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.

HLMPTJRS is the correct order.

According to me; HLMPJTRS is the correct order.

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

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".

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

The correct order is: JHLMPTRS.

How can we decide the positions of Jack, Taud, and Simon?

There are multiple sequences that can satisfy the conditions given in the questions, like
RHLMPJTS.
HLMPJTRS.
So, the answer may get different.

Jack - Robert - Siman - Taud - Paul - Mike - Larry - Harry is the correct order.