Eight friends, Anu, Bela, Chirag, Dinesh, Ekta, Firoz, Gauri and Harsh, are sitting around a circular table, facing the centre. Chirag sits second to the left of Anu, and Bela sits fourth to the left of Anu. Dinesh sits third to the left of Bela. Ekta sits to the immediate right of Gauri. Harsh is not a neighbour of Anu.
Who sits second to the right of Gauri?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Bela
Facing the centre, a person’s left is the next seat clockwise and the right is the next seat anticlockwise. Place Anu first and count seats from Anu.
Number the seats clockwise from Anu: Anu in seat 0, then seats 1 to 7
Chirag is second to the left of Anu, so Chirag is in seat 2; Bela is fourth to the left of Anu, so Bela is in seat 4, opposite Anu
Dinesh is third to the left of Bela: 4 + 3 = 7, so Dinesh is in seat 7, to the immediate right of Anu
Seats 1, 3, 5 and 6 are left. Ekta is to the immediate right of Gauri, so they need two side-by-side free seats: only seats 5 and 6 fit, so Ekta is in seat 5 and Gauri in seat 6
Seats 1 and 3 are left for Firoz and Harsh. Seat 1 is next to Anu, and Harsh is not Anu’s neighbour, so Harsh is in seat 3 and Firoz in seat 1
Clockwise from Anu: Anu, Firoz, Chirag, Harsh, Bela, Ekta, Gauri, Dinesh — only one arrangement fits, so the answer can be determined
Second to the right of Gauri means two seats anticlockwise: 6 − 2 = seat 4, which is Bela
