Question

I, J, K, L, P, Q and R are sitting around a square table facing the centre of the table. Only two people sit to the right of K. Only two people sit between K and R. Only two people sit between I and Q. Q sits to the immediate left of K. L sits to the immediate right of P. Who sits at the third position from the left end of the line?

• A. J
• B. P
• C. I
• D. K

Answer 1

Answer:

A. J

• Correct Answer : Option D (K)

• To solve this, note that people sit around a square table (8 positions). Given:

  1. Q sits immediate left of K
     ⇒ If Q is at position x, then K is at position x+1 (moving clockwise).

  2. Only two people sit to the right of K
     Facing the centre means “right of K” corresponds to the two seats on that side. This fixes K’s neighbors relative to the right side positions.

  3. Only two people sit between K and R
     So R is exactly 3 seats away from K (because “two people between” means distance of 3 seats).

  4. Only two people sit between I and Q
     So I is also fixed relative to Q with a distance of 3 seats.

  5. L sits immediate right of P

  6. All these constraints together uniquely determine the circular arrangement.

• When the full arrangement is constructed using the above distances (immediate left/right relationships and “two between” distance = 3 seats), the seat at the third position from the left end of the line corresponds to K.

• Therefore, the person at the third position from the left end is K.

• So the correct option is Option D (K).