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Data Sufficiency Aptitude Questions and Answers

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Directions: Each question below is followed by two statements A and B. You have to determine whether the data given in the statement are sufficient to answer the question. You should use the data and your knowledge of mathematics to choose between the possible answers. 

Give answer

1) if the statement A alone is sufficient to answer the question, but the statement B alone is not sufficient.

2) if the statement B alone is sufficient to answer the question, but the statement A alone is not sufficient.

3) if the both statement A and B together are needed to answer the question.

4) if either the statement A alone or B alone is sufficient to answer the question.

5) if you cannot get the answer from the statements A and B together, but needed even more data.

Q :  

What would have been the selling price per kg of sugar?
A. 80 kg of sugar was purchased at Rs. 5200 and Rs. 400 were spent on transport.
B. Profit earned on selling would be 15%.

(A) 1

(B) 2

(C) 3

(D) 4

(E) 5

Correct Answer : C

Directions: The following questions are accompanied by three statements (A) or (I), (B) or (II), and (C) or (III). You have to determine which statement(s) is/are sufficient/necessary to answer the questions.

Q :  

A shopkeeper sold an article and got Rs 300 as profit. Find the profit percentage.
A. Selling price of the article is Rs 1200.
B. He gave 25% discount, which is Rs 400, on the labelled price.
C. Cost price of the article is Rs 900.

(A) Any two of them

(B) Any of them

(C) B and either A or C

(D) Either A or C only

(E) A and C together

Correct Answer : B

Directions: The following questions are accompanied by three statements (A) or (I), (B) or (II), and (C) or (III). You have to determine which statement(s) is/are sufficient/necessary to answer the questions.

Q :  

What is the non-voting population of a certain country?
A. Only males above 21 years of age can vote.
B. Males above 21 years form 30% of the total population.
C. The total population of the country is 30 million.

(A) A only

(B) B only

(C) C only

(D) A and C only

(E) None of the above

Correct Answer : E

Directions: The following questions are accompanied by three statements (A) or (I), (B) or (II), and (C) or (III). You have to determine which statement(s) is/are sufficient/necessary to answer the questions.

Q :  

Find the number of days in which Q can do a job if P can do the same job in 8 days.
A. Q is 60% more efficient than P.
B. P and Q together can do the job in 3days.
C. P is 37 %less efficient than Q.

(A) Only A is sufficient

(B) Only B is sufficient

(C) Either A or B is sufficient

(D) Any of them

(E) A and C together are sufficient

Correct Answer : D

Directions: The following questions are accompanied by three statements (A) or (I), (B) or (II), and (C) or (III). You have to determine which statement(s) is/are sufficient/necessary to answer the questions.

Q :  

What is rate of interest per annum?
A. The amount becomes Rs 9331.20 in 2 years at compound interest.
B. The difference between CI and SI at the same rate of interest in 2 yrs is Rs 51.20.
C. The amount invested in Rs 8000.

(A) Only A and B together

(B) Only B and C together

(C) B and either A or C only

(D) C and either A or B only

(E) Any two of them

Correct Answer : D

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