Discussion
Four of the following ve are alike in a certain way based on the given seating arrangement and thus form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?
Answer: D
Row 1 A B C D
Row 2 P Q R S
C sits second to the right of the person from Bank of Maharashtra.
R is an immediate neighbor of the person who faces the person from Bank of Maharashtra.
Only one person sits between R and the person from PNB.
CASE I
CASE II
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CASE III
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Immediate neighbor of the person from PNB faces the person from Canara Bank.
CASE I
CASE II
Canara Bank can’t be on second place as Bank of Maharashtra is present there.
CASE III is not possible as the only position which can be available to Canara Bank is occupied by Bank of Maharashtra.
P is not from PNB. P does not face the person from Bank of Maharashtra.
CASE I
CASE II
Q faces the person from Dena Bank. The person who faces 'S' sits immediately to the left of 'A'.
CASE I
CASE II
B does not sit on any of the extreme ends of the line.
Case I is invalid as B cannot be on either extreme ends.
Hence our case is
CASE II
The person from Bank of Maharashtra does not face the person from Syndicate Bank.
The person from UCO bank faces the person from Oriental Bank of Commerce. R is not from Oriental Bank of Commerce. Hence, the nal arrangement is as follows.
The persons from Oriental Bank of Commerce, Canara Bank and Syndicate Bank and R are on the extreme ends of the rows. Hence Q is the odd one who is not part of the group.