Data Sufficiency

Question: How many gift boxes were sold on Monday ?

Statements:

It was 10% more than the boxes sold on the earlier day i.e. Sunday.
Every third visitor to the shop purchased the box and 1500 visitors were there on Sunday

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

From II, we can conclude that (1500 * 3) = 500 boxes were sold on Sunday.

Thus, from I, we find that number of boxes sold on Monday = 500 + 10% of 500 = 550.

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Question: What is the monthly salary of Prashant ?

Statements:

Prashant gets 15% more than Sumit while Sumit gets 10% less than Lokesh.
Lokesh's monthly salary is Rs 2500.

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

From both I and II, we find that:

Prashant's salary = 115% of (90% of Rs 2500) = Rs 2587.50.

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Question: What does 'nip' stand for in a code language ?

Statements:

In the code language, 'that is very beautiful' is written as 'se nip sre num'
In the same code language, 'my house is beautiful' is written as 'nip sto sre tip'.

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: D

In I and II, the common codes are 'nip' and 'sre' and the common words are 'is' and 'beautiful' So, 'nip' and 'sre' are the codes for 'is' and 'beautiful'. But, the exact word for 'nip' cannot be found out.

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Question: The Chairman of a big company visits one department on Monday of every week except for the Monday of third week of every month. When did he visit the Purchase department ?

Statements:

He visited Accounts department in the second week of September after having visited Purchase department on the earlier occasion.
He had visited Purchase department immediately after visiting Stores department but before visiting Accounts department.

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 can conclude that the Chairman visited Purchase department on Monday of the first week of September.

The time of visit of no department is mentioned in II, which is, therefore, insufficient.

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Question: On which day of the week did Hitesh visit the zoo ?

Statements:

Hitesh did not visit zoo either on Tuesday or on Thursday.
Hitesh visited zoo two days before his mother reached his house which was day after Monday.

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: B

According to I, Hitesh visited the zoo on any of the week days except Tuesday and Thursday.

According to II, Hitesh's mother reached his house day after Monday i.e. on Tuesday.

Thus, Hitesh visited zoo two days before Tuesday i.e. on Sunday.

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