**Direction:** Read the following information carefully and answer the given questions. Ten employees Ava, Brooke, Charles, Daniel, Emma, Fraklin, Gloria, Harper, Ivan, and Jacob sit at two rectangular tables X and Y. Three of them like action novels, three like drama novels and the remaining like comedy novels. Four employees sit at table X and the remaining sit at table Y. The person sitting in the middle faces outside the center and the person sitting in the corner faces inside the center. People sitting at Table X sit in the middle of the table and at Table Y four persons sit in the middle and four sit in the corner. Two seats are vacant in Table Y. Daniel sits at table X. Jacob does not sit at table Y. Gloria sits immediately left of Jacob and neither of them like drama. The one who likes comedy does not sit in the middle of table Y. Daniel likes comedy and sits opposite Gloria. Emma likes comedy and sits at table Y. Both the immediate neighbors of Emma like drama. Ava sits immediately left of the one who likes drama. Fraklin sits third to the right of Ava. Charles sits at table X. Brooke does not like drama and comedy. Two persons sit between Daniel and the one who likes drama. Ivan sits 2nd to the right of a vacant seat. Both the vacant seats are not adjacent to each other. One of the persons who likes action sits the immediate right of the one who likes comedy. After the arrangement: I. Ivan, Jacob and Harper change their novels. II. Fraklin and Gloria change their novels. III. Daniel changes his novel with the one who sits immediately left of Ava. IV. Brooke and Emma change their place but not the novels. Note: The final arrangement is obtained after the I, II, III, and IV changes are done. Who are the immediate neighbors of Jacob?
Verbal Reasoning
Seating Arrangement
Difficulty: Hard
Choose an option
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AEmma and Harper
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BGloria and Daniel
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CAva and Brooke
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DCharles and Fraklin
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EAva and Fraklin
Answer
Correct Answer: Gloria and Daniel
Explanation
### Concept & Logic
Map the seating arrangement specifically for Table X, keeping in mind that it only has 4 people sitting in the middle of the sides, all facing outside.
### Step-by-Step Solution
1. **Identify Table X Residents:** The text states Daniel and Charles sit at Table X. Jacob does not sit at Table Y, so he is at Table X. Gloria sits next to Jacob, so she is also at Table X. Thus, the 4 people are Daniel, Charles, Gloria, and Jacob.
2. **Determine Positions:**
* "Daniel sits opposite Gloria." Let's place Daniel at the Top seat and Gloria at the Bottom seat.
* "Gloria sits immediately left of Jacob." Since all 4 people face outside the center, if Jacob is on the Left side (facing West), his left is South (the Bottom seat). This perfectly places Gloria at the Bottom.
3. **Find Neighbors:** Jacob sits on the left side of the table. In a 4-person rectangular arrangement, every seat is adjacent to two others. The seats adjacent to Jacob are the Top seat (Daniel) and the Bottom seat (Gloria).
### Exam Strategy & Shortcut
Table X is a simple 4-person sub-puzzle. Isolate it completely from the complex Table Y. Once you know Daniel is opposite Gloria, and Jacob is next to Gloria, Jacob MUST be between Daniel and Gloria in a 4-person circle.
### Common Pitfall
Assuming Table X has corners like Table Y. The prompt explicitly states "People sitting at Table X sit in the middle of the table," meaning it functions exactly like a circular arrangement of 4 people.
### Final Answer
Therefore, the correct answer is **Gloria and Daniel**.