Seating arrangement on wooden bench
CMAT 2018 · Logical Reasoning · Medium · Linear Seating Arrangement
Four friends, namely, Liyaqat, Lillian, Lima and Lalit are sitting on a horizontally placed wooden bench, all looking towards the same direction. If:
- There is at least one person sitting between Lillian and Lima;
- Liyaqat is towards the right of Lima but not towards the right of Lalit;
- Lalit is seated immediately next to Lillian; &
- Lima is seated at one of the extreme corners of the bench.
Which of the following is definitely true?
- A.
Lillian and Liyaqat are seated immediately next to one another.
- B.
Liyaqat is seated at one of the extreme corners of the bench.
- C.
There is at least one person seated between Lalit and Liyaqat.
- D.
There is at least one person seated between Lalit and Lima.
D
Explanation
From left to right: Lima is at left end: [Lima, Liyaqat, Lalit, Lillian] or [Lima, Liyaqat, Lillian, Lalit]. In all possible valid arrangements, Lalit is separated from Lima by at least Liyaqat. Thus there is at least one person seated between Lalit and Lima.
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