Six persons are sitting in a circle. A is facing B. B is to the right of E and…
2022
Six persons are sitting in a circle. A is facing B. B is to the right of E and left of C. C is to the left of D. F is to the right of A. Now, D exchanges his seat with F and E with B. Who will be sitting to the left of D?
- A.
B
- B.
D
- C.
E
- D.
A
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Correct answer: D
Place A and B facing each other (they are opposite on the circle).
Place F to the right of A. (Right means the immediate clockwise seat when facing the center.)
Use B's relations: B is to the right of E and left of C, so the clockwise order around these three is E – B – C.
Use C's relation to D: C is to the left of D, so C sits immediately anticlockwise of D (clockwise order has C before D).
Putting these together with A opposite B and F right of A gives the initial clockwise order:
A – F – E – B – C – D
Now apply the given exchanges:
D ↔ F
E ↔ B
After these swaps the clockwise order becomes:
A – D – B – E – C – F
The person to the left (the immediate anticlockwise neighbor) of D is A.
Answer = A