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Q: A question followed by two/three statement. Identify which statement is sufficient/necessary to answer the question. 34. You are given a question and four statements, decide which statement is sufficient to answer the question. There are 10 balls of different sizes and colors, green, yellow, blue, red and pink. Balls of same color are same in size. Can you find the sequence of largest to smallest Balls. Statement : 1) 3 red balls are larger than 2 green balls. 2) There are 2 pink balls which are smallest. 3) Two blue balls are largest. 4) Green is larger than yellow.
  • A. All statements together are sufficient.
  • B. Statements 1, 3 and 4 are sufficient to find the answer.
  • C. Statement 1, 2 and 4 are sufficient to find the answer.
  • D. Statement 1, 4 and 2 are sufficient to find the answer.
Correct Answer: Option A - According to question, total number of balls = 10 According to the statement- (1) 3 red balls > 2 green balls (2) 2 pink balls are the smallest (> 2 pink) (3) 2 blue balls are the largest (< 2 blue) (4) green > yellow which means 2 blue > 3 red > 2 green > yellow > 2 pink. Total balls · 2 blue ± 3 red ± 2 green ± 1 yellow ± 2 pink and the combination · blue > red > green > yellow > pink So it is clear that all the statements together are sufficient to answer the question.
A. According to question, total number of balls = 10 According to the statement- (1) 3 red balls > 2 green balls (2) 2 pink balls are the smallest (> 2 pink) (3) 2 blue balls are the largest (< 2 blue) (4) green > yellow which means 2 blue > 3 red > 2 green > yellow > 2 pink. Total balls · 2 blue ± 3 red ± 2 green ± 1 yellow ± 2 pink and the combination · blue > red > green > yellow > pink So it is clear that all the statements together are sufficient to answer the question.

Explanations:

According to question, total number of balls = 10 According to the statement- (1) 3 red balls > 2 green balls (2) 2 pink balls are the smallest (> 2 pink) (3) 2 blue balls are the largest (< 2 blue) (4) green > yellow which means 2 blue > 3 red > 2 green > yellow > 2 pink. Total balls · 2 blue ± 3 red ± 2 green ± 1 yellow ± 2 pink and the combination · blue > red > green > yellow > pink So it is clear that all the statements together are sufficient to answer the question.