Answer

Correct Answer : a ) 7

Let us analyze the information one by one and solve the puzzle accordingly.

Information: Q sits to the immediate right of the person who sits at one of the extreme ends. Two persons sit between R and Q. The number of persons sitting left of R is 2 less than the number of persons sitting right to him. R sits facing north.

From the above information, there can be two possible cases:

Case 1: Q sitting right of the person who sits at the extreme left end

In this case, there will be 11 persons sitting in the linear arrangement

Case2: Q sitting right of the person who sits at the extreme right end

In this, there will be 7 persons sitting in the linear arrangement

Depicting both the cases

Information: T sits third to the left of S and immediate right of U, who sits at one of the extreme ends.

Case1: According to the above information, we can say that there will no space left for T on the left side of R. Thus, T, S and U will be sitting on the right side of the R.

Case 2: According to the above information, U can sit only at the extreme left end. Thus, accordingly, T will be sitting between U and R. Also, S will be sitting second to the right of R.

Depicting both the possible cases

Information: S don’t sit facing the south.

From the above information, we can say that in case 1 as S is sitting facing south, so case 1 fails.

Thus, the final arrangement will be

From the above figure, we can say that there are 7 persons in the given linear seating arrangement.

Hence, (a) is the correct answer.

Such type of question is asked in various government exams like SSC CGL, SSC MTS, SSC CPO, SSC CHSL, RRB JE, RRB NTPC, RRB GROUP D, RRB OFFICER SCALE-I, IBPS PO, IBPS SO, RRB Office Assistant, IBPS Clerk, RBI Assistant, IBPS RRB OFFICER SCALE 2&3, UPSC CDS, etc.

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