Question 2807

Directions: Study the following information and answer the given questions: Eight persons Sanya, Vanya, Aanya, Tanya, Adhya, Inaya, Kvya, Navya are sitting around a circular table facing away from the centre. They all belong to different states namely, Assam, Goa, Gujrat, Haryana, Manipur, Mizoram, Punjab, and Sikkim but not necessarily in the mentioned order. I. Aanya is not an immediate neighbor of Navya. II. Adhya sits second to the left of Aanya. III. The one who lives in Punjab is sitting opposite to the one who lives in Sikkim. IV. Navya sits second to the right of the one who lives in Assam. V. Aanya sits opposite to the one who lives in Goa. VI. Kavya is from Haryana and sits second to the left of Tanya and fourth to the right of Navya. VII. Neither Inaya nor Vanya is from Goa. VIII. The one who is from Sikkim and the one who is from Gujrat are sitting adjacent to each other. IX. Inaya is not from Punjab and Navya is not from Mizoram. X. Neither Navya nor Aanya is from Gujrat. XI. Sanya is not an immediate neighbor of Tanya. Find the odd one out?

Answer

Inaya - Mizoram

Why?

Persons: Sanya, Vanya, Aanya, Tanya, Adhya, Inaya, Kavya, and Navya. States: Assam, Goa, Gujrat, Haryana, Manipur, Mizoram, Punjab, and Sikkim. I. Kavya is from Haryana and sits second to the left of Tanya and fourth to the right of Navya. II. Navya sits second to the right of the one who lives in Assam. III. Aanya sits opposite to the one who lives in Goa. IV. Aanya is not an immediate neighbor of Navya. (two possible seatings available, hence, considering two cases) V. Adhya sits second to the left of Aanya. VI. Sanya is not an immediate neighbor of Tanya. (considering 3 cases) VII. The one who lives in Punjab is sitting opposite to the one who lives in Sikkim. (where positions of both are not fixed yet) VIII. Neither Navya nor Aanya is from Gujrat. (one possible seating remains in all 3 cases) IX. Neither Inaya nor Vanya is from Goa. (case 2 and 3 are canceled because no possible seating available) X. The one who is from Sikkim and the one who is from Gujrat are sitting adjacent to each other. XI. Inaya is not from Punjab and Navya is not from Mizoram. Manipur will be placed in the remaining place. The above arrangement will be the final arrangement. All belong to their states but Inaya is not from Mizoram. Hence, Inaya - Mizoram is the correct answer.