Which city is to the North-east of City A?
I. City B is to the North of City A. Cities C and D are to the East and West of City B respectively.
II. City M is to the South of City A, City E is to the East of City M and City P is to the North of City M.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Data in I alone are sufficient to answer the question
In a data sufficiency question each statement is first tested on its own; the two are combined only if neither answers the question alone. A city is North-east of A if it lies both north and east of A.
Statement I alone is enough:
B is North of A, and C is East of B
So C is north of A (level with B) and east of it: C is North-east of A
Statement II alone is not enough:
M is South of A, and P is North of M, so P lies on the same north-south line as A and M, not to the east
E is East of M, which is South of A, so E is South-east of A
No city is placed North-east of A
