Instructions

Study the following inforthation carefully and answer the questions given below :
Eight persons – A, B, C, D, M, N, 0 and.P – are sitting around a circular table facing the centre with equal distances between each other (but not necessarily in the same order). Each one of them is also related to N in some way or the other.

Only three persons sit between B and N. Only one persons sits between N and P. N’s father sits to the immediate right of P. N’s sister sits third to the right of N’s father. Only one person sits between N’s sister and N’s son. M sits third to the left of N’s son. Only three persons sit between M and N’s husband. A sits second to the right of N’s husband. N’s mother sits to the immediate right of C. C is not the husband of N. N’s daughter sits third to the right of P. D sits to the immediate left of N’s brother.

Question 98

Who sits to the immediate left of P?

Solution

3 persons sit between N and B :-

Only one person sits between N and P.
Now 2 arrangements are possible, P can either sit second to the left of N or second to the right of N.

Considering the case when P sits second to the right of N :-
N's Father sits to the immediate right of P.
N’s sister sits third to the right of N’s father.
Only one person sits between N’s sister and N’s son. M sits third to the left of N’s son.

Now, Only three persons sit between M and N’s husband and N’s daughter sits third to the right of P.
These 2 conditions contradict themselves, hence this can't be the solution.

Thus, P sits second to the left of N.
N's Father sits to the immediate right of P.
N’s sister sits third to the right of N’s father.
Only one person sits between N’s sister and N’s son. M sits third to the left of N’s son.
Only three persons sit between M and N’s husband and N’s daughter sits third to the right of P.
A sits second to the right of N’s husband.
N’s mother sits to the immediate right of C. C is not the husband of N.

Final arrangement looks like :-