Directions: Read the following information carefully and answer the question given below.
Six persons—K, L, M, N, O, and P—are sitting around a circular table facing towards the center. Each of them uses a different brand of smartphone: Samsung, Apple, Pixel, Xiaomi, OnePlus, and Vivo, but not necessarily in the same order.
K sits opposite N, who uses Xiaomi. K, who uses Samsung, sits second to the right of the one who uses Pixel. L sits to the immediate left of K and uses Apple. O sits opposite L and uses OnePlus. P sits to the immediate right of K. The person who uses Vivo sits to the immediate left of O.
Which of the following statements is NOT true?
Correct Answer :
P sits opposite to K
Solution :
Correct Answer: P sits opposite to K
To determine which statement is NOT true, let us step-by-step deduce the seating arrangement and smartphone brands of all six persons (K, L, M, N, O, and P) sitting around a circular table facing towards the center.
Step 1: Understand the seating directions
When 6 people sit around a circular table facing the center:
- Opposite positions are separated by 3 seats (e.g., Position 1 is opposite Position 4).
- Immediate left corresponds to moving clockwise around the circle.
- Immediate right corresponds to moving counter-clockwise around the circle.
Step 2: Place K and N
- K sits opposite N, who uses a Xiaomi smartphone.
- K uses a Samsung smartphone.
Assigning seat numbers 1 to 6 in a clockwise direction around the table:
- Place K at Seat 1 (Brand: Samsung).
- N is opposite K, so N is at Seat 4 (Brand: Xiaomi).
Step 3: Place L and O
- L sits to the immediate left of K (Seat 1). Moving clockwise gives Seat 2.
Therefore, L is at Seat 2 and uses an Apple smartphone.
- O sits opposite L. Seat 5 is opposite Seat 2.
Therefore, O is at Seat 5 and uses a OnePlus smartphone.
Step 4: Place P and M
- P sits to the immediate right of K (Seat 1). Moving counter-clockwise gives Seat 6.
Therefore, P is at Seat 6.
- The only remaining unoccupied seat is Seat 3, which must be occupied by M.
Step 5: Determine the smartphone brands for M and P
- K (Seat 1) sits second to the right of the person who uses a Pixel smartphone. Counting two positions clockwise (since right-to-left facing center brings us counter-clockwise to K) shows that the Pixel user is at Seat 3 (M).
- The person who uses a Vivo smartphone sits to the immediate left of O (Seat 5). Moving clockwise from Seat 5 brings us to Seat 6 (P). Therefore, P uses a Vivo smartphone.
Summary of Seating Arrangement:
- Seat 1: K (Samsung)
- Seat 2: L (Apple)
- Seat 3: M (Pixel)
- Seat 4: N (Xiaomi)
- Seat 5: O (OnePlus)
- Seat 6: P (Vivo)
Step 6: Evaluate the options
1. "The person using Apple sits opposite to O" — True (L at Seat 2 uses Apple and sits opposite O at Seat 5).
2. "P sits opposite to K" — NOT True (P is at Seat 6 and sits opposite M at Seat 3, whereas K is at Seat 1 and sits opposite N at Seat 4).
3. "N uses Xiaomi smartphone" — True.
4. "O uses OnePlus smartphone" — True.
5. "L is an immediate neighbor of K" — True (L is at Seat 2, adjacent to K at Seat 1).
Hence, the statement which is NOT true is P sits opposite to K.
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