CAT 1994 — QA Question 41
Each of these items has a question followed by two statements. As the answer,
Mark (a), If the question can be answered with the help of statement I alone,
Mark (b), If the question can be answered with the help of statement II, alone,
Mark (c), If both, statement I and statement II are needed to answer the question, and
Mark (d), If the question cannot be answered even with the help of both the statements.
Is the distance from the office to home less than the distance from the cinema hall to home?
I. The time taken to travel from home to office is as much as the time taken from home to the cinema hall, both distance being covered without stopping.
II. The road from the cinema hall to home is bad and speed reduces, as compared to that on the road from home to the office.
Answer & solution
- A
a
- B
b
c
- D
d
Statement I tells us that the time taken to cover both distances is the same, but it does not tell us anything about the speeds at which these are covered. This information is given by the second statement, which says the speed from cinema hall to home is less than that between home to the office.
Hence by using both the statements we can say that the distance between cinema hall to home is less than that between home to the office.