Question 59
MediumOriginal questionEight people sit in two parallel rows of four, facing each other. Aman, Bhanu, Charan and Diksha sit in Row 1, facing north. Ekta, Faizan, Girish and Heena sit in Row 2, facing south. Each person faces exactly one person in the other row.
1. Bhanu sits at one end of Row 1 and faces Faizan.
2. Ekta sits immediately to the right of Faizan.
3. Diksha faces Ekta.
4. Heena sits at one end of Row 2.
5. Charan does not face Girish.
Counting to Ekta's right, who is the second person from her?
Show the answer and explanation
Correct answer: D
Explanation
Row facing north: left is west, right is east. Row facing south: left is east, right is west. Each person faces the one in the same position of the other row.
Bhanu is at an end of Row 1, so Faizan is at an end of Row 2. Ekta is on Faizan's right, the west side, so there must be a seat west of Faizan: Faizan is at the east end with Ekta beside him.
So Bhanu is at the east end of Row 1, and Diksha faces Ekta. Heena takes the west end of Row 2 and Girish the seat next to her. Charan must not face Girish, so Charan is at the west end and Aman beside him.
West to east: Row 1 Charan, Aman, Diksha, Bhanu; Row 2 Heena, Girish, Ekta, Faizan.
Ekta faces south, so her right is the west. Going west from Ekta: Girish (1st), Heena (2nd).
Worth noting
Faizan is on Ekta's LEFT; for a south-facing person, left is east.
- Concept
- Second to the right in a south-facing row
- Typical timeTypical
- 80 s
- Your timeYours
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