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Seven friends M, N, O, P, Q, R and S sit in a straight row. Out of seven, some face north and some face south, not necessarily in the same order.
a) P and S are neighbours and neither one of them sit in the end of the row.
b) Except N and P, everyone faces the same direction.
c) M sits in the middle of the row.
d) There are exactly three people between O and Q.
e) N sits second to the right of M.
f) S sits fifth to the left of R.
g) Q, who faces south, doesn’t sit at any of the ends.
Which of the following is the odd man out, with respect to the arrangement?
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Seven friends M, N, O, P, Q, R and S sit in a straight row. Out of
seven, some face north and some face south.
M sits in the middle of the row.
S sits fifth to the left of R.
P and S are neighbours and neither one of them sit in the end of the row.
Now for this we have two possibility
Case 1
Case 2
N sits second to the right of M.
There are exactly three people between O and Q.
Q, who faces south, doesn’t sit at any of the ends.
Case 1
As, N sits second to the right of M, for this case M has to face south
direction.
Case 2
As, N sits second to the right of M, for this case M has to be face
north direction.
Now, case 2 gets eliminated as given, Except N and P, everyone
faces the same direction means N and P face same direction others
face same direction. in case 2 M, Q and R faces different direction.
Now case 1 is correct arrangement,
In given options all are sitting immediate to each other except in
option OQ.
Hence, the correct answer is "Option 4".
Last updated on Oct 28, 2023