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Q:

Given below is a question followed by two statements I and II. Read both statements carefully to decide which one of them is sufficient to answer the question.
 Six people - A, B, C, D, E and F are sitting in a straight line facing north. Who sits to the immediate left of D?

(1) A sits second from one of the extreme ends of the line. Only two people sit between A and B. E sits to the immediate right of C.
(II) C sits third from the left end of the line. Only one person sits between C and F. E sits third to the right of F.

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    Data in statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question while data in statement I is not.
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  • 2
    Data in statement I alone is sufficient to answer the question while data in statement Il is not.
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  • 3
    Data in statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question.
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  • 4
    Data in statements I and II together are sufficient to answer the question.
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Answer : 3. "Data in statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question."

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Answer : 4. "Lawyer"
Explanation :

A is a Hindu, B is a Sikh, E is a Muslim. Now, the doctor is a Christian and D is a cloth merchant. So, C is a Christian and D is a Hindu.

II.)   D stays in locality S. E stays in locality R. Now, one businessman i.e. D and the lawyer stay in S. C is a doctor, stays in locality P. Clearly, A stays in locality Q.

III.)  Clearly, A is a factory owner, B is a lawyer, C is a doctor, D is a cloth merchant and E is an engineer.


A

B

C

D

E

Profession

Factory Owner

Lawyer

Doctor

Cloth merchant

Engineer 

Religion

Hindu

Sikh

Christian

Hindu

Muslim

Locality

Q

S

P

S

R

IV.)  B, the lawyer, is oldest. A, the factory owner, is the youngest. D, the cloth merchant lies between doctor and lawyer i.e. B and C in age.

So, age wise sequences: B > D > C > E > A. Hence, B is a lawyer.

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