Verbal Reasoning - Data Sufficiency - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Data Sufficiency - Section 1 (Q.No. 3)
Directions to Solve

In 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. Read both the statements and

Give answer

  • (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.


3.

Question: How many children does M have ?

Statements:

  1. H is the only daughter of X who is wife of M.
  2. K and J are brothers of M.

I alone is sufficient while II alone is not sufficient
II alone is sufficient while I alone is not sufficient
Either I or II is sufficient
Neither I nor II is sufficient
Both I and II are sufficient
Answer: Option
Explanation:

From I, we conclude that H is the only daughter of M. But this does not indicate that M has no son. The information given in II is immaterial.

Discussion:
38 comments Page 1 of 4.

Sunaina said:   1 decade ago
If H was given to be only child, could we say that answer would still be option D as M may have more than one wives ?

Ankur said:   1 decade ago
Option D will be correct cause statement II contradicts I.

Rajkumar singh said:   1 decade ago
In statement 1, h is the only daughter of M, but none of the statement tells about the son of m. Thus both the statement are not sufficient.

MOHIT said:   1 decade ago
I think in first statement talking about MANY CHILDREN but M have only one child and second statement is immaterial that's why both are insufficient. Answer will be D.

Jaya said:   1 decade ago
It is nowhere mentioned in question that M have how many sons? question is how many children so whether it is son or daughter we have to count that, so I think answer should be A.

Bharath said:   1 decade ago
X and M are husband and wife so it is saying H is daughter of X so automatically for m also so they have one child. So option is 1.

And it says M has brothers that doesn't need to be cared.

Siva said:   1 decade ago
Answer is option(A) because question indicates how many children M have?

So option(A) is sufficient.

Manikanta Gupta said:   1 decade ago
The answer is D because no clarity regarding sons of M is given in the data and we are supposed to count the total number of children.

Karthik said:   10 years ago
Why not option A?

Rajesh said:   10 years ago
A could have been answer if I statement was H is daughter of X who is her only child but the statement merely says H is the only daughter of X. Apparently it's inconclusive of number of children X or M have but at same it's conclusive of only number of daughter.


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