Question 25
HardOriginal questionSix passengers, Harpreet, Imran, Jyoti, Kunal, Lavanya and Manav, sit in a row on a railway platform bench, all facing south towards the tracks.
1. Kunal sits at the western end of the bench.
2. Jyoti sits second to the left of Kunal.
3. Only one person sits between Jyoti and Manav.
4. Harpreet sits immediately to the left of Manav.
5. Imran does not sit next to Kunal.
Whose seat is immediately to the west of Manav's on the platform bench?
Show the answer and explanation
Correct answer: D
Explanation
Facing south, a person's left hand points east and right hand points west. So the western end is the sitters' right end: Kunal is at the right end.
Jyoti is second to Kunal's left: fourth from the left end. One person between Jyoti and Manav puts Manav second (the other choice is Kunal's seat).
Harpreet is immediately left of Manav: the left end. Imran is not next to Kunal, so Imran is third and Lavanya fifth.
As they sit, left to right (east to west): Harpreet, Manav, Imran, Jyoti, Lavanya, Kunal.
West is on each sitter's right, so the seat immediately west of Manav is the one on his right: Imran.
Worth noting
Harpreet is the neighbour on the EAST side of Manav. For a south-facing row, east is on the left.
- Concept
- Mapping compass directions onto a south-facing row
- Typical timeTypical
- 120 s
- Your timeYours
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