In an Exhibition seven cars of different companies - Cadillac, Ambassador,…
2023
In an Exhibition seven cars of different companies - Cadillac, Ambassador, Fiat, Maruti, Mercedes, Bedford and Fargo are standing facing to east in the following order :
A. Cadillac is next to right of Fargo.
B. Fargo is fourth to the right of Fiat.
C. Maruti car is between Ambassador and Bedford.
D. Fiat which is third to the left of Ambassador, is at one end.
Which one of the following statements is correct ?
- A.
Fargo car is in between Ambassador and Fiat.
- B.
Cadillac is next left to Mercedes car.
- C.
Fargo is next right of Cadillac.
- D.
Maruti is fourth right of Mercedes.
Show answer & explanation
Correct answer: B
Concept: In a linear arrangement puzzle, every clue is really a relative-position rule — one item is a fixed number of places to the right or left of another, or sits at an end. Anchoring the item placed "at an end" first lets every other clue be applied in sequence until the whole row is fixed; each answer choice is then read directly off that completed row.
Application:
Fiat is third to the left of Ambassador and is also at one end. If Fiat were at the right end, there would be no room three places to its right for Ambassador, so Fiat must be at the left end, with Ambassador three places to its right of it.
Fargo is fourth to the right of Fiat, so Fargo takes the fourth position to the right of Fiat.
Cadillac is next to the right of Fargo, so Cadillac takes the position immediately after Fargo.
Maruti must sit between Ambassador and Bedford. The only free position next to Ambassador (the position next to Fargo already being taken) is the one on Ambassador's other side, so Maruti goes there, and Bedford takes the position next to Maruti.
The one position left over goes to Mercedes.
This fixes the row, left to right, as: Fiat, Bedford, Maruti, Ambassador, Fargo, Cadillac, Mercedes — all facing East.
Cross-check against every clue:
Cadillac is next to the right of Fargo — holds.
Fargo is fourth to the right of Fiat — holds.
Maruti is between Ambassador and Bedford — holds.
Fiat, third to the left of Ambassador, is at one end — holds.
Reading the four statements off this fixed row: Cadillac sits immediately to the left of Mercedes, so that statement is correct.