In the question below there are two statements 1 and 2. Decide whether the facts provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question. Read both the statements and give your answer.

A, B, C, D, and E are sitting around a round table. Some are sitting inwards and some outwards. In which direction is B facing?

I. A is to the immediate left of C and second to the right of D. Immediate neighbors of A are sitting facing outside. B is not an immediate neighbor of A.

II. E sits second to the left of A, who is to the immediate right of D. Immediate neighbors of D sit facing the center. C is not an immediate neighbor of D.

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UP Police SI (दरोगा) Previous Paper 8 (Held On: 12 Dec 2017 Shift 1)

The facts in both statements I and II together are sufficient to answer the question.
The facts in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question.
The facts available in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question.
The facts in both statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question.

Answer 1

Given:

Five People: A, B, C, D, and E are sitting around a round table. Some are sitting inwards and some outwards.

From the Statement I:

1. A is to the immediate left of C and second to the right of D.

2. Immediate neighbors of A are sitting facing outside.

3. B is not an immediate neighbor of A.

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F1 Prashant Shraddha 15.07.21 D24

We are unable to determine the direction of B in both cases. Also, no case is getting eliminated.

Therefore, statement I alone is not sufficient.

Now,

From the Statement II:

1. E sits second to the left of A, who is to the immediate right of D.

2. Immediate neighbors of D sit facing the center.

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3. C is not an immediate neighbor of D.

F1 Prashant Shraddha 15.07.21 D26

Here, B is facing the centre. However, case 1 is neither eliminated nor it gives us the direction of B.
This leaves us with 2 cases because in case I B could be facing inside or outside.

Therefore, statement II alone is not sufficient to answer the question.

Important Points

If there are two cases, a conclusion can be drawn only if one of the following conditions are satisfied:

From Statements I and II:

Statement I says that A is second to the right of D.
Statement II says that A is to the immediate right of D.
Because the position of A is different in both statements, we cannot combine the facts in statements I and II.

Hence, "The facts in both statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question." is the correct answer.