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Eight persons - A, B, C, D, P, Q, R, and S are sitting around a circle table, but not necessarily in the same order. Four of them is facing inside the center and four of them is facing outside the center.

Both the immediate neighbors of A face away from the center. Q faces towards the center and sits to the immediate left of B. A and B face towards the center and sit opposite to each other. Three people sit between Q and R. C and B are the immediate neighbors of D who faces away from the center. C faces away from the center. S is not an immediate neighbor of A.

Who among the following person sits immediate right of R?

Options

A

P

B

S

C

D

D

C

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Correct Answer :

Option D

C

C

Solution :

The correct answer is Option C: C.

Let us carefully work through this circular arrangement puzzle step by step.

Step 1 – Establish the basic framework
We have 8 seats numbered 1–8 clockwise around a circular table. 4 persons face the center (inward) and 4 face away from the center (outward).

Step 2 – Place A and B
From the clue: "A and B face towards the center and sit opposite to each other."
Let us fix B at position 1 and A at position 5 (directly opposite in an 8-seat circle). Both face the center.

Step 3 – Place Q
From the clue: "Q faces towards the center and sits to the immediate left of B."
When B (position 1) faces the center, B's left is the clockwise direction → position 2.
So Q is at position 2, facing the center.

Step 4 – Place R
From the clue: "Three people sit between Q and R."
Q is at position 2. Counting 3 persons clockwise (positions 3, 4, 5), we reach position 6.
Also checking counter-clockwise (positions 1, 8, 7), we again reach position 6.
So R is at position 6.

Step 5 – Place D and C
From the clue: "C and B are the immediate neighbors of D who faces away from the center."
B is at position 1. D must be adjacent to B, so D is at position 2 or position 8.
Position 2 is already occupied by Q, so D is at position 8.
D's neighbors are position 7 and position 1 (B), so C is at position 7.
Both D and C face away from the center (confirmed by clue: "C faces away from the center").

Step 6 – Determine facing directions of neighbors of A
From the clue: "Both the immediate neighbors of A face away from the center."
A is at position 5. Neighbors are positions 4 and 6.
Position 6 is R → R faces away from the center.
Position 4 must also face away from the center.

Step 7 – Place P and S
Remaining persons: P and S, for positions 3 and 4.
Position 4 faces away, position 3 faces toward center.
From clue: "S is not an immediate neighbor of A."
A's neighbors are positions 4 and 6 (R). So S cannot be at position 4.
Therefore S is at position 3 (faces center) and P is at position 4 (faces away).

Step 8 – Final Arrangement (clockwise)

| Position | Person | Facing |
|----------|--------|--------|
| 1 | B | Center |
| 2 | Q | Center |
| 3 | S | Center |
| 4 | P | Away |
| 5 | A | Center |
| 6 | R | Away |
| 7 | C | Away |
| 8 | D | Away |

Verification:
- 4 face center: B, Q, S, A ✓
- 4 face away: P, R, C, D ✓
- All 7 clues satisfied ✓

Step 9 – Answer the question
"Who sits to the immediate right of R?"
R is at position 6. The person immediately to the right of R (next position clockwise from 6) is position 7 → C.

Therefore, the person sitting to the immediate right of R is C.

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