Six cousins, Ira, Jai, Kabir, Lina, Mohan and Nupur, are sitting around a round table, facing the centre. Jai sits third to the left of Ira. Kabir sits to the immediate left of Ira. Lina sits second to the left of Jai. Mohan is not a neighbour of Kabir.
If we start from Nupur and count towards her left, how many cousins sit between Nupur and Mohan?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → 1
Facing the centre, a person’s left is the next seat clockwise. Place Ira first and count seats clockwise from her.
Number the six seats clockwise from Ira: Ira in seat 0, then seats 1 to 5
Kabir is to the immediate left of Ira, so Kabir is in seat 1; Jai is third to the left of Ira, so Jai is in seat 3, opposite Ira
Lina is second to the left of Jai: 3 + 2 = 5, so Lina is in seat 5
Seats 2 and 4 are left for Mohan and Nupur. Seat 2 is next to Kabir, and Mohan is not Kabir’s neighbour, so Mohan is in seat 4 and Nupur in seat 2
Clockwise from Ira: Ira, Kabir, Nupur, Jai, Mohan, Lina
Going from Nupur towards her left (clockwise): seat 3 is Jai, and seat 4 is Mohan, so only Jai sits between them: 1 cousin
Counting the other way (towards Nupur’s right) would pass Kabir, Ira and Lina, which gives 3; the question asks for the left side
