Six students are sitting around a circular table facing the centre. A is an immediate neighbour of D and E. C is an immediate neighbour of D and F. F is an immediate neighbour of C and B. Who is the immediate neighbour of both A and B? 

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  1. F
  2. D
  3. E
  4. C

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Option 3 : E
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Explanation:

The logic followed here is:

1) Six students are sitting around a circular table facing the centre.

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2) A is an immediate neighbour of D and E.

Case (i):

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Case (ii):

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3) C is an immediate neighbour of D and F.

Case (i):

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Case (ii):

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4) F is an immediate neighbour of C and B.

Case (i):

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Case (ii):

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So, as we can see E is an immediate neighbour of both A and B in both cases.

Hence, option 3 is the correct answer.

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