Question

    Each of the questions below consists of a question and two statements numbered I and II given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question:

    Five persons Sahil, Sonu, Ankush, Deepak, and Aryan having different heights. Who among them is the tallest person? Statements:

    I) Sonu is taller than Ankush and Aryan. Deepak is taller than Sahil.

    II) Only three persons are shorter than Ankush. The Height of Sonu is 156cm which is 6cm more than Deepak.

    A The data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement II alone are not sufficient to answer the question. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B The data in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement I alone are not sufficient to answer the question. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C The data in either in statement I alone or statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D The data in both statements I and II are not sufficient to answer the question. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E The data in both statements I and II are sufficient to answer the question. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Statement I: Sonu is taller than Ankush and Aryan. Deepak is taller than Sahil. Sonu >Ankush / Aryan, Deepak> Sahil From Statement I we cannot conclude who is the tallest person among the group. Using Statement II Only three persons are shorter than Ankush. we get ____ > Ankush >___>___>____ But if we combine both the statement we get Sonu > Ankush > Aryan / Deepak > Aryan / Deepak > Sahil. From that we conclude Sonu is the tallest person among the group

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