Consider two Statements and a Question: Statement 1: Priya is 4 ranks below Seema and is 31st from the bottom. Statement 2: Ena is 2 ranks above Seema and is 37st from the bottom. Question: What is Seema's rank from the top in the class of 40 students? Which one of the following is correct in respect of the Statements and the Question?
- AStatement-1 alone is not sufficient to answer the Question
- BStatement-2 alone is not sufficient to answer the Question
- CEither Statement-1 alone or Statement-2 alone is sufficient to answer the QuestionCorrect
- DBoth Statement-1 and Statement-2 are required to answer the Question
Explanation
To determine Seema's rank from the top in a class of 40 students, we need to find her rank from the bottom first.
Analyze Statement 1: "Priya is 4 ranks below Seema and is 31st from the bottom." If Priya is 31st from the bottom, and Seema is 4 ranks above Priya (since Priya is 4 ranks below Seema), then Seema's rank from the bottom is 31 + 4 = 35th. With Seema's rank from the bottom (35) and the total number of students (40), we can find her rank from the top: Rank from top = Total students - Rank from bottom + 1 = 40 - 35 + 1 = 6th. Thus, Statement 1 alone is sufficient.
Analyze Statement 2: "Ena is 2 ranks above Seema and is 37st from the bottom." If Ena is 37th from the bottom, and Seema is 2 ranks below Ena (since Ena is 2 ranks above Seema), then Seema's rank from the bottom is 37 - 2 = 35th. With Seema's rank from the bottom (35) and the total number of students (40), we can find her rank from the top: Rank from top = Total students - Rank from bottom + 1 = 40 - 35 + 1 = 6th. Thus, Statement 2 alone is sufficient.
Since both Statement 1 alone and Statement 2 alone independently provide enough information to answer the question, the correct option is C.

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