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Circular seating (round table, facing in and out)

Read the circle clockwise as seen from above. Facing the centre, a person’s left is clockwise and right is anticlockwise; facing outward, left is anticlockwise. Fix one person first, then place neighbour and opposite clues.

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Example 1 · level 1

At a team lunch in Nagpur, 6 friends (Aditya, Vihaan, Ananya, Aarav, Ayaan, Lakshmi) sit around a round table, all facing the centre. • Aditya sits second to the right of Ayaan. • Vihaan sits immediately to the right of Ananya. • Ayaan is not an immediate neighbour of Aarav. Who sits opposite Lakshmi?

  1. Ayaan
  2. Aarav
  3. Vihaan
  4. Ananya
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  1. The clues leave exactly one seating. Clockwise (seen from above) from Vihaan: Vihaan → Ananya → Aarav → Aditya → Lakshmi → Ayaan.
  2. Who sits opposite Lakshmi? → Ananya.

Answer: Ananya

Example 2 · level 2

At a chai stall in Jaipur, 7 friends (Aditya, Saanvi, Kabir, Arjun, Isha, Aarav, Tenzin) sit around a round table, all facing the centre. • Aarav sits immediately to the left of Arjun. • Tenzin sits second to the right of Aarav. • Kabir sits immediately to the left of Aarav. • Kabir sits immediately to the right of Aditya. • Kabir sits second to the right of Saanvi. Who sits second to the right of Arjun?

  1. Kabir
  2. Tenzin
  3. Saanvi
  4. Isha
Show solution
  1. The clues leave exactly one seating. Clockwise (seen from above) from Tenzin: Tenzin → Arjun → Aarav → Kabir → Aditya → Saanvi → Isha.
  2. Arjun faces the centre, so Arjun’s left is clockwise (seen from above).
  3. Who sits second to the right of Arjun? → Isha.

Answer: Isha

Example 3 · level 3

For a Holi get-together in Nagpur, 7 friends (Vihaan, Fatima, Harpreet, Diya, Isha, Kabir, Aarav) sit around a round table. Some face the centre and the rest face away from it. • Harpreet faces the centre. • Vihaan sits immediately to the left of Diya. • Diya sits third to the left of Kabir. • Kabir faces the centre. • Kabir is not an immediate neighbour of Fatima. • Diya sits immediately to the right of Fatima. • Kabir sits second to the left of Aarav. • Vihaan sits third to the right of Kabir. • Vihaan sits second to the right of Harpreet. • Isha and Kabir face the same direction. • Kabir sits third to the left of Vihaan. Who sits third to the right of Aarav?

  1. Kabir
  2. Fatima
  3. Isha
  4. Diya
Show solution
  1. The clues leave exactly one seating. Clockwise (seen from above) from Isha: Isha (in) → Fatima (out) → Diya (in) → Vihaan (in) → Aarav (in) → Harpreet (in) → Kabir (in).
  2. Aarav faces the centre, so Aarav’s left is clockwise (seen from above).
  3. Who sits third to the right of Aarav? → Fatima.

Answer: Fatima

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