Directions (70-74): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:

Eight persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H sit around a square table in such a way that four persons sit on each of the four corner of the table and other four persons sit on the middle of side. The one who sits at the corner of table faces inside and the one who sits at the middle side of table faces outwards the centre of table. Persons sitting on opposite sides are exactly opposite to each other.

B sits immediate left of A. Three persons sit between B and C. One person sits between H and C. F sits just left of H but not face outside. E sits 2nd to the left of G. D sits near G.

How many persons sit between A and C when counted from the left of A?

The correct answer is Four.

Step-by-step Explanation:

1. Understand the Seating Arrangement:
- Total persons = 8 (A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H).
- Four persons sit at the corners of the square table and face inside (towards the center).
- Four persons sit at the middle of the sides of the table and face outside (away from the center).
- Let us designate the positions in clockwise order as: Corner 1 (C1), Middle 1 (M1), Corner 2 (C2), Middle 2 (M2), Corner 3 (C3), Middle 3 (M3), Corner 4 (C4), and Middle 4 (M4).

2. Placing F and H:
- Clue: F sits just left of H, but F does not face outside (which means F faces inside and sits at a corner).
- Let us place F at Corner 1 (C1), facing inside.
- Since F is to the immediate left of H, and the middle positions face outside (away from the center), H must be at Middle 4 (M4) facing outside. Thus, the left of H (M4) is F (C1).

3. Placing C and B:
- Clue: One person sits between H and C.
- Since H is at M4, C can sit at Middle 3 (M3) or Middle 1 (M1) so that there is exactly one seat between them.
- Let's consider the case where C is at Middle 3 (M3).
- Clue: Three persons sit between B and C. In an 8-person circular/square arrangement, three persons sitting between two people means they sit exactly opposite to each other. Since C is at M3, B must be at Middle 1 (M1).

4. Placing A:
- Clue: B sits to the immediate left of A.
- Since B is at M1, A must sit at Corner 2 (C2) because C2 faces inside, and the immediate left of C2 is M1 (B).

5. Placing G, E, and D:
- Clue: E sits 2nd to the left of G.
- Clue: D sits near G (adjacent to G).
- The remaining vacant seats are M2, C3, and C4.
- If G sits at Corner 3 (C3) facing inside, the 2nd to the left of G is Corner 4 (C4). Therefore, E sits at C4.
- Since D is near G, D must sit at Middle 2 (M2).
- This completes the seating arrangement:
- Corners (facing inside): F (C1), A (C2), G (C3), E (C4)
- Middles (facing outside): B (M1), D (M2), C (M3), H (M4)

6. Answering the Question:
- We need to find the number of persons sitting between A and C when counted from the left of A.
- A is at Corner 2 (C2) facing inside. Counting towards the left of A (clockwise direction):
- 1st to the left: B (M1)
- 2nd to the left: F (C1)
- 3rd to the left: H (M4)
- 4th to the left: E (C4)
- 5th to the left: C (M3)
- Therefore, there are exactly four persons (B, F, H, and E) sitting between A and C when counted from the left of A.