Directions (66-70): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.

Eight persons sit in a parallel row such that four persons-A, B, C and D sit in a row 1 and face north and the remaining four persons - P, Q, R and S sit in a row 2 and face south. The persons sit in a row 1 face the person sits in a row 2 and vice versa. Each person belongs to different countries i.e. Japan, USA, Canada, Egypt, Cuba, Iran, Italy and China. All the information is not necessarily in the same order.

The one who belongs to Iran sits second to the left of R. Only one person sits between B and A. B faces neither R nor the one who belongs to Iran. The one who belongs to Egypt sits to the immediate right of A and sits at the extreme end. S faces C who sits second to the right of the one who faces the one who belongs to Japan. P faces the one who belongs to Cuba. D sits to the left of the one who belongs to Canada. Q and the one who belongs to Italy didn’t sit in the same row. The one who belongs to china doesn’t sit adjacent to S.

Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and hence form a group. Find the one who doesn’t belong to the group?

The correct option is Q.

Step-by-step Explanation:

Let's analyze the given information to determine the exact seating arrangement of the eight persons across two parallel rows:

• Row 1 (Facing North): A, B, C, D

• Row 2 (Facing South): P, Q, R, S

1. Arranging Row 1 (A, B, C, D facing North):

• "The one who belongs to Egypt sits to the immediate right of A and sits at the extreme end."

Since A and Egypt are in Row 1 (facing North), Egypt must be at the extreme right end of Row 1 (Position 4), and A sits at Position 3 from the left.

• "Only one person sits between B and A."

Since A is at Position 3, B must be at Position 1 (the extreme left end of Row 1).

• "S faces C who sits second to the right of the one who faces the one who belongs to Japan."

Since A is at Position 3 and B is at Position 1, C must be at Position 4 (extreme right, the person who belongs to Egypt). Therefore, D sits at Position 2.

So, Row 1 seating from Left to Right (1 to 4) is: B, D, A, C (Egypt).

2. Arranging Row 2 (P, Q, R, S facing South) and facing pairs:

• "S faces C who sits second to the right of the one who faces the one who belongs to Japan."

Since C is at Position 4 of Row 1, S must be at Position 4 of Row 2 (facing C).

• Since C (Position 4) is second to the right of D (Position 2), the person facing D must belong to Japan. Therefore, the person at Position 2 in Row 2 belongs to Japan.

• "The one who belongs to Iran sits second to the left of R."

In Row 2 (facing South), left means towards the right side of the diagram (higher position numbers). If R is at Position 1, then the one from Iran is at Position 3.

• "B faces neither R nor the one who belongs to Iran."

B is at Position 1 of Row 1. R cannot be at Position 1 of Row 2. Hence, R sits at Position 2 (who belongs to Japan), and the person at Position 4 (S) belongs to Iran.

• "P faces the one who belongs to Cuba."

P must be at Position 1 (facing B), which means B belongs to Cuba. Q must be at Position 3 (facing A).

3. Final Seating Positions & Countries:

• Row 2 (Facing South, Positions 1 to 4):

- Position 1: P (facing B)

- Position 2: R (Japan, facing D)

- Position 3: Q (facing A)

- Position 4: S (Iran, facing C)

• Row 1 (Facing North, Positions 1 to 4):

- Position 1: B (Cuba, facing P)

- Position 2: D (facing R)

- Position 3: A (facing Q)

- Position 4: C (Egypt, facing S)

4. Finding the Odd One Out:

Let's check the positions of all five options:

• P: Sits at an extreme end (Position 1 of Row 2)

• B: Sits at an extreme end (Position 1 of Row 1)

• S: Sits at an extreme end (Position 4 of Row 2)

• C: Sits at an extreme end (Position 4 of Row 1)

• Q: Sits in the middle (Position 3 of Row 2)

P, B, S, and C all sit at the extreme ends of their respective rows, whereas Q sits at an inner position. Therefore, Q does not belong to the group.