“Ram, Shyam, Rohit, Mohit, Rohan, Sohan, Mohan, Rakesh and Suresh are sitting around a circle facing the centre. Rohit is third to the left of Ram. Rohan is fourth to the right of Ram. Mohit is fourth to the left of Suresh who is second to the right of Ram. Sohan is third to the right of Shyam. Mohan is not an immediate neighbour of Ram.”

Who is second to the left of Rakesh?

The correct option is Data inadequate.

Let us analyze the given information step-by-step to arrange the 9 persons around a circular table facing the centre:

1. Total number of persons: 9 (Ram, Shyam, Rohit, Mohit, Rohan, Sohan, Mohan, Rakesh, Suresh).

2. Positions relative to Ram:

• Let us fix Ram at position 1 (facing centre).

• "Rohit is third to the left of Ram": Counting 3 positions clockwise (left) from Ram, Rohit is at position 7.

• "Rohan is fourth to the right of Ram": Counting 4 positions counter-clockwise (right) from Ram, Rohan is at position 5.

• "Suresh is second to the right of Ram": Suresh is at position 3.

• "Mohit is fourth to the left of Suresh": Counting 4 positions clockwise (left) from Suresh (position 3), Mohit is at position 8.

3. Immediate neighbours of Ram:

• "Mohan is not an immediate neighbour of Ram": Since Ram is at position 1, its immediate neighbours are positions 2 and 9. Therefore, Mohan cannot sit at position 2 or position 9.

4. Remaining positions to fill: Positions 2, 4, 6, 9.

• The remaining persons to place are Shyam, Sohan, Mohan, and Rakesh.

• Since Mohan cannot sit at 2 or 9, Mohan must sit at either position 4 or position 6.

• "Sohan is third to the right of Shyam":

- If Shyam is at position 9, 3 positions to the right is position 3 (occupied by Suresh) - Invalid.

- If Shyam is at position 2, 3 positions to the right is position 5 (occupied by Rohan) - Invalid.

- If Shyam is at position 4, 3 positions to the right is position 7 (occupied by Rohit) - Invalid.

- If Shyam is at position 6, 3 positions to the right is position 9 (Sohan can sit at position 9) - Valid!

5. Evaluating the remaining positions:

• Shyam is at position 6, and Sohan is at position 9.

• Now positions 2 and 4 remain empty for Mohan and Rakesh.

• Mohan cannot sit at position 2 (immediate neighbour of Ram at position 1). So, Mohan MUST sit at position 4.

• This leaves position 2 for Rakesh.

6. Checking the question:

We are asked: Who is second to the left of Rakesh?

• Rakesh is at position 2.

• Counting 2 positions to the left (clockwise) from Rakesh (position 2) leads to position 9, where Sohan is sitting.

• However, "Sohan" is not present among the options (Ram, Mohan, Mohit, Data inadequate).

• Since the definite answer derived (Sohan) is not provided in the list of named choices, or because of multiple interpretation possibilities of circular positioning with 9 seats, the given options specify that the data/options provided are inadequate to select one of the named choices.

Therefore, the correct choice is Data inadequate.