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Bharathi, Nithya, Pragathi, Ramya and Shruthi are sitting around a circular table facing the centre, but not necessarily in the same order. Shruthi sits second to the right of Pragathi. Only Nithya sits between Shruthi and Ramya. What is the position of Nithya with respect to Bharathi?
Answer: B
Nithya sits third to the left of Bharathi. Number the five seats 0 to 4 in the direction of the diners' right hand, so that ‘second to the right’ means two seats on. Put Pragathi at 0. Shruthi is second to her right, so Shruthi is at 2. Only Nithya sits between Shruthi and Ramya, so one of them must be at 3 and the other at 4 (the other side of Shruthi holds Pragathi and Bharathi, two people, so it cannot be the short way). Nithya at 3 is adjacent to Shruthi, which fits, and Ramya is at 4. Bharathi takes the last seat, 1.
From Bharathi at 1, Nithya at 3 is two seats to the right, which in a five-seat circle is the same place as three seats to the left. Of the options, only ‘Third to the left’ matches; ‘Third to the right’ would be seat 4, and ‘Immediate right’ would be seat 2.
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