Verbal Reasoning - Seating Arrangement - Discussion

The right answer is D.

I think the correct arrangement, as per my knowledge is;

Simon, Harry, Larry, Mike, Paul, Jack, Robert, Taud.

The correct order is Jack, Harry, Larry, Mike, Paul, Robert, Taud, Simon.

From Left to Right, the correct order is;
1. Jack
2. Harry
3. Larry
4. Mike
5. Paul
6. Taud
7. Robert
8. Simon.

Let's break down the information step by step:

Jack is not the neighbour of Simon.

Harry is just to the left of Larry.
→ (Harry, Larry) is a fixed pair.

There is at least one to the left of Larry.
→ Larry is not the first person.

Paul lives in one of the two middle houses.
→ Paul is in position 4 or 5.

Mike lives between Paul and Larry.
→ The order is (Paul, Mike, Larry) or (Larry, Mike, Paul).

At least one person lives to the right of Robert.
→ Robert is not the last person.

Harry is not between Taud and Larry.

By Analyzing the options:
Robert is not at the left end – Correct (since there’s someone to his right).
Robert is in between Simon and Taud – Possibly based on placement.
Taud is in between Paul and Jack – This cannot be true because Mike must be between Paul and Larry, leaving no room for Taud.
There are three persons to the right of Paul – Possible if Paul is in position 4.
So, The incorrect statement is: "Taud is in between Paul and Jack".

Let's break down the information step by step:

Jack is not the neighbor of Simon.

Harry is just to the left of Larry.
→ (Harry, Larry) is a fixed pair.

There is at least one to the left of Larry.
→ Larry is not the first person.

Paul lives in one of the two middle houses.
→ Paul is in position 4 or 5.

Mike lives between Paul and Larry.
→ The order is (Paul, Mike, Larry) or (Larry, Mike, Paul).

At least one person lives to the right of Robert.
→ Robert is not the last person.

Harry is not between Taud and Larry.

Analyzing the options:
Robert is not at the left end – Correct (since there’s someone to his right).
Robert is in between Simon and Taud – Possibly based on placement.
Taud is in between Paul and Jack – This cannot be true because Mike must be between Paul and Larry, leaving no room for Taud.

There are three persons to the right of Paul – Possible if Paul is in position 4.

So, The incorrect statement is: "Taud is in between Paul and Jack."

HLMPTJRS.

According to me, the correct option is C.

JHLMPTRS is the correct sequence.

R H L M P J T S is the correct order.

The way I ordered this from house index = 1 to 8:
J/S -> R -> J/S -> P -> M -> H -> L -> T (last).

Reason:
1. Paul lives in one of the two houses in the middle = This is my immediate focus, place P in the middle: 8/2 = index 4, as anchor.
2. Jack is not the neighbour Siman = J and S cannot be next to each other
3. Harry is just next to the left of Larry = xxx -> P -> xxx -> H -> L.
4. There is at least one to the left of Larry.
5. Mike lives in between Paul and Larry = xxx -> P -> M-> H -> L.
6. At least one lives to the right of Robert = xxx -> R -> P -> M-> H -> L.
7. Harry is not between Taud and Larry = xxx -> R -> P -> M-> H -> L => T (T must be the end of right-tail).
8. Back to statement (2) above: J/S -> R -> J/S -> P -> M-> H -> L => T.

A: All choices are correct except (C) "Taud is in between Paul and Jack".