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.
Who among the following faces V?
Correct Answer :
H
Solution :
Correct Answer: H
To find who faces V, let us determine the exact seating positions of all 14 persons in Row 1 (facing North) and Row 2 (facing South) step-by-step. Let the positions be numbered 1 to 7 from Left to Right (facing North perspective).
Step 1: Arranging Row 1 (Facing North)
1. N sits second from the left end of Row 1 ⇒ Position 2 = N.
2. K sits at the extreme left end of Row 1 ⇒ Position 1 = K.
3. One person sits between L and J, and J sits at one of the extreme ends. Thus, J sits at position 7 (extreme right end), which places L at position 5 ⇒ Position 5 = L, Position 7 = J.
4. H sits second to the left of L (position 5 - 2) ⇒ Position 3 = H.
5. M sits to the immediate left of L ⇒ Position 4 = M.
6. The only remaining position in Row 1 is position 6, which must be occupied by I ⇒ Position 6 = I.
The complete arrangement of Row 1 from Left to Right (Positions 1 to 7) is:
K, N, H, M, L, I, J
Step 2: Arranging Row 2 (Facing South)
Note: For persons facing South, 'Right' is towards position 1 and 'Left' is towards position 7.
1. W faces N (at position 2) ⇒ Position 2 = W.
2. W sits third to the right of Y (facing South). Since Right is towards position 1, Y must be at position 5 ⇒ Position 5 = Y (which also faces L at position 5).
3. U faces J (at position 7) ⇒ Position 7 = U.
4. T faces M (at position 4) ⇒ Position 4 = T.
5. V sits to the immediate right of T (towards position 1) ⇒ Position 3 = V.
6. X sits to the left of Y (towards position 7) but not at an extreme end ⇒ Position 6 = X.
7. The remaining position in Row 2 is position 1, occupied by Z ⇒ Position 1 = Z.
The complete arrangement of Row 2 from Left to Right (Positions 1 to 7) is:
Z, W, V, T, Y, X, U
Step 3: Finding who faces V
V is seated at Position 3 of Row 2 facing South.
The person seated opposite to V at Position 3 of Row 1 facing North is H.
Therefore, H faces V.
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