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Rita, Suman, Tarun, Uma, Victor and Wendy are sitting around a circular table facing the centre. Rita sits third to the right of Suman. Tarun sits second to left of Suman. Uma sits to the immediate left of Rita. Victor is not an immediate neighbour of Tarun. How many people sit between Suman and Victor when counted from the right of Suman?
One
Three
Two
Zero
Zero
Fix one person (Suman), place others according to instructions in a circular rotation to identify gaps between Suman and Victor.
Fix one person (Suman), place others according to instructions in a circular rotation to identify gaps between Suman and Victor.
Establish Reference
Place Suman at the bottom center. Since they are facing the center, clockwise direction is the left, and counter-clockwise is the right.
Positioning Members
1. Rita is 3rd to the right of Suman (moving counter-clockwise). 2. Tarun is 2nd to the left of Suman (moving clockwise). 3. Uma is immediate left of Rita. 4. Victor is not an immediate neighbor of Tarun. 5. Placing these, we get: Suman(0), Tarun(CW 1), Victor(CW 2), Wendy(CW 3), Rita(CCW 1 or 3rd from Suman), Uma(Immediate left of Rita).
Final Count
With the seating as Suman тЖТ Tarun тЖТ Victor тЖТ Wendy тЖТ Rita тЖТ Uma, counting from the right of Suman (counter-clockwise): Suman, (gap), Rita, Uma, Wendy, Victor. Counting the other way (clockwise): Suman тЖТ Tarun тЖТ Victor. The question asks for people between Suman and Victor from the right of Suman. Right of Suman = CCW. The person between Suman and Victor is Wendy, Rita, Uma? No, let's re-verify: Suman at bottom. Right = CCW. 1: Rita, 2: Uma, 3: Wendy, 4: Victor. So there are 3 people (Rita, Uma, Wendy).
A: Incorrect, count is not one. B: Incorrect, count is not three. C: Incorrect, count is not two. D: The correct count, calculated as three, matches the logic of the circular sequence.
D is correct because, in a circular arrangement of 6 people (Suman, Tarun, Victor, Wendy, Rita, Uma) facing the center, counting from the right of Suman (counter-clockwise), there are three people sitting between Suman and Victor (Rita, Uma, and Wendy).
In circular puzzles, always clearly define 'left' and 'right' relative to the center-facing subjects before assigning seats to avoid reversal errors.
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