Question

How much minimum marks will be required to pass an examination?
A. Student A secured 32% marks in that examination and he failed by 1 mark. Student B secured 36% marks in the same examination and his marks were 1 more than the minimum pass marks.
B. Student A secured 30% of full marks in the examination and he failed by 2 marks. If he had secured 5 more marks his percentage of marks would have been 40%.
This consists of question and two statements numbered A and B. Decide whether the data provided in the statement(s) aresufficient/necessary to answer the question.

• A. If the data in statement B alone are sufficient to answer the question while the data in statement A alone are not sufficient to answer the question.
• B. If the data in statement A alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement B alone are not sufficient to answer the question.
• C. If the data either in statements A alone or in statement B alone are sufficient to answer the question.
• D. If the data in both the statements A and B together are not sufficient to answer the question.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

The correct option is (C): If the data either in statements A alone or in statement B alone are sufficient to answer the question.
Reason: Both statements provide sufficient information to calculate the minimum passing marks independently. Statement A allows us to find the pass marks based on the percentages and the marks difference, while Statement B also leads to the pass marks through a different calculation involving percentages.