Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
Ten students are sitting in two parallel rows containing five students each, in such a way that there is an equal distance between adjacent students. In row - 1 A, B, C, D and E are seated and all of them are facing north. In row - 2 V, W, X, Y and Z are seated and all of them are facing south.
A sits in the middle of row - 1. Z sits opposite to A. W sits at the extreme left end of row - 2. X sits to the immediate right of W. Y faces the student who sits to the immediate left of A. V sits to the right of Y. D sits to the immediate left of E.
What is the position of X with respect to V?
Correct Answer :
3rd to the left
Solution :
The correct option is 3rd to the left.
Let's step through the logical reasoning to determine the arrangement of all ten students in the two parallel rows.
Step 1: Understand the orientation of the rows
Row 1: A, B, C, D, E face North. (Left to Right: Pos 1, Pos 2, Pos 3, Pos 4, Pos 5)
Row 2: V, W, X, Y, Z face South. (Left to Right from their perspective facing South means: Pos 5, Pos 4, Pos 3, Pos 2, Pos 1 from North's Left-to-Right perspective).
Specifically, for South-facing students:
- Right is to our Left.
- Left is to our Right.
Step 2: Place students according to the clues
1. "A sits in the middle of row - 1."
In Row 1 (5 positions from left to right): Position 3 is A.
Row 1: [ _ , _ , A , _ , _ ]
2. "Z sits opposite to A."
In Row 2: Position 3 (opposite to A) is Z.
Row 2: [ _ , _ , Z , _ , _ ]
3. "W sits at the extreme left end of row - 2."
Since Row 2 faces South, their "extreme left" corresponds to the rightmost position (Position 5) from our view.
So, W is at Position 5 of Row 2.
Row 2: [ _ , _ , Z , _ , W ]
4. "X sits to the immediate right of W."
Facing South, immediate right of W (at Position 5) is Position 4.
So, X is at Position 4 of Row 2.
Row 2: [ _ , _ , Z , X , W ]
5. "Y faces the student who sits to the immediate left of A."
In Row 1 (facing North), immediate left of A (at Position 3) is Position 2.
The student opposite Position 2 is Y.
So, Y is at Position 2 of Row 2.
Row 2: [ _ , Y , Z , X , W ]
6. "V sits to the right of Y."
Since Row 2 faces South, "right of Y" (at Position 2) refers to Position 1.
So, V is at Position 1 of Row 2.
Complete Row 2 (Position 1 to 5): [ V , Y , Z , X , W ]
7. "D sits to the immediate left of E."
In Row 1, the empty spots remaining are Position 1, Position 4, and Position 5. Since D sits to the immediate left of E (facing North), D and E must occupy consecutive positions. Therefore, D is at Position 4 and E is at Position 5.
Complete Row 1 (Position 1 to 5): [ B/C , Y's opposite (B/C) , A , D , E ]
Step 3: Determine the position of X with respect to V
In Row 2:
Position 1: V
Position 2: Y
Position 3: Z
Position 4: X
Position 5: W
Since the students in Row 2 are facing South, moving towards Position 5 is moving to their LEFT.
Starting from V (Position 1):
- 1st to the left of V is Y (Position 2)
- 2nd to the left of V is Z (Position 3)
- 3rd to the left of V is X (Position 4)
Therefore, X is 3rd to the left of V.
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