Direction: Read the following information carefully and answer the questions that follow:
There are seven persons namely A, B, C, D, E, F, and G. They all are sitting in a row facing north.
G sits second from one of the ends. E has equal number of persons to his left and right side. F sits on the extreme left end of the row. There are three persons between F and B. A sits immediate right of C. A does not sit at the corner.
How many persons are sitting to the left of G?
Correct Answer :
Five
Solution :
The correct option is Five.
Let's determine the arrangement step-by-step based on the given information:
1. Total Number of Persons: There are seven persons (A, B, C, D, E, F, G) sitting in a row facing north. So, we have 7 positions from left (1) to right (7):
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
2. Position of F: "F sits on the extreme left end of the row."
F is at position 1:
F _ _ _ _ _ _
3. Position of B: "There are three persons between F and B."
Leaving 3 spots after F (positions 2, 3, 4), B must be at position 5:
F _ _ _ B _ _
4. Position of E: "E has equal number of persons to his left and right side."
Since there are 7 persons in total, the middle position is position 4. Thus, E sits at position 4:
F _ _ E B _ _
5. Position of G: "G sits second from one of the ends."
The ends are position 1 and position 7. Second from the left end is position 2, and second from the right end is position 6.
Position 2 is available, but let's check position 6 as well. If G sits at position 6:
F _ _ E B G _
6. Positions of C and A: "A sits immediate right of C. A does not sit at the corner."
This means C and A sit together as (C, A).
If G is at position 6 (leaving positions 2, 3, 7 open):
Positions 2 and 3 are adjacent and open, so C sits at position 2 and A sits at position 3.
This leaves position 7 for D.
Let's check if all conditions are satisfied:
- Row from left to right: F - C - A - E - B - G - D
- F is at extreme left (Position 1).
- G is second from the right end (Position 6).
- E is in the middle (Position 4, 3 to left, 3 to right).
- Three persons (C, A, E) sit between F and B.
- A is to the immediate right of C.
- A (position 3) is not at a corner.
7. Counting persons to the left of G:
G is at position 6. The persons sitting to the left of G are F, C, A, E, and B.
Therefore, there are exactly 5 (five) persons sitting to the left of G.
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