Eight persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H are sitting around a circle facing the center. C is second to the right of A. E is oppos…

Question

Eight persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H are sitting around a circle facing the center. C is second to the right of A. E is opposite C. F is to the immediate left of E. B is to the immediate right of A. G is to the immediate left of D. Who is sitting to the right of D?

1. A. H
2. B. U
3. C. B
4. D. F (Correct answer)

Correct Answer

Option D — F

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is F.

Key Points

• All eight face the centre, so each person's right is anticlockwise and their left is clockwise. Fix this before placing anyone.
• Number the seats 1-8 clockwise and put A at 1:
  • C is second to A's right → two seats anticlockwise → seat 7
  • E is opposite C → four seats away → seat 3
  • F is immediately left of E → one seat clockwise → seat 4
  • B is immediately right of A → one seat anticlockwise → seat 8
• Seats 2, 5 and 6 remain for D, G and H. "G is immediately left of D" means G sits one seat clockwise of D, which only fits D at 5 and G at 6, leaving H at 2.
• To D's right is one seat anticlockwise from seat 5 → seat 4 = F.
• Settle the facing convention and the "opposite" pair first; everything else follows from those two anchors.

Additional Information

• Circular seating has two conventions, and mixing them is the usual cause of error: facing the centre, a person's left is clockwise; facing outward, it reverses.
• "Opposite" is the strongest clue in an even-numbered circle — in eight seats, opposite means exactly four seats apart, which fixes two positions at once.
• Place the definite clues first and leave the flexible ones for last; a clue naming two people at once is worth more than one naming a single person.

प्रश्न (हिन्दी में)

आठ व्यक्ति A, B, C, D, E, F, G और H केंद्र की ओर मुख करके एक वृत्त के चारों ओर बैठे हैं। C, A के दाईं ओर दूसरे स्थान पर है। E, C के विपरीत है। F, E के ठीक बाईं ओर है। B, A के ठीक दाईं ओर है। G, D के ठीक बाईं ओर है। D के दाईं ओर कौन बैठा है?

1. A. H
2. B. U
3. C. B
4. D. F