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A question is followed by two statements numbered (I) and (II). You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question. Read both the statements and decide the appropriate answer.
Q. Four relatives – Leena, Mona, Pooja, and Reema – are of different ages.
Who is the second oldest?
(I) Mona is older than Leena but younger than Reema.
(II) Pooja is younger than Reema but older than Mona.
Data in both statements I and II together (and not statement I alone or statement II alone) are sufficient to answer the question
Data in both statements I and II together are NOT sufficient to answer the question
Data in Statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question while data in Statement I is not
Data in Statement I alone is sufficient to answer the question while data in Statement II is not
Data in both statements I and II together (and not statement I alone or statement II alone) are sufficient to answer the question
To find the relative order, combine the inequalities: Reema > Mona > Leena (from I) and Reema > Pooja > Mona (from II). Merging these gives Reema > Pooja > Mona > Leena.
To find the relative order, combine the inequalities: Reema > Mona > Leena (from I) and Reema > Pooja > Mona (from II). Merging these gives Reema > Pooja > Mona > Leena.
Analyze Statement I
Mona is older than Leena but younger than Reema, forming the order: Reema > Mona > Leena.
Analyze Statement II
Pooja is younger than Reema but older than Mona, forming the order: Reema > Pooja > Mona.
Synthesize Information
Combining both gives the chain Reema > Pooja > Mona > Leena. Since Reema is 1st and Pooja is 2nd, the data is sufficient.
B: The combined information provides a definite sequence of all four individuals, making the second oldest identifiable. C: Statement II alone does not mention Leena, so the position of all four cannot be established. D: Statement I alone does not mention Pooja, making it impossible to determine the relative rank of all four.
A is correct because the combined data establishes the age hierarchy as Reema > Pooja > Mona > Leena, clearly identifying Pooja as the second oldest.
In ranking-based Data Sufficiency, always look for common variables (in this case, Mona and Reema) to bridge the statements into a single, ordered sequence.
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