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Study the following information carefully and answer the question given below: Eight persons J, K, L, M, N, O, P and Q are sitting around a circular table. Six of them are facing towards the centre while two of them are facing outside. M is on the immediate left of J. L is second to the right of N who is third to the left of P who is facing outside. J is third to the right of O and is second to the left of Q. K is not facing towards the centre. M is an immediate neighbour of P. Who is second to the left of K?

Study the following information carefully and answer the question given below: Eight persons J, K, L, M, N, O, P and Q are sitting around a circular table. Six of them are facing towards the centre while two of them are facing outside. M is on the immediate left of J. L is second to the right of N who is third to the left of P who is facing outside. J is third to the right of O and is second to the left of Q. K is not facing towards the centre. M is an immediate neighbour of P. Who is second to the left of K? Correct Answer P

The logic follows here is:

Eight person J, K, L, M, N, O, P and Q are sitting around a circular table. Six of them are facing towards the center while two of them are facing outside.

Here, In the question, it is given that P and K are facing outside.

Therefore, all the other people except P and K are facing inside. 

1) N is third to the left of P who is facing outside.

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2) L is second to the right of N.

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3) J is third to the right of O and is second to the left of Q

There can be three arrangements that are possible for the given conditions.

Arrangement 1: [ alt="F1 Kumar R 23-12-21 Savita D3" src="//storage.googleapis.com/tb-img/production/21/12/F1_Kumar%20R_23-12-21_Savita_D3.png" style="width: 208px; height: 227px;">

Arrangement 2: [ alt="F1 Kumar R 23-12-21 Savita D4" src="//storage.googleapis.com/tb-img/production/21/12/F1_Kumar%20R_23-12-21_Savita_D4.png" style="width: 194px; height: 227px;">

Arrangement 3: [ alt="F1 Kumar R 23-12-21 Savita D5" src="//storage.googleapis.com/tb-img/production/21/12/F1_Kumar%20R_23-12-21_Savita_D5.png" style="width: 208px; height: 227px;">

4) M is on the immediate left of J.

Here, In arrangement 3:

M is on the immediate left of J therefore arrangement 3 is not possible for this sitting arrangement.

Arrangement 1:

 [ alt="F1 Kumar R 23-12-21 Savita D6" src="//storage.googleapis.com/tb-img/production/21/12/F1_Kumar%20R_23-12-21_Savita_D6.png" style="width: 203px; height: 227px;">

Arrangement 2:

 [ alt="F1 Kumar R 23-12-21 Savita D7" src="//storage.googleapis.com/tb-img/production/21/12/F1_Kumar%20R_23-12-21_Savita_D7.png" style="width: 209px; height: 222px;">

5) M is an immediate neighbor of P.

In arrangement 2, M is not an immediate neighbor of P.

Therefore, arrangement 2 is not possible for this sitting arrangement.

The only arrangement that follows all the given conditions of this sitting arrangement is arrangement 1.

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Therefore, the final sitting arrangement is 

[ alt="F1 Kumar R 23-12-21 Savita D8" src="//storage.googleapis.com/tb-img/production/21/12/F1_Kumar%20R_23-12-21_Savita_D8.png" style="width: 220px; height: 224px;">

Now, from the above sitting arrangement, it is clear that P is sitting second to the left of K as we know that P and K facing outside.

Hence, the correct answer is P.

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