छः व्यक्ति A, B, C, D, E और F किसी वृत्ताकार मेज के परितः (मेज के केन्द्र की ओर मुख किए), एक-दूसरे से एक-समान दूरी पर बैठे हैं।
नीचे दिए गए प्रश्न और दो कथनों पर विचार कीजिए :
- प्रश्न: A के ठीक बाईं ओर कौन बैठा है?
- कथन–1: C के ठीक सामने B बैठा है और E के ठीक सामने D बैठा है।
- कथन–2: B के ठीक बाईं ओर F बैठा है।
निम्नलिखित में से कौन-सा एक उपर्युक्त प्रश्न और कथनों के बारे में सही है?
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Six persons A, B, C, D, E and F are sitting equidistant from each other around a circular table (facing the centre of the table).
Consider the Question and two Statements given below:
Question. Who is sitting on the immediate left of A?
Statement–1. B is sitting opposite to C and D is sitting opposite to E.
Statement–2. F is sitting on the immediate left of B.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the Question and the Statements?
(a) Statement–1 alone is sufficient to answer the Question · (b) Statement–2 alone is sufficient to answer the Question · (c) Both Statement–1 and Statement–2 are sufficient to answer the Question · (d) Both Statement–1 and Statement–2 are not sufficient to answer the Question
उत्तर और व्याख्या · explanation in English
Answer: (d) कथन–1 और कथन–2, दोनों, प्रश्न का उत्तर देने के लिए पर्याप्त नहीं हैं
Together the statements fix A opposite F, B next to F and C opposite B, which settles who is on A’s right (C) but not on A’s left: that seat can hold D or E. So even both statements are not sufficient.
- Statement–2 alone says nothing about A’s neighbours. Not sufficient.
- Statement–1 alone: with B–C and D–E opposite, A and F must be opposite each other, but A’s neighbours are still open. Not sufficient.
- Together: number the seats 1 to 6 clockwise with A at 1, so F is at 4. For people facing the centre, the immediate left is the next seat clockwise. F on B’s immediate left puts B at 3, and C (opposite B) at 6.
- D and E take seats 2 and 5 in either order. A’s immediate left is seat 2, which can be D or E.
- So both statements together are still not sufficient. (With the opposite left–right convention the picture is only mirrored, and A’s left is again D or E.)
Remember · In seating data sufficiency, draw the combined arrangement and look for a pair of people who can still swap.
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