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Eight people are sitting in two parallel rows containing four people each such that they are equidistant from each other. In row 1, A, B, C, and D are sitting facing North. In row 2, P, Q, R and S are sitting facing south. All the members are from different countries viz. Delhi, Damascus, Tokyo, New York, London, Beijing, Dhaka, and Madrid, but not necessarily in the same order.

D sits second to the left of B and faces the person who is from New York. P sits at one of the extreme ends of the row but does not face the person who is from Madrid. S is sitting second to the right of Q and faces D who is from Damascus. Persons coming from London and Beijing sit adjacent to each other. The person who is from Dhaka sits adjacent to the person who is from Madrid but not at the end of the row. The person who is from London sits second to the left of the person who is from Delhi. More than one person sits between B and A.

Who among the following faces the person who is from Tokyo?

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  2. P
  3. R
  4. Q
  5. B

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Option 2 : P
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Given:

Row 1 – A, B, C, and D facing north but not necessarily in the same order.

Row 2 – P, Q, R, and S facing South but not necessarily in the same order.

8 cities - Delhi, Damascus, Tokyo, New York, London, Beijing, Dhaka, and Madrid, 

Now,

1) D sits second to the left of B and faces the person who is from New York. Here two possibilities exist:

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2) More than one person sits between B and A. It means Case II gets eliminated as B sits at the extreme right end and A sits at the extreme left end of row 1. So, the remaining C sits between B and D.

3) S is sitting second to the right of Q and faces D who is from Damascus.

Case I -

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4) Persons coming from London and Beijing sit adjacent to each other. They can be Q and his adjacent person or C and B.

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5) The person who is from London sits second to the left of the person who is from Delhi. This is possible in Case I (a) only. So, Case I (b) gets eliminated.

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6) P sits at one of the extreme ends of the row but does not face the person who is from Madrid. The remaining R sits between S and Q.

7) The person who is from Dhaka sits adjacent to the person who is from Madrid but not at the end of the row.  It means C is from Dhaka and B form Madrid. The remaining A is from Tokyo.

The final arrangement is as follows:

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P faces the person who is from Tokyo.

The correct answer is P.

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