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.
Who sits opposite to E?
Correct Answer :
A
Solution :
To find the person who sits opposite to E, let us analyze the seating arrangement step-by-step based on the given conditions.
Step 1: Understand the Seating Layout
- Total persons = 8 (A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H).
- 4 persons sit at the corners of the square table and face inside (towards the center).
- 4 persons sit at the middle of the sides and face outside (away from the center).
- Persons sitting on opposite sides are exactly opposite to each other.
Step 2: Placing the first set of persons
- We are given: "F sits just left of H but not face outside." Since F does not face outside, F must face inside, which means F sits at one of the corners.
- Since F sits at a corner facing inside, "F sits just left of H" implies H sits at a middle of a side (facing outside) adjacent to F, such that F is to the immediate left of H.
- Let us represent the positions on the square table as:
Corners (facing inside): C1, C2, C3, C4
Middle of sides (facing outside): M1, M2, M3, M4
Let F sit at corner C1. Since H faces outside (at middle M1), and F is to the immediate left of H, this fits perfectly because looking outwards from M1, the immediate left is corner C1.
Step 3: Finding C's position
- "One person sits between H and C."
Since H is at M1, the positions adjacent to H are C1 (occupied by F) and C2. The person next to C2 on the other side is M2. So, C must be at middle M2 or M4.
- Let us also look at: "Three persons sit between B and C." In an 8-person circular/square table, if three persons sit between two people, they must sit exactly opposite to each other. Thus, B and C are opposite to each other.
- "B sits immediate left of A."
- If C sits at middle M2 (facing outside), then B must sit opposite to C at middle M4 (facing outside). Since B faces outside, the immediate left of A is B. If A sits at corner C4 (facing inside), then looking inside from C4, immediate right is M4 (B). If A sits at corner C1 (F is there). If A sits at corner C3 (facing inside), looking inside, the immediate left of A is M4 (B). So A is at C3.
- Let's check the remaining clues: "E sits 2nd to the left of G. D sits near G."
Let's place the remaining people. We have positions C2, M3, C4 remaining.
If G is at C2 (facing inside), 2nd to the left of G (facing inside) is M4 (occupied by B) or M1 (occupied by H) - not possible.
If G is at M3 (facing outside), 2nd to the left of G (facing outside) is corner C2. So E sits at C2.
Then D sits near G. The positions adjacent to G (M3) are corners C2 and C4. Since E is at C2, D must sit at C4. This places all 8 people successfully:
- F is at C1 (Corner)
- H is at M1 (Middle)
- C is at M2 (Middle)
- E is at C2 (Corner)
- G is at M3 (Middle)
- D is at C4 (Corner)
- B is at M4 (Middle)
- A is at C3 (Corner)
Step 4: Determine who sits opposite to E
- E is at corner C2. The corner opposite to C2 is corner C3.
- Looking at our arrangement, the person sitting at corner C3 is A.
- Therefore, A sits opposite to E.
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