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Seven persons - A, B, C, D, E, F and G sit around a circular table and face the centre. Each of them is from different city- Jaipur, Meerut, Pune, Agra, Bhopal, Ranchi and Surat. All the information given below is not necessarily in the same order.

C sits second to the right of the one who is from Jaipur. Three persons sit between the ones who is from Jaipur and Pune. G sits fifth to the left of the one who is from Pune and is an immediate neighbour of the one who is from Agra. E sits second to the left of the one who is from Agra. D sits fourth to the right A who is from Ranchi. F is not from Jaipur. F and the one who is from Meerut are immediate neighbours. G is not from Bhopal.

Who sits fourth to the right of the person who belongs to Meerut?

Options

A

The one who is from Bhopal

B

The one who is from Agra

C

B

D

G

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Correct Answer :

Option C

B

B

Solution :

Let us analyze the seating arrangement step-by-step. There are seven persons (A, B, C, D, E, F, and G) sitting around a circular table facing the centre. We can number the positions from 1 to 7 in a clockwise direction. Since they face the centre, right is anti-clockwise and left is clockwise.

Step 1: Determine the positions of Jaipur, C, and Pune
Let the person from Jaipur sit at position 1.
C sits second to the right (anti-clockwise) of the one who is from Jaipur, so C sits at position 3.
Three persons sit between Jaipur (position 1) and Pune. Counting in either direction, this means Pune must be at position 5 (with positions 2, 3, and 4 in between).

Step 2: Position G and Agra
G sits fifth to the left (clockwise) of Pune (position 5):
5 - 5 = 0 \Rightarrow 7
So, G sits at position 7.
G is an immediate neighbour of the person from Agra. The neighbours of G (at 7) are position 6 and position 1. Since position 1 is already occupied by the person from Jaipur, the person from Agra must sit at position 6.

Step 3: Position E
E sits second to the left (clockwise) of Agra (position 6):
6 - 2 = 4
So, E sits at position 4.

Step 4: Position A and D
D sits fourth to the right (anti-clockwise) of A, who is from Ranchi.
Since A is from Ranchi, A cannot be at position 1 (Jaipur), position 5 (Pune), or position 6 (Agra). Since C is at 3, E is at 4, and G is at 7, the only available position for A is position 2.
D sits fourth to the right of A (position 2):
2 + 4 = 6
Since position 6 is the person from Agra, D is from Agra and sits at position 6.

Step 5: Position the remaining persons and cities
F is not from Jaipur (position 1). The only remaining seat for F is position 5 (Pune).
The only remaining seat for B is position 1 (Jaipur).
F (position 5) and the one from Meerut are immediate neighbours. The neighbours of F are E (position 4) and D (position 6, Agra). Therefore, E (position 4) must be from Meerut.
G (position 7) is not from Bhopal, so G must be from Surat, which leaves C (position 3) to be from Bhopal.

The final seating arrangement is:
1. B (Jaipur)
2. A (Ranchi)
3. C (Bhopal)
4. E (Meerut)
5. F (Pune)
6. D (Agra)
7. G (Surat)

Step 6: Answer the question
We need to find who sits fourth to the right of the person who belongs to Meerut (E, position 4):
Counting 4 positions to the right (anti-clockwise) of E (position 4):
4 + 4 = 8 \Rightarrow 1
At position 1 sits B.

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