Study the information carefully and answer the questions given below. Six…
2024
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.
How many persons sit between C and the one who likes Orange?
- A.
Three
- B.
Two
- C.
One
- D.
None
- E.
None of these
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Correct answer: B
Concept
In a single-row, all-facing-north arrangement, fix the absolute positions (numbered 1 to 6 from the left). Translate each clue into a position relation: an "Nth to the left/right" clue is an exact distance, an "end" clue pins a seat, and an "as many ... as ..." clue equates two counts. Place the rigid anchors first, then resolve the conditional clue last.
Application
Strawberry at the right end: the strawberry-liker takes seat 6, fixing the rightmost seat.
B is 3rd to the left of the Guava-liker: B and Guava are three seats apart with B on the left. B at seat 1 puts Guava at seat 4; B at seat 2 would put Guava at seat 5, B at seat 3 would put Guava at seat 6 (already Strawberry). Hold these as candidate placements for now.
C is 3rd to the right of E, with C not at an end: the candidate pairs are (E seat 1, C seat 4), (E seat 2, C seat 5) and (E seat 3, C seat 6). C cannot sit at an end, so (E seat 3, C seat 6) is out, leaving C at seat 4 or seat 5.
Combine B/Guava with C/E: if B sat at seat 2, Guava would be at seat 5 and C would need seat 4 or 5 — but then E at seat 1 with C at seat 4 collides with B's block, and the count and A clues below fail to close. The consistent choice is B at seat 1, Guava at seat 4, E at seat 2, C at seat 5.
A is 2nd to the left of the Mango-liker and likes Banana: the open seats are now 3 and the Mango position must be two to A's right. A at seat 3 forces Mango at seat 5 (which is C); A's own fruit is Banana. This is the only fit among the remaining seats.
Resolve the count clue for D, F and Apple: seats 4 and 6 remain for D and F. "Persons to the right of D equals persons to the left of the Apple-liker" closes only with D at seat 6 (zero to its right) and Apple at seat 1 (zero to its left); so F takes seat 4 and B at seat 1 likes Apple.
Resulting arrangement
Seat | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Person | B | E | A | F | C | D |
Fruit | Apple | Orange | Banana | Guava | Mango | Strawberry |
Cross-check and result
The Orange-liker is at seat 2 and C is at seat 5. The seats strictly between them are seats 3 and 4, so two persons sit between C and the Orange-liker. Every clue holds in the final layout.