English and Logical Reasoning Prep Guide
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- English and Logical Reasoning Prep Guide
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- Logical Reasoning
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- Seating Arrangement
English and Logical Reasoning Prep Guide · Logical Reasoning · Seating Arrangement
Eight persons from different banks viz., Bank of India, Punjab...
Eight persons from different banks viz., Bank of India, Punjab National Bank, Canara Bank, Bank of Baroda, Oriental Bank of Commerce, Dena Bank, Union Bank of India and Bank of Maharashtra are sitting in two parallel rows containing four people each, in such a way that there is an equal distance between adjacent persons. The names of these persons are A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H. Each members seated in a row faces another member of the other row. (All the information given above does not necessarily represents the order of seating as in the final arrangement)
- A faces north and seated second to the left of the person, who is from Punjab National Bank. The person from Oriental Bank of Commerce is opposite to one who is second to the left of H.
- The persons from Bank of Baroda is not near to H and F and not at the end of the row. The person from Canara Bank is opposite to the person who is from Dena Bank.
- The person from Bank of India is not at the end of the row but left of the person who is from Canara Bank.
- D is immediately right of the person who is from Bank of Maharashtra. The person from Canara Bank faces north while D faces South and opposite to B. The person from Union Bank of India is not opposite to E. The person from Canara Bank is opposite to C . Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on the given seating arrangement and thus form a group, which is the one that does not belong to that group?
Options
- ACanara Bank
- BC
- CUnion Bank of India
- DBank of Maharashtra
Correct answer
D. Bank of Maharashtra
Step-by-step solution
Based on the seating arrangement for eight persons in two parallel rows, here is the solution for the final question:
- Group Identification: The group consists of individuals seated at the extreme ends of the rows.
- End Seats: The extreme ends are occupied by C and the persons from Canara Bank (E), Union Bank of India, and Oriental Bank of Commerce (G).
- Odd One Out: The person from the Bank of Maharashtra is an immediate neighbor of an end-seat occupant but does not sit at an end themselves.
Answer: (D) Bank of Maharashtra