Consider two Statements and a Question: Statement-1: Priya is 4 ranks below Seema and is 31st from the…

Consider two Statements and a Question: Statement-1: Priya is 4 ranks below Seema and is 31st from the bottom. Statement-2: Ena is 2 ranks above Seema and is 37th from the bottom. Question: What is Seema's rank from the top in the class of 40 students? Which one of the following is correct in respect of the Statements and the Question?
  1. Statement-1 alone is not sufficient to answer the Question
  2. Statement-2 alone is not sufficient to answer the Question
  3. Either Statement-1 alone or Statement-2 alone is sufficient to answer the Question
  4. Both Statement-1 and Statement-2 are required to answer the Question

Solution

From Statement 1, Priya is 31st from bottom and Seema is 4 ranks above her, so Seema is 35th from bottom; in a class of 40, Seema is 40 - 35 + 1 = 6th from top. From Statement 2, Ena is 37th from bottom and Seema is 2 ranks below her, so Seema is 35th from bottom, again 6th from top. Either statement alone suffices.

Asked in: CSAT 2021

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