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How is P related to Q? Statement I: P is the son of Q's mother. Statement II: Q is the daughter of P's father. Which statement(s) is/are sufficient to answer?

Competition practiceData Sufficiency
  • AStatement I alone is sufficient but Statement II alone is not
  • BStatement II alone is sufficient but Statement I alone is not
  • CEither statement alone is sufficient
  • DBoth statements together are needed (neither alone is sufficient)

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From I, P is a male child of Q's mother, so P is Q's brother. From II, Q shares P's father, so again P is Q's brother. Either alone works.
Answer: C) Either statement alone is sufficient

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