Seven people, A, B, C, D, E, F and G are sitting in a circle facing the center and playing cards. E is neighbour of A and D. G is not between F and C. B is not neighbor of G and D. F is the immediate right of A.
Which of the following statements are correct?
(A) A and B are sitting adjacent to each other.
(B) A is sitting immediately right of E.
(C) F is second to the left of C.
(D) F and C are neighbors of B
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (B), (C) and (D) only
All seven face the centre, so seen from above, the right of each person is the next seat anticlockwise and the left is the next seat clockwise.
F is the immediate right of A, so F is next to A, anticlockwise.
E is a neighbour of A:
A’s other neighbour is F, so E is next to A, clockwise.
E is also a neighbour of D, so D is next to E, clockwise.
B, C and G take the three seats left between F and D:
B is not a neighbour of D, so B is not in the seat next to D.
B is not a neighbour of G either, so B cannot be in the middle seat (it would sit between C and G).
So B is next to F.
G cannot then be next to B:
So G is next to D and C sits between B and G.
G is not between F and C (B is), as the question says.
(A) A and B are sitting adjacent to each other. Incorrect. A’s neighbours are F and E; B sits on the other side of F.
(B) A is sitting immediately right of E. Correct. The seat next to E anticlockwise, that is to E’s right, is A’s.
(C) F is second to the left of C. Correct. Going clockwise from C (to C’s left), the first seat is B and the second is F.
(D) F and C are neighbors of B Correct. B sits between F and C.