Five boys are sitting in a row. Rahul is not adjacent to Suresh or Abhishek. Arun is not adjacent to Suresh. Rahul is on the left-hand side of Mohan, adjacent to him. Mohan is in the middle of the row. Abhishek and Rahul have two people between them. Then match List-I with List-II
| List-I | List-II | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| (A) | How many boys are there to the right of Rahul? | (I) | Three |
| (B) | Who is to the immediate right of Mohan? | (II) | Arun |
| (C) | How many boys are there to the left of Abhishek? | (III) | Four |
| (D) | Who is at the extreme left end? | (IV) | Suresh |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (A)-(I), (B)-(IV), (C)-(III), (D)-(II)
Start from the clue that fixes a place, then use each clue to fix the next boy (places counted from the left):
Mohan is in the middle of five, so Mohan is 3rd
Rahul is on Mohan’s left and next to him, so Rahul is 2nd
Two people sit between Abhishek and Rahul; there is no room for that on Rahul’s left, so Abhishek is 5th
Rahul is not next to Suresh, so Suresh is not 1st; the only place left for him is 4th, so Suresh is 4th
Arun is 1st, and he is not next to Suresh, as the question requires
(A) How many boys are there to the right of Rahul? — this matches (I) Three. Mohan, Suresh and Abhishek.
(B) Who is to the immediate right of Mohan? — this matches (IV) Suresh. Suresh is 4th, next to Mohan.
(C) How many boys are there to the left of Abhishek? — this matches (III) Four. Abhishek is at the right end, so all the other four are on his left.
(D) Who is at the extreme left end? — this matches (II) Arun.