Question

Eleven friends M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W are sitting in the first row of the stadium watching a cricket match.
i) T is to the immediate left of P and third to the right of U.
ii) V is the immediate neighbour of M and N and third to the left of S.
iii) M is the second to the right of Q, who is at one of the ends.
iv) R is sitting next to the right of P and P is second to the right of O.
If Q and P, O and N, M and T, and W and R interchange their positions then which of the following pairs of friends is sitting at the ends?

Answer 1

i) T is to the immediate left of P and third to the right of U.

Possible order:- [..PT??U..]

ii) V is the immediate neighbour of M and N and third to the left of S.

Possible order:- [..S?MVN..] OR [..S?NVM..]

iii) M is the second to the right of Q, who is at one of the ends.

Possible order:- [..M?Q]

iv) R is sitting next to the right of P and P is second to the right of O.

Possible:- [..RP?O..]

Possible order of all friends

[RPTOSUNVMWQ]

Q and P, O and N, M and T, and W and R interchanged their positions

So new order

[WQMNSUOVTRP]

So W and P are sitting at the ends