Question 1
Five friends A, B, C, D, and E are standing in a single row facing North. i) E is exactly in the middle of the row. ii) B is not at any end. iii) D is to the immediate left of A. iv) C is at one of the ends. v) B is to the immediate right of E. Who is standing at the left end?
From (i), E is at position 3. From (v), B must be at position 4. (iii) places D and A as consecutive with D left of A at positions 1 and 2. (iv) puts C at the remaining end, position 5. Final order: D A E B C. Left end is D.