Circular seating arrangement – six persons A, B, C, D, E, F sit at equal distances around a round table facing the centre. F sits opposite E and exactly between A and D (i.e., F has A and D as immediate neighbours). C sits to the immediate right of E and C is opposite A. Who are the immediate neighbours of A?

Introduction / Context:Seating-arrangement questions test the ability to translate relational clues (left/right/opposite/between) into a consistent circular map. Here, six people sit around a table facing the centre. We must determine who sits immediately beside A using the given positional constraints about F, E, C and A.

Given Data / Assumptions:

• All six (A, B, C, D, E, F) face the centre and are equally spaced.
• F is opposite E.
• F is between A and D (i.e., A–F–D or D–F–A consecutively).
• C is immediately to the right of E.
• C is opposite A.

Concept / Approach:In a circle facing the centre, “right of X” is the next clockwise seat from X. “Opposite” is three seats away (since 6 seats). “Between A and D” means F has A on one side and D on the other, so F’s immediate neighbours are A and D.

Step-by-Step Solution:

Verification / Alternative check:Try the symmetric rotation (start A at a different seat). All valid rotations still force A’s neighbours to be B and F. Hence the answer is invariant under rotation.

Why Other Options Are Wrong:

Common Pitfalls:A frequent mistake is reversing “right of” when facing the centre, or misreading “between” as “somewhere in the arc”. Here, “between” means immediate adjacency on both sides of F.

Final Answer:B and F