Directions: Read the following information carefully and answer the question that follows.
Eight players are seated in two parallel lines with four players in each line, facing each other. In Line 1, A, B, C, and D are sitting, all facing north. In Line 2, W, X, Y, and Z are sitting, all facing south.
W sits at one of the extreme ends and faces the person who is second to the left of C. A is the immediate neighbour of C. B sits second to the right of A. X faces B. Z sits to the immediate left of Y.
Who among the following is B’s immediate neighbour?
Correct Answer :
C
Solution :
Correct Answer: C
Step-by-step Explanation:
Let's systematically analyze the clues and determine the seating arrangement for both parallel lines.
Line Configuration:
- Line 1 (facing North): Players A, B, C, D sit at Positions 1, 2, 3, and 4 from left (West) to right (East). Facing North means 'Left' is towards Position 1 and 'Right' is towards Position 4.
- Line 2 (facing South): Players W, X, Y, Z sit facing Line 1.
Step 1: Determine the position of C in Line 1 and W in Line 2
- W sits at one of the extreme ends (Position 1 or Position 4 of Line 2) and faces the person who is second to the left of C.
- For a person to sit second to the left of C in Line 1, C must be at Position 3 or Position 4.
- If C were at Position 4, the person second to the left of C would be at Position 2. That would mean W sits at Position 2, which is not an extreme end.
- Therefore, C must sit at Position 3 in Line 1.
- The person second to the left of C is at Position 1, and W sits opposite this person at Position 1 of Line 2.
Step 2: Determine the positions of A, B, and D in Line 1
- A is an immediate neighbour of C (Position 3), so A could be at Position 2 or Position 4.
- B sits second to the right of A.
If A were at Position 2:
This is valid within the 4-player row.
- If A were at Position 4, second to the right would be out of bounds.
- Thus, A sits at Position 2, and B sits at Position 4.
- The remaining spot in Line 1 (Position 1) must be occupied by D.
Line 1 Arrangement (Left to Right / Facing North):
Position 1: D
Position 2: A
Position 3: C
Position 4: B
Step 3: Identify B's immediate neighbour
- B sits at Position 4, which is at the extreme right end of Line 1.
- The only person sitting immediately next to B is C (at Position 3).
- Therefore, B's immediate neighbour is C.
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