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A, B, C, D, E and F are sitting around a circular table facing the centre. B sits to the immediate left of D. F is an immediate neighbour of E and B. A is not an immediate neighbour of D. What is the position of A with respect to E?
Immediate left
Immediate right
Second to the left
Second to the right
Second to the right
Quick Trick: Fix the anchor point (D) first, then place its immediate neighbors to establish the relative positions of the rest of the circle.
Fix the anchor point (D) first, then place its immediate neighbors to establish the relative positions of the rest of the circle.
Establishing primary positions
Place D at the bottom of the circle. B is to the immediate left of D. F is an immediate neighbor of B and E. Since F must be between B and E, and D is to the right of B, E must be next to F.
Finalizing the arrangement
The positions are: D at bottom, B to its left, F next to B, E next to F. This accounts for D, B, F, and E. The remaining spots are for A and C. A is not adjacent to D, so A cannot be to the right of D. Thus, A must be to the right of E, placing C between A and D.
Determining A relative to E
With the circular order (clockwise from D): D, C, A, E, F, B. Moving clockwise, E is the third from D, and A is second to the right of E (E, F, B, D, C, A). Wait, re-evaluating: D(1), C(2), A(3), E(4), F(5), B(6). A is second to the right of E.
A: A is not to the immediate left of E as F occupies that position. B: A is not to the immediate right of E as that is the position of C. C: A is not second to the left of E as that position is occupied by B.
D is correct because placing the members in order D, C, A, E, F, B around the table satisfies all conditions, leaving A as the second person to the right of E.
In circular arrangements, always define a fixed reference point (like D) and work in a consistent direction (either clockwise or anti-clockwise) to avoid confusion.