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Six students - Aman, Bobby, Chintu, Gita, Pranay and Ram - are sitting around a circular table, facing the centre.


Ram is sitting second to the right of Gita.

Pranay is the immediate neighbour of Gita and Bobby.

Aman is sitting third to the right of Gita. Who among the following is the immediate neighbour of both Ram and Bobby?

Options

A

Pranay

B

Chintu

C

Aman

D

Gita

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Correct Answer :

Option C

Aman

Solution :

The correct option is Aman.

Step-by-step explanation:

We are given that six students - Aman, Bobby, Chintu, Gita, Pranay, and Ram - are sitting around a circular table facing towards the centre.
Since everyone is facing the centre, moving to the right corresponds to counter-clockwise movement around the table, and moving to the left corresponds to clockwise movement.

Let us assign 6 numbered positions (1 to 6) in counter-clockwise order around the circular table and place the students according to the given statements:

Step 1: Position of Gita and Ram
Assume Gita is sitting at position 1.
Ram is sitting second to the right of Gita. Moving 2 positions counter-clockwise (to the right) from position 1 gives position 3.
Gita is at position 1, and Ram is at position 3.

Step 2: Position of Pranay and Bobby
Pranay is the immediate neighbour of both Gita and Bobby. This means Pranay sits directly between Gita and Bobby.
The positions adjacent to Gita (position 1) are position 2 and position 6.
- If Pranay were at position 2, then Bobby would need to be at position 3. However, position 3 is already occupied by Ram.
- Thus, Pranay must sit at position 6, placing Bobby at position 5.
Pranay is at position 6, and Bobby is at position 5.

Step 3: Position of Aman
Aman is sitting third to the right of Gita. Moving 3 positions counter-clockwise from position 1 gives position 4.
Aman is at position 4.

Step 4: Position of Chintu
The only remaining unoccupied position is position 2, which must be taken by Chintu.
Chintu is at position 2.

Summary of Seating Arrangement:
Position 1: Gita
Position 2: Chintu
Position 3: Ram
Position 4: Aman
Position 5: Bobby
Position 6: Pranay

Conclusion:
Looking at the circular arrangement, Ram is at position 3 and Bobby is at position 5. The person sitting directly between them at position 4 is Aman.
Therefore, Aman is the immediate neighbour of both Ram and Bobby.

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