GATE EE 2017 Set 1 — Question 58

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Rahul, Murali, Srinivas and Arul are seated around a square table. Rahul is sitting to the left of Murali. Srinivas is sitting to the right of Arul. Which of the following pairs are seated opposite each other?

Correct answer (C) Srinivas and Murali Solution Place the four people at the four sides of a square table, all facing the centre, and read "to the left of" as "immediately to the left of". 1. Rahul is to the left of Murali. Put Murali at the bottom side, facing up towards the centre. His left hand points to the left side of the table, so Rahul sits at the left side. 2. Srinivas is to the right of Arul. The top and right sides are still free. If Arul sat at the top (facing down), his right would point to the left side, which Rahul already occupies. Not possible. So Arul sits at the right side (facing left). His right points to the top side, so Srinivas sits at the top. 3. Arrangement: bottom: Murali, left: Rahul, top: Srinivas, right: Arul. 4. Opposite pairs: Murali and Srinivas (bottom and top), and Rahul and Arul (left and right). Rahul-Murali and Srinivas-Arul sit next to each other, and Srinivas-Rahul are also adjacent. The only pair in the options that sits opposite is Srinivas and Murali. Answer: (C) Turn this into a strength. Explore AI-powered practice and doubt support with Success Tracker.

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Correct answer (C) Srinivas and Murali Solution Place the four people at the four sides of a square table, all facing the centre, and read "to the left of" as "immediately to the left of". 1. Rahul is to the left of Murali. Put Murali at the bottom side, facing up towards the centre. His left hand points to the left side of the table, so Rahul sits at the left side. 2. Srinivas is to the right of Arul. The top and right sides are still free. If Arul sat at the top (facing down), his right would point to the left side, which Rahul already occupies. Not possible. So Arul sits at the right side (facing left). His right points to the top side, so Srinivas sits at the top. 3. Arrangement: bottom: Murali, left: Rahul, top: Srinivas, right: Arul. 4. Opposite pairs: Murali and Srinivas (bottom and top), and Rahul and Arul (left and right). Rahul-Murali and Srinivas-Arul sit next to each other, and Srinivas-Rahul are also adjacent. The only pair in the options that sits opposite is Srinivas and Murali. Answer: (C)

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