Direction[1-5]: Study the following data carefully and answer the questions accordingly.
There are eight girls -
Madhu, Nupur, Sandhya, Khurshid, Manju, Anshu, Sinny and Suman are sitting in a straight line equidistant from each other (but not necessarily in the same order). Some of them are facing south while some are facing north.
Anshu faces north. Only two girls sit to the right of Anshu. Sandhya sits third to the left of Anshu. Only one girl sits between Sandhya and Manju. Manju sits to the immediate right of Khurshid. Only one girl sits between Khurshid and Nupur. Both the immediate neighbors of Sandhya face the same direction. Suman sits third to the left of Manju. Sandhya faces the opposite direction as Anshu. Sinny does not sit at any of the extremes ends of the line. Madhu faces the same direction as Khurshid. Both Sinny and Suman face the opposite direction of Nupur.
1. How many girls in the given arrangement are facing North?
A. More than four
B. Four
C. One
D. Three
E. Two
2. Four of the following ve are alike in a certain way, and so form a group. Which of the following does not belong to the group?
A. Khurshid, Manju
B. Nupur, Sinny
C. Sandhya, Anshu
D. Sandhya, Sinny
E. Madhu, Suman
3. What is the position of Manju with respect to Nupur?
A. Second to the left
B. Third to the right
C. Third to the left
D. Fifth to the right
E. Second to the right
4. Who amongst the following sits exactly between Nupur and Khurshid?
A. Sandhya
B. Sinny
C. Manju
D. Khurshid
E. Suman
5. Who is sitting 2nd to the right of Sandhya?
A. Anshu
B. Madhu
C. Manju
D. Khurshid
E. None of these
Answers and Explanations
1. Answer - Option B
Explanation -
People facing North - Madhu, Nupur, Khurshid, Anshu
People facing South - Sandhya, Manju, Sinny, Suman
4 girls are facing north direction - Madhu, Nupur, Anshu and Khurshid.
2. Answer - Option D
Explanation -
People facing North - Madhu, Nupur, Khurshid, Anshu
People facing South - Sandhya, Manju, Sinny, Suman
Sandhya, Sinny does not belong to the group because all other persons are facing opposite to each other but Sandhya, Sinny are facing on the same direction.
3. Answer - Option B
Explanation -
People facing North - Madhu, Nupur, Khurshid, Anshu
People facing South - Sandhya, Manju, Sinny, Suman
The position of Manju with respect to Nupur is third to the right.
4. Answer - Option A
Explanation -
People facing North - Madhu, Nupur, Khurshid, Anshu
People facing South - Sandhya, Manju, Sinny, Suman
Sandhya sits exactly between Nupur and Khurshid
5. Answer - Option B
Explanation -
People facing North - Madhu, Nupur, Khurshid, Anshu
People facing South - Sandhya, Manju, Sinny, Suman
Madhu is sitting 2nd to the right of Sandhya.