Directions (1-5): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.
Eight friends A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H are sitting around a square table. Out of eight, four people sitting at the corners of the table and four people are sitting at the mid-points of each side of the table. People who are sitting at the corners facing the centre whereas people who are sitting at the mid-points facing outside the centre. D is third to the right of A. A is facing the centre. H is not sitting beside A or D. E is third to the right of C. C is not sitting at the mid-point of any side of the table. C is not sitting beside H. There is only one person between A and F. B is not sitting beside F.
How many people are there between E and B?
One
Two
Three
Four
None of these
Answer: (a) OneSolution: Only one person is there between E and B.
Who is third to the right of D?
A
H
B
G
None of these
Answer: (a) ASolution: A is third to the right of D.
Who is fourth to the left of C?
A
B
G
E
None of these
Answer: (a) ASolution: A is fourth to the left of C.
What is the position of H with respect to B?
Immediate right
Immediate left
Second to the right
Second to the left
None of these
Answer: (b) Immediate leftSolution: The position of H is immediate left with respect to B.
Four out of the following five are some how same and therefore they form a group. Which one of the following does not come into this group?
A
C
H
D
F
Answer: (d) DSolution: D is sitting on mid-point of the table whereas all others are sitting on the corners of the table.
Directions (6-10): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.
Eight friends P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, and W are sitting in a circle facing the centre, not necessarily in the same order. S sits third to the left of P. T sits to the immediate right of P. Q is third to the left of S. V is second to the right of Q. R is the immediate neighbour Q. R is third to the left of W.
Who amongst the following is sitting exactly between P and Q?
R
U
S
T
None of these
Answer: (d) TSolution: T is sitting exactly between P and Q.
Who is the second to the right of S?
R
U
Q
P
None of these
Answer: (b) USolution: U is second to the right of S.
Who are the immediate neighbours of T?
P and Q
R and Q
U and P
R and U
None of these
Answer: (a) P and QSolution: P and Q are the immediate neighbours of T.
Who is third to the left of R?
P
W
S
T
None of these
Answer: (a) PSolution: P is third to the left of R.
Three of the following four are alike in a certain way based on the information given above and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?
PQ
PW
QV
VW
None of these
Answer: (b) PWSolution: The group PW follows the clockwise direction and all other groups follow the anti-clockwise direction.