Verbal Reasoning - Seating Arrangement - Discussion

Guys there wont be exact seating with the given information but we can fix the positions of few members i.e H,L,M,P basing on this we have to check the given options, whether they are satisfying the condition or not. Basing on that,

From Option 1: Robert is not at the left end.

Explanation: Though we can place him at left end but we have to see whether there are alternatives or not by satisfying the condition. In this the arrangement would be J H L M P R T S.

From Option 2: R is between S and T.

Explanation: In this we can check the probability by satisfying the condition. The arrangement would be J H L M P S R T.

From Option 3: T is B/W P and J.

Explanation: with this the arrangement has to be S H L M P T J R which is not possible because there should be at least one to the right of J. So this statement is wrong. Hence the answer is C.

With the option 4: It is satisfying J H L M P R T S.

Hope this explanation clears your doubts.

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".

The correct order is;

JHLMPSRT

Or

JHLMPTRS.

4) Paul lives in one of the two houses in the middle.
5) Mike lives in between Paul and Larry.

From this, we can surely say Paul will be in house 5.

2) Harry is just next to the left of Larry.
So, Harry will be in house 2 and Larry will be in house 3.

3)There is at least one to the left of Larry.
7) Harry is not between Taud and Larry
1) Jack is not the neighbor Siman.
6) If at least one lives to the right of Robert.

So, Taud will not come in house 1 because Harry is not between Taud and Larry.
So, Jack or Simon will come in house 1.
According to condition no 6 Robert will come between Taud and Simon, these two can be in the 6th or 8th house.
So, Jack only left he will come in house 1.

Option C is correct.

The arrangement is JHLMPSRT. This is the correct order.

Here jack is not a neighbour of Simon. Harry is just left to Larry. There is atleast one to the left of Larry which means there should be one or more persons to the left of Larry. Here Paul lives in one of the two middle houses, Total of eight houses, 4th and 5th will be the middle houses. Paul can either live in 4th or 5th. I assume that he Lives in 5th house in order to get the prompt answer. Here Mike lives between Paul and Larry. Then if you read the following, Option C will not be correct. The question was asked to find out the wrong one. The other 3is correct but option C is wrong. So, Option C is the answer.

Total 8 people.

Jack Simran Harry Larry Paul Mike Taud Robert.

The sequence is (HLMTPJRS) because it satisfies:

i. Jack is not the neighbour of simran.
ii. Harry is juzt next to the left of larry.
iii. There is at least one to the left of larry.
iv. Paul lives in one of the two houses in the middle.

One live to the right of robert and harry is not in between taud and larry.

Answer (c) is correct because it is the only option which doesnot satisy the above statements.

A. Robert is not at the left end (this answer is true).
B. Robert is in between Simon and Taud (also true).
D. Three persons to the right of Paul (also true).

JHLMPTRS is the arrangement.
1. J and S are not neighbors, so just assume that they are in the ends J-------S.

2. Harry is just next to the left of Larry so somewhere in between J and S we have HL.

3. There is at least one to the left of Larry. --HL.

4. Paul lives in one of the two houses in the middle. So J--P---S or J---P--S.

5. Mike lives in between Paul and Larry. So HLMP somewhere in the arrangement.

6. at least one lives to the right of Robert and Harry is not between Taud and Larry So, combining all the 6,

J---P--S
JHLMP--S
JHLMPT-S
JHLMPTRS

So the arrangement is,

* * * * * * * *
J H L M P T R S.

I want to clarify some of these conditions, because it seems like they're being interpreted differently by everyone.

2. Harry is just next to the left of Larry.

Does this mean Harry is to Larry's immediate left or two to Larry's left?

3. There is at least one to the left of Larry.

Does this mean Larry is not in the far left position? How is this condition any different from condition #2?

4. Mike lives in between Paul and Larry.

Does this mean Mike's immediate neighbors are Paul and Larry, or does this mean Mike is just somewhere between Paul and Larry?

Option C is the correct answer if and only if "between" is interpreted such that X is between Y and Z if Y and Z are the immediate neighbors of X.

E.g. In configuration JHLMPTRS, M is between L and P, but M is not between L and T.

Were "between" interpreted in the looser sense, where X is between Y and Z if Y is anywhere on one side of X and Z is anywhere on the other side, then there are 3 possible combinations that would satisfy the 7 initial conditions as well as condition C.

* HSLMPRTJ
* HSLMPTRJ
* HRLMPSTJ

The order is 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
H S L M P T R J
So option C is correct that Taud is between Paul & Jack.
Here some conditions are there such as Paul Can only be in 4 & 5th house Then there should be atleast one left to larry so larry cannot be at the left most corner & robert also has one right to it so it cant be on the rightmost corner then Mike is inbetween paul & larry & inbetween means exactly in the middle of paul & Larry.
In this sequence all the conditions of the question are satisfied.

There are several seating arrangements possible. But the answer. For the question is C only. Bcz, if Taud is coming in between Paul and Jack, either Robert should be at the right end or Jack should be near to Simon. Those are not possible.

_HLMP_ _ _are fixed positions.

If, _HLMPTJ_.

RHLMPTJS (J and S together not possible).
Or,
SHLMPTJR (at least one should be right to R- so this combination also not possible).

All other answers A, B and D are not strictly incorrect. They are possible options.