The question given below consists of two statements numbered I and II given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question. Read all the statements and answer the question. Nine persons L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S and T sit along a linear row, however not necessarily in the same order. Each of them faces towards the north direction. The distance between two adjacent persons is same. How many persons sit between Q and M? Statement I: S sits fourth to the right of N, who sits third from an extreme end. O sits immediate right of S. Only three persons sit between O and T. Statement II: Only two persons sit between R and P. M sits immediate right of P. L sits adjacent to neither N nor S.

From statement I alone, S sits fourth to the right of N, who sits third from an extreme end. O sits immediate right of S. Only three persons sit between O and T. We get: _____   _____  N  T  _____  _____ S  O  ______   So, from statement I alone, we cannot answer the above question. So, data given in statement I alone is not sufficient to answer the question. From statement II alone, only two persons sit between R and P. M sits immediate right of P. L sits adjacent to neither N nor S. We get: Case 1: When R sits to the left of P. R   _____   _____   P   M Case 2: When R sits to the right of P. P   M    _____ R So, from statement II alone, we cannot answer the above question. So, data given in statement II alone is not sufficient to answer the question. From statements I and II together, we get: L/Q     R   N  T   P  M  S  O  Q/L So, from statement I and II together, we cannot answer the above question. Therefore, data given in statement I and II together is not sufficient to answer the question.