Verbal Reasoning - Data Sufficiency - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Data Sufficiency - Section 3 (Q.No. 6)
Directions to Solve

In each of the following problems, there is one question and three statements I, II and III given below 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/are sufficient to answer the given question. Choose the correct alternative in each question.


6.

Question: In a certain code, 'XYZ' means 'We are friends'. Which letter stands for 'We' ?

Statements:

  1. 'PYN' means 'They are classmates'.
  2. 'ZMS' means 'We love them'.
  3. 'PX' means 'Hello friends',

Only II
Only I and III
All I, II and III
Either I only or II only
None of these
Answer: Option
Explanation:

To find the code for 'we', we need to have any of the following:

(i) 'We are friends' should have only 'We' common with another statement, as in II;

(ii) 'We are friends' should have only 'are' and 'friends' common with another single or two statements, as in I and III. Thus, we need Either II only or I and III only.

Discussion:
15 comments Page 2 of 2.

Shreya said:   1 decade ago
You guys are right, actually the answer should be option B but combining all three also we are getting answer.

Therefore it should be either all or B but this is not in the option. Therefore answer is none of these.

Spandana said:   1 decade ago
Yes absolutely. We can easily get the answer only with statement II. So answer must be option A.
(2)

Asirbad said:   1 decade ago
Nopes. You guys are wrong.

We want to know the code of word 'we'.

So if we know the code of words 'are' and 'friends' then easily we can be able to know the code of word 'we' excluding the codes for 'are' and 'friends' from xyz.

Sethulakshmi m said:   1 decade ago
I agree with @Abhinandhan. Because in question they are asking about only "WE"not for friends and are.

Abhinandan said:   1 decade ago
The correct answer should be A. Because from II the common word is We and the common letter is Z.


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