Puzzles - Competitive exams

Ten person namely – A, B, C, D, E, P, Q, R, S and T are sitting in a circular table in such a way that some person sits facing center while other sits facing away from center. Each person likes to visit different hill station viz. Shimla, Ladakh, Mussoorie, Manali, Kashmir, Darjeeling, Ooty, Rishikesh, Kullu and Nainital. All the given information are not necessary in same order.

Q sits third to the right of the one who likes Mussoorie. Only three persons sit between Q and the one who likes Manali, who doesn’t sit adjacent to one who likes Mussoorie. Person one who likes Mussoorie and Manali sits facing in opposite direction. Only three people sits between E and the one who likes Ooty. A sits second to right of the one who likes Manali. T and the one who likes Kashmir, who doesn’t sit adjacent to one who likes Kullu, sits facing in same direction. D, who neither sits adjacent to one who likes Nainital nor adjacent to A, sits third to right of P. Only two person sits between A, who sits facing center, and one who likes Nainital, who doesn’t sit neighbor of one who likes Manali. Only two person sits between A and one who likes Ladakh. P, who neither likes Nainital nor sits adjacent to one who visits Ladakh, sits second to left of one who likes Shimla. T, who likes to visits Rishikesh, sits third to left of S, who neither visits Nainital nor sits adjacent to A. Person adjacent to one who likes Shimla, who neither sits adjacent to one who likes Nainital nor one who likes Mussoorie,

sits facing in same direction but opposite to direction facing of one who likes Shimla. Only one person sits between B and one who likes Kullu. E sits third to left of C, who sits with T. R, who doesn’t like Shimla, sits immediate left of one who likes Ooty. Person adjacent to R sits facing in same direction but opposite to R.

1. What is the position of one who likes to visit Nainital with respect to C?

A. Second to right

B. Third to left

C. Fourth to left

D. Immediate right

E. None of these

2. How many person sits between one who likes Darjeeling and Ooty, when counted left of one who likes Darjeeling?

A. Three

B. Two

C. Four

D. One

E. Six

3. In which of the following pair second person doesn’t sits third to left of first person?

A. A – R

B. E – C

C. T – B

D. P – Q

E. S – T

4. Which of the following pair sits adjacent to one who visits Kashmir?

A. E – C

B. Ladakh – Mussoorie

C. S – E

D. Rishikesh – Darjeeling

E. Either B or C

5. What is the position of one who likes to visit Kullu with respect of D, when counted left of D?

A. Third to left

B. Fifth to right

C. Fourth to left

D. Second to right

E. Can’t be determined

Answers:

1. A

2. D

3. C

4. B

5. A