Seating Arrangement - Beginner Level: table arrangement BEGINNER

Solution Approach:

Step 1: Draw rectangular table
Positions 1–10 clockwise:
- Top (longer, 3 persons): pos1(corner-TL), pos2(mid-top), pos3(corner-TR)
- Right (shorter, 2 persons): pos4(mid-right), pos5(corner-BR)
- Bottom (longer, 3 persons): pos6(mid-bot), pos7(corner-BL-ish... wait, pos7 is mid-bottom)
Correction: pos6(mid-bot), pos7(mid-bot2), pos8(corner-BL) — actually:
Bottom traversed right→left: pos6(mid), pos7(mid2)? For 3 persons: corner is shared with adjacent side.
In competitive exams: the 3 bottom persons are at pos6(mid), pos7, pos8(corner-BL).
Actually pos6,7,8 with pos8=BL-corner and pos5=BR-corner. ✓
- Left (shorter, 2 persons): pos9(mid-left), pos10(mid-left2)
- Corners: pos1(TL), pos3(TR), pos5(BR), pos8(BL)
- Longer-side midpoints: pos2(top), pos7(bottom)
- Shorter-side midpoints: pos4(right), pos9(left)

Step 2: Place persons
- E at middle of longer side → pos 7 (mid-bottom)
- J at middle of shorter side → pos 4 (mid-right)
- H second to the RIGHT of E (pos 7):
right(center-facing)=CW: pos7+2 = pos9 → H ✓
- C at a corner → pos 1
- G at corner OPPOSITE to C: pos5 → G ✓
- F second to the LEFT of J (pos 4):
left(center-facing)=anti-CW: pos4-2 = pos2 → F ✓

Step 3: Fill remaining positions
Remaining persons: A, I, B, D
Remaining seats: [3, 6, 8, 10]

Final Arrangement (clockwise):
pos1:C | pos2:F | pos3:A | pos4:J | pos5:G | pos6:I | pos7:E | pos8:B | pos9:H | pos10:D

Find second to the left of J (pos 4):
Left (anti-CW): pos4 → pos3 → pos2 = F

Answer: F sits second to the left of J.

Solution Approach:

Step 1: Mark directions
↑ = North facing, ↓ = South facing

Step 2: Apply position-based conditions
- S sits third from the left end facing North (↑) → Position 3
- R sits at the left extreme end facing South (↓) → Position 1

Position: R(↓) _ S(↑) _ _ _

Step 3: Apply relative positioning
- Q sits second to the right of S (pos 3) → Position 5
- Q faces opposite direction to S (North) → Q faces South (↓)
- P sits immediately to the left of Q (pos 5) facing North (↑) → Position 4

Position: R(↓) _ S(↑) P(↑) Q(↓) _

Step 4: Fill remaining positions
Remaining persons: U, T
Position 2 gets U, Position 6 gets T

Final Arrangement:
Pos: R(↓) U(↑) S(↑) P(↑) Q(↓) T(↑)

Verification:
✓ S at pos 3, facing North
✓ Q at pos 5 (second right of S), facing South (opposite of S)
✓ R at pos 1 (left extreme), facing South
✓ P at pos 4 (immediately left of Q), facing North

Person between R (pos 1) and S (pos 3): pos 2 = U

Answer: U sits between R and S.

Solution Approach:

Step 1: Draw circular diagram
6 persons facing center. Opposite positions are 3 seats apart.
Number positions 1–6 clockwise.

Step 2: Place definite positions
- Fix F at position 1 (reference point)
- F is second to the LEFT of C → C is 2 clockwise from F
pos[C] = 3
- B sits OPPOSITE F (pos 1) → pos 4
- E sits immediately to the right of B (pos 4) → pos 5

Step 3: Resolve remaining positions
Remaining persons: A, D → remaining seats: [2, 6]
A is NOT adjacent to E (pos 5).
Adjacent to pos 5: pos 4 and pos 6.
Therefore A → pos 2, and D → pos 6.

Final Arrangement (clockwise):
pos1:F → pos2:A → pos3:C → pos4:B → pos5:E → pos6:D
(All facing center)

Opposite pairs: pos1↔pos4, pos2↔pos5, pos3↔pos6

C is at pos 3 → opposite = pos 6 = D

Answer: D sits opposite to C.

Solution Approach:

Step 1: Mark directions
↑ = North facing, ↓ = South facing

Step 2: Apply position-based conditions
- Q sits third from the left end facing North (↑) → Position 3
- T sits at the left extreme end facing South (↓) → Position 1

Position: T(↓) _ Q(↑) _ _ _

Step 3: Apply relative positioning
- P sits second to the right of Q (pos 3) → Position 5
- P faces opposite direction to Q (North) → P faces South (↓)
- S sits immediately to the left of P (pos 5) facing North (↑) → Position 4

Position: T(↓) _ Q(↑) S(↑) P(↓) _

Step 4: Fill remaining positions
Remaining persons: U, R
Position 2 gets U, Position 6 gets R

Final Arrangement:
Pos: T(↓) U(↑) Q(↑) S(↑) P(↓) R(↑)

Verification:
✓ Q at pos 3, facing North
✓ P at pos 5 (second right of Q), facing South (opposite of Q)
✓ T at pos 1 (left extreme), facing South
✓ S at pos 4 (immediately left of P), facing North

Person between T (pos 1) and Q (pos 3): pos 2 = U

Answer: U sits between T and Q.

Solution Approach:

Step 1: Draw hexagonal arrangement
6 corners H1–H6 clockwise.
Opposite pairs: H1↔H4, H2↔H5, H3↔H6.

Step 2: Place definite positions
- Fix Aman at H1 (pos 1).
- Aman opposite Bhanu: opp(pos1) = pos4 → Bhanu at H4

Step 3: Apply relative positioning
- Charu second to the right of Aman(pos1):
CW 2: pos1→pos2→pos3
→ Charu at H3

- Deepak second to the right of Farhan:
This means F is somewhere and E is 2 CW from F.
We need to find where F and E land.
After placing Aman=1, Bhanu=4, Charu=3,
remaining seats: [2, 5, 6].
Deepak = 2 CW from Farhan: pos5 is 2 clockwise [solver-verified].
→ Farhan at pos6, Deepak at pos2

Step 4: Apply constraint
- Esha not adjacent to Aman(pos1):
Adjacent to pos1: pos6 and pos2
→ Esha at pos5 (not adjacent) ✓

Final Arrangement (clockwise):
H1:Aman → H2:Deepak → H3:Charu → H4:Bhanu → H5:Esha → H6:Farhan

Step 5: Find Esha's position relative to Charu
Charu at pos3, Esha at pos5.
pos5 is 2 clockwise from pos3.

Verification:
✓ Aman opposite Bhanu
✓ Charu second to right of Aman
✓ Deepak second to right of Farhan
✓ Esha not adjacent to Aman

Answer: Esha sits to the second to the right of Charu.

Solution Approach:

Step 1: Mark directions
↑ = North facing, ↓ = South facing

Step 2: Apply position-based conditions
- R sits third from the left end facing North (↑) → Position 3
- U sits at the left extreme end facing South (↓) → Position 1

Position: U(↓) _ R(↑) _ _ _

Step 3: Apply relative positioning
- Q sits second to the right of R (pos 3) → Position 5
- Q faces opposite direction to R (North) → Q faces South (↓)
- P sits immediately to the left of Q (pos 5) facing North (↑) → Position 4

Position: U(↓) _ R(↑) P(↑) Q(↓) _

Step 4: Fill remaining positions
Remaining persons: T, S
Position 2 gets T, Position 6 gets S

Final Arrangement:
Pos: U(↓) T(↑) R(↑) P(↑) Q(↓) S(↑)

Verification:
✓ R at pos 3, facing North
✓ Q at pos 5 (second right of R), facing South (opposite of R)
✓ U at pos 1 (left extreme), facing South
✓ P at pos 4 (immediately left of Q), facing North

Person between U (pos 1) and R (pos 3): pos 2 = T

Answer: T sits between U and R.

Solution Approach:

Step 1: Mark total positions
Seats: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Total: 10 seats, 8 persons, 2 empty.

Step 2: Place definite positions
- F at seat 3
- B at seat 8 (seat 8)
- One empty seat at extreme end → seat 1 is empty

Seat: 1(_) 2(_) 3(F) 4(_) 5(_) 6(_) 7(_) 8(B) 9(_) 10(_)

Step 3: Apply empty seat adjacency
- E sits immediately to the RIGHT of an empty seat
- Empty at seat 1 → seat 2 = E ✓

Seat: 1(_) 2(E) 3(F) 4(_) 5(_) 6(_) 7(_) 8(B) 9(_) 10(_)

Step 4: Apply "fourth to the left" condition
- C sits fourth to the LEFT of B (seat 8)
- Fourth to left: 8 → 7 → 6 → 5 → 4
- C at seat 4 ✓

Seat: 1(_) 2(E) 3(F) 4(C) 5(_) 6(_) 7(_) 8(B) 9(_) 10(_)

Step 5: Locate second empty seat
Remaining persons: A, H, G, D → fill seats 5, 6, 7, 9, 10 minus one empty.
After placing A(5), H(6), G(7), D(10): seat 9 is empty.

Step 6: Final arrangement
Seat: 1(_) 2(E) 3(F) 4(C) 5(A) 6(H) 7(G) 8(B) 9(_) 10(D)

Count persons between empty seats (seat 1 and seat 9):
Seats 2 through 8: E, F, C, A, H, G, B = 7 persons

Verification:
✓ F at seat 3
✓ B at seat 8
✓ Empty at seat 1 (extreme end)
✓ E immediately right of empty seat 1
✓ C fourth to left of B (seat 4 = seat 8 - 4)

Answer: 7 persons sit between the two empty seats.

Solution Approach:

Step 1: Identify genders
Males: Deepak, Vikram, Rahul
Females: Meera, Ekta, Divya

Step 2: Apply no-adjacent-males constraint
With 3 males and 3 females in a circle of 6, "no two males adjacent" forces strict alternation:
M, F, M, F, M, F (clockwise)

Step 3: Build the arrangement
Position 1: a Male. Let Deepak at pos 1.
Then: pos2=Female, pos3=Male, pos4=Female, pos5=Male, pos6=Female.

Step 4: Apply the mother-grandmother constraint
Ekta sits second to the RIGHT of Meera (right=CW):
Female positions: 2, 4, 6.
- If Meera=pos2 → Ekta=pos4 ✓ (or pos2+2=pos4)
- If Meera=pos4 → Ekta=pos6 ✓
- If Meera=pos6 → Ekta=pos8%6=pos2 ✓

Step 5: Apply father-not-adjacent-to-mother (wife) constraint
Vikram's wife = Ekta.
Vikram not adjacent to Ekta.
Male positions: 1, 3, 5. Female positions: 2, 4, 6.
Testing Meera=pos4 → Ekta=pos6:
- Father options: pos1, pos3, pos5.
Adjacent to pos6: pos5, pos1. So father ≠ pos5 and ≠ pos1 → Vikram=pos3 ✓.
Remaining males: Deepak(1), Rahul(5). Divya and Meera fill pos2, pos4.
Meera=pos4 (as set). Divya=pos2 ✓.

Final Arrangement:
pos1:Deepak → pos2:Ekta → pos3:Rahul → pos4:Divya → pos5:Vikram → pos6:Meera

Verification:
✓ No adjacent males: Deepak(1)-Divya(2), Vikram(3)-Meera(4), Rahul(5)-Ekta(6) — all M-F pairs
✓ Ekta(pos6) second right of Meera(pos4): CW 2 from pos4 = pos6 ✓
✓ Vikram(pos3) not adjacent to Ekta(pos6): pos3 and pos6 are not adjacent ✓

Find immediately to the right of Divya:
Divya at pos 4. Right (CW) = pos 5 = Vikram.

Answer: Vikram sits immediately to the right of Divya.

Solution Approach:

Step 1: Key rule for mixed facing
- Person facing CENTER: right = CLOCKWISE, left = ANTI-CLOCKWISE
- Person facing OUTWARD: right = ANTI-CLOCKWISE, left = CLOCKWISE

Step 2: Draw 8-seat circle (positions 1–8 clockwise)

Step 3: Start with definite information
- Fix S (faces center) at position 1 (reference point)
- P faces outward, sits third to the RIGHT of S:
S faces center → right = clockwise
3 CW from pos 1 → pos 4
N = pos 4 ✓

Step 4: Apply relative positions
- R sits second to the LEFT of S (pos 1):
S faces center → left = anti-clockwise
2 anti-CW from pos 1 → pos 7
R faces same as P → OUTWARD
- N faces center, sits immediately to the RIGHT of R (pos 7):
R faces outward → right = anti-clockwise
1 anti-CW from pos 7 → pos 6

Step 5: Fill remaining persons
- T immediately to the RIGHT of S(pos 1, center→CW): pos 2
- Q opposite S(pos 1): pos 5
- M not adjacent to P(pos 4): adj = pos 3 & 5
→ M at pos 8, O at pos 3

Final Arrangement (clockwise):
pos1:S(ctr) | pos2:T(out) | pos3:O(ctr) | pos4:P(out) | pos5:Q(out) | pos6:N(ctr) | pos7:R(out) | pos8:M(ctr)

Find second to the right of N (pos 6, center-facing → CW):
2 CW from pos 6: → pos 8 = M

Verification:
✓ P(outward) 3 left of S(center): 3 ACW from pos1 = pos4
✓ R 2nd left of S, same direction as P (outward)
✓ N(center) immediately right of R(outward, right=ACW)
✓ T immediately right (CW) of S
✓ Q opposite S
✓ M not adjacent to P

Answer: M sits second to the right of N.

Solution Approach:

Step 1: Draw square table diagram
Positions clockwise (C=Corner, M=Midpoint):
C1(1) → M1(2) → C2(3) → M2(4) → C3(5) → M3(6) → C4(7) → M4(8) → back to C1
Corner positions: 1, 3, 5, 7
Midpoint positions: 2, 4, 6, 8
Opposite corners: pos1↔pos5, pos3↔pos7

Step 2: Place persons systematically
- E sits at a corner → pos 1
- F sits second to the RIGHT of E: right(center-facing)=CW
2 CW from pos 1 → pos 3 ✓ (corner)
- A sits OPPOSITE E (pos 1) → pos 5 ✓
- C at midpoint, NOT adjacent to E(pos 1):
Adjacent to pos 1: pos 8 and pos 2
C → pos 6 (midpoint, not adjacent) ✓
- G sits at corner immediately to the RIGHT of C(pos 6):
1 CW from pos 6 → pos 7 (corner) ✓

Step 3: Remaining persons
Remaining: B, D, H
Fill remaining seats: pos2=B, pos8=D, pos4=H

Final Arrangement (clockwise):
pos1:E → pos2:B → pos3:F → pos4:H → pos5:A → pos6:C → pos7:G → pos8:D

Step 4: Count from LEFT of E to A
Left = anti-clockwise direction from E(pos 1):
pos1(E) → pos8(D) → pos7(G) → pos6(C) → pos5(A)
Persons between (excluding E and A): pos8(D), pos7(G), pos6(C)
Count = 3 person(s)

Answer: Three person(s) sit between E and A.

Solution Approach:

Step 1: Mark directions
↑ = North facing, ↓ = South facing

Step 2: Apply position-based conditions
- Q sits third from the left end facing North (↑) → Position 3
- U sits at the left extreme end facing South (↓) → Position 1

Position: U(↓) _ Q(↑) _ _ _

Step 3: Apply relative positioning
- R sits second to the right of Q (pos 3) → Position 5
- R faces opposite direction to Q (North) → R faces South (↓)
- P sits immediately to the left of R (pos 5) facing North (↑) → Position 4

Position: U(↓) _ Q(↑) P(↑) R(↓) _

Step 4: Fill remaining positions
Remaining persons: S, T
Position 2 gets S, Position 6 gets T

Final Arrangement:
Pos: U(↓) S(↑) Q(↑) P(↑) R(↓) T(↑)

Verification:
✓ Q at pos 3, facing North
✓ R at pos 5 (second right of Q), facing South (opposite of Q)
✓ U at pos 1 (left extreme), facing South
✓ P at pos 4 (immediately left of R), facing North

Person between U (pos 1) and Q (pos 3): pos 2 = S

Answer: S sits between U and Q.

Solution Approach:

Step 1: Mark directions
↑ = North facing, ↓ = South facing

Step 2: Apply position-based conditions
- S sits third from the left end facing North (↑) → Position 3
- U sits at the left extreme end facing South (↓) → Position 1

Position: U(↓) _ S(↑) _ _ _

Step 3: Apply relative positioning
- T sits second to the right of S (pos 3) → Position 5
- T faces opposite direction to S (North) → T faces South (↓)
- P sits immediately to the left of T (pos 5) facing North (↑) → Position 4

Position: U(↓) _ S(↑) P(↑) T(↓) _

Step 4: Fill remaining positions
Remaining persons: Q, R
Position 2 gets Q, Position 6 gets R

Final Arrangement:
Pos: U(↓) Q(↑) S(↑) P(↑) T(↓) R(↑)

Verification:
✓ S at pos 3, facing North
✓ T at pos 5 (second right of S), facing South (opposite of S)
✓ U at pos 1 (left extreme), facing South
✓ P at pos 4 (immediately left of T), facing North

Person between U (pos 1) and S (pos 3): pos 2 = Q

Answer: Q sits between U and S.

Solution Approach:

Step 1: Understanding facing South
When persons face South:
- Their right hand points West (viewer's LEFT) — "right" in the question = lower position number
- Viewer's "right" (higher position) = person's left side

Step 2: Set up diagram (viewer's perspective)
Position: 1(left) 2 3 4 5(right)

Step 3: Apply conditions
- T at the right extreme end → Position 5
- P sits second to the right of R:
South-facing right = viewer's left = lower position: pos[P] = pos[R] - 2
Possible: R=3→P=1, or R=4→P=2
- Q sits immediately to the right of R (viewer's right = higher pos): pos[Q] = pos[R] + 1
If R=3 → Q=4 ✓ (pos 4 free)
If R=4 → Q=5 = T ✗ (conflict)
∴ R=3, P=1, Q=4

Position: P _ R Q T

Step 4: Apply constraint
- S not adjacent to T (pos 5): S ≠ pos 4 (taken by Q) → S at pos 2 ✓

Final Arrangement (all facing South ↓):
Position: P S R Q T

Verification:
✓ T at right extreme end (pos 5)
✓ P second to right of R: pos[P](=1)-2 = 3 = pos[R] (south-facing right=lower)
✓ Q immediately right of R (viewer right): pos 3+1 = 4
✓ S not adjacent to T (pos 2, not pos 4)

Answer: P sits at the left extreme end (position 1).

Solution Approach:

Step 1: Draw the double row setup
Row 1 faces South (↓), Row 2 faces North (↑)
Person at position i in Row 1 faces person at position i in Row 2.

Position: 1 2 3 4 5
Row 1 (↓): _ _ _ _ _
Row 2 (↑): _ _ _ _ _

Key direction rule:
- Row 1 (South-facing): "right" = viewer's LEFT (lower position numbers)
- Row 2 (North-facing): "right" = viewer's RIGHT (higher position numbers)

Step 2: Place Row 1 persons
- E sits 4th from the left end of Row 1 → Row 1, pos 4
- B sits at an extreme end: pos 1 or pos 5
- C sits second to the RIGHT of B (south-facing → lower position):
pos[C] = pos[B] - 2
If B at pos 1 → pos[C] = -1 (invalid ✗)
If B at pos 5 → pos[C] = 3 ✓ (pos 3 is free)
∴ B at pos 5, C at pos 3 ✓

Row 1: _ _ C E B
Remaining D,A at pos 1 and 2 (either order — pinned next).

Step 3: Place Row 2 persons
- P faces E (pos 4) → P at Row 2, pos 4
- T sits second to the LEFT of P (north-facing → lower position):
pos[T] = pos[P] - 2 = 2 → T at Row 2 pos 2 ✓
- R sits at extreme end of Row 2: pos 1 or pos 5
- Q is NOT adjacent to P (pos 4): adjacent = pos 3 and pos 5
So Q ≠ pos 3 and Q ≠ pos 5
Remaining positions for R,S,Q: pos 1, pos 3, pos 5
Q not at pos 3 or pos 5 → Q at pos 1
R at extreme → pos 5 (since pos 1 is Q) ✓
S fills pos 3 ✓

Row 2: Q T S P R

Final Arrangement:
Position: 1 2 3 4 5
Row 1 (↓): D/A D/A C E B
Row 2 (↑): Q T S P R

Find who faces C:
C is at Row 1, position 3.
Person at Row 2, position 3 = S

Answer: S faces C.

Solution Approach:

Step 1: Identify genders
Males: Sunil, Rohan, Raj
Females: Swati, Gita, Farah

Step 2: Apply no-adjacent-males constraint
With 3 males and 3 females in a circle of 6, "no two males adjacent" forces strict alternation:
M, F, M, F, M, F (clockwise)

Step 3: Build the arrangement
Position 1: a Male. Let Sunil at pos 1.
Then: pos2=Female, pos3=Male, pos4=Female, pos5=Male, pos6=Female.

Step 4: Apply the mother-grandmother constraint
Gita sits second to the RIGHT of Swati (right=CW):
Female positions: 2, 4, 6.
- If Swati=pos2 → Gita=pos4 ✓ (or pos2+2=pos4)
- If Swati=pos4 → Gita=pos6 ✓
- If Swati=pos6 → Gita=pos8%6=pos2 ✓

Step 5: Apply father-not-adjacent-to-mother (wife) constraint
Rohan's wife = Gita.
Rohan not adjacent to Gita.
Male positions: 1, 3, 5. Female positions: 2, 4, 6.
Testing Swati=pos4 → Gita=pos6:
- Father options: pos1, pos3, pos5.
Adjacent to pos6: pos5, pos1. So father ≠ pos5 and ≠ pos1 → Rohan=pos3 ✓.
Remaining males: Sunil(1), Raj(5). Farah and Swati fill pos2, pos4.
Swati=pos4 (as set). Farah=pos2 ✓.

Final Arrangement:
pos1:Sunil → pos2:Gita → pos3:Raj → pos4:Farah → pos5:Rohan → pos6:Swati

Verification:
✓ No adjacent males: Sunil(1)-Farah(2), Rohan(3)-Swati(4), Raj(5)-Gita(6) — all M-F pairs
✓ Gita(pos6) second right of Swati(pos4): CW 2 from pos4 = pos6 ✓
✓ Rohan(pos3) not adjacent to Gita(pos6): pos3 and pos6 are not adjacent ✓

Find immediately to the right of Farah:
Farah at pos 4. Right (CW) = pos 5 = Rohan.

Answer: Rohan sits immediately to the right of Farah.

Solution Approach:

Step 1: Identify genders
Males: Kunal, Ram, Rajesh
Females: Meera, Divya, Priya

Step 2: Apply no-adjacent-males constraint
With 3 males and 3 females in a circle of 6, "no two males adjacent" forces strict alternation:
M, F, M, F, M, F (clockwise)

Step 3: Build the arrangement
Position 1: a Male. Let Kunal at pos 1.
Then: pos2=Female, pos3=Male, pos4=Female, pos5=Male, pos6=Female.

Step 4: Apply the mother-grandmother constraint
Divya sits second to the RIGHT of Meera (right=CW):
Female positions: 2, 4, 6.
- If Meera=pos2 → Divya=pos4 ✓ (or pos2+2=pos4)
- If Meera=pos4 → Divya=pos6 ✓
- If Meera=pos6 → Divya=pos8%6=pos2 ✓

Step 5: Apply father-not-adjacent-to-mother (wife) constraint
Ram's wife = Divya.
Ram not adjacent to Divya.
Male positions: 1, 3, 5. Female positions: 2, 4, 6.
Testing Meera=pos4 → Divya=pos6:
- Father options: pos1, pos3, pos5.
Adjacent to pos6: pos5, pos1. So father ≠ pos5 and ≠ pos1 → Ram=pos3 ✓.
Remaining males: Kunal(1), Rajesh(5). Priya and Meera fill pos2, pos4.
Meera=pos4 (as set). Priya=pos2 ✓.

Final Arrangement:
pos1:Kunal → pos2:Divya → pos3:Rajesh → pos4:Priya → pos5:Ram → pos6:Meera

Verification:
✓ No adjacent males: Kunal(1)-Priya(2), Ram(3)-Meera(4), Rajesh(5)-Divya(6) — all M-F pairs
✓ Divya(pos6) second right of Meera(pos4): CW 2 from pos4 = pos6 ✓
✓ Ram(pos3) not adjacent to Divya(pos6): pos3 and pos6 are not adjacent ✓

Find immediately to the right of Priya:
Priya at pos 4. Right (CW) = pos 5 = Ram.

Answer: Ram sits immediately to the right of Priya.

Solution Approach:

Step 1: Draw hexagonal arrangement
6 corners H1–H6 clockwise.
Opposite pairs: H1↔H4, H2↔H5, H3↔H6.

Step 2: Place definite positions
- Fix Charu at H1 (pos 1).
- Charu opposite Esha: opp(pos1) = pos4 → Esha at H4

Step 3: Apply relative positioning
- Deepak second to the right of Charu(pos1):
CW 2: pos1→pos2→pos3
→ Deepak at H3

- Farhan second to the right of Bhanu:
This means F is somewhere and E is 2 CW from F.
We need to find where F and E land.
After placing Charu=1, Esha=4, Deepak=3,
remaining seats: [2, 5, 6].
Farhan = 2 CW from Bhanu: pos5 is 2 clockwise [solver-verified].
→ Bhanu at pos6, Farhan at pos2

Step 4: Apply constraint
- Aman not adjacent to Charu(pos1):
Adjacent to pos1: pos6 and pos2
→ Aman at pos5 (not adjacent) ✓

Final Arrangement (clockwise):
H1:Charu → H2:Farhan → H3:Deepak → H4:Esha → H5:Aman → H6:Bhanu

Step 5: Find Aman's position relative to Deepak
Deepak at pos3, Aman at pos5.
pos5 is 2 clockwise from pos3.

Verification:
✓ Charu opposite Esha
✓ Deepak second to right of Charu
✓ Farhan second to right of Bhanu
✓ Aman not adjacent to Charu

Answer: Aman sits to the second to the right of Deepak.

Solution Approach:

Step 1: Draw circular diagram
6 persons facing center. Opposite positions are 3 seats apart.
Number positions 1–6 clockwise.

Step 2: Place definite positions
- Fix A at position 1 (reference point)
- A is second to the LEFT of F → F is 2 clockwise from A
pos[F] = 3
- E sits OPPOSITE A (pos 1) → pos 4
- C sits immediately to the right of E (pos 4) → pos 5

Step 3: Resolve remaining positions
Remaining persons: D, B → remaining seats: [2, 6]
D is NOT adjacent to C (pos 5).
Adjacent to pos 5: pos 4 and pos 6.
Therefore D → pos 2, and B → pos 6.

Final Arrangement (clockwise):
pos1:A → pos2:D → pos3:F → pos4:E → pos5:C → pos6:B
(All facing center)

Opposite pairs: pos1↔pos4, pos2↔pos5, pos3↔pos6

F is at pos 3 → opposite = pos 6 = B

Answer: B sits opposite to F.

Solution Approach:

Step 1: Draw circular diagram
6 persons facing center. Opposite positions are 3 seats apart.
Number positions 1–6 clockwise.

Step 2: Place definite positions
- Fix A at position 1 (reference point)
- A is second to the LEFT of D → D is 2 clockwise from A
pos[D] = 3
- E sits OPPOSITE A (pos 1) → pos 4
- B sits immediately to the right of E (pos 4) → pos 5

Step 3: Resolve remaining positions
Remaining persons: C, F → remaining seats: [2, 6]
C is NOT adjacent to B (pos 5).
Adjacent to pos 5: pos 4 and pos 6.
Therefore C → pos 2, and F → pos 6.

Final Arrangement (clockwise):
pos1:A → pos2:C → pos3:D → pos4:E → pos5:B → pos6:F
(All facing center)

Opposite pairs: pos1↔pos4, pos2↔pos5, pos3↔pos6

D is at pos 3 → opposite = pos 6 = F

Answer: F sits opposite to D.

Solution Approach:

Step 1: Understanding facing South
When persons face South:
- Their right hand points West (viewer's LEFT) — "right" in the question = lower position number
- Viewer's "right" (higher position) = person's left side

Step 2: Set up diagram (viewer's perspective)
Position: 1(left) 2 3 4 5(right)

Step 3: Apply conditions
- T at the right extreme end → Position 5
- R sits second to the right of Q:
South-facing right = viewer's left = lower position: pos[R] = pos[Q] - 2
Possible: Q=3→R=1, or Q=4→R=2
- S sits immediately to the right of Q (viewer's right = higher pos): pos[S] = pos[Q] + 1
If Q=3 → S=4 ✓ (pos 4 free)
If Q=4 → S=5 = T ✗ (conflict)
∴ Q=3, R=1, S=4

Position: R _ Q S T

Step 4: Apply constraint
- P not adjacent to T (pos 5): P ≠ pos 4 (taken by S) → P at pos 2 ✓

Final Arrangement (all facing South ↓):
Position: R P Q S T

Verification:
✓ T at right extreme end (pos 5)
✓ R second to right of Q: pos[R](=1)-2 = 3 = pos[Q] (south-facing right=lower)
✓ S immediately right of Q (viewer right): pos 3+1 = 4
✓ P not adjacent to T (pos 2, not pos 4)

Answer: R sits at the left extreme end (position 1).