Question : Directions: Given below is a question followed by two statements I and II. Read both statements carefully to decide which one of them is sufficient to answer the question Six people - K, M, N, P, Q, and R are sitting around a circular table facing the centre.
Who sits second to the left of P?
(I) K sits to the immediate right of P. Only two people sit between P and Q. R sits second to the right of M.
(II) Only two people sit between N and M. Q is an immediate neighbour of M. Only one person sits between Q and K.
Option 1: Data in statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question while data in statement I is not
Option 2: Data in statement I alone is sufficient to answer the question while data in statement II is not
Option 3: Data in statements I and II together are NOT sufficient to answer the question
Option 4: Data in statements I and II together are sufficient to answer the question
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Correct Answer: Data in statement I alone is sufficient to answer the question while data in statement II is not
Solution :
Given:
(I) K sits to the immediate right of P. Only two people sit between P and Q. R sits second to the right of M.
(II) Only two people sit between N and M. Q is an immediate neighbour of M. Only one person sits between Q and K.
From statement I, it is evident that R sits second to the left of P but from statement II the position of P cannot be determined.
So, data in statement I alone is sufficient to answer the question while data in statement II is not. Hence, the second option is correct.
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