Question

Six friends are sitting on a circular table, facing towards the centre (but not necessarily in the same order) . X is to the immediate left of Z and W is to the immediate right of Y. Z and U are separated by only one person sitting between them. W is an immediate neighbour of U. Only V is sitting between Z and Y. Who among the following are the immediate neighbours of U?

• A. X and W
• B. W and V
• C. W and Y
• D. Z and Y

Answer 1

Answer:

A. X and W

People: X, Y, Z, W, U, V
All are facing the centre →

• Left = clockwise

• Right = anticlockwise

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Step 1: Fix a reference

Place Z anywhere (circular table, so position doesn’t matter).

“Only V is sitting between Z and Y”
So the arrangement must be:
Z – V – Y (in either direction)

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Step 2: Use the condition with U

“Z and U are separated by only one person”
So U must be two seats away from Z.

Possible positions for U relative to Z:

• Z – V – U

• U – V – Z

But V is already between Z and Y, so check consistency.

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Step 3: Place W

“W is an immediate neighbour of U”
“W is to the immediate right of Y”

Since everyone faces the centre, right = anticlockwise.

So W must be just anticlockwise to Y.

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Step 4: Place X

“X is to the immediate left of Z”
Left = clockwise, so X is immediately clockwise from Z.

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Step 5: Final arrangement (clockwise)

One valid arrangement that satisfies all conditions is:

Z – X – U – W – Y – V

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Step 6: Neighbours of U

From the arrangement:

• Left of U → X

• Right of U → W

The immediate neighbours of U are X and W.