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    Question

    The question given below consists of 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. Read all the statements and answer the question.

    Six persons R, S, T, U, V and W have different heights.

    Who is the second tallest person? Statement I: R is taller than V and U. S is taller than T but shorter than W. R is shorter than S. Statement II: T is shorter than only two persons. S is taller than R but not the tallest. V is taller than only U.
    A Data given in statement I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Data given in both statement I and II together are necessary to answer the question. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Data given in statement I alone is sufficient to answer the question but data given in statement II alone is not sufficient to answer the question. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Data given in statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question but data given in statement I alone is not sufficient to answer the question. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E Data given in either statement I or II alone is sufficient to answer the question. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    From statement I, R is taller than V and U. S is taller than T but shorter than W. R is shorter than S. We get: W (tallest) > S > T/R > R/T > V/U/T > T/U/V (shortest) From statement I alone, we get S is the second tallest person. From statement II, T is shorter than only two persons. S is taller than R but not the tallest. V is taller than only U. We get: W (tallest) > S > T > R > V > U (shortest) From statement II alone, we get S is the second tallest person. Therefore, data given in either statement I or II alone is sufficient to answer the question.  

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