Verbal Reasoning - Seating Arrangement - Discussion

@All.

Here is my solution.

To solve this problem, we can start by analyzing the given conditions and deducing the positions of the boys in the houses. Then, we can determine which statement is not correct based on the derived positions.

Let's analyze the conditions:

Jack is not the neighbour of Siman.
Harry is just next to the left of Larry.
There is at least one to the left of Larry.
Paul lives in one of the two houses in the middle.
Mike lives in between Paul and Larry.
If at least one lives to the right of Robert and Harry is not between Taud and Larry.
Based on the given conditions, we can deduce the following:

Larry must be at one of the ends since there is at least one to his left (Condition 3) and Mike is between Paul and Larry (Condition 5).
Since Larry is at an end, Harry must be next to Larry's left (Condition 2).
Since Larry is at an end, and Harry is to his left, Larry cannot be the one to the left of Harry (Condition 3).
So, Larry must be at the right end, and Harry must be to his left.
Therefore, Harry must be in the second house from the right end, and Larry must be at the right end.
Since Mike is between Paul and Larry, and Larry is at the right end, Mike must be between Paul and Larry, meaning Paul is to the left of Mike.
Since Paul is in one of the two middle houses, and Mike is to the right of Paul, Paul must be in the middle, and Mike is to his right.
So, the sequence becomes: [empty, empty, Paul, Mike, empty, empty, Larry, Harry]

Now let's examine each statement:

A. Larry lives to the left of Robert. This is correct, as Larry is at the right end and Robert is to the left of Larry.
B. Harry is not between Taud and Larry. This is also correct, as Harry is to the left of Larry.
C. Paul lives to the left of Taud. This is incorrect. Since Paul is in the middle and Mike is to his right, there is no space for Taud to be to Paul's left.
D. Mike lives between Paul and Robert. This is incorrect. Mike is between Paul and Larry, not Paul and Robert.

So, the statement that is not correct is C. Paul lives to the left of Taud.

@ALL.

Here we have to consider both question and options. Let's check it step-by-step.

There are 8 people:
Jack, Siman, Harry, Larry, Paul, Mike, Robert and Taud.

1. Jack is not the neighbor Siman.
Jack will not be left or right of Siman.
2. Harry is just next to the left of Larry.
HL
3. There is at least one to the left of Larry.
Means one or more persons be left of Larry.
4. Paul lives in one of the two houses in the middle.
Paul will be in either 4th house or 5th house.
5. Mike lives between Paul and Larry.
LMP
As Harry is next to the left of Larry, we can make it as HLMP.
If at least one lives to the right of Robert.
Means one or more persons be right of Robert.
Harry is not between Taud and Larry.
Please keep it in mind.

Now the possible arrangements are:
(i) HLMPJTRS
(ii) HLMPTJRS
(iii) JHLMPTRS
(iv) JHLMPSRT
(v) JHLMPRST
(vi) SHLMPRJT
(vii) SHLMPRTJ

Let's check these possible arrangements with options.

[A]. Robert is not at the left end.
Each and every arrangement looks good with this option.

[B]. Robert is in between Siman and Taud.
Only (i), (iii) and (iv) is possible with this option.

[C]. Taud is in between Paul and Jack.
In the selected three arrangements no one satisfies this option.

[D]. There are three persons to the right of Paul.
Only (iii) and (iv) is possible with this option.

By this, the arrangement may be (iii) JHLMPTRS or (iv) JHLMPSRT.
Option [C]. does not satisfy by these arrangements, so the incorrect statement is [C].

So, Answer is [C]. Taud is in between Paul and Jack.

We have totally 8 people.

Jack, Harry, Larry, Paul, Mike, Siman, Robert and Taud.

Main condition : Paul occupies one of the 2 middle seats

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 : So 5th or 4th is occupied by him.

So remaining 6 seats are there.

Now lets take larry into consideration.It is said that harry sits to the immediate left of larry and also they have told that there can be atleast one person next to larry(so it means,the clue here is there is one more person to the left of larry after harry).

So now the confusion is what are the seats occupied by the three people.

Lets assume that larry has occupied 3rd seat and so harry will take up 2nd seat and one more person will be there after harry.

This person can be Robert or Taud or jack or Siman.

To select among these options we go for trial and error method using the options A,B,C,D

The first option : Robert is there at the left end.
There is a possibility for this option to be true. So we eliminate it.

The second: Robert is in between Simon and Taud.
This is alos possible
Third: Taud is in between Paul and Jack
This is not possible .

Explanation:

If taud is in between paul and jack then

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
R H L M P T J S ---> this is wrong becos jack and siman cannot be together.

Similarly, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
S H L M P T J S ----->this is also wrong because as per condition "atleast one person should be there to the right of robert"

So the correct answer is C.

We have totally 8 people.

Jack, Harry, Larry, Paul, Mike, Siman, Robert and Taud.

Main condition : Paul occupies one of the 2 middle seats

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 : So 5th or 4th is occupied by him.

So remaining 6 seats are there.

Now let's take Larry into consideration. It is said that Harry sits to the immediate left of Larry and also they have told that there can be at least one person next to Larry(so it means, the clue here is there is one more person to the left of Larry after Harry).

So now the confusion is what are the seats occupied by the three people.

Let's assume that Larry has occupied 3rd seat and so harry will take up 2nd seat and one more person will be there after Harry.

This person can be Robert or Taud or Jack or Simon.

To select among these options we go for trial and error method using the options A, B, C, D

The first option: Robert is there at the left end.

There is a possibility for this option to be true. So we eliminate it.

The second: Robert is in between Siman and Taud.
This is also possible.

Third: Taud is in between Paul and Jack
This is not possible.

Explanation:

If Taud is in between Paul and Jack then,

R H L M P T J S ---> This is wrong because Jack and Siman cannot be together.

Similarly,
S H L M P T J S -----> This is also wrong because as per condition "at least one person should be there to the right of Robert"

So,the correct answer is C.

Let's consider the houses numbered from 1 to 8 from left to right.

Condition 3 implies there is at least one house to the left of Larry, so Larry cannot be in house 1.

Condition 4 implies Paul lives in one of the two houses in the middle, so Paul can be in house 4 or 5.

Condition 5 implies Mike lives between Paul and Larry. So, considering Paul in house 4, Mike must be in house 3, and Larry in house 2.
But this would violate Condition 3 as Larry has no house to his left. So, Paul must be in house 5, Mike in house 4, and Larry in house 3.

Now, Condition 2 states that Harry is just next to the left of Larry. Therefore, Harry is in house 2.

Condition 6 states that if at least one lives to the right of Robert, so Robert cannot be in house 8, and there must be someone to the right of Robert. Let's consider Robert in house 7 and someone in house 8.

Now, Condition 7 states that Harry is not between Taud and Larry. Since Harry is in house 2, Taud must be in house 1.

So, the arrangement is:

* Taud
* Harry
* Larry
* Mike (between Paul and Larry)
* Paul (one of the two houses in the middle)
(Empty)
* Robert
(Someone to the right of Robert).

* There are totally 8 houses. Lets read the details completely first.

* From the 4 th point we come to know that, paul lives either in house 4 or 5. So place him in 4 or 5.

* From 5 th line we come to know that, mike lives in between paul and larry. So we can place larry either in 2nd, 3rd, 6th or 7th depending on the position of paul.

* From 3th line we come to know that, there is at-least one to the left of larry and they can be many and from 2nd line we come to know that the person left to larry is harry. If we consider these points, we cannot place larry in 6 th place and 7th place.

* We have to place larry either in 2nd or 3rd position. As we have placed jack in first position we cannot have larry in 2nd position.

* Hence we place larry in the 3rd position. Now we have jack at 1st place, harry at 2nd place, larry at 3rd place, mike at 4th place and paul at 5th place.

* Now we place siman at 6th, robert at 7th and taud at 8th places respectively.

* The final positions are,

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8.

Jack harry larry mike paul siman robert taud.

Answer is: C.

See, according to the question, the position of P,R,L,H,M are known but the position of J,S,T are not known.

THE possible arrangement acc to the given condition could be :

Harry is just next to the left of Larry & There is at least one to the left of Larry. => H,L
Paul lives in one of the two houses in the middle. => H,L,_,_,P,_,_,_. or H,L,_,P,_,_,_,_.
or _H,L,_,P,_,_,_.

Mike lives in between Paul and Larry. => H,L,M,P,_,_,_,_. or _,H,L,M,P,_,_,_.
at least one lives to the right of Robert =>H,L,M,P,_,_,R,_. or _H,L,_,P,_,R,_.
Harry is not between Taud and Larry => H,L,M,P,_,T,R,_. or H,L,M,P,T,_,R,_. or _H,L,M,P,T,R,_.

Jack is not the neighbour Siman. now we can put J and S in diff positions =>
j,H,L,M,P,s,R,t.
H,L,M,P,t,j,R,s.
H,L,M,P,j,t,R,s.
H,L,M,P,s,t,R,j.
j,H,L,M,P,t,R,s.

in every situation we can clearly see, it is not possible to say that T will not be in b/w P and J
therefore all the given options are correct.

My answer is option B.

My sitting arrangement is:

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

Lets see explanation.

First statement:Jack is not neighour of simon.

This condition satisfy in my sitting arrangement.

Second statement:Harry is just next to the left of Larry.

This condition is also satisfy.

Third condition:There is at least one to the left of Larry.

Their is two person left to the larry.

Forth condition:Paul lives in one of the two houses in the middle.

Middle position is 4th and 5th. Here paul is at fifth position.

Fifth condition:Mike lives in between Paul and Larry.

This condition is also satisfy.

Sixth condition:Robert is not at the left end.

In my sitting arrangement robert is sit on right end.

Seventh condition:Robert is in between Simon and Taud.

This condition is not satisfy.

Eigth condition:Taud is in between Paul and Jack.

This is ture.

Nith condition :There are three persons to the right of Paul.

This is also true.

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."