Question

Which of the following statements are sufficient to answer following:

What is Suman's rank from the top in a class of 40 students?
I) Suman is 3 ranks below Deepak from the top.
II) Deepak's rank from the bottom is 23.
III) Suman is 3 ranks above Deepak from the bottom.

• A. Any two of the three
• B. Only I and II
• C. Only II and III
• D. All I, II and III
• E. Either I and II or II and III

Answer 1

The correct option is E Either I and II or II and III

I) Suman is 3 ranks below Deepak from the top.
II) Deepak's rank from the bottom is 23.
III) Suman is 3 ranks above Deepak from the bottom.
Statement I is equivalent to statement III, which gives Suman's position relative to Deepak.
Statement II gives Deepak's absolute position. Combining either I or III with II will give Suman's position.