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A certain number of persons sit on the horizontal row and each person faces towards the north direction. G sits three places away from S. Only two persons sit between L and O. Only one person sits to the right of R. S sits third from the extreme end. Only three persons sit between O and B who sits adjacent to R. Not more than two persons sit between G and B. At least nine persons sit on the row. O and G do not sit immediate next to each other.

What is the position of B with respect to S?

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  1. Fourth to the right.
  2. Second to the right.
  3. Seventh to the right.
  4. Sixth to the right.
  5. Fifth to the right.

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Option 5 : Fifth to the right.
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Given: A certain number of persons sit on the horizontal row and each person faces towards the north direction.

1) S sits third from the extreme end.

2) Only one person sits to the right of R.

3) Only three persons sit between O and B who sits adjacent to R.

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4) G sits three places away from S.

5) Only two persons sit between L and O.

6) Not more than two persons sit between G and B. Therefore, case 3 is eliminated.

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7) O and G do not sit immediate next to each other. Therefore, case 1(b) and 2(a) are eliminated.

8) At least nine persons sit on the row. Therefore, case 1(a) is eliminated. Hence, the final arrangement is as follows

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Hence, B sits fifth to the right of S.

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