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Seven persons - A, B, C, D, E, F and G sit around a circular table and face the centre. Each of them is from different city- Jaipur, Meerut, Pune, Agra, Bhopal, Ranchi and Surat. All the information given below is not necessarily in the same order.

C sits second to the right of the one who is from Jaipur. Three persons sit between the ones who is from Jaipur and Pune. G sits fifth to the left of the one who is from Pune and is an immediate neighbour of the one who is from Agra. E sits second to the left of the one who is from Agra. D sits fourth to the right A who is from Ranchi. F is not from Jaipur. F and the one who is from Meerut are immediate neighbours. G is not from Bhopal.

What is the position of the person who is from Surat with respect to A?

Options

A

Second to the right

B

Fourth to the left

C

Fifth to the right

D

Fifth to the left

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Correct Answer :

Option C

Fifth to the right

Fifth to the right

Solution :

The correct answer is Fifth to the right.

Step-by-step Explanation:

Let us represent the 7 positions on the circular table facing the centre with numbers 1 to 7 in clockwise order. Since all persons face the centre:

  • Moving clockwise represents moving to a person's left.
  • Moving counter-clockwise represents moving to a person's right.
Step 1: Placement of Jaipur, C, and Pune

Let the person from Jaipur be at position 1.
C sits second to the right of the one from Jaipur. Going counter-clockwise (right): 1 ⇒ 7 ⇒ 6. So, C is at position 6.
Three persons sit between Jaipur (position 1) and Pune. In a circle of 7, having 3 persons between two positions means they are separated by 3 seats on one side and 2 seats on the other.
If we count counter-clockwise: 1 ⇒ 7, 6, 5 (three persons) ⇒ 4. Thus, the person from Pune is at position 4.

Step 2: Placement of G, Agra, and E

G sits fifth to the left of the one from Pune (position 4). Moving clockwise (left) 5 steps from 4:
4 ⇒ 5 ⇒ 6 ⇒ 7 ⇒ 1 ⇒ 2.
So, G is at position 2.
G is an immediate neighbour of the one from Agra. The neighbours of position 2 are 1 and 3. Since position 1 is already Jaipur, the person from Agra must be at position 3.
E sits second to the left of Agra (position 3). Moving clockwise (left) 2 steps from 3:
3 ⇒ 4 ⇒ 5.
So, E is at position 5.

Step 3: Placement of A (Ranchi) and D

D sits fourth to the right of A, who is from Ranchi.
Let's find a position for A (Ranchi). The remaining positions for A are 7 (since positions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 are occupied or assigned to other details).
If A is at position 7 (Ranchi):
Moving counter-clockwise (right) 4 steps from 7: 7 ⇒ 6 ⇒ 5 ⇒ 4 ⇒ 3.
Thus, D is at position 3 (Agra).

Step 4: Placement of F, B, and the remaining cities

F is not from Jaipur (position 1). Therefore, F is at position 4 (Pune), which leaves B at position 1 (Jaipur).
F (position 4) and the one from Meerut are immediate neighbours. Since D at position 3 is from Agra, the neighbour at position 5 (E) must be from Meerut. So, E is from Meerut.
G is not from Bhopal. The remaining cities are Bhopal and Surat. Therefore, G is from Surat and C is from Bhopal.

Summary of the Seating Arrangement:
Position Person City
1 B Jaipur
2 G Surat
3 D Agra
4 F Pune
5 E Meerut
6 C Bhopal
7 A Ranchi

Step 5: Answering the Question

We need to find the position of the person from Surat (G at position 2) with respect to A (at position 7).
Starting from A (position 7) and moving counter-clockwise (to the right):
7 ⇒ 6 ⇒ 5 ⇒ 4 ⇒ 3 ⇒ 2 (which is the 5th position to the right).
Therefore, the person from Surat is Fifth to the right of A.

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