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GATE 2022 CY – Question 4

General Aptitude · Analytical Aptitude: Logical Reasoning and Deduction · 1 mark · Multiple choice

Six persons P, Q, R, S, T and U are sitting around a circular table facing the center not necessarily in the same order. Consider the following statements: • P sits next to S and T. • Q sits diametrically opposite to P. • The shortest distance between S and R is equal to the shortest distance between T and U. Based on the above statements, Q is a neighbor of

  1. U and S
  2. R and T
  3. R and U
  4. P and S

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Correct answer: (C) R and U

Explanation

Place P at position 0 and Q at opposite position 3. S and T occupy positions 1 and 5 in either order. The only vacant positions 2 and 4 must be occupied by R and U.

Therefore Q’s neighbours are necessarily **R and U, C**, regardless of which of those two arrangements meets the remaining distance condition.