A question is given, followed by two statements labelled I and II. Identify…
2022
A question is given, followed by two statements labelled I and II. Identify which of the statements is/are sufficient to answer the question.
Question:
How many sons does Devika have?
Statements:
I. Sachin and Dev are the only sons of Devika's husband.
II. Devika is the mother of Kavita and Krishna. Dev is the son of Mayank.
- A.
Data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question, while data in statement II alone are not sufficient to answer the question
- B.
Data in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question, while data in statement I alone are not sufficient to answer the question
- C.
Either data in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question
- D.
Neither data in statement I nor in statement II are sufficient to answer the question
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Correct answer: A
Statement I says that Sachin and Dev are the only sons of Devika's husband, so the number of sons is fixed as 2. Statement II only says that Devika is the mother of Kavita and Krishna and that Dev is Mayank's son; it does not prove the complete number of Devika's sons. Hence statement I alone is sufficient and statement II alone is not sufficient.