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P, Q, R, S, T, U and V are sitting around a circular table facing the centre (not necessarily in the same order). P is sitting to the immediate left of V. R is sitting to the immediate right of T. U is sitting to the immediate left of P and immediate right of S. Q is sitting to the immediate left of S. T is sitting to the immediate right of V. Who is sitting to the immediate left of Q?
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Fix a reference person (V) and place neighbors relative to their left/right orientations in a single cycle clockwise or counter-clockwise.
Fix a reference person (V) and place neighbors relative to their left/right orientations in a single cycle clockwise or counter-clockwise.
Establishing the sequence
Start with V. P is to the immediate left of V. T is to the immediate right of V. Since R is to the immediate right of T, R is placed next to T. The sequence is R-T-V-P.
Completing the circle
U is to the immediate left of P and right of S. This gives us the chain R-T-V-P-U-S. Q is to the immediate left of S. Placing Q, we complete the circle: R-T-V-P-U-S-Q.
Final verification
In the circular arrangement R, T, V, P, U, S, Q, if we look for the immediate left of Q, the person sitting there is R, as the circle closes back to the start.
A: V is to the right of P, not left of Q. C: U is to the right of Q, not left of Q. D: P is to the right of U, not left of Q.
B is correct because following the circular sequence R-T-V-P-U-S-Q, R sits to the immediate left of Q.
In circular seating questions, always draw the circle and place people as soon as the 'immediate' relations are given to avoid confusion.