Question

Direction: Read the passage and answer the question. Ten friends sit in two opposite rows of five each. North-facing row: Venkat, Manohar, Ravi, Prasanth, Tilak (not in order). South-facing row: Vidya, Maya, Divya, Keerthi, Anu (not in order). Each person faces exactly one person from the other row. Given conditions (Ford user at an extreme opposite Manohar; Ravi is second to the right of Manohar; Honda user is not Ravi; Venkat sits exactly in the middle of Ravi and the Nissan user (Nissan is not Manohar); Keerthi is not at an extreme, uses Tata, and sits opposite a Fiat; the Maruthi user sits opposite the person immediately left of Keerthi; the Toyota user (not Anu) sits opposite Prasanth; Tilak is not at an extreme, sits opposite the Chevrolet user, and that Chevrolet user is adjacent to Divya and to the Mahindra user; Vidya uses neither Chevrolet nor Toyota).

Question: Keerthi is how many places away from the one who uses the Ford car?

• A. One
• B. Three
• C. Four
• D. Two

Hint:

When many constraints interact, first lock extremes/opposites, then translate “middle of,” “immediately left of,” and “opposite” into column numbers. A quick sketch of columns 1–5 for each row keeps deductions consistent.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

Step 1: Fix Manohar and Ravi on the North row.
Manohar is opposite the Ford user who sits at an extreme. If Manohar were at the right extreme, “second to the right of Manohar” would be impossible.
\(\Rightarrow\) Manohar sits at the left extreme (North col~1); hence Ravi is at North col~3. The Ford user is South col~1.

Step 2: Place Tilak and the Chevrolet block.
Tilak is not at an extreme and sits opposite the Chevrolet user, who is adjacent to Divya and to the Mahindra user.
\(\Rightarrow\) Tilak must be at North col~2 and South col~2 is Chevrolet. Then South col~1 and South col~3 are (in some order) Divya and the Mahindra user. Since South col~1 is Ford (an extreme), it cannot be Mahindra; hence South col~1 = Divya and South col~3 = Mahindra.

Step 3: Use Prasanth–Toyota and Venkat–Nissan conditions.
Toyota (not Anu) sits opposite Prasanth. If Prasanth were at North col~4, Toyota would be South col~4, but South col~4 will be Keerthi’s position later (Tata). Hence Prasanth is North col~5 and so South col~5 = Toyota (thus Maya there, since Anu is excluded).
“Venkat sits exactly in the middle of Ravi (North col~3) and the Nissan user; Nissan is not Manohar.” The only way to be “exactly in the middle” on columns is Venkat at North col~4 and Nissan at column~5.
\(\Rightarrow\) Prasanth (North col~5) uses Nissan.

Step 4: Fix Keerthi and related brands.
Keerthi is not at an extreme, uses Tata, and sits opposite a Fiat. The only open non-extreme South seat is South col~4; hence Keerthi at South col~4 = Tata and North col~4 (Venkat) = Fiat.
“The Maruthi user sits opposite the friend immediately left of Keerthi.” Immediate left of Keerthi (South col~4) is South col~3, opposite North col~3 (Ravi); thus Ravi uses Maruthi.
From Step~2 we already have South col~3 = Mahindra, and (by the given restriction) Vidya neither Chevrolet nor Toyota \(\Rightarrow\) Vidya = South col~3 (Mahindra).

Step 5: Count the distance asked.
Ford is at South col~1. Keerthi is at South col~4. Along the South row, the number of places between col~1 and col~4 is \(4-1=3\).

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