Question

Two statements numbered I and II given below. Decide whether the data provided in the statements is sufficient to answer the question.

How many doctors are practicing in this town?
I. There is one doctor per seven hundred residents .
II. There are 16 wards with each ward having as many doctors as the number of the ward.

• A. The data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement II alone are not sufficient to answer the question
• B. The data in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement i alone are not sufficient to answer the question
• C. The data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient of answer the question
• D. The data given in both statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question
• E. The data given in both statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question.

Answer 1

The correct option is B The data in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement i alone are not sufficient to answer the question

From Statement I we find that , total number of doctors in town = (1/700$\times$ R) , where R $=$ total number of residents in town.
But, the value of R is not known.
From Statement 2 we can find that, the total number of doctors in town$=$ (Number of wards in town) $\times$ (Number of doctors in each ward)$=$ $16\times 16$ $=$ $256$
Hence statement 2 alone is sufficient to answer the questions, while data in statement 1 is not necessary to answer the question. option B