Question

Five persons A, B, C, D, and E are sitting in 'Row 1' facing south, and five persons P, Q, R, S, and T are sitting in 'Row 2' facing north, not necessarily in the same order. Each person in 'Row 1' is facing exactly one person from 'Row 2'. C sits three places away from the person who is sitting opposite to Q. There are as many persons to the right of Q as to the right of E. D, who sits in the middle of the row, is facing T. Four persons are sitting to the left of R, who faces the person sitting fourth to the left of B. S is sitting at one of the corner seats.

Which of the following statements is true based on the given information?

(A) B is sitting at one of the corner seats.
(B) D is sitting three places away from the person who is sitting opposite to P.
(C) T is sitting fourth to the left of A.
(D) C is facing R.
(E) S is sitting second to the left of R.

Answer 1

The only correct statement based on the seating arrangement described is (C) T is sitting fourth to the left of A, given that D is in the middle facing T, and the arrangement of the rest of the people has been deduced accordingly. The correct answer is (C) T is sitting fourth to the left of A..

Step-by-step explanation:

Based on the provided information, we can determine that the true statement among the options given is (C) T is sitting fourth to the left of A. We know that D is facing T and D sits in the middle.

Since D has an equal number of seats to its left and right, the positions from left to right for 'Row 1' facing south can be noted as A, B, D, E, C. For 'Row 2' facing north, it must also be symmetric around D, who faces T.

Since there are as many people to the right of Q as to the right of E and D is facing T (not Q), Q must be S's neighbor, given that S is at one of the corner seats. R is directly in front of C according to the clue; hence, R sits on the corner opposite S and Q must be beside T since four persons are to the left of R.

This allows us to conclude that the order from left to right for 'Row 2' is R, P, Q, T, S. Thus, statement (C) is the only correct statement as T is indeed fourth to the left of A considering their opposite rows.