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19. (b) I leads us nowhere. II will give us the present heaviest.
strength as we have the base and percentage 24. From I: 5$#3 = flowers are really good ....(i)
increases. From II: 7#35 = good flowers are available ....(ii)
20. (d) From the question: From I and II: 5#3 = Flowers are good ....(iii)
G > Sh; D> M .....(i) Putting (iii) in (i), we get $ = Really
From I: Sa > Su .....(ii) 25. (e) From I: M (+) – P – T (–)
Not sufficient. Combining, we get M (+) – P – T (–)
From II: Sa > Sh, M, D, But who is taller between Sa But II also say’s J’s husband has one son and two
and G? Not sufficient. daughters.
21. (c) The calendar method is helpful in either case. Hence P must be daughter of J
th
22. (d) Only two words are common between I and II 26. (a) From I: n Suresh = 12 from left
th
th
23. (e) From I: P > M, T Mohan = 17 from right =(50 – 17 + 1 =) 34
From II: J > W > P Combining, we get K > J> W > from left
P > M, T No student between them = 34 – 12 – 1 = 21
Hence, K is the heaviest and J lighter than only the From II: No data about Mohan

Concept Builder

1. (a) From I: P > O > N Using both:
From II: L > M From I and II, either M or N is the ‘Greek’ → ‘5’ and ‘received → ‘3’
shortest. We can’t determine who is shorter between Code for ‘letter’ cannot be found even by using both
the two of them. statements together.
2. (c) From I: If all of them face the centre, it means 7. (e) Using Statement I:
if A sits second to the left of B, then B should sit A C B D
second to the right of A. But here Amit and Arun are Position of E Cannot be found it can be left of A or
different persons. Hence all of them do not face the right of D.
centre. Using Statement II: Many seating arrangements are
possible
From II: Again suppose of them face the centre like
KEN. Ali sits third to the to the left of ken. Now, if Using both: E A C B D is the unique arrangement
that is possible and C sits in the middle.
Amit sits on the left of Ali obviously ken should be 8. (d) Using Statement I:
his neighbour. But the statement says otherwise.
Hence our assumption is disproved. All of them do We get two arrangement, ie
not face the centre. 5 → B E
4 → A C
3. (e) In I, Sex of T is not known. In II, Q does not figure.
Hence we need both the statements to establish the 3 → D or B
relationship. 2 → C A
1 → E D
4. (d) From I: We don’t know whether B is to the west or
east of C. In fact, it could be in any other direction. Using Statement II: Many arrangements are possible.
From II: Obviously A is west of B 9. (c) Using Statement I: From the line “Yasir sits on
the immediate right of Abhay as well as Kavita” we
5. (d) From I: Bharat has two siblings but we don’t
know their sex can conclude that one of Abhay and Kavita is facing
6. (d) Using Statement I: towards the centre and the outside So, all friends are
Not facing the centre.
a letter → ‘71’
Using Statement II: 10. (e) Using Statement I: C is not in the statement. So
‘in’ → ‘4’ using I only we can never find the relation between R
and C. Using Statement II: R is not in the statement.