Amit, Gaurav, Hatim, Varun, Yukti and Zaid are sitting in a straight line, all facing the north. Gaurav is fourth to the left of Amit. Yukti is sitting at one corner. Hatim is fourth to the left of Yukti. Zaid is third to the right of Gaurav.
Who is sitting at the second place to the left of Zaid?
Correct Answer :
Hatim
Solution :
To find who is sitting second to the left of Zaid, we can determine the positions of all six people (Amit, Gaurav, Hatim, Varun, Yukti, and Zaid) step-by-step. Let us represent the positions of the six people sitting in a straight line facing North as positions 1 to 6 from left to right:
[Position 1] [Position 2] [Position 3] [Position 4] [Position 5] [Position 6]
Step 1: Determine the positions of Yukti and Hatim
We are told that "Yukti is sitting at one corner" and "Hatim is fourth to the left of Yukti."
If Yukti were at the left corner (Position 1), it would be impossible for anyone to sit to her left. Therefore, Yukti must be at the right corner, which is Position 6.
Yukti = Position 6
Hatim is fourth to the left of Yukti, which places him at Position 2 (6 - 4 = 2).
Hatim = Position 2
Step 2: Determine the positions of Gaurav and Amit
We are told that "Gaurav is fourth to the left of Amit."
Since Hatim is already at Position 2, Gaurav cannot sit there. Thus, the only possible positions for Gaurav and Amit to satisfy this condition are:
Gaurav = Position 1
Amit = Position 5 (5 - 4 = 1)
Step 3: Determine the position of Zaid
We are told that "Zaid is third to the right of Gaurav."
Since Gaurav is at Position 1, Zaid must be at Position 4 (1 + 3 = 4).
Zaid = Position 4
Step 4: Determine the remaining position
The only person left is Varun, and the only vacant position is Position 3.
Varun = Position 3
Now, we have the complete arrangement from left to right:
1. Gaurav
2. Hatim
3. Varun
4. Zaid
5. Amit
6. Yukti
Step 5: Find the person sitting second to the left of Zaid
Zaid is at Position 4. The person to his immediate left (first left) is Varun (Position 3), and the person sitting second to his left is Hatim (Position 2).
Therefore, Hatim is sitting at the second place to the left of Zaid.
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