TNPSC Verbal Reasoning - Data Sufficiency
Exam Duration: 45 Mins Total Questions : 30
You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the questions.
Read both the statements and give answer
What does 'nip' stand for in a code language?
I. In the code language, 'that is very beautiful' is written as 'se nip sre num'.
II. In the same code language, ' my house is beautiful' is written as 'nip sto sre tip'.
- (a)
if 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;
- (b)
if 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;
- (c)
if the data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question;
- (d)
if the data given in both statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question; and
- (e)
if the data in both statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question.
You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the questions.
Read both the statements and give answer
What is the code for 'sky' in the code language?
I. In the code language, 'sky is clear' is written as 'de ra fa'.
II. In the same code language, 'make it clear' is written as 'de ga jo'.
- (a)
if 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;
- (b)
if 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;
- (c)
if the data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question;
- (d)
if the data given in both statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question; and
- (e)
if the data in both statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question.
You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the questions.
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What is the code for 'or' in the code language?
I. 'nik sa te' means 'right or wrong', 'ro da nik' means 'he is right' and 'fe te ro' means 'that is wrong'.
II. 'pa nik la' means 'that right man', 'sa ne pa' means 'this or that' and 'ne ka re' means 'tell this there'.
- (a)
if 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;
- (b)
if 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;
- (c)
if the data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question;
- (d)
if the data given in both statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question; and
- (e)
if the data in both statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question.
You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the questions.
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What is the code for 'mangoes' in the code language?
I. In the code language, 'Te Le Pa Na' means 'You eat many mangoes' and 'Le Na Da' means 'You sell mangoes'.
II. In the code language, 'Ge Na Se La Le' means 'They eat bananas and mangoes' and 'Ne De Le La' means 'Who others eat bananas'.
- (a)
if 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;
- (b)
if 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;
- (c)
if the data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question;
- (d)
if the data given in both statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question; and
- (e)
if the data in both statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question.
You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the questions.
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How is Tany related to the man in the photograph?
I. Man in the photograph is the only son of Tanya's grandfather.
II. The man in the photograph has no brothers or sisters and his father is Tanya's grandfather.
- (a)
if 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;
- (b)
if 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;
- (c)
if the data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question;
- (d)
if the data given in both statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question; and
- (e)
if the data in both statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question.
You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the questions.
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How is F related to P?
I. P has two sisters M and N.
II. F's mother is sister of M's father.
- (a)
if 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;
- (b)
if 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;
- (c)
if the data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question;
- (d)
if the data given in both statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question; and
- (e)
if the data in both statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question.
You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the questions.
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How is T related to K?
I. K has two sons; one of the sons is A.
II. The mother of T has only two sons -- A and B.
- (a)
if 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;
- (b)
if 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;
- (c)
if the data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question;
- (d)
if the data given in both statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question; and
- (e)
if the data in both statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question.
You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the questions.
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How is X related to Y?
I. Y and Z are children of D who is wife of X.
II. R's sister X is married to Y's father.
- (a)
if 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;
- (b)
if 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;
- (c)
if the data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question;
- (d)
if the data given in both statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question; and
- (e)
if the data in both statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question.
You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the questions.
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How is Divya related to Shaloo?
I. Divya's mother is sister of Shaloo's father.
II. Shaloo is the daughter of Divya's grandfather's only child.
- (a)
if 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;
- (b)
if 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;
- (c)
if the data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question;
- (d)
if the data given in both statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question; and
- (e)
if the data in both statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question.
You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the questions.
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Five friends P, Q, R, S and T are standing in a row facing East. Who is standing at the extreme right end?
I. Only P is between S and T. R is to the immediate right of T.
II. R is between T and Q.
- (a)
if 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;
- (b)
if 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;
- (c)
if the data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question;
- (d)
if the data given in both statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question; and
- (e)
if the data in both statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question.
You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the questions.
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Who is sitting to the immediate right of Tanisha among five friends sitting around a circle facing the centre?
I. Ayesha is sitting exactly between Kanak and Sneha and Raj is sitting to the immediate right of Sneha.
II. Tanisha is sitting exactly between Kanak and Raj and Ayesha is sitting to the immediate right of Kanak.
- (a)
if 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;
- (b)
if 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;
- (c)
if the data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question;
- (d)
if the data given in both statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question; and
- (e)
if the data in both statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question.
You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the questions.
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Manoj, Prabhakar, Akash and Kamal are four friends. Who among them is the heaviest?
I. Prabhakar s heavier than Manoj and Kamal but lighter than Akash.
II. Manoj is lighter than Prabhakar and Akash but heavier than Kamal.
- (a)
if 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;
- (b)
if 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;
- (c)
if the data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question;
- (d)
if the data given in both statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question; and
- (e)
if the data in both statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question.
You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the questions.
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On a T.V. channel, four serials A, B, C and D were screened, one on each day, on four consecutive days but not necessarily in that order. On which day was the serial C screened?
I. The first serial was screened on 23rd, Tuesday and was followed by serial D.
II. Serial A was not screened on 25th and one serial was screened between serials A and B.
- (a)
if 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;
- (b)
if 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;
- (c)
if the data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question;
- (d)
if the data given in both statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question; and
- (e)
if the data in both statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question.
You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the questions.
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Among Monika, Anita, Sonal, Ratna and Tanvy, who came last for the programme?
I. Monika came after Anita but not after Tanvy.
II. Ratna came after Tanvy but not after Sonal.
- (a)
if 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;
- (b)
if 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;.
- (c)
if the data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question;
- (d)
if the data given in both statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question; and
- (e)
if the data in both statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question
You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the questions.
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Which village is to the Northeast of village A?
I. Village B is to the North of village A, villages C and D are to the East and West of village B respectively.
II. Village P is to the South of village A and village E is to the East of village P, village K is to the North of village P.
- (a)
if 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;
- (b)
if 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;
- (c)
if the data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question;
- (d)
if the data given in both statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question; and
- (e)
if the data in both statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question.
You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the questions.
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What is the distance between villages X and Y by the shortest route?
I. Village X is to the north of village Z at a distance of 35 kms.
II. Village Y is to the west of village Z at a distance of 20 kms.
- (a)
if 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;
- (b)
if 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;
- (c)
if the data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question;
- (d)
if the data given in both statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question; and
- (e)
if the data in both statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question.
You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the questions.
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How many children are there in the row of children facing North?
I. Vishakha who is fifth from the left end is eighth to the left of Ashish who is twelfth from the right end.
II. Rohit is fifth to the left of Nisha who is seventh from the right end and eighteenth from the left end.
- (a)
if 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;
- (b)
if 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;
- (c)
if the data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question;
- (d)
if the data given in both statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question; and
- (e)
if the data in both statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question.
You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the questions.
Read both the statements and give answer
What is the rank of P from the bottom in a class of 30 students?
I. M is third from the top and there are five students between M nd P.
II. The rank of K is fourth from the bottom and there are 17 students between K and P.
- (a)
if 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;
- (b)
if 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;
- (c)
if the data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question;
- (d)
if the data given in both statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question; and
- (e)
if the data in both statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question.
You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the questions.
Read both the statements and give answer
On which date of the month was Anjali born in February 2004?
I. Anjali was born on an even date of the month.
II. Anjali's birth date was a prime number.
- (a)
if 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;
- (b)
if 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;
- (c)
if the data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question;
- (d)
if the data given in both statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question; and
- (e)
if the data in both statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question.
You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the questions.
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Which train did Aman catch to go to office?
I. Aman missed his usual train of 10.25 a.m. A train comes in every 5 minutes.
II. Aman did not catch the 10.40 a.m. train or any train after that time.
- (a)
if 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;
- (b)
if 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;
- (c)
if the data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question;
- (d)
if the data given in both statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question; and
- (e)
if the data in both statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question.
You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the questions.
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What is the value of 144 $ 16 \(\bigstar\) 7 # 9?
I. $ means \(\div\), \(\bigstar\) means \(\times\) and # means +.
II. 16 $ 4 \(\bigstar\) 2 # 2 = 10.
- (a)
if 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;
- (b)
if 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;
- (c)
if the data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question;
- (d)
if the data given in both statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question; and
- (e)
if the data in both statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question.
You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the questions.
Read both the statements and give answer
How many speeches were delivered in the two days programme?
I. 18 speakers were invited to give at least one speech, out of which one -sixth of the speakers could not come.
II. One-third of the speakers gave two speches each.
- (a)
if 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;
- (b)
if 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;
- (c)
if the data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question;
- (d)
if the data given in both statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question; and
- (e)
if the data in both statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question.
You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the questions.
Read both the statements and give answer
How many gift boxes were sold on Monday?
I. It was 10% more than the boxes sold on the earlier day i.e. Sunday.
II. Every third visitor to the shop purchased the box and 1500 visitors were there on Sunday.
- (a)
if 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;
- (b)
if 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;
- (c)
if the data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question;
- (d)
if the data given in both statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question; and
- (e)
if the data in both statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question.
You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the questions.
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What is the monthly salary of Prashant?
I. Prashant gets 15% more than Sumit while Sumit gets 10% less than Lokesh.
II. Lokesh's monthly salary is Rs. 2500.
- (a)
if 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;
- (b)
if 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;
- (c)
if the data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question;
- (d)
if the data given in both statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question; and
- (e)
if the data in both statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question.
You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the questions.
Read both the statements and give answer
What will be the total weight of 10 poles, each of the same weight?
I. One-fourth of the weight of each pole is 5 kg.
II. The total weight of three poles is 20 kilograms more than the total weight of two poles.
- (a)
if 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;
- (b)
if 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;
- (c)
if the data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question;
- (d)
if the data given in both statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question; and
- (e)
if the data in both statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question.
You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the questions.
Read both the statements and give answer
How many doctors are practising in this town?
I. There is one doctor per seven hundred residents.
II. There are 16 wards with each ward having as many doctors as the number of wards.
- (a)
if 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;
- (b)
if 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;
- (c)
if the data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question;
- (d)
if the data given in both statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question; and
- (e)
if the data in both statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question.
You have to decide whether the data given in the statements is sufficient to answer the question. Read all the statements carefully and find which of the statements is sufficient to answer the given question. Choose the correct alternative in each question.
What does 'come' represent in a code language?
I. 'pit na tac' means 'come and go' in that code language.
II. 'ja ta da' means 'you are good' in that code language.
III. 'na da rac' means 'you can come' in that code language.
- (a)
Only I and II
- (b)
Only II and III
- (c)
Only I and III
- (d)
All I, II and III
- (e)
None of these
You have to decide whether the data given in the statements is sufficient to answer the question. Read all the statements carefully and find which of the statements is sufficient to answer the given question. Choose the correct alternative in each question.
Among P, Q, R, S and T, Q is the second tallest and S is immediate taller than the shortest. Who among them is in the middle when they stand in the order of their heights?
I. T is not the shortest.
II. R is taller than S but shorter than Q.
III. P ranks third in height above S when all are arranged in the order of height.
- (a)
Only I and II
- (b)
Either II only or I and III only
- (c)
Only II
- (d)
Only II and III
- (e)
None of these
You have to decide whether the data given in the statements is sufficient to answer the question. Read all the statements carefully and find which of the statements is sufficient to answer the given question. Choose the correct alternative in each question.
Five persons -- A, B, C, D and E are sitting in a row. Who is sitting in the middle ?
I. B is between E and C.
II. B is to the right of E.
III. D is between A and E.
- (a)
Only I and II
- (b)
Only II and III
- (c)
Only I and III
- (d)
All I, II and III
- (e)
None of these
You have to decide whether the data given in the statements is sufficient to answer the question. Read all the statements carefully and find which of the statements is sufficient to answer the given question. Choose the correct alternative in each question.
Four subjects -- Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Biology - were tought in four consecutive periods of one hour each starting from 8.00 a.m. At what time was the Chemistry period scheduled ?
I. Mathematics period ended at 10.00 a.m., which was preceded by Biology.
II. Physics was scheduled in the last period.
III. Mathematics period was immediately followed by Chemistry.
- (a)
Only I
- (b)
Either I only or II only
- (c)
Only II
- (d)
Only II and III
- (e)
Only I and either II or III