Question 1

Four friends — Aman, Bhavna, Chirag, and Divya — sit around a circular table. Aman sits immediately to the right of Bhavna. Who sits immediately to the left of Aman?

Accepted Answer

In a circular arrangement, we need to establish the relative positions based on the given condition.

Given: Aman sits immediately to the right of Bhavna.

In a circular table with 4 people, if we go clockwise:
- Bhavna is at some position
- Aman is immediately to the right (clockwise) of Bhavna
- The person to the left of Aman (counter-clockwise) would be the person sitting between Bhavna and Aman in the counter-clockwise direction

Since Aman is immediately to the right of Bhavna, Bhavna is immediately to the LEFT of Aman.

Therefore, the answer is Bhavna.

Common mistakes:
- Confusing left and right directions in circular arrangements (Option A/C)
- Thinking the person to the left must be someone other than Bhavna (Option D)
- Misunderstanding "immediately adjacent" (Option B corrects this)

Question 2

Four colleagues—Vikram, Xena, Yash, and Zara—sit around a circular table for a meeting. Vikram sits opposite Yash. Xena sits immediately to the right of Vikram. Which statement is definitely true?

Accepted Answer

In a 4-person circle, opposite means 2 positions apart. Place Vikram at position 1, then Yash at position 3 (opposite). Xena immediately right of Vikram → position 2. Zara occupies position 4. Zara is immediately left of Vikram and immediately right of Yash.

Question 3

Four friends—Arun, Bhavna, Chitra, and Deepak—sit around a circular table. Arun sits immediately to the right of Bhavna. Chitra sits immediately to the left of Bhavna. Who sits immediately to the right of Deepak?

Accepted Answer

In a circular arrangement with 4 people, if Arun is to the right of Bhavna and Chitra is to the left of Bhavna, then Bhavna is between Chitra and Arun. This leaves Deepak as the fourth person. Since Chitra-Bhavna-Arun occupy three consecutive positions, Deepak must sit between Arun and Chitra (completing the circle). Therefore, to the right of Deepak sits Chitra.

Question 4

Five people—P, Q, R, S, and T—sit around a circular table facing the center. Q sits second to the left of P. R sits immediately to the right of P. Who sits immediately to the left of Q?

Accepted Answer

Reconsidering: With 5 people and only 2 constraints given, we cannot uniquely determine who sits left of Q. This question needs revision.

Question 5

Five people—M, N, O, P, and Q—sit around a circular table facing the center. O sits second to the left of M. P sits immediately to the right of M. N and Q are the remaining two. If N sits immediately to the left of M, who sits immediately to the right of O?

Accepted Answer

With 5 people in a circle, 'second to the left' means counting 2 positions counterclockwise. If P is immediately right of M, then going right (clockwise) from M is P. Going left (counterclockwise) from M: 1st left is N, 2nd left is O. So the sequence counterclockwise from M is: M—N—O—?—P—(back to M). The unknown position is Q. So the full arrangement clockwise is: M—P—Q—O—N. To the right of O (clockwise) is N.

Question 6

Four people—Ravi, Sita, Tina, and Uday—sit around a circular table. Ravi does not sit opposite to Sita. Tina sits immediately to the right of Ravi. Which of the following must be true?

Accepted Answer

In a 4-person circular table, opposite means 2 positions away. If Tina is immediately right of Ravi, then the arrangement is: Ravi—Tina—?—?. The two unknowns are Sita and Uday. If Sita is opposite Ravi, she would be 2 positions away (at the position immediately left of Ravi). But the problem states Ravi does not sit opposite Sita. So Sita is not immediately left of Ravi. Therefore, Sita must be at the position immediately right of Tina (position 3 from Ravi). This means Uday is immediately left of Ravi. So the arrangement is: Ravi—Tina—Sita—Uday. In this arrangement, Sita is opposite to Uday.

Question 7

Five people—P, Q, R, S, and T—sit around a circular table facing the center. Q sits third to the right of P. R sits immediately to the left of P. Who sits immediately to the right of S?

Accepted Answer

With 5 people in a circle, 'third to the right' means counting 3 positions clockwise. If R is immediately left of P, then going right from P: position 1 is someone, position 2 is someone, position 3 is Q. Since R is left of P, and we have P, Q, R placed, the remaining two are S and T. Counting positions: R—P—(1st)—(2nd)—Q in clockwise order. The 1st and 2nd positions are S and T. Working through: R is left of P, so R—P—?—?—Q—(back to R). The two unknowns are S and T. If we place them: R—P—S—T—Q, then to the right of S is T.

Question 8

Five friends—Aman, Bhavesh, Chirag, Diya, and Esha—sit around a circular table. Aman sits immediately to the left of Bhavesh. Chirag sits second to the right of Aman. Diya sits immediately to the right of Chirag. Where does Esha sit?

Accepted Answer

Place Aman at position 1. Bhavesh immediately right of Aman → position 2. Chirag second to the right of Aman (2 steps clockwise from position 1) → position 3. Diya immediately right of Chirag → position 4. Esha occupies the remaining position 5, which is immediately to the left of Aman.

Question 9

Six people—A, B, C, D, E, and F—sit around a circular table. A sits third to the right of B. C sits immediately to the left of A. D sits immediately to the right of B. E and F occupy the remaining seats. If we count clockwise from B, who is the second person?

Accepted Answer

Place B at position 1. A is third to the right (clockwise) of B → position 4. C is immediately left of A (counter-clockwise) → position 3. D is immediately right of B (clockwise) → position 2. Positions 5 and 6 remain for E and F. Counting clockwise from B (position 1): 1st person is D (position 2), 2nd person is C (position 3).

Question 10

Four friends—Arun, Bhavna, Chitra, and Deepak—sit around a circular table. Arun sits immediately to the right of Bhavna. Chitra sits immediately to the left of Bhavna. Where does Deepak sit?

Accepted Answer

In a circular arrangement with 4 people, if Arun is to the right of Bhavna and Chitra is to the left of Bhavna, then Bhavna is between Chitra and Arun. The only remaining position for Deepak is directly opposite Bhavna.

Question 11

Five people—P, Q, R, S, and T—sit around a circular table facing the centre. Q sits third to the right of P. How many people sit between P and Q if we count clockwise from P to Q?

Accepted Answer

In a circular arrangement of 5 people, 'third to the right' means counting 3 positions clockwise from P lands on Q. This means there are exactly 2 people between P and Q when counting clockwise.

Question 12

Four friends — Aman, Bhavna, Chetan, and Diya — are sitting around a circular table. Aman is sitting immediately to the right of Bhavna. Chetan is sitting immediately to the left of Bhavna. Who is sitting immediately to the right of Diya?

Accepted Answer

In a circular arrangement with 4 people, once we fix Bhavna's position and place Aman to her right and Chetan to her left, the fourth person (Diya) must occupy the remaining seat. Since Aman is to Bhavna's right and Chetan is to Bhavna's left, Diya must be directly opposite Bhavna. Going clockwise from Diya, the next person to her right is Chetan.

Question 13

Four people—M, N, O, and P—sit around a circular table. M sits immediately to the right of N. O sits immediately to the right of M. P sits in the remaining position. If we go clockwise from N, in what order do we encounter all four people?

Accepted Answer

Starting from N and going clockwise: N—M (M is right of N)—O (O is right of M)—P (remaining position)—back to N. The clockwise order from N is N, M, O, P.

Question 14

Four students—Isha, Jaya, Karan, and Lina—sit around a circular table. Isha sits immediately to the left of Jaya. Karan sits immediately to the left of Isha. Lina sits in the remaining position. Which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

Arranging clockwise: Jaya—Isha—Karan—Lina—back to Jaya. Isha is left of Jaya (equivalently, Jaya is right of Isha). Karan is left of Isha (equivalently, Isha is right of Karan). Lina is left of Jaya and right of Karan. The only true statement is that Lina sits immediately to the right of Karan.

Question 15

Six colleagues—A, B, C, D, E, and F—sit around a circular conference table. A sits immediately to the right of B. D sits immediately to the right of A. C sits immediately to the right of D. If E and F are the remaining two, and E sits immediately to the right of C, where does F sit?

Accepted Answer

Arranging clockwise: B—A—D—C—E—[F]—back to B. Since we have 6 people and 5 are already positioned in sequence, F must occupy the remaining position, which is immediately to the right of E and immediately to the left of B.

Question 16

Four friends—Arun, Bhavna, Chitra, and Deepak—sit around a circular table. Arun sits immediately to the right of Bhavna. Chitra sits immediately to the left of Bhavna. Where does Deepak sit?

Accepted Answer

In a circular arrangement with 4 people, if Arun is immediately to the right of Bhavna and Chitra is immediately to the left of Bhavna, then Bhavna is between Chitra and Arun. The only remaining position for Deepak is directly opposite Bhavna.

Question 17

Seven people sit around a circular table. Person X sits third to the right of Person Y. If we count counter-clockwise from Y to X, how many people sit between Y and X?

Accepted Answer

In a 7-person circle, if X is third to the right (clockwise) of Y, then X is 3 positions away clockwise. Counter-clockwise from Y to X, the distance is 7 − 3 = 4 positions. Therefore, there are 3 people between Y and X when counting counter-clockwise.

Question 18

Four friends—Arun, Bhavna, Chitra, and Deepak—sit around a circular table. Bhavna sits immediately to the right of Arun. Chitra sits immediately to the right of Bhavna. Where does Deepak sit?

Accepted Answer

In a circular seating arrangement with 4 people, once 3 positions are fixed by the given constraints, the 4th position is uniquely determined. Arun is at position 1, Bhavna at position 2 (right of Arun), Chitra at position 3 (right of Bhavna). The only remaining position is position 4, which is immediately to the right of Chitra and immediately to the left of Arun.

Question 19

Four students—Raj, Sam, Tina, and Uma—sit around a circular table. Raj is not adjacent to Sam. Tina sits immediately to the right of Raj. Uma sits immediately to the left of Raj. What is the seating order clockwise starting from Raj?

Accepted Answer

If Tina is immediately right of Raj and Uma is immediately left of Raj, then Raj is between Uma and Tina. Since there are only 4 people and Raj cannot be adjacent to Sam, Sam must be opposite Raj. Clockwise from Raj: Raj, Tina, Sam, Uma.

Question 20

Four friends—Arun, Bina, Chetan, and Diya—sit around a circular table. Arun sits immediately to the right of Bina. Chetan sits immediately to the left of Bina. Where does Diya sit?

Accepted Answer

In a circular arrangement with 4 people, if Arun is to the right of Bina and Chetan is to the left of Bina, then Bina is between Chetan and Arun. The only remaining position for Diya is directly opposite Bina.

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