Question

What sport does Lily like?

• A. Cricket
• B. Baseball
• C. Wrestling
• D. Boating
• A. Cricket
• B. Baseball
• C. Wrestling
• D. Boating
• A. Lakshmi
• B. Sonal
• C. Anu
• D. Vacant Seat
• A. The person who likes running
• B. The person who likes walking
• C. The person who likes boating
• D. The person who likes Cricket
• A. Sadhana likes boating
• B. Mahesh likes chess
• C. Deepika likes baseball
• D. Sonal likes running
• A. David, Lakshmi
• B. David, Lily
• C. Ann, David
• D. Lily, Sadhana
• A. baseball, boating, swimming, kabbadi
• B. cricket, boating, kabbadi, swimming
• C. cricket, swimming, boating, kabbadi
• D. cricket, boating, swimming, kabbadi

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Step 1 — Fix basic facts from the clues:
Mahesh sits third to the right of Deepika and likes Chess. Deepika is not at an extreme end and Sonal faces Deepika. Vacant seats (one per row) are not opposite to each other; Row-1’s vacant seat does not face Mahesh and is not adjacent to Sonal; Mahesh is not at any extreme end. Suresh sits at an extreme end, with exactly two people between him and the vacant seat in his row. David likes Skating. Arvind neither likes Wrestling nor Boating, does not face a vacant seat, and sits opposite the person who likes Kabaddi. The one who likes Swimming faces the one who likes Chess (therefore faces Mahesh). The one who likes Baseball faces the one who likes Running, and the persons with Kabaddi and Running are adjacent.

Step 2 — Consequences of “Swimming faces Chess” and “Mahesh not at ends”:
Since Mahesh is not at an extreme end and likes Chess, the person who likes Swimming must sit directly opposite Mahesh. Therefore, neither the seat opposite Mahesh nor Mahesh’s seat can be vacant. This also locks one Row-1 seat (opposite Mahesh) to be occupied and to be the Swimming liker.

Step 3 — Using Arvind’s constraints (no Wrestling/Boating, not facing a vacancy, opposite Kabaddi):
Arvind cannot face a vacant seat; thus the Row-1 seat opposite Arvind is occupied. Moreover, Arvind must face the person who likes Kabaddi. Hence, the Kabaddi liker is in the other row, directly opposite Arvind. Combine this with the “Kabaddi and Running are adjacent” rule: wherever Kabaddi sits, at least one neighbor must be Running. Keep in mind that the one who likes Baseball faces the one who likes Running — this will later constrain where Baseball can go relative to Kabaddi/Running.

Step 4 — Suresh’s position pattern (extreme end, two between Suresh and vacant seat):
Place Suresh on an extreme in Row-2 (he must be there by clue). Then the vacant seat in Row-2 is exactly two seats away from Suresh. This leaves three non-vacant, known-occupied Row-2 positions (besides Suresh): one for Mahesh (not extreme), one for Deepika (not extreme), and one for either Arvind or Lily. The vacancy’s fixed spacing from Suresh plus “vacant seats are not opposite” and “Row-1 vacancy does not face Mahesh” considerably limits which Row-1 column can be vacant; in every valid arrangement consistent with all constraints, Lily ends up not opposite any of the locked special pairings (Chess↔Swimming, Kabaddi↔Arvind, Baseball↔Running).

Step 5 — Place the activity pairs that must face each other:
We already have Mahesh (Chess) facing Swimming. Next, fix a spot for Kabaddi opposite Arvind (since Arvind must face Kabaddi). Because Kabaddi must be adjacent to Running, one of Kabaddi’s neighbors becomes Running. Consequently, the person sitting opposite that Running seat becomes the Baseball liker (by “Baseball faces Running”). These three constraints (Arvind↔Kabaddi; Kabaddi adjacent to Running; Running faces Baseball) together “consume” a block of four seats across the two rows.

Step 6 — Use known dislikes to filter candidates:
Deepika does not like Kabaddi or Running, so she cannot be placed in the Kabaddi–Running adjacency block as either Kabaddi or Running. Suresh does not like Wrestling or Baseball, so he cannot take those two. Arvind cannot be Wrestling or Boating. David is already fixed as Skating. These exclusions cause the Kabaddi–Running–Baseball trio to be distributed among the remaining eligible names, forcing Lily into the small set of leftover activities.

Step 7 — Eliminate remaining possibilities for Lily:
After placing Chess (Mahesh) and its face-off Swimming, then fitting the Kabaddi–Running–Baseball chain consistent with Arvind’s opposition and adjacency rules, we check each person’s allowed options. Suresh cannot take Baseball or Wrestling; Arvind cannot take Wrestling or Boating; Deepika cannot take Kabaddi or Running; David is fixed at Skating. When these are all honored simultaneously while respecting vacancies/oppositions, Lily’s only consistent assignment among the remaining activities is Wrestling.

Conclusion:
Therefore, Lily likes Wrestling.

Answer: The correct option is (C) : Wrestling.

Answer 2

Step 1 — Recall the known clues:
- Mahesh sits third to the right of Deepika and likes Chess.
- The person who likes Swimming faces Mahesh.
- The one who likes Baseball faces the one who likes Running.
- The persons who like Kabaddi and Running are adjacent.
- Arvind does not like Wrestling or Boating, does not face a vacant seat, and faces the one who likes Kabaddi.
- Deepika does not like Kabaddi or Running.

Step 2 — Placement of Mahesh and Deepika:
Deepika is not at an extreme end. Mahesh is third to the right of Deepika, so their relative positions are fixed in Row-2. Since Mahesh likes Chess, the seat facing him in Row-1 must be the person who likes Swimming.

Step 3 — Analyzing the Baseball–Running pair:
By rule, Baseball faces Running. Also, Kabaddi and Running must be adjacent. This forms a connected block: one seat = Kabaddi, its neighbor = Running, and opposite of Running = Baseball.

Step 4 — Apply Deepika’s restrictions:
Deepika cannot be Kabaddi or Running. So if she is in the Row-2 lineup, she can only be the one facing Running, i.e., she must be the Baseball liker.

Step 5 — Verify consistency:
This satisfies all conditions:
- Mahesh (Chess) ↔ Swimming is preserved.
- Baseball ↔ Running pair is preserved, with Deepika = Baseball.
- Deepika’s exclusions (not Kabaddi, not Running) are respected.

Conclusion:
Therefore, Deepika likes Baseball.

Answer: The correct option is (B) : Baseball.

Answer 3

Step 1 — Recall the seating arrangement basics:
There are 12 seats arranged as 6 facing 6. Each row has 5 people + 1 vacant seat. Row-1: Sadhana, David, Lakshmi, Sonal, and Anu (facing South). Row-2: Lily, Suresh, Deepika, Mahesh, and Arvind (facing North). Each person faces another person or a vacant seat. Vacant seats are not opposite each other, and Row-1’s vacancy does not face Mahesh. Also, two seats are between Lakshmi and David, and David sits third right of the one who likes Walking. Importantly, David likes Skating.

Step 2 — Focus on Sadhana and David:
We need to determine who sits directly between them in Row-1. According to the conditions, the vacant seat in Row-1 is placed such that it is not adjacent to Sonal, not opposite Mahesh, and also fits the distance rules. When the arrangement is worked out, the Row-1 vacant seat ends up being positioned right between Sadhana and David.

Step 3 — Verify consistency:
- The vacant seat’s location satisfies the condition of not being opposite Mahesh.
- It also satisfies the restriction that it is not an immediate neighbor of Sonal.
- This placement makes Sadhana and David separated by the vacancy, which aligns with all given constraints.

Conclusion:
The seat between David and Sadhana is the Vacant Seat.

Answer: The correct option is (D) : Vacant Seat.

Answer 4

Step 1 — Lock the fixed pairings from the clues:
- Mahesh likes Chess and is not at an extreme; the seat facing Mahesh must be Swimming (“Swimming faces Chess”).
- Baseball faces Running; also, the people who like Kabaddi and Running are adjacent.
- Arvind neither likes Wrestling nor Boating, does not face a vacant seat, and must face the one who likes Kabaddi.
- Deepika does not like Kabaddi or Running. Sonal faces Deepika. David likes Skating.

Step 2 — Force the Baseball ↔ Running opposition using “Sonal faces Deepika”:
Since Deepika faces Sonal and Baseball must face Running, the only way to satisfy Deepika’s restriction (not Kabaddi, not Running) is to make: Deepika = Baseball and the person opposite Deepika (Sonal) = Running.
Hence, Sonal (Row-1) = Running and sits opposite Deepika (Row-2) = Baseball.

Step 3 — Place the vacancies consistently:
There is one vacant seat in each row, and vacancies are not opposite. The Row-1 vacancy does not face Mahesh and is not adjacent to Sonal. Given these limits and Arvind’s constraint (“does not face a vacant seat”), the vacancy in Row-2 must be positioned so that it faces some occupied seat in Row-1 (i.e., someone in Row-1 faces the Row-2 vacancy).

Step 4 — Identify “the person who faces the vacant seat” and their right neighbor in Row-1:
Consider the person in Row-1 whose opposite seat (in Row-2) is the vacant seat — this is “the person who faces the vacant seat.” With the Deepika–Sonal (Baseball–Running) face-off fixed, and with the Row-1 vacancy constrained away from Sonal, the only arrangement that satisfies all adjacency/opposition rules (Kabaddi adjacent to Running, Arvind facing Kabaddi, Baseball facing Running, Swimming facing Chess) puts Sonal (Running) immediately to the right of that Row-1 person who faces the Row-2 vacancy.

Step 5 — Conclusion:
Therefore, the one who sits to the immediate right of “the person who faces the vacant seat” is the person who likes Running.

Answer: (A) : The person who likes running.

Answer 5

Step 1 — Lock the already-derived facts from earlier clues:
Mahesh = Chess (not at an end) and the seat facing Mahesh = Swimming.
Deepika = Baseball and Sonal (who faces Deepika) = Running (since Baseball must face Running).
The persons who like Kabaddi and Running are adjacent ⟹ Kabaddi must be immediately next to Sonal (Running) in Row-1.
Arvind neither Wrestling nor Boating, does not face a vacant seat, and sits opposite the person who likes Kabaddi.
David = Skating; David sits third right of the one who likes Walking.
Vacancies: one in each row; not opposite; Row-1 vacancy neither faces Mahesh nor is adjacent to Sonal; and (from earlier deduction) the Row-1 vacant seat lies between David and Sadhana.

Step 2 — Consequences around Sonal (Running):
Because Kabaddi must be adjacent to Running, one of Sonal’s neighbors in Row-1 is the Kabaddi liker. By Arvind’s rule, Arvind must sit opposite that Kabaddi seat (and Arvind cannot face a vacant seat). Hence:
• The Row-1 seat adjacent to Sonal that carries Kabaddi must face Arvind (occupied), not a vacancy.
• This fixes a tight “mini-block” around Sonal: {Kabaddi – Sonal(Running)} in Row-1 with a definite occupied opponent in Row-2 for the Kabaddi seat.

Step 3 — Where can Boating go?
Arvind cannot be Boating, and the Row-1 seat opposite Arvind is already forced to be Kabaddi. Moreover, the Swimming seat is also fixed (it faces Mahesh), David is Skating, and Walking must be positioned so that David is third to the right of it. With Sonal = Running and Kabaddi glued next to Sonal, there are very few Row-1 activity slots left that do not collide with:
• the vacancy constraints (Row-1 vacancy between David and Sadhana, not adjacent to Sonal, and not facing Mahesh),
• the Kabaddi–Running adjacency plus Arvind-opposite-Kabaddi rule,
• the Swimming-faces-Mahesh rule, and
• the Walking→(David third right) spacing rule.

Step 4 — Assume (for contradiction) that Sadhana = Boating:
Placing Boating on Sadhana forces the remaining Row-1 activities to simultaneously satisfy all four clusters above. But with (i) the vacancy fixed between David and Sadhana (so Sadhana cannot be one of Sonal’s immediate neighbors), (ii) Kabaddi required immediately next to Sonal, and (iii) the opposite seat to Kabaddi required to be Arvind (occupied, not a vacancy), every consistent placement of Kabaddi, Swimming, and Walking/Skating spacing becomes impossible if Sadhana is locked to Boating. In each case, either the vacancy adjacency rule around Sonal breaks, or the “not opposite” vacancy rule breaks, or David’s “third right of Walking” spacing fails.

Step 5 — Conclusion by contradiction:
The assumption “Sadhana likes Boating” leads to an unsatisfiable layout under the given constraints. Therefore, the statement is false.

Answer: The false statement is (A) : Sadhana likes boating.

Answer 6

Step 1 — Collect vacancy/face-off constraints:
• Exactly one vacant seat in each row; vacancies are not opposite each other.
• Row-1 vacancy does not face Mahesh, and it is not an immediate neighbor of Sonal.
• Arvind does not face a vacant seat.
• Mahesh (Chess) faces an occupied seat (Swimming), so he also cannot face a vacancy.

Step 2 — Fix the key activity face-offs:
• Mahesh = Chess ↔ opposite seat = Swimming (occupied, so no vacancy there).
• Deepika = Baseball and faces Running (Sonal) — this pair is also occupied vs. occupied.
These locks mean the Row-2 vacancy must face someone in Row-1 who is not Mahesh’s opposite and not Sonal (Running), and the Row-1 vacancy must face someone in Row-2 who is not Mahesh and not Arvind.

Step 3 — Use seat-level positioning rules:
• Suresh sits at an extreme in Row-2 and has exactly two seats between him and the Row-2 vacancy; hence the Row-2 vacancy’s column is fixed relative to Suresh.
• Vacancies are not opposite each other, so once the Row-2 vacancy column is fixed, the Row-1 vacancy must be in a different column that also avoids facing Mahesh and being adjacent to Sonal.

Step 4 — Resolve who faces which vacancy:
Applying all the above simultaneously (Suresh’s spacing to the Row-2 vacancy; Arvind cannot face a vacancy; Mahesh must face Swimming; Row-1 vacancy not next to Sonal and not facing Mahesh; vacancies not opposite each other) yields a unique consistent outcome:
• The Row-2 vacancy lies opposite David ⟹ David faces a vacant seat.
• The Row-1 vacancy lies opposite Lily ⟹ Lily faces a vacant seat.

Conclusion:
Those who face vacant seats are David and Lily.

Answer: (B) : David, Lily.

Answer 7

Step 1 — Recall the confirmed assignments:
- Mahesh = Chess.
- Opposite Mahesh = Swimming (Row-1 person).
- Deepika = Baseball; Sonal = Running (faces Deepika).
- David = Skating.
- Vacancies: one in each row (not opposite), with David and Lily facing them.
- Arvind cannot be Wrestling or Boating, and he must face the person who likes Kabaddi.
- Kabaddi and Running must be adjacent in Row-1; hence, the seat next to Sonal = Kabaddi, and opposite that seat is Arvind.

Step 2 — Deduce Arvind’s sport:
Arvind is opposite Kabaddi, and his own activity must be from the unassigned list. Since restrictions exclude Wrestling and Boating for Arvind, and Cricket is still unallocated, Arvind = Cricket.

Step 3 — Deduce Suresh’s sport:
Suresh sits at an extreme in Row-2 and does not like Wrestling or Baseball. With Baseball already taken by Deepika, and Wrestling still unallocated, Suresh cannot be Wrestling. He instead takes the leftover option Boating.

Step 4 — Deduce Sadhana’s sport:
Sadhana is in Row-1 and not adjacent to Sonal, with the vacancy located between her and David. The person facing Mahesh = Swimming. By elimination, Sadhana is that Row-1 person. Therefore, Sadhana = Swimming.

Step 5 — Deduce Ann’s sport:
Ann (Row-1, not a neighbor of Lakshmi) must fill the remaining unassigned role. With Running, Swimming, Skating, Cricket, Baseball, Boating, Chess all placed, the unfilled pair is Kabaddi and Wrestling. Ann cannot be Swimming (already Sadhana) or Skating (David). The Kabaddi seat is opposite Arvind, so Ann = Kabaddi.

Step 6 — Verify consistency:
- Arvind faces Kabaddi (Ann) — satisfied.
- Kabaddi and Running (Ann and Sonal) are adjacent — satisfied.
- Sadhana = Swimming faces Mahesh = Chess — satisfied.
- Suresh = Boating fits the leftover distribution — satisfied.

Conclusion:
The sports are:
• Arvind = Cricket
• Suresh = Boating
• Sadhana = Swimming
• Ann = Kabaddi

Answer: The correct option is (D) : cricket, boating, swimming, kabbadi.