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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 sits immediate right of the person who likes Marigold?

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A

F

B

B

C

C

D

E

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Correct Answer :

Option D

E

E

Solution :

The correct answer is Option 4: E.

Let us carefully decode the circular seating arrangement using all the given clues step by step. The six persons are A, B, C, D, E, F and the flowers are Rose, Daisy, Lily, Jasmine, Marigold, Dahila. We number positions 1–6 clockwise around the table.

Step 1 – Place F and the Rose person (Clue 1):
"F sits 2nd to the left of the one who likes Rose."
This means the Rose person is 2 positions clockwise from F.
Let F = Position 1Rose person = Position 3.

Step 2 – Place B (Clue 2):
"B and the one who likes Rose are immediate neighbours."
Rose is at Position 3, so B is at Position 2 or Position 4.

Step 3 – Place A (Clue 3):
"A sits near F" → A is adjacent to F (Position 1), so A is at Position 2 or Position 6.
"A faces the one who likes Jasmine." In a 6-person circle, the person directly opposite is 3 positions away.
If A = Position 6, then the Jasmine person = Position 3 — but Position 3 already has Rose. Contradiction!
Therefore A = Position 2, and the Jasmine person = Position 5.

Step 4 – Fix B's position:
Since A is at Position 2, B cannot also be at Position 2. So B = Position 4.

So far: F=1, A=2, Rose-person=3, B=4, Jasmine-person=5. Remaining persons C, D, E go to Positions 3, 5, and 6.

Step 5 – Place C using Clue 4:
"C sits 2nd to the left of the one who likes Lily."
The person 2nd to the left of Position 2 (going counterclockwise: 1 → 6) is Position 6.
So if C = Position 6, then the Lily person = Position 2 = A likes Lily. ✓

Step 6 – Place D and E using Clue 6:
"C and D are not immediate neighbours." C is at Position 6; its neighbours are Position 5 and Position 1.
So D cannot be at Position 5. Therefore D = Position 3 (likes Rose) and E = Position 5 (likes Jasmine).

Arrangement so far:

Position 1: F
Position 2: A — Lily
Position 3: D — Rose
Position 4: B
Position 5: E — Jasmine
Position 6: C

Step 7 – Assign remaining flowers (Daisy, Marigold, Dahila) to F, B, C using Clue 5:
"The one who likes Dahila sits just right of the one who likes Daisy."
Among F(1), B(4), C(6), the only adjacent pair is C(6) and F(1) — Position 1 is just clockwise of Position 6.
So: C (Position 6) likes Daisy and F (Position 1) likes Dahila.
The remaining flower, Marigold, goes to B (Position 4).

Final Seating Arrangement (clockwise):

Position 1: F — Dahila
Position 2: A — Lily
Position 3: D — Rose
Position 4: B — Marigold
Position 5: E — Jasmine
Position 6: C — Daisy

Step 8 – Answer the question:
"Who sits immediate right of the person who likes Marigold?"
Marigold is liked by B at Position 4.
The immediate right (next position clockwise) of Position 4 is Position 5 = E.

Therefore, the person who sits immediate right of the one who likes Marigold is E.

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