✦ Analytical Reasoning Question No. 123 ✦
📌 Puzzle Setup:
Eight family members Dhruv, Garima, Avinash, Varsha, Aakash, Deepti, Charu and Moksh are sitting around a square table in such a way that two persons sit on each of the four sides facing the centre. Members sitting on opposite sides are exactly opposite each other.
• Aakash and Garima are exactly opposite each other.
• Deepti is immediately right to Garima.
• Dhruv and Moksh are sitting on the same side.
• Moksh is exactly opposite Avinash, who is to the immediate left of Varsha.
• Dhruv is towards right of Deepti.
Eight family members Dhruv, Garima, Avinash, Varsha, Aakash, Deepti, Charu and Moksh are sitting around a square table in such a way that two persons sit on each of the four sides facing the centre. Members sitting on opposite sides are exactly opposite each other.
• Aakash and Garima are exactly opposite each other.
• Deepti is immediately right to Garima.
• Dhruv and Moksh are sitting on the same side.
• Moksh is exactly opposite Avinash, who is to the immediate left of Varsha.
• Dhruv is towards right of Deepti.
| Clue | Interpretation / Relation |
|---|---|
| 🔹 Aakash ⟷ Garima | Directly opposite each other |
| 🔹 Deepti is immediately right to Garima | Clockwise neighbour of Garima = Deepti |
| 🔹 Dhruv & Moksh same side | Both occupy same side (two seats adjacent) |
| 🔹 Moksh opposite Avinash | Moksh and Avinash are exact opposites |
| 🔹 Avinash immediate left of Varsha | Anti-clockwise neighbour of Varsha = Avinash |
| 🔹 Dhruv is towards right of Deepti | Dhruv lies clockwise relative to Deepti |
1.
Which of the following statements is definitely true?
2.
Who is sitting opposite Dhruv?
3.
Who is sitting opposite Deepti?
4.
Who is next to Varsha in anti-clockwise direction?
5.
Which of the following pairs of persons has both the persons sitting on the same side with first person sitting to the left of second person?
✅ Correct Answers (Verified Explanation)
- 1. Option C → Avinash is towards the right of Aakash (definitely true in all valid arrangements).
- 2. Option C → Varsha is sitting opposite Dhruv.
- 3. Option B → Charu is sitting opposite Deepti.
- 4. Option B → Avinash is next to Varsha in anti-clockwise direction.
- 5. Option A → Aakash — Charu (both same side, Aakash sits to left of Charu).
🔍 Derived from both possible seating arrangements (logical deduction).
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