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Seven individuals — A, B, C, D, E, F, and G — are seated around a circular table facing the centre. Each person hails from a different city: Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, and Patna, though not necessarily in that order.

G sits third to the left of B, who is from Delhi. G belongs to Chennai. D, who is from Patna, sits third to the left of G. A, who is from Hyderabad, sits second to the right of D. E sits to the immediate left of A. The person from Bengaluru sits to the immediate left of A. F sits to the immediate left of B. The person from Mumbai is an immediate neighbour of C.

Which of the following person–city combinations is correct?

Options

A

D – Patna

B

C – Mumbai

C

G – Bengaluru

D

F – Delhi

E

E – Hyderabad

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Correct Answer :

Option A

D – Patna

Solution :

The correct answer is D – Patna.

Step-by-step Explanation:
Let us arrange the 7 individuals (A, B, C, D, E, F, G) around a circular table facing the centre. Since everyone is facing the centre, moving clockwise corresponds to moving to the left, and moving counter-clockwise corresponds to moving to the right.

Let us label 7 consecutive positions in a clockwise direction around the circle as 1 to 7.

1. Position of B and G:
- Place B at Position 1. B is from Delhi.
- G sits third to the left (clockwise) of B. Counting 3 places clockwise from Position 1 (2, 3, 4), G is at Position 4.
- G belongs to Chennai.

2. Position of D:
- D sits third to the left (clockwise) of G (Position 4). Counting 3 places clockwise from Position 4 (5, 6, 7), D is at Position 7.
- D belongs to Patna.

3. Position of A and E:
- A sits second to the right (counter-clockwise) of D (Position 7). Counting 2 places counter-clockwise from Position 7 (6, 5), A is at Position 5.
- A belongs to Hyderabad.
- E sits to the immediate left (clockwise) of A (Position 5). Thus, E is at Position 6.
- The person from Bengaluru sits to the immediate left of A (Position 6). Therefore, E is from Bengaluru.

4. Position of F and C:
- F sits to the immediate left (clockwise) of B (Position 1). So, F is at Position 2.
- The only unassigned seat remaining for C is Position 3.
- The person from Mumbai is an immediate neighbour of C (Position 3). The neighbours of C are Position 2 (F) and Position 4 (G - Chennai). Hence, F is from Mumbai.
- The remaining city, Kolkata, is assigned to C.

Final Seating Arrangement & City Mapping:
- Position 1: B — Delhi
- Position 2: F — Mumbai
- Position 3: C — Kolkata
- Position 4: G — Chennai
- Position 5: A — Hyderabad
- Position 6: E — Bengaluru
- Position 7: D — Patna

Evaluating the given options:
- D – Patna: Correct
- C – Mumbai: Incorrect (C is from Kolkata)
- G – Bengaluru: Incorrect (G is from Chennai)
- F – Delhi: Incorrect (F is from Mumbai)
- E – Hyderabad: Incorrect (E is from Bengaluru)

Hence, the correct person–city combination is D – Patna.

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