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Question: Who is the tallest among A, B and C? Statement I: A is taller than B. Statement II: B is taller than C but shorter than A. Which statement(s) are needed to answer the question?

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

Step-by-Step Solution

Statement II gives A > B > C, so A is tallest. Statement I gives only A > B with C's height unknown. Hence II alone is sufficient but I alone is not.
Answer: D) Statement II alone is sufficient but Statement I alone is not

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