Study the information given below and answer the questions that follow:
Eight persons named L, M, N, O, P, Q, R and S are sitting around a circular table facing the center.
Each of them likes a particular city amongst Agra, Delhi, Jaipur, Kolkata, Mumbai, Patna, Pune and Surat. No two persons like the same city
R does not like Delhi. The one who likes Mumbai is an immediate neighbor of N. The one who likes Delhi sits to the immediate left of M. P and L are not adjacent to each other. R, who is not an immediate neighbor of N, sits second to the left of S, who likes Mumbai. P likes Agra and sits opposite to L. O is an immediate neighbor of L. N sits second to the left of L. Q likes Pune. M likes Kolkata and sits opposite to the one who likes Jaipur. L sits two places away from M. The one who likes Kolkata sit adjacent to the one who likes Patna. O likes Delhi.
Who among the following are immediate neighbours of the person who likes Pune?
This questions was previously asked in
SEBI Grade A (Ph 1 Paper 1 2022)
Explanation:
- We know R does not like Delhi and sits second to the left of S, who likes Mumbai.
- The one who likes Mumbai is an immediate neighbor of N.
- O likes Delhi and sits as an immediate neighbor of L.
- M likes Kolkata and is opposite the one who likes Jaipur.
- P likes Agra and sits opposite to L.
- N sits second to the left of L, and Q likes Pune.
- The one who likes Kolkata is adjacent to the one who likes Patna.
By piecing these together, one can place the individuals and their city preferences around the table. Q, who likes Pune, should sit between L and N.
Correct Option: 1, L and N
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By: Parvesh Mehta