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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

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Correct Answer :

Option B

Dahila

Dahila

Solution :

To find the flower that F likes, we can determine the step-by-step seating arrangement of the six persons (A, B, C, D, E, and F) around the circular table facing the centre:

Step 1: Arrange F and the one who likes Rose
Let us place the person who likes Rose at position 1.
Since everyone faces the centre, moving clockwise is to the left, and moving counter-clockwise is to the right.
F sits 2nd to the left of the one who likes Rose. Therefore, F is placed 2 positions clockwise from position 1, which is position 3.
B and the one who likes Rose are immediate neighbours. This means B must be at either position 2 or position 6.

Step 2: Place A and the one who likes Jasmine
A sits near F, so A can be at position 2 or position 4.
A faces the one who likes Jasmine (in a 6-person circle, facing means sitting directly opposite, which is 3 positions away).
If A is at position 4, the person opposite A is at position 1 (who likes Rose). Since position 1 likes Rose, A cannot be at position 4.
Thus, A must be at position 2, and the person opposite A at position 5 must like Jasmine.
Since A is at position 2, B must be at position 6 (the only other adjacent position to 1).

Step 3: Place C and the one who likes Lily
C sits 2nd to the left of the one who likes Lily.
C and D are not immediate neighbours.
If the person who likes Lily is A (at position 2), then C (2nd to the left/clockwise) is at position 4.
Since C is at position 4, D (who cannot be an immediate neighbour of C) cannot be at position 3 or 5. Thus, D must be at position 1 (meaning D likes Rose).
The remaining person, E, must be at position 5 (who likes Jasmine).

Step 4: Place Daisy and Dahila
So far, we have the following seating positions and flowers:
Position 1: D (Rose)
Position 2: A (Lily)
Position 3: F (Flower unknown)
Position 4: C (Flower unknown)
Position 5: E (Jasmine)
Position 6: B (Flower unknown)
The remaining flowers are Daisy, Dahila, and Marigold.
We are told that the one who likes Dahila sits just to the right of the one who likes Daisy.
Looking at the positions: right is counter-clockwise. For Dahila to be just right of Daisy, they must be in adjacent positions. The only adjacent empty flower slots are at positions 3 and 4.
If C (position 4) likes Daisy, then the person just to the right of C (position 3) must like Dahila.
Therefore, F (at position 3) likes Dahila, and C (at position 4) likes Daisy.
The remaining flower, Marigold, is liked by B (at position 6).

Hence, F likes Dahila.

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