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 sits third to the left of the one who likes Guava?
- A.
The one who sits immediate left of E
- B.
F
- C.
The one who likes Orange
- D.
A
- E.
None of these
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Correct answer: A
Concept
In a single-row, all-facing-north arrangement, every person's right hand points to the same end of the row and their left hand to the other end, so a relative clue like "3rd to the left of X" counts three seats toward the left end from X in one consistent direction. When a clue allows more than one placement, keep all branches open and let later clues eliminate the impossible ones, rather than assuming the first fit is unique.
Building the row (positions 1 to 6, left to right)
Strawberry sits at the right end, so Strawberry is fixed at position 6.
C sits 3rd to the right of E (position of C = position of E + 3) and C is not at either end. Counting inside positions 1 to 6 leaves two candidate placements: (E at 1, C at 4) and (E at 2, C at 5).
Test (E at 1, C at 4): B sits 3rd to the left of the Guava-lover, which would force the Guava-lover to position 5 and B to position 2; then A (2nd to the left of the Mango-lover and a Banana-lover) has no seat left whose Mango partner stays inside the row. This branch collapses, so it is rejected.
Therefore (E at 2, C at 5) is the surviving placement.
A sits 2nd to the left of the Mango-lover and A likes Banana. With E at 2 and C at 5, A fits at position 3 (Banana), so the Mango-lover is at position 5, i.e. C likes Mango.
B sits 3rd to the left of the Guava-lover, so the Guava-lover is at position 4 and B is at position 1; the remaining person F takes position 4 and likes Guava.
That leaves D at position 6, who therefore likes Strawberry, while E at position 2 takes the remaining Orange.
Persons to the right of D must equal persons to the left of the Apple-lover. D is at position 6 with zero persons to its right, so the Apple-lover has zero persons to the left, placing Apple at position 1 = B.
Final arrangement
Position | Person | Fruit |
|---|---|---|
1 | B | Apple |
2 | E | Orange |
3 | A | Banana |
4 | F | Guava |
5 | C | Mango |
6 | D | Strawberry |
Answering the question
The Guava-lover is at position 4; counting three seats to the left lands on position 1, which is B. Reading the choices by value, B is exactly the person described as "the one who sits immediate left of E", because E is at position 2 and the seat immediately to E's left is position 1. So that description and the asked phrase name the same seat.
Cross-check
The gap between B (position 1) and the Guava-lover F (position 4) is exactly three seats, matching "3rd to the left of Guava". B is neither F, nor the Orange-lover E, nor A, so the remaining named choices each refer to a different seat.