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The IBPS PO exam is now around the corner, and mastering important topics from each section becomes essential. The Reasoning section and the Quantitative Aptitude section in the IBPS PO Prelims and Mains have Data Sufficiency questions. Questions from this topic are asked every year in the IBPS PO exam. To excel in data sufficiency, you must have to clear your basic concepts first. It requires a basic understanding of the given data, and you need to choose conclusions that are enough to answer the given question. Make the best use of the given resources, like mock tests and topic tests, to analyse your performance in this topic. Continue reading below to know the basic concepts of data sufficiency problems asked in the IBPS PO exam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What is Data Sufficiency?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Data Sufficiency tests your ability to decide whether the given data is enough<\/strong> to answer a question. It is not asked to solve the question completely. It appears mainly in the Reasoning<\/strong> and Quantitative Aptitude<\/strong> sections of IBPS PO Prelims and Mains<\/strong> exams. Let’s understand what are data sufficiency questions with an example given below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Example:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Question:<\/strong>
What is the value of x?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Statement I:<\/strong> 2x+3=112x + 3 = 112x+3=11
Statement II:<\/strong> x2=16x^2 = 16×2=16<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(A)<\/strong> Statement I alone is sufficient, but Statement II alone is not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(B)<\/strong> Statement II alone is sufficient, but Statement I alone is not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(C)<\/strong> Both statements I and II together are sufficient, but neither alone is sufficient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(D)<\/strong> Each statement alone is sufficient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(E)<\/strong> Statements I and II together are not sufficient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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From Statement I<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2x+3=11 \u21d2 2x=8 \u21d2 x=4 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, Statement I alone is sufficient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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x^2=16\u21d2x=\u00b14<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, Statement II gives two possible values \u2192 Not sufficient alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Answer: (A)<\/strong> Statement I alone is sufficient, but Statement II alone is not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Data Sufficiency Basic Concept for IBPS PO Exam <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In the IBPS PO exam<\/strong>, Data Sufficiency<\/strong> questions are asked to assess your logical reasoning and analytical ability<\/strong>. These questions appear in both Quantitative Aptitude<\/strong> and Reasoning Ability<\/strong> sections, especially in the Mains exam<\/strong>. In the Prelims exam, data sufficiency questions appear rarely and are mostly asked in the mains exam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Data Sufficiency, you’re given:<\/p>\n\n\n\n