Instructions

Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions. Eight different people viz. K, L,M, N, V, W, X and Y are sitting around a circular table facing the centre but not necessarily in the same order. Each one of them likes a different brand of clothes viz. Nautica, Chemistry, Zara, Mango, Puma, Adidas, Zodiac and Park Avenue but not necessarily in the same order. Only three people sit between X and the one who likes Zodiac. V sits second to the right of X. The one who likes Nautica sits third to the left of Y. Y does not like Zodiac. The one who likes Zodiac is not an immediate neighbour of Y. Only three people sit between Y and the one who likes Chemistry. W does not like Chemistry. The one who likes Puma sits to the immediate left of K. K is not an immediate neighbour of V. Only two people sit between the ones who like Puma and Zara. M is one of the immediate neighbours of the one who likes Zara. The one who likes Park Avenue sits to the immediate right of L. Only three people sit between L and the one who likes Adidas.

Question 92

Who amongst the following sit exactly between the ones who like Puma and Zara when counted from the right of the one who likes Zara ?

Solution

Only three people sit between X and the one who likes Zodiac. V sits second to the right of X.

Now, Y doesn't likes Zodiac and isn't seated immediately next to the one who likes Zodiac. Also the one who likes Nautica sits third to the left of Y. Hence two possible arrangements :-
1. Y is seated second to the left of X.
2. Y is seated immediately to the right of X.

First Case : Y is seated to the left of X.
Only three people sit between Y and the one who likes Chemistry.
The one who likes Puma sits to the immediate left of K. K is not an immediate neighbor of V.
Only two people sit between the ones who like Puma and Zara.

Now, M has to be one of the immediate neighbors of the one who likes Zara. This isn't possible in this arrangement, hence this Case is rejected.

Second Case : Y is seated immediately to the right of X.
Only three people sit between Y and the one who likes Chemistry.

Now the one who likes Puma has to sit to the immediate right of K. Also K can't be an immediate neighbor of V, hence only one such case is possible :-

Only two people sit between the ones who like Puma and Zara. Hence, X likes Zara.
M is one of the immediate neighbours of the one who likes Zara. Hence, M sits to the left of X.
The one who likes Park Avenue sits to the immediate right of L. Thus, M has to like Park Avenue and L is the one who likes Nautica (no other pair is possible)

Now, since W doesn't like Chemistry, W has to like Puma and thus N has to like Puma.
Y likes Mango.
The final arrangement :-

The one who likes Mango and the one who likes Adidas are seated between the one who likes Zara and the one who likes Puma when counted from the right of the one who likes Zara.