Study the information carefully and answer the questions given below. Six…
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Study the information carefully and answer the questions given below.
Six persons i.e. A, B, C, D, E and F sit in row such that all of them face in the north direction. They all like different fruits i.e. Mango, Strawberry, Guava, Orange, Apple and Banana but not necessarily in the same order.
The one who likes Strawberry sits at the right end. B sits 3rd to the left of the one who likes Guava. A sits 2nd to the left of the one who likes Mango, and likes Banana. C sits 3rd to the right of E but not sit at any extreme ends. There are as many persons sit to the right of D is same as to the left of the one who likes Apple.
Who among the following likes Guava?
- A.
A
- B.
D
- C.
C
- D.
F
- E.
None of these
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Correct answer: D
Concept
In a single-row linear arrangement where everyone faces north, each person's left hand points toward the lower-numbered seats and the right hand toward the higher-numbered seats. "Nth to the left/right of X" fixes an exact seat gap, and "as many to the right of P as to the left of Q" equates two counts. The method is to anchor the most rigid clue first, then test the remaining gap clues, discarding every placement that forces a contradiction until a single layout survives.
Application
Number the seats 1 to 6 from left to right and resolve the clues in order:
Strawberry sits at the right end, so seat 6 = Strawberry.
"As many to the right of D as to the left of the Apple-liker." Test D's seat: the count to D's right must equal the seat-number-minus-1 of Apple. Only D at seat 6 (0 to its right) pairs with Apple at seat 1 (0 to its left) without later contradiction; every other D-seat would push Apple past seat 1 and collide with the fixed clues below. So D is at seat 6 and Apple is at seat 1, which means D likes the right-end fruit, Strawberry.
C is 3rd to the right of E and not at either end, so the pair is (E,C) = (1,4) or (2,5). With (1,4), B would have to sit 3rd to the left of the Guava-liker, but no valid B–Guava gap of 3 survives once seats are filled; (2,5) is the only pair that lets every later clue hold, giving E at seat 2 and C at seat 5.
B is 3rd to the left of the Guava-liker. With seats 2 and 5 occupied, B fits at seat 1 and the Guava-liker at seat 4 (1 + 3 = 4).
A is 2nd to the left of the Mango-liker and A likes Banana. The only seat left for A is seat 3, putting Mango at seat 5 (3 + 2 = 5). The last remaining person takes seat 4 — the Guava seat.
Filling the leftover fruits: seat 1 = Apple and seat 2 = the only fruit still unused, Orange. The complete layout (seat 1 on the left) is:
Seat | Person | Fruit |
|---|---|---|
1 | B | Apple |
2 | E | Orange |
3 | A | Banana |
4 | F | Guava |
5 | C | Mango |
6 | D | Strawberry |
Seat 4 holds the Guava-liker, and the only person who can occupy seat 4 is F. So F likes Guava.
Cross-check
Strawberry is at seat 6 (right end). Correct.
B (seat 1) is 3rd to the left of Guava (seat 4): 1 + 3 = 4. Correct.
A (seat 3) is 2nd to the left of Mango (seat 5): 3 + 2 = 5, and A likes Banana. Correct.
C (seat 5) is 3rd to the right of E (seat 2): 2 + 3 = 5, and C is not at an extreme. Correct.
Persons to the right of D (seat 6) = 0; persons to the left of Apple (seat 1) = 0. Equal. Correct.
Every clue holds and the layout is unique, so the person who likes Guava is F.