Who among the following sits second to the right of A?

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 G.

Let us break down the seating arrangement step-by-step based on the given clues:

1. Understanding the Table Layout:
- There are eight positions around a rectangular table: four corners and four middle sides.
- Four persons at the corners face the centre (inward). For those facing inward, left is clockwise and right is counter-clockwise.
- Four persons in the middle of the sides face away from the centre (outward). For those facing outward, left is counter-clockwise and right is clockwise.

2. Step-by-Step Placement:
- Clue: F sits at one of the corners of the table and sits second to the left of H.
Since F is at a corner, and sits second to the left of H, H must also be at a corner (facing inward) so that the position two places to its left (clockwise) is a corner.
Let us place H at one corner (facing inward). Going clockwise by two positions, we place F at another corner (facing inward).

- Clue: E sits to the immediate right of H.
Since H faces inward, its immediate right is counter-clockwise (a middle side position). Thus, E sits at the middle of the side to the immediate right of H.

- Clue: Only two persons sit between E and D.
Counting two positions from E:
- In the direction of H (clockwise): E → H → (corner occupied by F) → D. Since F is already at that corner, we cannot place D there.
- In the opposite direction (counter-clockwise): E → (middle side) → (corner) → D. Thus, D must be placed at the corner diagonally opposite to H.

- Clue: C sits third to the right of D.
D is at a corner, so D faces inward (right is counter-clockwise). Counting three places counter-clockwise from D, we place C at the middle of the side.

- Clue: Only three persons sit between C and G.
In an 8-person arrangement, three persons between C and G means they sit opposite to each other. Therefore, G sits at the middle of the side opposite to C.

- Clue: G sits adjacent to B.
G is at a middle side, and one of its adjacent corner positions is already occupied by D. Thus, B must be placed at the other adjacent corner.

- Clue: A doesn’t sit at the shorter side of the table.
The only remaining position is the middle of the side opposite to E, which is a longer side. Thus, A is placed at this middle side position (facing outward).

3. Finding the Final Answer:
We need to find who sits second to the right of A.
Since A sits in the middle of a side, A faces away from the centre (outward).
For an outward-facing position, the right side is in the clockwise direction.
- First to the right of A is D.
- Second to the right of A is G.