Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
Ten students are sitting in two parallel rows containing five students each, in such a way that there is an equal distance between adjacent students. In row - 1 A, B, C, D and E are seated and all of them are facing north. In row - 2 V, W, X, Y and Z are seated and all of them are facing south.
A sits in the middle of row - 1. Z sits opposite to A. W sits at the extreme left end of row - 2. X sits to the immediate right of W. Y faces the student who sits to the immediate left of A. V sits to the right of Y. D sits to the immediate left of E.
Who sits second to the left of Z?
Correct Answer :
W
Solution :
Correct Option: W
Let's step through the logical arrangements of both rows to find the position of each student.
1. Understand the Rows and Directions:
- Row 1 has 5 students: A, B, C, D, E facing North (Left to Right: Positions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5).
- Row 2 has 5 students: V, W, X, Y, Z facing South (Left to Right from their perspective, which is Right to Left facing North: Positions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5).
2. Analyze the Given Clues Step-by-Step:
- "A sits in the middle of row - 1."
Since Row 1 has 5 positions, A sits at position 3 of Row 1.
- "Z sits opposite to A."
Therefore, Z sits at position 3 of Row 2 opposite A.
- "W sits at the extreme left end of row - 2."
Since persons in Row 2 face South, extreme left end from their perspective corresponds to position 5 of Row 2.
- "X sits to the immediate right of W."
Facing South, immediate right means going towards position 4. So X is at position 4 of Row 2.
- "Y faces the student who sits to the immediate left of A."
In Row 1 facing North, immediate left of A (pos 3) is position 2. So Y faces position 2, which means Y sits at position 2 of Row 2.
- "V sits to the right of Y."
Position 1 of Row 2 is remaining for V.
So Row 2 from Position 1 to 5 (Left to Right facing North): V (pos 1), Y (pos 2), Z (pos 3), X (pos 4), W (pos 5).
3. Verify Z's Perspective and Left Side:
Z is facing South at position 3.
For a person facing South:
- Immediate left of Z is X (position 4).
- Second to the left of Z is W (position 5).
Thus, W sits second to the left of Z.
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