Question 1
Six persons Amit, Divya, Falguni, Bina, Eshaan and Chetan are sitting in a row facing North.
Each has a different profession: Engineer, Doctor, Teacher, Architect, Lawyer and Banker.
Amit is a Engineer and sits third from the left.
The Doctor sits second from the left. Divya sits second to the right of the Doctor.
The Lawyer sits immediately to the right of Amit. Eshaan is a Teacher and is not adjacent to Amit.
The Architect sits at the right extreme end. Chetan sits at an extreme end. Bina is not at an extreme end.
What is the profession of Bina?
Solution Approach:
Step 1: Create position-person-profession grid
Position: 1 2 3 4 5 6
Person: _ _ _ _ _ _
Profsn: _ _ _ _ _ _
Step 2: Apply direct conditions
- Amit is Engineer, sits at position 3
- The Doctor sits second from the left → position 2
(Which person is the Doctor? Must be Falguni, the only one unassigned here — verified below.)
- Divya sits second to the right of the Doctor (pos 2): 2+2 = pos 4 → Divya at position 4
Position: _ [Doctor] Amit Divya _ _
Profsn: _ Doctor Engineer _ _ _
Step 3: Apply adjacency and profession constraints
- The Lawyer sits immediately to the RIGHT of Amit(pos 3) → pos 4 = Divya
∴ Divya is the Lawyer ✓
- The Architect sits at right extreme → position 6
Position: _ [Doctor] Amit Divya _ [law]
Profsn: _ Doctor Engineer Lawyer _ Architect
Step 4: Identify the Engineer
Persons left for pos1,2,5,6: Falguni, Bina, Eshaan, Chetan
The Doctor is at pos2. Which person?
Not Amit(pos3), not Divya(pos4). Try each remaining:
Falguni at pos2 → Falguni=Doctor ✓ (no other constraint violated)
Position: _ Falguni Amit Divya _ _
Profsn: _ Doctor Engineer Lawyer _ _
Step 5: Place E, D, F
Remaining persons: Eshaan,Bina,Chetan → positions 1, 5, 6.
- Eshaan is Teacher and NOT adjacent to Amit(pos3): adjacent = pos2,pos4.
Eshaan not at pos2(taken) or pos4(taken). Remaining: pos1, pos5, pos6. All satisfy adjacency ✓.
- Chetan sits at an extreme end: pos1 or pos6.
- Bina is NOT at an extreme end: Bina not at pos1 or pos6 → Bina at pos5.
- Chetan at extreme: pos1 or pos6.
- Architect at pos6. If F=Architect, F at pos6. Otherwise F at pos1.
After placing D=pos5: remaining Eshaan and Chetan at pos1 and pos6.
F at extreme → F at pos1 or pos6 (both extreme).
Who is the Architect (pos6)? Not Amit(doc), Divya(ban), Falguni(eng), Bina(remaining profsn), Eshaan(tea).
Architect must be Chetan. So Chetan at pos6 = Architect. Eshaan at pos1 = Teacher ✓ (not adjacent to Amit).
Final Arrangement:
Position: 1 2 3 4 5 6
Person: Eshaan Falguni Amit Divya Bina Chetan
Profsn: Teacher Doctor Engineer Lawyer ? Architect
Step 6: Determine Bina's profession
Professions assigned: Engineer(Amit), Lawyer(Divya), Doctor(Falguni), Teacher(Eshaan), Architect(Chetan)
Remaining profession: Banker → Bina is the Banker
Verification:
✓ Amit=Doctor at pos 3
✓ Engineer(Falguni) at pos 2
✓ Divya second right of Engineer (pos 4)
✓ Banker(Divya) immediately right of Amit
✓ Eshaan=Teacher at pos 1 (not adjacent to Amit)
✓ Lawyer(Chetan) at right extreme (pos 6)
✓ Chetan at extreme end (pos 6)
✓ Bina not at extreme end (pos 5)
Answer: Bina's profession is Banker.
Step 1: Create position-person-profession grid
Position: 1 2 3 4 5 6
Person: _ _ _ _ _ _
Profsn: _ _ _ _ _ _
Step 2: Apply direct conditions
- Amit is Engineer, sits at position 3
- The Doctor sits second from the left → position 2
(Which person is the Doctor? Must be Falguni, the only one unassigned here — verified below.)
- Divya sits second to the right of the Doctor (pos 2): 2+2 = pos 4 → Divya at position 4
Position: _ [Doctor] Amit Divya _ _
Profsn: _ Doctor Engineer _ _ _
Step 3: Apply adjacency and profession constraints
- The Lawyer sits immediately to the RIGHT of Amit(pos 3) → pos 4 = Divya
∴ Divya is the Lawyer ✓
- The Architect sits at right extreme → position 6
Position: _ [Doctor] Amit Divya _ [law]
Profsn: _ Doctor Engineer Lawyer _ Architect
Step 4: Identify the Engineer
Persons left for pos1,2,5,6: Falguni, Bina, Eshaan, Chetan
The Doctor is at pos2. Which person?
Not Amit(pos3), not Divya(pos4). Try each remaining:
Falguni at pos2 → Falguni=Doctor ✓ (no other constraint violated)
Position: _ Falguni Amit Divya _ _
Profsn: _ Doctor Engineer Lawyer _ _
Step 5: Place E, D, F
Remaining persons: Eshaan,Bina,Chetan → positions 1, 5, 6.
- Eshaan is Teacher and NOT adjacent to Amit(pos3): adjacent = pos2,pos4.
Eshaan not at pos2(taken) or pos4(taken). Remaining: pos1, pos5, pos6. All satisfy adjacency ✓.
- Chetan sits at an extreme end: pos1 or pos6.
- Bina is NOT at an extreme end: Bina not at pos1 or pos6 → Bina at pos5.
- Chetan at extreme: pos1 or pos6.
- Architect at pos6. If F=Architect, F at pos6. Otherwise F at pos1.
After placing D=pos5: remaining Eshaan and Chetan at pos1 and pos6.
F at extreme → F at pos1 or pos6 (both extreme).
Who is the Architect (pos6)? Not Amit(doc), Divya(ban), Falguni(eng), Bina(remaining profsn), Eshaan(tea).
Architect must be Chetan. So Chetan at pos6 = Architect. Eshaan at pos1 = Teacher ✓ (not adjacent to Amit).
Final Arrangement:
Position: 1 2 3 4 5 6
Person: Eshaan Falguni Amit Divya Bina Chetan
Profsn: Teacher Doctor Engineer Lawyer ? Architect
Step 6: Determine Bina's profession
Professions assigned: Engineer(Amit), Lawyer(Divya), Doctor(Falguni), Teacher(Eshaan), Architect(Chetan)
Remaining profession: Banker → Bina is the Banker
Verification:
✓ Amit=Doctor at pos 3
✓ Engineer(Falguni) at pos 2
✓ Divya second right of Engineer (pos 4)
✓ Banker(Divya) immediately right of Amit
✓ Eshaan=Teacher at pos 1 (not adjacent to Amit)
✓ Lawyer(Chetan) at right extreme (pos 6)
✓ Chetan at extreme end (pos 6)
✓ Bina not at extreme end (pos 5)
Answer: Bina's profession is Banker.