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Directions (Q 39–43): Some persons sit in a straight row, all facing North. Only six of them are named: J, K, L, M, N and O. L sits fourth from the left end of the row. Only two persons sit between L and M. O sits immediately to the left of M. N sits second to the right of M. J sits immediately to the right of L. As many persons sit to the left of J as sit to the right of N. K sits at the extreme right end of the row.

How many persons sit in the row?

Correct Answer: C [13]

Explanation:

Seats 1–13 (West → East): · · · L J O M · N · · · K (· = a person not named).

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(Use the directions above – Puzzles & Seating Arrangement, Q 39–43)
Who sits exactly in the middle of the row?

Correct Answer: B [M]

Explanation:

Seats 1–13 (West → East): · · · L J O M · N · · · K (· = a person not named); the middle of 13 seats is seat 7 – M.

3.  
(Use the directions above – Puzzles & Seating Arrangement, Q 39–43)
How many persons sit between J and K?

Correct Answer: E [7]

Explanation:

Seats 1–13 (West → East): · · · L J O M · N · · · K (· = a person not named); seats 6 to 12 lie between seat 5 and seat 13.

4.  
(Use the directions above – Puzzles & Seating Arrangement, Q 39–43)
What is the position of N from the right end of the row?

Correct Answer: B [5th]

Explanation:

Seats 1–13 (West → East): · · · L J O M · N · · · K (· = a person not named); position from the right = 13 − 9 + 1 = 5.

5.  
(Use the directions above – Puzzles & Seating Arrangement, Q 39–43)
Which of the following is true?

Correct Answer: A [Exactly five persons sit to the left of O.]

Explanation:

Seats 1–13 (West → East): · · · L J O M · N · · · K (· = a person not named); O is in seat 6, so five persons sit to its left.

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Directions (Q 44–48): Seven boxes J, K, L, M, N, O and P are kept one above another in a single stack (the box at the bottom is number 1). Each box has a different colour: Red, Blue, Green, Yellow, White, Black and Orange. Box K is kept exactly in the middle of the stack. Only two boxes are kept between K and the Black box. The Black box is kept somewhere above the Blue box. Only one box is kept between the Blue box and K, and the Blue box is below K. L is the Blue box. N is kept below L. P is the White box and is kept immediately above L. O is kept immediately above K. The Green box is kept immediately below the Black box. J is not kept at the top. The Red box is kept immediately above the Yellow box.

What is the colour of box O?

Correct Answer: C [Red]

Explanation:

Top → bottom: M (Black), J (Green), O (Red), K (Yellow), P (White), L (Blue), N (Orange); Red is just above Yellow – only K (4) and O (5) are a free adjacent pair.

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(Use the directions above – Puzzles & Seating Arrangement, Q 44–48)
How many boxes are kept between box N and the Green box?

Correct Answer: D [4]

Explanation:

Top → bottom: M (Black), J (Green), O (Red), K (Yellow), P (White), L (Blue), N (Orange); N is box 1 and the Green box (J) is box 6.

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(Use the directions above – Puzzles & Seating Arrangement, Q 44–48)
Which box is Orange?

Correct Answer: E [N]

Explanation:

Top → bottom: M (Black), J (Green), O (Red), K (Yellow), P (White), L (Blue), N (Orange).

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(Use the directions above – Puzzles & Seating Arrangement, Q 44–48)
Which box is kept immediately below the White box?

Correct Answer: A [L]

Explanation:

Top → bottom: M (Black), J (Green), O (Red), K (Yellow), P (White), L (Blue), N (Orange); the White box is P (3), and L (2) is just below it.

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(Use the directions above – Puzzles & Seating Arrangement, Q 44–48)
Which box–colour pair is correct?

Correct Answer: C [M – Black]

Explanation:

Top → bottom: M (Black), J (Green), O (Red), K (Yellow), P (White), L (Blue), N (Orange).

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