Direction: Read the following information carefully and answer the given questions. A certain number of persons are sitting in a row. Some of them are facing north and some of them are facing south. Each of them is from a different cities. The person from Canada sits third to the right of Quincy who is facing south. Six persons sit between Hayden and the person who is from Canada. Hayden and the person from Canada are facing opposite directions. Morgon sits second to the left of Hayden. The person from Denmark sits second to the right of Morgon and facing the opposite direction to Morgon. Morgon sits sixth to the left of the one from Egypt. Tyler is an immediate neighbor of the one who sits fourth to the right of the one who is from Denmark and Daisy. The one who is from Egypt sits third to the right of the one who is from Canada. The one who sits fourth to the left of Wren sits at one of the extreme ends. The number of people sitting to the right of Wren is thrice the number of people sitting to the left of Wren. Immediate neighbors of Tyler are facing the same direction but opposite to Tyler. The one who sits fourth to the left of Daisy sits second to the left of the one who is seventh from one end. The number of persons sitting between Daisy and the one from France is thrice the number of people sitting between Wren and the one from France. Quincy is sitting at an extreme end. Wren and the one from France are facing opposite directions to Daisy. Who is sitting fourth to the right of the person who is sitting second to the right of Morgon?
Verbal Reasoning
Seating Arrangement
Difficulty: Hard
Choose an option
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Athe one who belong to Denmark
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Bthe one who is sitting immediately right of the one who belong to Canada.
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Cthe person who is sitting exactly in the middle of Hayden and Daisy.
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Dthe person who is second to the right of the person who belongs to Egypt.
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Ethe one who is sitting second to the left of Daisy.
Answer
Correct Answer: the one who is sitting second to the left of Daisy.
Explanation
### Concept & Linear Arrangement Strategy
This is a complex linear arrangement puzzle with an unknown number of persons facing North and South. The key strategy is to fix the extreme end first, determine the total number of people using ratio clues, and then map the positions relative to the ends using directional logic (Left/Right depends on North/South facing).
### Step-by-Step Solution
**1. Fixing the Right End and Total Persons:**
* Quincy is at an extreme end and faces South. Let's place him at Position 1 (Rightmost end).
* Canada sits 3rd to the right of Quincy (South). So, Canada is at Position 4.
* "4th to the left of Wren sits at one of the extreme ends": For Wren to be valid, Wren must be at Position 5 facing South (left is towards Pos 1).
* "People right of Wren = 3 $$ \times $$ People left of Wren": Wren faces South. Left is Pos 1 to 4 (4 people). Right must be $$3 \times 4 = 12$$ people. Total people = $$4 + 1 + 12 = 17$$ people.
**2. Placing Egypt, Hayden, and Morgon:**
* Egypt is 3rd to the right of Canada. For this to fit without overlapping Quincy, Canada must face South, placing Egypt at Pos 7.
* 6 persons between Hayden and Canada(4). Hayden is at Pos 11. Hayden and Canada face opposite, so Hayden faces North.
* Morgon sits 2nd to the left of Hayden(North), placing Morgon at Pos 13.
* Morgon(13) is 6th to the left of Egypt(7). This means Egypt faces North.
**3. Placing Denmark, Tyler, and Daisy:**
* Denmark is 2nd to the right of Morgon. If Morgon faces North, Denmark is 11 (Hayden). But later clues contradict this. Thus, Morgon faces South, placing Denmark at Pos 15 (faces North).
* 4th to the right of Denmark(North) is Pos 11 (Hayden). Tyler is the neighbor of Hayden(11) and Daisy. So Tyler is at Pos 10, and Daisy is at Pos 9.
* Tyler's neighbors (11 and 9) face the same direction (North) but opposite to Tyler. So Tyler faces South.
**4. Placing France and Finalizing:**
* "4th to the left of Daisy(North)" is Pos 13 (Morgon). This is 2nd to the left of "7th from one end" (which is Pos 11, Hayden).
* Persons between Daisy(9) and France = $$3 \times$$ (Persons between Wren(5) and France). The only position satisfying this is Pos 2. France is at Pos 2.
* Wren and France face opposite to Daisy(North), so both face South.
**Solving the Specific Question:**
* Morgon is at Position 13 facing South. Second to the right of Morgon is Position 15 (Denmark, facing North).
* Fourth to the right of Denmark (North) is $$15 - 4 = 11$$. The person at Position 11 is Hayden.
* Checking the options, Hayden is the one who is sitting second to the left of Daisy (Position 9, North).
### Exam Strategy & Shortcut
In uncertain linear arrangements, always start from the definitive anchor points. Here, Quincy being at an extreme end and the ratio clue about Wren were the fastest gateways to discovering the total row length (17 persons). Establishing the grid limits first drastically reduces trial-and-error placement for the rest of the puzzle.
### Common Pitfall
A common mistake is confusing "left" and "right" when a person is facing South. Always remember: for a person facing North, their left is your left; for a person facing South, their left is your right.
### Final Answer
Therefore, the correct answer is **the one who is sitting second to the left of Daisy.**.