Read the given information carefully and answer the questions that follow.…
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Read the given information carefully and answer the questions that follow.
Eleven friends M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W are sitting in the first row of the stadium watching a cricket match.
T is to the immediate left of P and third to the right of U.
V is the immediate neighbour of M and N and third to the left of S.
M is the second to the right of Q, who is at one of the ends.
R is sitting next to the right of P and P is second to the right of O.
Which of the following people are sitting to the right of S?
- A.
OTPQ
- B.
OTPR
- C.
UNVM
- D.
UOTPR
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Correct answer: B
Concept. In a single-row seating puzzle, first pin down whichever person's position is stated relative to a boundary (an end of the row) — that anchor lets every other clue, given only as a relative offset (immediate left/right, third to the right, etc.), be converted into an exact seat number by working forward from it.
Application.
Q sits at one of the ends and M is second to the right of Q. Since M's seat (Q + 2) must exist, Q must be the left end: Q = seat 1, M = seat 3.
V is the immediate neighbour of both M and N, so V sits directly beside M. Testing the two seats next to M(3): seat 2 would make V's other neighbour Q, not N, so that fails; seat 4 works. V = seat 4, N = seat 5.
V is third to the left of S, so S = V + 3 = seat 7.
T is immediate left of P (T = P − 1) and third to the right of U (U = T − 3 = P − 4); R is immediate right of P (R = P + 1); P is second to the right of O (O = P − 2). Testing the remaining unused seats for P shows P = 10 is the only value placing U, O, T and R all on unused seats: U = 6, O = 8, T = 9, R = 11.
The one seat left over, seat 2, goes to W (no clue restricts W), giving the full order: Q, W, M, V, N, U, S, O, T, P, R (seats 1-11).
Seat | Person |
|---|---|
1 | Q |
2 | W |
3 | M |
4 | V |
5 | N |
6 | U |
7 | S |
8 | O |
9 | T |
10 | P |
11 | R |
Cross-check.
T(9) is immediate left of P(10) and third to the right of U(6). ✓
V(4) neighbours M(3) and N(5), and is third to the left of S(7). ✓
M(3) is second to the right of Q(1), an end seat. ✓
R(11) is immediate right of P(10); P(10) is second to the right of O(8). ✓
Seats 8-11, right after S, hold O, T, P and R — so the people sitting to the right of S are O, T, P and R.