Directions: Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.

Fourteen persons are sitting in two parallel rows containing seven persons each. In row 1 - H, I, J, K, L, M and N are seated and all of them are facing north. While T, U, V, W, X, Y and Z are sitting in row 2 and facing south direction, but not necessarily in the same order. Persons of row 1 face the persons of row 2.

N sits second from the left end of row 1. W faces N and sits third to the right of Y. L faces Y. One person sits between L and J, who sits at one of the extreme ends. U faces J. M sits to the immediate left of L and T faces M. V sits to the immediate right of T. H sits second to the left of L. K sits at the extreme left end of row 1. X sits to the left of Y, but does not sit at the extreme end.

How many individuals are seated to the left of the person who faces Y?

The correct answer is Four.

Step-by-step seating arrangement:
We are given two parallel rows containing seven persons each:
• Row 1 (Facing North): H, I, J, K, L, M, N (Left to right: positions 1 to 7)
• Row 2 (Facing South): T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z (For South-facing persons, 'Right' is towards position 1 and 'Left' is towards position 7)

Deducing the positions:
1. N sits second from the left end of Row 1 ⇒ N is at position 2 of Row 1.
2. W faces N ⇒ W is at position 2 of Row 2.
3. W sits third to the right of Y (facing South) ⇒ Y is at position 5 of Row 2.
4. L faces Y ⇒ L is at position 5 of Row 1.
5. One person sits between L and J, who sits at an extreme end ⇒ J must be at position 7 of Row 1 (with position 6 between them).
6. U faces J ⇒ U is at position 7 of Row 2.
7. M sits to the immediate left of L ⇒ M is at position 4 of Row 1.
8. T faces M ⇒ T is at position 4 of Row 2.
9. V sits to the immediate right of T (facing South) ⇒ V is at position 3 of Row 2.
10. H sits second to the left of L ⇒ H is at position 3 of Row 1.
11. K sits at the extreme left end of Row 1 ⇒ K is at position 1 of Row 1.
12. The remaining person for position 6 of Row 1 is I.
13. X sits to the left of Y (facing South) but not at the extreme end ⇒ X is at position 6 of Row 2.
14. The remaining person for position 1 of Row 2 is Z.

Final Seating Arrangement:
• Row 2 (Facing South): Z (Pos 1) | W (Pos 2) | V (Pos 3) | T (Pos 4) | Y (Pos 5) | X (Pos 6) | U (Pos 7)
• Row 1 (Facing North): K (Pos 1) | N (Pos 2) | H (Pos 3) | M (Pos 4) | L (Pos 5) | I (Pos 6) | J (Pos 7)

Finding the Answer:
• The person facing Y is L (at position 5 of Row 1).
• L is facing North, so the persons seated to the left of L are M, H, N, and K.
• Count of persons seated to the left of L = 4.

Hence, there are Four individuals seated to the left of the person who faces Y.