Year
CAT 2025
Section
Data
Topic
Circular Arrangements
Difficulty
Hard
Question
Slot-3
Passage:
Seven children, Aarav, Bina, Chirag, Diya, Eshan, Farhan, and Gaurav, are sitting in a circle facing inside (not necessarily in the same order) and playing a game of 'Passing the Buck'.
The game is played over 10 rounds. In each round, the child holding the Buck must pass it directly to a child sitting in one of the following positions:
• Immediately to the left; • Immediate to the right; • Second to the left; or • Second to the right.
The game starts with Bina passing the Buck and ends with Chirag receiving the Buck. The table below provides some information about the pass types and the child receiving the Buck. Some information is missing and labelled as '?'.
| Round | Position | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Immediately to the left | Aarav |
| 2 | Second to the right | ? |
| 3 | Immediately to the right | Diya |
| 4 | ? | ? |
| 5 | ? | Aarav |
| 6 | Second to the left | ? |
| 7 | Immediately to the left | Gaurav |
| 8 | Immediately to the left | ? |
| 9 | ? | Farhan |
| 10 | ? | Chirag |
Question 1
Who is sitting immediately to the right of Bina?
Chirag
Aarav
Farhan
Eshan
Question 2
Who is sitting third to the left of Eshan?
Aarav
Chirag
Gaurav
Divya
Question 3
For which of the following pass types can the total number of occurrences be uniquely determined?
Second to the right
Second to the left
Immediately to the left
Immediately to the right
Question 4
For which of the following children is it possible to determine how many times they received the Buck?
Bina
Gaurav
Farhan
Eshan
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