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Fourteen individuals are seated in two parallel rows containing seven people each, facing each other. J, K, L, M, N, O, and P are sitting in Row 1 facing south, while S, T, U, V, W, X, and Y are sitting in Row 2 facing north, though not necessarily in that order.

J sits second to the right of N and directly faces U. Three persons sit between U and W. S sits second to the right of W. Two persons sit between S and V. T sits to the immediate right of V. Y sits exactly between S and U. K sits at one of the extreme ends of the row. M sits second to the left of K. L sits to the immediate right of M. P sits to the immediate left of J.

Who among the following sits to the immediate left of the person who faces S?

Options

A

J

B

P

C

O

D

None of these

E

L

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Correct Answer :

Option C

O

Solution :

The correct answer is O.

To solve this seating arrangement puzzle, let us number the 7 positions in each row from 1 to 7 from Left to Right (West to East):
Row 1 (Facing South): "Right" is towards position 1 (West), and "Left" is towards position 7 (East).
Row 2 (Facing North): "Left" is towards position 1 (West), and "Right" is towards position 7 (East).

Step 1: Determine the positions in Row 2 (facing North)
1. W, S, and U: W sits at position 1. S sits 2nd to the right of W, placing S at position 3. Three persons sit between U and W, placing U at position 5.
2. V and T: Two persons sit between S (position 3) and V, placing V at position 6. T sits to the immediate right of V, placing T at position 7.
3. Y and X: Y sits exactly between S (position 3) and U (position 5), so Y is at position 4. The remaining position 2 is occupied by X.
Thus, the arrangement of Row 2 from position 1 to 7 is: W, X, S, Y, U, V, T.

Step 2: Determine the positions in Row 1 (facing South)
1. J: J directly faces U (position 5), so J is at position 5.
2. N: J sits 2nd to the right of N. Since Row 1 faces South, right is towards lower-numbered positions, placing N at position 7.
3. P: P sits to the immediate left of J (position 5). Facing South, left is towards higher-numbered positions, placing P at position 6.
4. K: K sits at one of the extreme ends. Since position 7 is occupied by N, K must be at position 1.
5. M and L: M sits 2nd to the left of K (position 1), placing M at position 3. L sits to the immediate right of M, placing L at position 2.
6. O: The remaining position 4 is occupied by O.
Thus, the arrangement of Row 1 from position 1 to 7 is: K, L, M, O, J, P, N.

Step 3: Answer the given question
• Person S is at position 3 in Row 2.
• The person facing S is M (at position 3 in Row 1).
• Since M faces South, the person sitting to the immediate left of M is at position 4, who is O.

Therefore, O sits to the immediate left of the person who faces S.

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