GATE EC 2017 Set 1 — Question 62
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and are seated around a circular table. 's neighbours are and . is seated third to the left of and second to the right of . 's neighbours are and ; and and are not seated opposite each other. Who is third to the left of ?
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(A) X
Solution
Let the 8 positions be 1 to 8 in a clockwise direction. Assume people face the center.
1.Place at position 1.
2. is 3rd to the left of . If left is anti-clockwise: . So is at 4.
3. is 2nd to the right of . If right is clockwise: . For at 4, must be at 6 ().
4.'s neighbours are and . Since is at 6, and must be at 7 and 8 ( sequence).
5.'s neighbours are and . Since is at 1 and is at 8, must be at 2.
6.The remaining positions are 3 and 5 for and . (pos 1) is opposite pos 5. Since and are not opposite, must be at 3 and must be at 5.
7.The final arrangement is: .
8.Third to the left of is , which is .
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