Question

Read the information carefully and answer the given question . Ten people are sitting in two parallel rows, containing five people. In one row, M, N, O, P and Q are seated and all of them are facing north and in second row, R, S, T, U and V are seated and all of them are facing south, not necessarily in the same order. Each person also likes a different Colour namely, Pink, Red, Green, Yellow, White, Black, Orange, Brown, Violet, Cream, not necessarily in the same order. O sits exactly in the centre of the row and faces the one who likes White. V faces one of the immediate neighbours of the one who likes Black. The one who likes Yellow is not an immediate neighbour of V. S is not an immediate neighbour of U and faces the one who likes Red. M faces the one who likes Brown. U faces immediate neighbours of Q. U does not like Brown. P is an immediate neighbour of Q. S does not sit at the extreme end of the line. The one who likes Cream faces north. Only one person sits between V and the one who likes White. The one who likes Pink sits to the immediate right of the person who likes Orange. V does not like Pink. R faces the one who likes Violet. R does not like White. Only two people sit between M and the one who likes Black. The one who likes Green sits opposite to the person who sits left of the person who likes Pink.

Who amongst the following is an immediate neighbour of

Q: Who amongst the following is an immediate neighbour of the one who likes Black?

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the one who likes Black?

A The one who likes Orange

B The one who likes Yellow

C N

D The one who likes Cream

E None of these

Solution

O sits exactly in the centre of the row and faces the one who likes White. Only one person sits between V and the one who likes White. So V can be either extreme right or extreme left end of the row. So here we get following two cases: (1) When V sits extreme right end of the row V faces one of the immediate neighbours of the one who likes Black. Only two people sit between M and the one who likes Black. M faces the one who likes Brown. P is an immediate neighbour of Q. So only two places left for P and Q. so U can be either at 2^nd or 3^rd to the right of the 2^nd row. Now we know that S is not an immediate neighbour of U and faces the one who likes Red. U does not like Brown. S does not sit at the extreme end of the line. It means S sits 2^nd to the left end of the 2^nd row. So U sits 2^nd to the right end of the 2^nd row. U faces immediate neighbours of Q. so Q sits left end of the 1^st row. R faces the one who likes Violet. R does not like White. So R sits left end of the row and T sits at the centre of the row. The one who likes Pink sits to the immediate right of the person who likes Orange. V does not like Pink. So this case is not valid. (2) When V sits extreme right end of the row V faces one of the immediate neighbours of the one who likes Black. Only two people sit between M and the one who likes Black. M faces the one who likes Brown. P is an immediate neighbour of Q. So only two places left for P and Q. so U can be either at 2^nd or 3^rd to the left end of the 2^nd row. Now we know that S is not an immediate neighbour of U and faces the one who likes Red. U does not like Brown. S does not sit at the extreme end of the line. It means S sits 2^nd to the right end of the 2^nd row. So U sits 2^nd to the left end of the 2^nd row. U faces immediate neighbours of Q. so Q sits right end of the 1^st row. R faces the one who likes Violet. R does not like White. So R sits right end of the row and T sits at the centre of the row. The one who likes Pink sits to the immediate right of the person who likes Orange. V does not like Pink. The one who likes Green sits opposite to the person who sits left of the person who likes Pink. The one who likes Cream faces north.