CA Foundation · Quantitative Aptitude · Seating Arrangements
Five colleagues P, Q, R, S and T sit in a row facing north. Each drinks a different beverage: tea, coffee, milk, juice and water. P sits in the middle. Q sits immediately to the left of P. R sits at the right end. T sits at the left end and drinks coffee. The person in the middle drinks milk. The person immediately to the right of the middle person drinks tea. Q does not drink juice. Who drinks water?
Q drinks water. The row from the left is T, Q, P, S, R. T has coffee, P has milk and S has tea. Q and R share juice and water, and because Q does not drink juice, Q gets water.
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Explanation
Positions from the left: T is 1, Q is 2, P is 3 and R is 5, so S is 4. T drinks coffee, P drinks milk, and S, who is immediately right of the middle, drinks tea. Q and R are left with juice and water. Q does not drink juice, so Q drinks water and R drinks juice.
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