The question below is followed by two statements numbered I and II. Decide whether the data given in the statements are sufficient to answer the question.
Four players A, B, C and D are playing a game of cards in which partners sit opposite each other. Who is C’s partner?
I. D is sitting opposite A.
II. B is sitting to the right of A and to the left of D.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Either statement I alone or statement II alone is sufficient.
Partners sit opposite each other, so the four players form two opposite pairs; once one pair is known, the other two players are the second pair.
Statement I alone:
D is opposite A, so A and D are partners
The remaining two, B and C, sit opposite each other, so B is C’s partner: sufficient
Statement II alone:
B sits next to A on one side and next to D on the other, so B is beside both A and D
The only seat not beside B is the one opposite B, and that seat is C’s, so B is C’s partner: sufficient
