Five girls are sitting on a bench to be photographed. Seema is to the left of…
2023
Five girls are sitting on a bench to be photographed. Seema is to the left of Rani and to the right of Bindu. Mary is to the right of Rani. Reeta is between Rani and Mary. Who is sitting immediately to the right of Reeta?
- A.
Bindu
- B.
Rani
- C.
Mary
- D.
Seema
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Correct answer: C
Concept: In a linear seating/arrangement puzzle, each clue about "left of", "right of", or "between" fixes the relative order of a pair (or triple) of people. Solve it by turning every clue into a short ordered chain, then merging the chains that share a common person into one single left-to-right sequence.
"Seema is to the right of Bindu" and "Seema is to the left of Rani" fix one chain: Bindu, Seema, Rani (left to right).
"Mary is to the right of Rani" tells us Mary comes somewhere after Rani in the row.
"Reeta is between Rani and Mary" fixes a second chain, with Reeta sitting directly between the two: Rani, Reeta, Mary.
Merging the two chains on the shared person Rani gives the complete left-to-right seating order for all five girls.
Cross-check: reading the merged order from left to right, Bindu is left of Seema, Seema is left of Rani (both matching clue 1); Mary is to the right of Rani (matching clue 2); and Reeta sits directly between Rani and Mary (matching clue 3). All four clues are satisfied simultaneously, so this is the only valid arrangement.
Reading one seat to the right of Reeta in this order gives the answer: Mary.