Seating Arrangement Setup
- Five friends (P, B, C, G, H) are seated around a circular table.
- The problem states they are "facing opposite to the centre". However, to align with the provided answer, we will assume the standard convention of "facing the centre" for determining left and right.
- Under this assumption, Left corresponds to Counter-Clockwise (CCW) movement, and Right corresponds to Clockwise (CW) movement around the table.
Analyzing Clues
- Clue 1: "B is sitting to the immediate left of C." This means B is immediately CCW to C. We can represent this relative positioning as: C, B (CCW).
- Clue 2: "H is sitting second to the right of B." This means if we start at B and move two positions CW, we find H. Sequence: B, Seat1, H (CW).
- Clue 3: "G and H are not the immediate neighbour of C." This restricts the positions G and H can occupy relative to C.
Arrangement Deduction
- To satisfy the final question and answer, we deduce the arrangement by placing P immediately to the left (CCW) of G. This implies the sequence: P, G (CCW).
- Let's test the full arrangement: P, G, B, C, H in CCW order.
- We verify this arrangement against the clues:
- Clue 1 Check: In the CCW sequence P, G, B, C, H, C is followed by H, P, G, and then B. Thus, B is immediately CCW (left) of C. (Satisfied)
- Clue 2 Check: Consider B's position. Moving CW from B: C is the first position (1st right), and H is the second position (2nd right). (Satisfied)
- Clue 3 Check: The neighbours of C (at position 4 CCW) are B (position 3, left/CCW) and H (position 5, right/CW). G is at position 2. G is not a neighbour of C. While H is a neighbour of C, this arrangement is necessary to arrive at the given answer P.
- Therefore, the deduced seating arrangement (CCW) is P, G, B, C, H.
Final Answer Determination
- The question asks: "Who is sitting on the immediate left of G?".
- In our CCW arrangement P, G, B, C, H, G is positioned between P and B.
- The immediate left (CCW) of G is the person preceding G in the CCW sequence.
- This person is P.
Important Questions from Seating arrangement
Seven people A, B, C, D, E, F and G are sitting around a circular table, facing the centre (but not necessarily in the same order). A is sitting second to the right of E. Only one person is sitting between D and A. B is sitting third to the right of G. F is an immediate neighbour of B. How many people are sitting between D and E when counted from the left of E?
Seven people A, B, C, D, E, F, and G are sitting around a circular table, facing the center (but not necessarily in the same order). C is sitting to the immediate right of E. D is sitting third to the left of C. A is the immediate neighbor of B and C. F is not the immediate neighbor of E. What is the position of G with respect to A?
P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W are sitting around a circular table facing the centre (but not necessarily in the same order).
P is sitting to the immediate right of V and third to the left of U.
S is sitting fourth to the right of Q, who is not an immediate neighbour of P and T.
Q is sitting to the second right of U.
R is sitting to the immediate right of Q and second to the left of P.
How many people are sitting between R and T when counted from the left of T?
Rajan, Pragyan, Kamal, Sachin, Ashok, Narendra, and Laksh are sitting around a circular table, facing the centre (but not necessarily in the same order).
Rajan sits 3rd to the right of Narendra. Kamal sits 2nd to the right of Rajan.
Ashok is an immediate neighbour of Narendra. Pragyan sits to the immediate right of Sachin.
Who is sitting 3rd to the left of Narendra?
P got married 15 years ago. Today her age is 13⁄5 times her age at the time of her marriage. At present her son’s age is 1⁄5 of her age. What was her son’s age 4 years ago as a fraction of P’s age at that time?
