Explanation:

Let's break down the statements step by step:

- All friends face West.

- Gaurav sits at the third place to the left of Meenal.

- Varun sits between Vasu and Meenal (so their order is Vasu, Varun, Meenal or Meenal, Varun, Vasu).

- Poorvi is third to the right of Varun.

- Lalit sits to the immediate right of Meenal.

- Gaurav is in one of the corners.

Let’s arrange them:

1. Gaurav must be in position 1 or 6 (since he's at a corner).

2. If Gaurav is at 1, counting left from Meenal is not possible (since everyone faces west, left is towards right on paper).

3. So, Gaurav is at 6. Now, third to left of Meenal means there are two people between Meenal and Gaurav.

Positions: 1 2 3 4 5 6

__ __ __ __ __ Gaurav

So, Meenal must be at position 3 (as third to left of Meenal is position 6):

1 2 3 4 5 6

__ __ Meenal __ __ Gaurav

Now, Lalit sits to immediate right of Meenal (position 4).

- So, Lalit is at 4.

Varun is between Vasu and Meenal, so Vasu - Varun - Meenal must be at 1 - 2 - 3.

So, Vasu at 1, Varun at 2.

Poorvi is third to the right of Varun.

Facing west, right on paper is toward left, so third to the right of Varun will be position 5 (Varun is at 2; positions: 1-left, 3-right, etc), so Poorvi at 5.

Final arrangement:

1-Vasu, 2-Varun, 3-Meenal, 4-Lalit, 5-Poorvi, 6-Gaurav

So, the person sitting to the immediate left of Poorvi is Lalit.

Options:

1. Vasu

2. Gaurav

3. Meenal

4. Lalit

Correct Answer: Option 4 - Lalit