Railways PYQCBT 1 2016

RRB NTPC · Question 57

A question and three statements are numbered (I), (II) and (III). You have to decide whether the facts given in the statements are sufficient to answer the question given below. Question: Five people A, B, C, D and E are sitting facing each other in a circle. E is seated between whom? Statement: I. The person sitting to the left of B and to the right of A is the same. II. D is to the right of B. III. A sits between E and C. Choose the correct option. A. Only I and II are sufficient. B. Only I and III are sufficient. C. Only III is sufficient. D. Facts are insufficient.

  1. A

  2. B

  3. D

  4. C

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Answer: (C) D

Explanation

I says one person sits between A and B; III says A sits between E and C, so that person is E or C. Even combining all three statements, the circle can be arranged with E between different pairs, so the facts are insufficient, as the official key marks.