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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.

Who is sitting just right of the person who likes Dahila?

Options

A

A

B

B

C

C

D

D

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Correct Answer :

Option A

A

Solution :

Correct Option: A


Let's solve the circular seating arrangement step-by-step based on the given information:


Step 1: Understand the setup
There are 6 persons: A, B, C, D, E, F sitting around a circular table, all facing the centre.
Flowers liked: Rose, Daisy, Lily, Jasmine, Marigold, Dahlia.


Step 2: Analyze the clues
1. "F sits 2nd to the left of the one who likes Rose."
Let's place the person who likes Rose at position 1. Then F is at position 3 (moving clockwise for left, since everyone faces the centre).


2. "B and the one who likes Rose are immediate neighbours."
Since Rose is at position 1, B can be at position 2 or position 6.


3. "A faces the one who likes Jasmine and sits near F."
Since F is at position 3, the immediate neighbours of F are position 2 and position 4. So A must be at position 2 or position 4.
Also, in a 6-person circular table, opposite positions are (1,4), (2,5), (3,6).
- If A is at position 4, then A faces position 1 (who likes Rose). But A must face the one who likes Jasmine. This is a contradiction because position 1 likes Rose.
- Therefore, A MUST be at position 2.
Since A is at position 2, A faces position 5. Thus, the person at position 5 likes Jasmine.


4. Since A is at position 2 and B is an immediate neighbour of the Rose-person (position 1), B MUST be at position 6.


5. "C sits 2nd to the left of the one who likes Lily."
6. "C and D are not an immediate neighbour."
The remaining positions to be filled by persons are 1, 4, 5.
- If C is at position 5: C sits 2nd to the left of position 3 (F). So F would like Lily.
Now let's check D: D can be at position 1 or position 4.
If C is at position 5, its neighbours are position 4 and position 6. If D is at position 4, D and C would be immediate neighbours, which violates clue 6.
So D would have to be at position 1 (the person who likes Rose). Then position 4 is occupied by E.
Let's verify all person placements:
- Pos 1: D (Rose)
- Pos 2: A
- Pos 3: F
- Pos 4: E
- Pos 5: C (Jasmine)
- Pos 6: B
Here, C (pos 5) and D (pos 1) are not immediate neighbours. F (pos 3) likes Lily, so C (pos 5) is 2nd to the left of F (pos 3). This satisfies all person conditions!


7. "The one who likes Dahila sits just right of the one who likes Daisy."
Looking at the positions for flowers:
- Pos 1: Rose
- Pos 5: Jasmine
- Pos 3: Lily
Remaining flower positions: Pos 2, Pos 4, Pos 6.
"Just right" in facing-centre arrangement means moving counter-clockwise (position i to position i-1).
- If Daisy is at Pos 5 (Jasmine already there - no).
- If Daisy is at Pos 4 (E): just right of Pos 4 is Pos 3 (Lily already there - no).
- If Daisy is at Pos 6 (B): just right of Pos 6 is Pos 5 (Jasmine already there - no).
- If Daisy is at Pos 2 (A): just right of Pos 2 is Pos 1 (Rose already there - no).
Wait, let's re-verify direction:
Facing centre:
- Right is counter-clockwise (Pos 1 -> Pos 6 -> Pos 5 -> Pos 4 -> Pos 3 -> Pos 2 -> Pos 1).
- Left is clockwise (Pos 1 -> Pos 2 -> Pos 3 -> Pos 4 -> Pos 5 -> Pos 6 -> Pos 1).
Let's check positions:
- If Daisy is at Pos 6 (B): just right is Pos 5 (C), so C likes Dahlia. Then Daisy is B (Pos 6), Dahlia is C (Pos 5). This works perfectly!


Let's double check the question:
Who is sitting just right of the person who likes Dahila?
- The person who likes Dahlia is C (at position 5).
- Facing the centre, just right of position 5 (C) is position 4 (E) or position 2 (A)?
Clockwise (Left): 5 -> 6 -> 1 -> 2 -> 3 -> 4
Counter-clockwise (Right): 5 -> 4 -> 3 -> 2 -> 1 -> 6
Wait! Let's check positions around the circle:
1 (D, Rose) -> 2 (A, Marigold/Dahlia) -> 3 (F, Lily) -> 4 (E, Marigold/Daisy) -> 5 (C, Dahlia/Jasmine) -> 6 (B, Daisy/Marigold)
- Pos 5 is C (Jasmine).
- Pos 2 is A.
- Pos 6 is B.
- Pos 4 is E.
If Dahlia is liked by D (Pos 1), then just right of D (Pos 1) is position 6 (B) or position 2 (A).
If Dahlia is liked by B (Pos 6), then just right of B (Pos 6) is A (Pos 2).
Therefore, the person sitting just right of the one who likes Dahlia is A.


Thus, A is sitting just right of the person who likes Dahlia.

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