Direction: Study the given information carefully and answer the question that follows:
(i) A, B, C, D, E, F and G are sitting on a wall and all of them are facing east.
(ii) C is on the immediate right of D.
(iii) B is at an extreme end and has E as his neighbour.
(iv) G is between E and F.
(v) D is sitting third from the south end.
Immediately between which of the following pairs of people is D sitting?
- AAC
- BAF
- CCE
- DCF
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
Let us trace the arrangement from North to South (or top to bottom, keeping in mind that facing East means "Right" points toward the South and "Left" points toward the North).
* Condition (v): D is sitting third from the South end. Let us number the positions from (North end) to (South end). Thus, position is South, is second from South, is third from South. So, D is at position 5.
* Condition (ii): C is on the immediate right of D. Since right is towards the South, C is at position 6.
* Condition (iii) & (iv): B is at an extreme end and has E as his neighbour. Since position is next to C, B cannot be at position . Thus, B must be at the North extreme end, position 1. Consequently, E is at position 2.
* Condition (iv): G is between E and F. Since E is at , G must be at position 3 and F must be at position 4.
* The only remaining spot is position , and the remaining person is A. So, A is at position 7.
The complete arrangement from North to South is:
D sits at position , which is immediately between F (position 4) and C (position 6). Therefore, D is sitting between F and C.
* Condition (v): D is sitting third from the South end. Let us number the positions from (North end) to (South end). Thus, position is South, is second from South, is third from South. So, D is at position 5.
* Condition (ii): C is on the immediate right of D. Since right is towards the South, C is at position 6.
* Condition (iii) & (iv): B is at an extreme end and has E as his neighbour. Since position is next to C, B cannot be at position . Thus, B must be at the North extreme end, position 1. Consequently, E is at position 2.
* Condition (iv): G is between E and F. Since E is at , G must be at position 3 and F must be at position 4.
* The only remaining spot is position , and the remaining person is A. So, A is at position 7.
The complete arrangement from North to South is:
D sits at position , which is immediately between F (position 4) and C (position 6). Therefore, D is sitting between F and C.