Question

Four friends, namely, Liyaqat, Lillian, Lima, and Lalit are sitting on a horizontally placed wooden bench, all looking in 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?

1. Lillian and Liyaqat are seated immediately next to one another.
2. Liyaqat is seated at one of the extreme corners of the bench.
3. There is at least one person seated between Lalit and Liyaqat.
4. There is at least one person seated between Lalit and Lima.

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : There is at least one person seated between Lalit and Lima.

The correct answer is There is at least one person seated between Lalit and Lima.

The explanation is as follows:

• It is given that Lima is seated at one of the extreme corners of the bench and Liyaqat is towards the right of Lima.
• Thus, Lima is seated at the extreme left of the bench.
• There is at least one person sitting between Lillian and Lima.
• Hence, the following arrangements are possible
  • Lima, ______, Lillian, ______
  • Lima, ______, ______, Lillian
• It is given that Liyaqat is towards the right of Lima but not towards the right of Lalit.
• Hence, the following arrangements are possible.
  • Lima, Liyaqat, Lalit, Lillian
  • Lima, Liyaqat, Lillian, Lalit.
• Thus, the first and the third option may or may not be true.
• The second option is not definitely not true.
• The fourth option is definitely true.

Hence, the correct answer is There is at least one person seated between Lalit and Lima.