Question 1103

Directions: Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions. Ten persons from different states viz. Haryana, Assam, Bihar, Rajasthan, UP, Odisha, MP, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka are sitting in two parallel rows containing five people each, in such a way that there is an equal distance between adjacent persons. In row 1- A, B, C, D and E are seated and all of them are facing south. In row-2 P, Q, R, S and T are seated and all of them are facing north. Therefore in the given seating arrangement, each member seated in a row faces another member of the other row. (All the information given above does not necessarily represent the order of seating in the final arrangement.) A sits third to the right of person from Odisha. P does not face A. The person from Haryana sits second to the right of the person from Maharashtra. D is not from UP. R sits second to the left of the persons from Karnataka. Only one person sits between the person from Tamil Nadu and Q. The person from Rajasthan sits to the immediate right of Q. C sits to the immediate left of the person who faces Q. Only two people sit between B and E. The person from UP sits second to the right of the one who faces S. S does not sit at an extreme end of the line. One of the immediate neighbours of the person from UP faces Tamil Nadu. P faces one of the immediate neighbours of the person from Assam. D faces one of the immediate neighbours of the person from Bihar. S is not from Bihar. R is related to Rajasthan in the same way as C is related to Assam based on the given arrangement. To who amongst the following is T related to the following same pattern?

Answer

Bihar

Why?

Ten states: Haryana, Assam, Bihar, Rajasthan, UP, Odisha, MP, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. In row 1: A, B, C, D and E (Facing south) In row 2: P, Q, R, S and T (Facing north) 1) Only one person sits between the person from Tamil Nadu and Q. 2) The person from Rajasthan sits to the immediate right of Q. 3) C sits to the immediate left of the person who faces Q. 4) One of the immediate neighbours of the person from UP faces Tamil Nadu. 5) The person from UP sits second to the right of the one who faces S. 6) S does not sit at an extreme end of the line. Thus case II and III gets eliminated. 7) D faces one of the immediate neighbours of the person from Bihar. 8) S is not from Bihar. 9) D is not from UP. 10) R sits second to the left of the persons from Karnataka. 11) Only two people sit between B and E. So case I gets eliminated, 12) A sits third to the right of person from Odisha. So case IV a gets eliminated, 13) P faces one of the immediate neighbours of the person from Assam. 14) P does not face A. 15) The person from Haryana sits second to the right of the person from Maharashtra. The pattern is 2 people are between. Thus T is related to Bihar.