Question

Two ladies and two men are playing bridge and seated at North, East, South and West of a table. No lady is facing East. Persons sitting opposite to each other are not of the same sex. One man is facing South. Which direction are the ladies facing to?

• A. South and East
• B. None of these
• C. North and West
• D. East and West

Hint:

In seating arrangement problems, use elimination step-by-step, applying each condition carefully. Always track opposites first when the condition “no same sex opposite” is given.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Step 1: There are 4 seats — North, East, South, and West. Two are occupied by men and two by ladies.
Step 2: No lady is facing East, so the East seat must be occupied by a man.
Step 3: Persons sitting opposite to each other are not of the same sex, meaning the opposite seat to the East (West) must be occupied by a lady.
Step 4: One man is facing South — this means the South seat is taken by a man.
Step 5: The seat opposite to South is North, which must be taken by a lady (since opposite genders face each other).
Step 6: This arrangement gives: East — man, South — man, West — lady, North — lady.
Thus, the ladies are facing North and West.