Question

What is Mala's position from the right end in a row of children? 
Statement I - There are 10 children between Mala and Kala. 
Statement II - Tara is twentieth from the left end of the row of children.

• A. If the question can be answered with the help of statement I alone.
• B. If the question can be answered with the help of statement II alone.
• C. If both, statement I and statement II are needed to answer the question.
• D. If the question cannot be answered even with the help of both the statements.

Hint:

When solving position-based problems, use the given relative positions and absolute positions together to find the exact answer.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

From Statement I: There are 10 children between Mala and Kala. This gives us relative positioning between Mala and Kala, but we do not know the exact position of Mala. From Statement II:
Tara is twentieth from the left end. This gives us the position of Tara, but we do not have enough information to determine Mala’s position from the right end. Combining both statements:
Using the information about the relative positions from Statement I and the position of Tara from Statement II, we can infer Mala's position from the right end.
Thus, both statements are needed to answer the question.