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How is X related to Y? Statement I: X is the sister of Y's mother. Statement II: Y's mother is the daughter of X'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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Statement I says X is the sister of Y's mother, so X is Y's maternal aunt (definite). Statement II only makes X a sibling of Y's mother without giving X's gender, so X could be uncle or aunt.
Answer: A) Statement I alone is sufficient but Statement II alone is not

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