Who among the following sits opposite to D?

Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:

Eight persons- A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H sit around a rectangular table in such a way that four of them are sitting at the corners and facing the centre while four of them are sitting in the middle of the sides and facing away from the centre but not necessarily in the same order.

F sits at one of the corners of the table and sits second to the left of H. E sits to the immediate right of H. Only two persons sit between E and D. C sits third to the right of D. Only three persons sit between C and G. G sits adjacent to B. A doesn’t sit at the shorter side of the table.

The correct answer is: The one who sits immediate right of E

Let us analyze the information and place the eight persons (A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H) step-by-step around the rectangular table:

1. Seating Rules and Directions:
- The 4 corners face the centre (inwards). For those facing inwards, left is clockwise and right is counter-clockwise.
- The 4 middles of the sides face away from the centre (outwards). For those facing outwards, left is counter-clockwise and right is clockwise.

2. Step-by-Step Placement:
- F and H: F sits at one of the corners, so F faces the centre. F sits second to the left of H. Since F is at a corner, H must be at another corner facing the centre so that F is two places clockwise from H. Let's designate the positions 1 to 8 (where 1, 3, 5, 7 are corners, and 2, 4, 6, 8 are middle of sides):
• F is at Position 1 (Corner, Inward)
• H is at Position 3 (Corner, Inward)
- E: E sits to the immediate right of H. Since H (Position 3) faces inwards, right is counter-clockwise, meaning E sits at Position 4 (Middle, Outward).
- D: Only two persons sit between E and D. Starting from E (Position 4), going clockwise gives F at Position 1. Therefore, going counter-clockwise, D must sit at Position 7 (Corner, Inward).
- C: C sits third to the right of D. Since D (Position 7) faces inwards, right is counter-clockwise (7 ⇒ 8 ⇒ 1 ⇒ 2). Thus, C sits at Position 2 (Middle, Outward).
- G: Only three persons sit between C and G, which means G sits directly opposite C. G must sit at Position 6 (Middle, Outward).
- B: G sits adjacent to B. Since Position 7 is occupied by D, B must sit at Position 5 (Corner, Inward).
- A: The only remaining position is Position 8 (Middle, Outward), so A sits at Position 8. Since A does not sit at the shorter side, Positions 4 and 8 represent the longer sides, and Positions 2 and 6 represent the shorter sides of the rectangular table.

3. Final Arrangement:
- Position 1: F (Corner, facing Centre)
- Position 2: C (Middle, facing Away)
- Position 3: H (Corner, facing Centre)
- Position 4: E (Middle, facing Away)
- Position 5: B (Corner, facing Centre)
- Position 6: G (Middle, facing Away)
- Position 7: D (Corner, facing Centre)
- Position 8: A (Middle, facing Away)

4. Finding the Person Opposite to D:
- D is at Position 7 (Corner). The person sitting opposite to D is H at Position 3 (Corner).
- Now let us examine the options to find the description of H:
• E sits at Position 4 (facing away from the centre). For E, immediate right (clockwise) is Position 3, where H sits.
• Therefore, H is the one who sits immediate right of E.