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Chapter
Chapter
11 Data Sufficiency

Section Level No. of Questions
Concept applicator Very easy 26
Concept builder Easy 25

Concept cracker Moderate 20
Concept deviator Difficult 15

THEORY

Data sufficiency is one of the most important as well as most difficult to handle. Questions based on data sufficiency

requires deeper knowledge in the subject area. Data sufficiency questions can be from any topic viz Numbers, Arithmetic,
Algebra, Geometry, LOGICAL REASONING and puzzles. These questions are not difficult but confusing. Students
generally get confuse with the given information. Some general tips to solve the data sufficiency questions.

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Tip 1: 1 and foremost is understanding of options. In GMAT options are fixed but in other aptitude test exams these
options vary.
Tip 2: Identify the parent question, means the main question that is asked.

Tip 3: Look at the statement I. and information given in that, see whether it is sufficient enough to answer the parent
question.

Tip 4: Look at the statement II. and information given in that, most important is that when you see statement II. then
just forget the information given in statement I. , then see whether it is sufficient enough to answer the parent question.

Tip 5: When the given statements are not sufficient then use information given in both the statements.

As we discussed early in this chapter, that this chapter needs deeper knowledge, so, mostly question comes on any topic
such as Blood Relation, Puzzle Test, Coding-Decoding, Arrangement, Direction sense, Ranking etc. Its a suggestion to
build your basic on the above mention logical reasoning topics.