Question 3463

Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer the questions A group of 14 members – A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M and N sat in two rows. Members in one row are facing north and members in another row are facing south. Some of them are female and remaining are male. All of them are from different states – Andhra, Telangana, Kerala, Assam, Goa, Tamilnadu, Gujarat, Orissa, Tripura, Punjab, Karnataka, Bihar, Sikkim and Manipur (not necessarily in the same order). No female is immediate neighbour of other female and no female is sitting opposite to other female. A is a female from Orissa and facing south who is third from right end in her row. H, a female is at left extreme end in the row of members facing north. M from Sikkim is a female and is opposite to F. G is from Telangana. The person from Andhra is a female but not an immediate neighbour of A and is from same row of A. C and F are immediate neighbours of D and they are sitting in the same row of A. Only one female is sitting at the extreme ends. F is not an immediate neighbour of A.L from Manipur is not in the row of N but and opposite of I who is from Punjab. E from Goa is opposite to A and is immediate right to G. N and J are immediate neighbours and both of them are males where J is left to N. K from Bihar is immediate neighbour of M but not at extreme end. B is a female and is from Tamilnadu and is opposite to the person from Kerala. The person from Karnataka is a female. The person from Tripura is second from left end in the row of I. F is from which state?

Answer

Tripura

Why?

14 members: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M and N. States: Andhra, Telangana, Kerala, Assam, Goa, Tamilnadu, Gujarat, Orissa, Tripura, Punjab, Karnataka, Bihar, Sikkim and Manipur. Some of them are female and remaining are male. Members in one row are facing north and members in another row are facing south. No female is immediate neighbour of other female and no female is sitting opposite to other female. 1. A is a female from Orissa and facing south who is third from right end in her row. 2. H, a female is at left extreme end in the row of members facing north. 3. Only one female is sitting at the extreme ends 4. C and F are immediate neighbours of D and they are sitting in the same row of A. 5. F is not an immediate neighbour of A. (Hence, C is immediate neighbour of A and C should be a male because A is a female). 6. M from Sikkim is a female and is opposite to F. (Hence, F should be male because M is female). 7. E from Goa is opposite to A and is immediate right to G. (Here, we can say that E is a male as he is opposite to a female). 8. G is from Telangana. (G is a male as he is immediate neighbour of H (a female)). 9. N and J are immediate neighbours and both of them are males where J is left to N. Case-1: Case-2: 10. The person from Andhra is a female but not an immediate neighbour of A and is from same row of A. 11. K from Bihar is immediate neighbour of M but not at extreme end. (Here, case-2 is eliminated). 12. B is a female and is from Tamilnadu and is opposite to the person from Kerala. 13. L from Manipur is not in the row of N but and opposite of I who is from Punjab. 14. The person from Karnataka is a female. 15. The person from Tripura is second from left end in the row of I. Therefore, F is from Tripura.