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In this question, a question is followed by two statements numbered (I) and (II). You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements is sufficient to answer the question. Read both the statements and decide the appropriate answer.
Af, Bg, Cq, Dy and En are sitting around a circular table, facing the centre. Who sits second to the right of Bg?

(I) Af sits to the immediate right of En. Cq is the immediate neighbour of Dy and En.
(II) Dy sits to the immediate right of Bg. En sits second to the left of Bg.

Options

Data in Statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question while data in Statement I is not.

Both Statements I and II together (and not Statement I alone or Statement II alone) are sufficient to answer the question.

Data in Statement I alone is sufficient to answer the question while data in Statement II is not.

Data in Statements I and II together are NOT sufficient to answer the question.

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Correct Answer :

Option C

Data in Statement I alone is sufficient to answer the question while data in Statement II is not.

Solution :

Correct Answer: Data in Statement I alone is sufficient to answer the question while data in Statement II is not.

Step-by-Step Explanation:

Given: Five persons — Af, Bg, Cq, Dy, and En — are sitting around a circular table facing the centre.

We need to find who sits second to the right of Bg.

Analyzing Statement I:

"Af sits to the immediate right of En. Cq is the immediate neighbour of Dy and En."

1. Since Cq is an immediate neighbour of both Dy and En, Cq must be seated between Dy and En. The arrangement for these three in clockwise or counter-clockwise order is Dy - Cq - En.

2. We are also given that Af sits to the immediate right of En. Moving clockwise (facing centre):

Place En. To the immediate right of En is Af. Since Cq is next to En on the other side, Cq is to the left of En. And Dy is next to Cq.

So, in clockwise order: En → Af → (remaining spot for Bg) → Dy → Cq → En.

3. Therefore, the complete seating arrangement in clockwise order is: En, Af, Bg, Dy, Cq.

4. From this arrangement, moving 2 places clockwise (to the right) from Bg: 1st to the right is Dy, and 2nd to the right is Cq.

Thus, Statement I alone is sufficient to answer the question.

Analyzing Statement II:

"Dy sits to the immediate right of Bg. En sits second to the left of Bg."

1. In a 5-person circular table facing the centre, sitting second to the left is equivalent to sitting third to the right.

2. From Bg: 1st to the right is Dy, and 3rd to the right is En.

3. The remaining two positions (2nd to the right of Bg and 4th to the right of Bg) must be occupied by Af and Cq, but Statement II gives no information to determine which of them (Af or Cq) sits 2nd to the right of Bg.

Thus, Statement II alone is NOT sufficient to answer the question.

Conclusion:

Data in Statement I alone is sufficient to answer the question while data in Statement II is not.