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Six persons A, B, C, D, E and F sit around a circular table facing the centre but not necessarily in the same order. They like different flowers viz. Rose, Daisy, Lily, Jasmine, Marigold and Dahila but not necessarily in the same order.

F sits 2nd to the left of the one who likes Rose. B and the one who likes Rose are immediate neighbours. A faces the one who likes Jasmine and sits near F. C sits 2nd to the left of the one who likes Lily. The one who likes Dahila sits just right of the one who likes Daisy. C and D are not an immediate neighbour.

Which flower does F like?

Options

A

Jasmine

B

Dahila

C

Lily

D

Marigold

E

None of these

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Correct Answer :

Option B

Dahila

Dahila

Solution :

To determine which flower F likes, we can step-by-step construct the seating arrangement around the circular table of 6 persons facing the centre. Let us denote the six positions around the table like a clock: 12 o'clock, 10 o'clock, 8 o'clock, 6 o'clock, 4 o'clock, and 2 o'clock.

Since everyone is facing the centre:
- Moving clockwise represents moving to a person's left.
- Moving counter-clockwise represents moving to a person's right.

Step 1: Place F and the Rose lover
We are given that F sits 2nd to the left of the one who likes Rose. Let us place the person who likes Rose at 12 o'clock. Moving 2 positions clockwise (left), we place F at 8 o'clock.

Step 2: Place B
B and the one who likes Rose (12 o'clock) are immediate neighbours. Thus, B can sit at either 10 o'clock or 2 o'clock.

Step 3: Place A and identify Jasmine
A sits near F (8 o'clock), meaning A must be at either 10 o'clock or 6 o'clock. We are also told that A faces the one who likes Jasmine.
- If A were at 6 o'clock, A would face the person at 12 o'clock (who likes Rose). Since the one A faces likes Jasmine, A cannot be at 6 o'clock.
- Therefore, A must be at 10 o'clock, and the person facing A (at 4 o'clock) likes Jasmine.
Since A is at 10 o'clock, B (who is an immediate neighbour of 12 o'clock) must be at 2 o'clock.

Step 4: Place C and D
We are given that C sits 2nd to the left of the one who likes Lily.
- If the person who likes Lily is A (10 o'clock), C sits 2nd to the left (clockwise) at 6 o'clock.
- If C is at 6 o'clock, the remaining positions for the people are 12 o'clock and 4 o'clock, to be filled by D and E.
- We are given that C and D are not immediate neighbours. Since C is at 6 o'clock, D cannot be at 4 o'clock (adjacent to 6). Thus, D must sit at 12 o'clock (who likes Rose), and E must sit at 4 o'clock (who likes Jasmine).

Step 5: Determine the flowers for the remaining positions
Currently, the seating and flower assignments are:
- 12 o'clock: D (likes Rose)
- 10 o'clock: A (likes Lily)
- 8 o'clock: F (likes ?)
- 6 o'clock: C (likes ?)
- 4 o'clock: E (likes Jasmine)
- 2 o'clock: B (likes ?)

The remaining flowers are Daisy, Dahlia (spelled Dahila), and Marigold. We are told: "The one who likes Dahila sits just right of the one who likes Daisy."
Just right (counter-clockwise) of 6 o'clock is 8 o'clock. Thus, if C (6 o'clock) likes Daisy, then the person just to their right at 8 o'clock, who is F, must like Dahila.
This perfectly satisfies all conditions, leaving B (2 o'clock) to like Marigold.

Hence, F likes Dahila.

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