Study the following information to answer the given question:
Nine friends A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H and T are sitting around a circle facing the centre. T sits fifth to the right of G. C is not an immediate neighbour of either G or T. B sits between H and E. C sits fourth to the left of E. D sits second to the right of F. H is not an immediate neighbour of T.
Who is second to the right of B?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → G
For people sitting around a circle facing the centre, “to the right” means anticlockwise (seen from above) and “to the left” means clockwise. Number the nine seats 0 to 8 going to the right (anticlockwise) and start from G.
G is at seat 0, and T, fifth to the right of G, is at seat 5.
C is not next to G (seats 8, 1) or T (seats 4, 6), so C is at seat 2, 3 or 7.
C is fourth to the left of E, so E is four seats to the right of C:
C at 3 puts E at 7; B, between H and E, would then be at 6 or 8, with H at 5 (T’s seat) or 0 (G’s seat) — not possible.
C at 7 puts E at 2; B would be at 1 (H at 0, G’s seat) or 3 (H at 4, next to T) — not possible.
C at 2 puts E at 6; B at 7 and H at 8, which is not next to T — this works.
Seats 1, 3 and 4 remain for A, D and F. D is second to the right of F, so F is at 1, D at 3, and A at 4.
Going to the right of B (seat 7), the first person is H (seat 8) and the second is G (seat 0).