Six persons M, N, O, P, Q and R are sitting in two rows, three in each. Q is not at the end of any row. P is second to the left of R, O is the neighbour of Q and is sitting diagonally opposite to P. N is the neighbour of R. On the basis of above informati

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Q: 39 (IAS/2010)
Six persons M, N, O, P, Q and R are sitting in two rows, three in each. Q is not at the end of any row. P is second to the left of R, O is the neighbour of Q and is sitting diagonally opposite to P. N is the neighbour of R. On the basis of above information, who is facing N ?

question_subject: 

Logic/Reasoning

question_exam: 

IAS

stats: 

0,12,8,4,12,1,3

keywords: 

{'rows': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'row': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'neighbour': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'basis': [2, 1, 3, 7], 'left': [0, 0, 2, 2]}

Let`s analyze the given information and draw a diagram to understand the seating arrangement:

```

1 2 3

1 M N O

2 P Q R

```

From the given information, we can infer the following:

- Q is not at the end of any row, so Q must be sitting in the middle of row 2.

```

1 2 3

1 M N O

2 Q

```

- P is second to the left of R. So, R must be at either end of row 2 and P must be in the middle of row 2.

```

1 2 3

1 M N O

2 P R

```

- O is the neighbor of Q and is sitting diagonally opposite to P. So, O must be sitting in row 1 and diagonally opposite to P, which means O must be sitting in the right corner of row 1. N is the neighbor of R, so N must be sitting next to R in row 2.

```

1 2 3

1 M N O

2 P R

```

From the above diagram, we can see that N is facing O.

Therefore, the answer is O.