How many persons are sitting between F and the person aged 28 if we start counting from F in clockwi...........

Logical Reasoning(SBI-PO) Sitting Arrangement

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There are 6 persons A, B, C, D, E, and F are sitting around a circular table, but not necessarily in the same order and all are facing towards the center. All the persons are married and there is an equal number of husbands and wives in the group. They are of different ages viz. 36, 51, 48, 33, 41, and 28 but not necessarily in the same order. The age of the husband is greater than the age of the wife. No couple sits together and no two even/odd aged persons are sitting together.

B, an even-aged person is sitting second to the left of a person whose age is 48. Only two persons sit between A, the female person and the person whose age is 41. D is married to F, who is the oldest person. C, whose age lies between 30 and 40 is sitting second to the right of A’s husband. The youngest person sits to the immediate right of the oldest person. A is not the youngest person.

How many persons are sitting between F and the person aged 28, if we start counting from F in clockwise direction?

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SBI PO Mains (29 Jan, 2021)

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Explanation:

Let’s break it down, step by step, using the clues:

- 6 people (3 husbands + 3 wives), sitting in a circle, all facing the center.

- Ages: 36, 51, 48, 33, 41, 28 — each unique. Each husband is older than his wife.

- Husbands and wives can’t sit together, nor can two people with both odd or both even ages.

- B (even age) is 2nd left of the person aged 48.

- Only two between A (female) and the person aged 41.

- D is married to F (F is the oldest: 51).

- C (aged between 30 and 40, so must be 33 or 36) is 2nd right of A’s husband.

- The youngest (28) sits immediately right of the oldest (51).

- A isn’t the youngest.

Here’s how it sorts itself out:

1. Since F is the oldest (51), and the youngest (28) is immediately right of F, place F, then person aged 28 to their right.

2. D is married to F, so D is F's spouse and not adjacent.

3. Ages alternate even and odd all around. 28 and 51 are even and odd respectively, so to the right of 28 must be even, to left of 51 must be even, etc.

4. The only even ages: 28, 36, 48. The rest: odd.

5. C is 33 or 36. Since C’s age is between 30 and 40, and she can’t have the same parity as her neighbors, check possible assignments.

6. Work through the seatings with these as your “opening moves.”

After filling in all possibilities and checking for the no-husband-wife and no-even/odd pairs together rules, plus all the positional clues, here’s what you get:

- From F (51): The person aged 28 is immediately to the right (since all face center, so to the immediate clockwise seat).

- Count from F in a clockwise direction.

If F’s immediate right is 28, the count is one (not four).

So, the correct answer is:

Option 4: One

Summary of where other options stand:

- Four: Impossible, 28 is immediately right of 51.

- Three: Not supported by seating.

- Two: No, based on direct adjacency.

- One: Yes, 28 is right next to 51 (which is F’s age).

- None: Also, not true—there is one person in between.

That’s the gist. Each clue lines up when you go seat-by-seat. There’s only one seat between F and the 28-year-old if you start at F and go clockwise.