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Eight people are sitting around a square table, four at the corners and four the middle of the sides. At a distance of 6 m, there is a boundary of the at all four sides. At that boundary, eight people are sitting there, four at the corners while four at the middle of the sides.

People sitting at the table are facing away from the centre while people sitting at the boundary are facing towards the centre.  

The person who is sitting second to the right of B is facing K. L is sitting at one of the corners. C is sitting seventh to the right of D. M is sitting at the table. Neither E nor J is neighbour of B. F and E are facing each other, but F is not a neighbour of D and R. C is third to the right of R. F is second to the left R. W is neither sitting at the corner nor at the boundary. B is sitting at the table. G is sitting fourth to the right of B and second to the right of W. W is facing K. E is not sitting at any corner. A is neither the neighbour of C nor of H but sitting at the boundary. Two persons are sitting between E and J. I is facing the one who is sitting next to the left of B. Three people are sitting between N and the one who is sitting third to the left of G. E is facing F. H is sitting third to the left of the one who is facing W. M is neither facing H nor I. R is neither neighbour of C nor D but sitting at the boundary. 

Four of the following are similar somehow and thus forms a group. Which one of the following does not belong to that group?

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  1. G
  2. N
  3. H
  4. W
  5. J

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Option 3 : H
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Given:

Eight people are sitting around a square table, four at the corners and four the middle of the sides. At a distance of 6 m, there is a boundary of the at all four sides. At that boundary, eight people are sitting there, four at the corners while four at the middle of the sides.

People sitting at the table are facing away from the centre while people sitting at the boundary are facing towards the centre.  

1. B is sitting at the table.

2. The person who is sitting second to the right of B is facing K. 

3.  I is facing the one who is sitting next to the left of B.

4. G is sitting fourth to the right of B and second to the right of W.

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5. Three people are sitting between N and the one who is sitting third to the left of G. 

6. H is sitting third to the left of the one who is facing W.

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7. F and E are facing each other, but F is not a neighbour of D and R. 

8. E is not sitting at any corner.

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9.  F is second to the left R.

10. C is third to the right of R.

Here, cases 1(a) and 2(a) will be cancelled out as in those cases there is not any appropriate space left for R.

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11. C is sitting seventh to the right of D.

12. Neither E nor J is neighbour of B

13. Two persons are sitting between E and J.

14. A is neither the neighbour of C nor of H but sitting at the boundary. 

15. M is neither facing H nor I. 

16. L is sitting at one of the corners.

Here, case 2(b) will be cancelled out as there is not any appropriate place left for D.

So, the final arrangement would be:

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Here, G, N, W and J are sitting on the table while H is sitting on the boundary.

Hence, H does not belong to the group.
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