?

Statements:

In the code language, 'shi tu ke' means 'pen is blue'.
In the same code language, 'ke si re' means 'this is wonderful'.

A:

I alone is sufficient while II alone is not sufficient

B:

II alone is sufficient while I alone is not sufficient

C:

Either I or II is sufficient

D:

Neither I nor II is sufficient

Answer: E

In I and II, the common word is 'is' and the common code word is 'ke'. So, 'ke' is the code for 'is'.

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Question: On which day in April is Gautam's birthday?

Statements:

Gautam was born exactly 28 years after his mother was born.
His mother will be 55 years 4 months and 5 days on August 18 this year.

A:

I alone is sufficient while II alone is not sufficient

B:

II alone is sufficient while I alone is not sufficient

C:

Either I or II is sufficient

D:

Neither I nor II is sufficient

Answer: E

Clearly, the birthday of Gautam's mother can be found out from II and then Gautam's birthday can be determined using the fact given in I.

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