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6 or 7 people round a circular table facing the centre: who sits at a given position

This type of question, asked 5 times: 2 Mar 2023 Tier II, 3 Mar 2023 Tier II, 7 Mar 2023 Tier II, 18 Jan 2025 Tier II, 20 Jan 2025 Tier II. All 5 questions below, oldest first.

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  1. Question 1

    2 Mar 2023 Tier II

    33
    Six friends A, B, C, D, E and F are standing in a circle facing the centre. B is between F and C, A is between E and D, and F is to the immediate left of D. Who is between A and F?

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  2. Question 2

    3 Mar 2023 Tier II

    39
    Six friends J, K, L, M, N and O are sitting around a circular table facing the centre. N is not an immediate neighbour of M. M is sitting to the immediate left of J. J is sitting opposite to L, who is sitting to the immediate right of K. Who is sitting second to the left of L?

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  3. Question 3

    7 Mar 2023 Tier II

    37
    Seven persons are sitting around a circular dining table facing the towards the centre. S is sitting to the immediate left of Y and third to the right of R. R is sitting to the immediate left of A and immediate right of P. A is sitting to the immediate left of D. Q is sitting to the immediate left of P. If D exchanges seat with Y and P with Q, then who is sitting to the immediate right of D?

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  4. Question 4

    18 Jan 2025 Tier II

    40
    O, P, Q, R, S and T are sitting around a circular table facing the centre(but not necessarily in the same order). P sits second to the left of T. S sits third to the right of Q. Q is not an immediate neighbour of P. O sits second to the right of S. Which of the following represents the position of O with respect of R?

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  5. Question 5

    20 Jan 2025 Tier II

    55
    M, N, O, X, Y and Z are sitting around a circular table facing the centre (but not necessarily in the same order). O is an immediate neighbour of Y. Z sits second to the right of O. X is the immediate neighbour of both M and N. M is not an immediate neighbour of O. Who sits to the immediate left of Y?

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