Rahul, Murali, Srinivas and Arul are seated around a square table. Rahul is sitting to the left of Murali. Srinivas is sitting to the right of Arul. Which of the following pairs are seated opposite each other? A. Rahul and Murali B. Srinivas and Arul C. Srinivas and Murali D. Srinivas and Rahul

GATE 2017 · General Aptitude · Seating Arrangement · medium

Answer: Srinivas and Murali are seated opposite each other (Answer C)

1. Label seats and note opposite pairs: Label seats 1, 2, 3, 4 clockwise. Opposite pairs: (1,3) and (2,4). Right = clockwise; Left = anticlockwise.
2. Apply clue: Rahul is to the left of Murali: Rahul is anticlockwise from Murali. Try Murali at seat 3, Rahul at seat 2.
3. Apply clue: Srinivas is to the right of Arul: Srinivas is clockwise from Arul. Remaining seats 1 and 4. Arul at seat 4, Srinivas at seat 1 (clockwise from 4 wraps to 1). Final arrangement: Srinivas(1), Rahul(2), Murali(3), Arul(4).
4. Identify the opposite pair: Seat 1 (Srinivas) is opposite seat 3 (Murali). Seat 2 (Rahul) is opposite seat 4 (Arul). The pair Srinivas and Murali are seated opposite each other.