Direction: Study the information given below and answer the question that…
2023
Direction: Study the information given below and answer the question that follows:
Eight people - P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W are sitting around a square table.
Four of them (P, Q, R and S) are sitting at the four corners, while the other four (T, U, V and W) are sitting at the middle of the sides, one on each side.
All of them are facing the center of the table and are placed at equal distances from adjacent persons.
P is sitting second to the right of S.
W is sitting immediately to the left of Q.
R is sitting at a corner on the opposite side of the table from the side on which U sits.
V is sitting immediately to the right of S.
T is sitting immediately to the left of R.
Question: How many people sit between U and R when counted clockwise from U?
- A.
2
- B.
1
- C.
3
- D.
0
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Correct answer: A
Corrected clue: The impossible label G has been corrected to Q.
Arrange clockwise as: S, U, Q, W, R, T, P, V.
V is immediately to the right of S, and P is second to the right of S.
W is immediately to the left of Q.
T is immediately to the left of R.
R is on the opposite side from the side on which U sits.
Counting step: From U clockwise, the seats before R are Q and W.
Final answer: 2 people sit between U and R, so option A is correct.