P, Q, R, S, T, U and V are sitting around a circular table facing the center but not necessarily in the same order. S is not a neighbour of Q and V. P is a neighbour of Q and R. U, who is second to the right of S, is the neighbour of T and V. Which of the following must be true?
(A) V is not seated next to Q.
(B) T is sitting third to the left of Q.
(C) R is sitting third to the right of V.
(D) R and S are not neighbours.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (B) and (C) only
All seven face the centre, so for every person “right” is anticlockwise and “left” is clockwise (seen from above). The seats are filled clue by clue, starting from S.
U is second to the right of S: two seats anticlockwise from S.
U is a neighbour of T and V, so T and V sit on the two sides of U:
The seat between S and U goes to one of them
S is not a neighbour of V, so that seat is T’s
V sits on U’s other side
P, Q and R take the three seats left, clockwise from S:
P is a neighbour of both Q and R
So P is in the middle
S is not a neighbour of Q, so the seat next to S goes to R and the one next to V to Q.
(A) V is not seated next to Q. Incorrect. Q and V sit side by side.
(B) T is sitting third to the left of Q. Correct. Counting clockwise (Q’s left) from Q: V, U, then T third.
(C) R is sitting third to the right of V. Correct. Counting anticlockwise (V’s right) from V: Q, P, then R third.
(D) R and S are not neighbours. Incorrect. R sits next to S.