Directions: Study the following information carefully to answer the given…
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Directions: Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions:
Ten persons- M, N, O, P, Q, T, U, V, W and X sit around a circular table but not necessarily in the same order. Five of them face inside and rest of them face outside. No two consecutive alphabetical named persons sit adjacent to each other. Not more than two neighbours face the same direction.
Two persons sit between W and N. M sits 3rd to the right of N. Immediate neighbour of M face opposite direction to each other. X and V sit immediate left to each other but not an immediate neighbour N. O and P sit 2nd to the right of each other. Immediate neighbours of U face the same direction but not same as U. No one sits between O and X either one of the sides. W and Q face the same direction. X does not face outside.
The number of persons sit between N and W when counted to the left of W is same as the numbers of persons sit between _____ and _____ when counted to the left of _____.
- A.
X, T
- B.
Q, U
- C.
U, O
- D.
V, Q
- E.
None of these
Show answer & explanation
Correct answer: D
Concept
In a circular-arrangement “matching” question, you must first fix the complete seating from the clues, then read off a positional count. “The number of persons sitting between A and B counted to the left of B” means: stand at B, walk in B’s own left-hand direction (which depends on whether B faces the centre or away from it), and count the people you pass before reaching A. The answer is the option whose counted value equals the reference count.
Building the arrangement (application)
Two persons sit between W and N, and M is 3rd to the right of N — these anchor N, W and M on the circle.
O and P are 2 seats apart, O and X are adjacent (no one between them), and X and V are immediate neighbours with X facing inside — this fixes the X–V–O–P block.
Applying the facing rules (five inside, five outside; no three consecutive same-facing; M’s two neighbours face oppositely; U’s two neighbours face alike but opposite to U; W and Q face alike) pins every direction.
Going around the table, the consistent order of neighbours is N(in) – Q(out) – U(in) – M(out) – V(out) – X(in) – O(in) – W(out) – P(out) – T(in), then back to N; this single seating satisfies every clue, including M being 3rd to N’s right.
Reading the reference count
Standing at W and moving in W’s own left-hand direction until N is reached, exactly two persons lie in between. So the reference value is 2, and we need the listed pair whose “between, counted to the left” value is also 2.
Checking each pair (cross-check)
V and Q, counted to the left of Q: exactly 2 persons sit between them — this equals the reference value of 2, so this is the required pair.
X and T are 3 seats apart (5 the other way), so their count is 3, not 2.
Q and U are immediate neighbours, so 0 persons sit between them.
U and O are 3 seats apart (5 the other way), giving 3, not 2.
Only the V–Q pair reproduces the reference value of 2, so V, Q completes the statement.