Circle 17

Directions—(1–5) Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it.

A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H and K are sitting around a circle facing the centre. B is fourth to the left of G, who is second to the right of C. F is fourth to the right of C and is second to the left of K. A is fourth to the right of K. D is not an immediate  neighbor of either K or B. H is third to the right of E.

Explanation

1.In which of the following combinations is the third person sitting  between the first and the second persons?

1) EKB

2) CHB

3) AGC

4) FGD

5) none of these

2.Who is the fourth to the left of E? 

1) A

2) C

3) G

4) Data inadequate

5) none of these

3.Who is second to the right of K? 

1) C

2) H

3) F

4) E

5) Data inadequate

4.Who is the third to the right of H? 

1) A

2) D

3) G

4) F

5) none of these

5.Who is fourth to the right of D? 

1) K

2) H

3) E

4) B

5) none of these

Directions(6-15): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:

Eight friends Q, R, S, T, V, W, Y and Z are sitting around a circular table, facing the centre. There are three males and five females in the group of friends. No two males are immediate neigh bours of each other.

•V sits second to the right of his wife.

•S sits third to the right of V.

•W sits second to the right of her husband Z. Z is not an immediar neighbour of V’s wife.

•T is a male and Y is not an immediate neighbour of V.

•R sits second to the right of Q.

6. What is the position of T with respect to Z?

1) Second to the left

2) Immediately to the right

3) Third to the left

4) Second to the right

5) Third to the right

7. Which of the following statements regarding S is definitely correct?

1) S is one of the male members of the group.

2) Both the immediate neighbours of S are females.

3) S sits third to the left of T.

4) W is an immediate neighbour of S.

5) S sits second to the right of Q.

8. Who amongst the following is V’s wife?

1) Q

2) Y

3) R

4) T

5) None of these

9. Who amongst the following has a male sitting to the immediate left and the right?

1) Y

2) R

3) Q

4) S

5) None of these

10. Which of the following is not true regarding T?

1) T is an immediate neighbour of Z’s wife.

2) No male is an immediate neighbour of T.

3) Q sits second to right of T.

4) The one who sits third to the left of T is a male.

5) All are true

11. Which of the following pairs represents the immediate neighbours of T

1) RQ

2) WZ

3) YV

4) WY

5) None of these

12. How many people sit between V and S when counted in anti-clockwise direction?

1) None

2) One

3) Two

4) Three

5) Four

13. Who amongst the following sits exactly between V and Y?

1) Q

2) W

3) R

4) T

5) Z

14. Who amongst the following is Z’s wife?

1) S

2) W

3) Y

4) T

5) None of these

15. Who Sit’s Opposite to V?

1) Wife of Z

2) Wife of R

3) Wife of T

4) Wife of Q

5) None of these

Direction (16-20):Study the following information to answer these questions.

i.  P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W are sitting along a circle facing the centre.

ii. Q is the neighbour of U and sits 4th to the left of S.

iii.R is neither the neighbour of P nor of V.

iv. T is the neighbour of W and 3rd to the right of U.

v.  S is the neighbour of P but not of W.

16. Which of the following pairs has two persons sitting between them?

1)QR

2)QU

3)VP

4)PS

5)None of these

17. Which of the following groups has the 2nd person sitting between the 1st and the 3rd?

1)PUR

2)VQS

3)QPW

4)WUR

5)None of these

18. Which of the following is wrong?

1)S is 4th to the left of U

2)Q is to the immediate left of W

3)S is 5th the right of U

4)All are correct

5)None of these

19. If S and U interchange their positions, which of the following will indicate P’s position?

1)To the immediate right of U

2)To the immediate left of T

3)2nd to the left of U

4)Can’t be determined

5)None of these

20. Which of the following is correct?

1)S is to the immediate left of V

2)P is between R and S

3)U is 4th to the right of S

4)All of these are correct

5)None of these

Answers

Question (21-25) Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:

Eight members of a club are sitting around a circular table, viz Z, Y, X, W, V, U, T and S, but not necessarily in the same order. Four of them are not facing the centre. W is facing the center and is third to the right of Z, who is third to the right of U, who is facing the center. X-is fourth to the left of T, S is third to the right of V, who is not a neighbour of T. V sits second to the right of X. Y is on the immediate right of T.

21) What is S’s position with respect to Y?

A) 2nd to the left.

B) 3rd to the left.

C) 2nd to the right.

D) Either (A) or (C).

E) None.

22) Who is second to the left of V?

A) W

B) X

C) Y

D) T

E) None of these

23) Which of the following pairs are neighbours of T?

A) W, Y

B) U, S

C) Z, W

D) Can’t be determined

E) None of these

24) Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?

A) W

B) Y

C) V

D) Z

E) U

25) Which of the following statements is/are true?

A) Z is not facing the center.

B) Y is second to the right of W.

C) T is facing the center.

D) Both (a) and (b) are true.

E) None of these.

Answers

Direction(26-30): Study the following information carefully to answer the questions below:

Eight friends A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circle facing the center. ‘D’ is between ‘A’ and ‘E’ only. ‘F’ is second to the left of ‘E’. ‘B’ is between ‘C’ and ‘G’ only. ‘F’ is between ‘G’ and ‘H’ only.

26.Who is fourth to the right of ‘B’?

(1) H

(2) D

(3) A

(4) F

(5) None of these

27.In which of the following pairs, second person is to the immediate left of the first person?

(1) ‘H,E’

(2) ‘D,A’

(3) ‘B,G’

(4) ‘B,C’

(5) None of these

28.Which of the following is definitely true?

(1) D is second to the left of H.

(2) A is second to the right of E.

(3) C is to the immediate right of B.

(4) E is to the immediate left of C.

(5) None of the above.

29.Who is the immediate left of ‘A’?

(1) D

(2) A

(3) F

(4) H

(5) None of these

30.Who is third to the right of ‘G’?

(1) E

(2) A

(3) C

(4) D

(5) None of these

Answers