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

Ten persons—V, W, X, Y, Z and A, B, C, D, E—are sitting in two parallel rows containing five persons each, in such a way that there is an equal distance between adjacent persons. In Row 1, V, W, X, Y, and Z are sitting and all of them are facing South. In Row 2, A, B, C, D, and E are sitting and all of them are facing North. Therefore, in the given seating arrangement, each member seated in a row faces another member of the other row.

A sits at the exact middle of Row 2. The person who faces A sits second to the left of Y. Only one person sits between Y and W. E faces W and sits second to the left of B. C sits to the immediate left of E. Z sits to the immediate left of V.

Who among the following sits third to the left of D?

The correct answer is The one who faces W.

Step-by-Step Explanation:

We are given two parallel rows of five persons each:

• Row 1: V, W, X, Y, and Z (facing South). For Row 1, Left is towards the right side of the diagram and Right is towards the left side.
• Row 2: A, B, C, D, and E (facing North). For Row 2, Left is towards the left side of the diagram (Position 1) and Right is towards the right side (Position 5).

Let us number the positions from 1 to 5 from left to right along the rows.

1. Position of A:
A sits at the exact middle of Row 2. In a row of 5 seats, the middle seat is Position 3.
Therefore, A is at Row 2, Position 3.

2. Positions of E and B:
E sits second to the left of B in Row 2.
Since Row 2 faces North, sitting second to the left means:

$\text{Position of E}=\text{Position of B}-2$

Since Position 3 is already occupied by A, B cannot be at Position 5 (which would put E at Position 3). Therefore, B must be at Position 4, which places E at Position 2.

3. Position of C:
C sits to the immediate left of E. Since E is at Position 2, immediate left (Position 2 - 1) means C is at Row 2, Position 1.

4. Position of D:
The only remaining seat in Row 2 is Position 5, which must be occupied by D.

Thus, the arrangement of Row 2 (facing North) from Position 1 to 5 is:

[ Position 1: C | Position 2: E | Position 3: A | Position 4: B | Position 5: D ]

5. Answering the Question:
We need to find who sits third to the left of D.
D is at Position 5. Counting to the left (towards Position 1):
• 1st to the left of D is B (Position 4)
• 2nd to the left of D is A (Position 3)
• 3rd to the left of D is E (Position 2)

Since E faces W (from the clue "E faces W"), E is The one who faces W.

Hence, the person sitting third to the left of D is The one who faces W.