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Eight persons – P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W sit around a circular table facing the center but not necessarily in the same order.
S sits second to the right of U. Q sits adjacent to U. Only one person sits between S and W. T does not sit adjacent to W. T sits to the immediate left of P. R sits two persons away from P.

What is the position of P with respect to U?

Options

A

Immediate left

B

Second to the right

C

Immediate right

D

Second to the left

E

Third to the right

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Correct Answer :

Option A

Immediate left

Solution :

The correct option is Immediate left.


Let's solve the circular arrangement step-by-step for the eight persons: P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, and W, all facing towards the center.


1. Positioning U and S:
Let us place U at position 1 (facing center). Since S sits second to the right of U, S will be at position 3 (moving counter-clockwise).


2. Positioning W:
Only one person sits between S and W. This means W can be either at position 1 (occupied by U, so not possible) or position 5.
So, W is at position 5.


3. Positioning T and P:
T sits to the immediate left of P (which means P is immediately to the right of T).
T does not sit adjacent to W, so T cannot be at position 4 or 6.
If T is at position 7, P would be at position 8.
R sits two persons away from P (which means there is 1 person between R and P, or R is 2 steps away).
If P is at position 8, R could be at position 6. This leaves T at position 7, P at position 8, and R at position 6.
Notice that P at position 8 puts P immediately to the left of U (position 1).


4. Positioning Q and V:
Q sits adjacent to U. Position 8 is occupied by P, so Q must be at position 2.
The remaining empty position 4 is filled by V.


5. Final Verification of Arrangement (Clockwise from position 1 to 8):
Position 1: U
Position 2: Q
Position 3: S
Position 4: V
Position 5: W
Position 6: R
Position 7: T
Position 8: P


Looking at P (position 8) relative to U (position 1), P is located to the Immediate left of U.

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