Six friends, A, B, C, D, E and F are sitting in a row facing towards East. E and F are in the center, and A and B are at the ends. C is sitting on the left of A. Then match List-I with List-II
| List-I | List-II | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| (A) | How many people are there to the right of D? | (I) | F |
| (B) | Who is sitting on the right of B? | (II) | D |
| (C) | Who is immediate left of C? | (III) | Four |
| (D) | How many people are there to the left of E? | (IV) | Two |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (A)-(III), (B)-(II), (C)-(I), (D)-(IV)
People sitting in a row and facing East have North on their left and South on their right. In the picture they all face up the page, so their left is the left of the page.
A and B are at the ends. C sits on the left of A, so A is at the right end (6th) and B at the left end (1st).
E and F are in the centre, so they take the 3rd and 4th places.
C sits on the left of A, next to A, so C is 5th, and D takes the only place left, the 2nd.
(A) How many people are there to the right of D? — this matches (III) Four. E, F, C and A sit to the right of D.
(B) Who is sitting on the right of B? — this matches (II) D. D is next to B, in the 2nd place.
(C) Who is immediate left of C? — this matches (I) F. The person in the 4th place sits immediately left of C; this is F when F takes the 4th place and E the 3rd.
(D) How many people are there to the left of E? — this matches (IV) Two. With E in the 3rd place, B and D sit to the left of E.
Note: The question does not say which of E and F sits 3rd and which 4th, so two items have two possible answers:
(C) Who is immediate left of C? → F if F is 4th, but E if E is 4th.
(D) How many people are there to the left of E? → Two if E is 3rd, but Three if E is 4th.
E and Three are not in List-II, and Option (2) is the only option with the two certain matches (A)-(III) and (B)-(II), so it is still the only possible answer.