Analogy and Data Sufficiency

An analogy is a comparison between two objects (or systems of objects) that emphasises the similarities between them. Any sort of reasoning that depends on analogies is known as analogous reasoning.

Data sufficiency questions assess your understanding of basic math facts and skills, as well as your ability to reason, analyse, and solve problems. Each data sufficiency item poses a question to you. You are not required to identify the solution to the problem; rather, you must determine whether the information provided with the question is adequate to allow you to answer the question.

What is an Analogy?

To convey a point, a simile contrasts two seemingly unrelated elements and then explains what they have in common. To make the analogy, similes frequently employ like or as, as in Life is like a box of chocolates; you never know what you’ll get. Life, like an unlabeled box of chocolates, is enigmatic and full of both good and unpleasant shocks, according to the analogy.

What is Data Sufficiency?

Candidates are provided a piece of information, a few conditions, and then a few options in which they must choose which of the given requirements is required to answer the question in Data Sufficiency questions.

The data sufficiency questions, as hard as they may appear, can be time consuming due to their length and various answers. Candidates must avoid panicking when they realise the length of the question and guessing the correct answer.

DATA SUFFICIENCY TYPES

We now know what questions will be asked in the Data Sufficiency logic section. Let’s have a look at the different types of Data Sufficiency one by one.

1.Relationship via blood

Applicants must decide the especially references) in which information is sufficient to evaluate the association or right answer between two people in this type of data sufficiency inquiry.

2.Ordering and ranking

Applicants will be provided data on people’s order or ranking in this type of data sufficiency, and they will have to discover the document(s) in which the data is adequate to achieve the correct answer.

3.Direction and Distance

This type of information sufficiency will provide data on the direction of people or points, as well as the distance travelled by a person or the distance between the points, and candidates must find the document(s) in which the data is sufficient to find the orientation or distance between both points.

4.coding/decoding

In this type of data sufficiency, words or letters will be coded, and applicants must discover the letter(s) where data can determine the code.

5.Seating Configuration

Applicants will be provided data on people’s arrangements in this type of data sufficiency, and they must identify the statement(s) in which the data is sufficient to determine the correct answer. The two types of seating arrangements are linear and circular seating configurations. In a Linear Arrangement, people will be placed or situated in one or more rows. In a Circular Arrangement, people will be seated or placed around a circular table.

6.Puzzle on the Floor

In this type of data sufficiency, candidates must locate the identical statement(s) in which data appears to be sufficient to obtain the acceptable answer. Candidates must locate the statement(s) where data is adequate to select the perfect answer among people who dwell on different floors of the same or other building constructions.

Data Sufficiency for Quantitative Aptitude

Candidates must have command of the other significant areas in terms of numerical ability, as an amalgamation of those creates the data sufficiency questions, just as they must have command of the reasoning ability data sufficiency questions.

Data Sufficiency Quantitative Aptitude – Solved Examples

Directions: There are two statements I & II for each of the questions below. Analyze and respond to whether the information offered in the two statements is adequate to answer the question. Read the statements and select one of the following options:

1. If the data in statement I alone is adequate to answer the question, but the data in statement II alone is insufficient to answer the question.
2. If the data in statement II alone is adequate to answer the question, but the data in statement I alone is insufficient to answer the question.
3. Either statement I or II contains enough information to answer the question.
4. If the information in both assertions is insufficient to answer the question,
5. If the data from both assertions is required to answer the question,

Q 1. What year did Rahul come into the world?

First and foremost, Rahul is 25 years younger than his mother.

Statement II: Rahul’s younger brother, born in 1964, is 35 years his junior.

1. A
2. B
3. D
4. C
5. E

Answer: (5) E

Q 2. Gopal was born in which year, if the present year is 2020?

First, Gopal is six years older than Dev.

Dev was born in 1982, according to the second statement.

1. B
2. A
3. D
4. E
5. C

Answer: (4) E

Q 3. How much money was invested by Ajay?

Statement I: After three years, Bharat has received a total of Rs.4800 in compound interest.

Statement #2: Bharat and Ajay invested their money at a ten percent annual rate.

1) A

2) E

3) B

4) C

5) D

Answer: (5) D

Conclusion

In Data Sufficiency, you must determine whether the data provided in the question / assertions is sufficient to generate a unique answer.