Instructions

A round table has seven chairs around it. The chairs are numbered 1 through 7 in a clockwise direction. Four friends, Aslam, Bashir, Chhavi, and Davies, sit on four of the chairs. In the starting position, Aslam and Chhavi are sitting next to each other, while for Bashir as well as Davies, there are empty chairs on either side of the chairs that are sitting on.

The friends take turns moving either clockwise or counterclockwise from their chair. The friend who has to move in a turn occupies the first empty chair in whichever direction (s)he chooses to move. Aslam moves first (Turn 1), followed by Bashir, Chhavi, and Davies (Turns 2, 3, and 4, respectively).Then Aslam moves again followed by Bashir, and Chhavi (Turns 5, 6, and 7, respectively).

 The following information is known.

  1. The four friends occupy adjacent chairs only at the end of Turn 2 and Turn 6. 
  2. Davies occupies Chair 2 after Turn 1 and Chair 4 after Turn 5, and Chhavi occupies Chair 7 after Turn 2.

Question 20.

Who sits on the chair numbered 4 at the end of Turn 3?

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B
C
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Based on the information about the initial positions of Aslam and Chhavi sitting next to each other, while Bashir and Davies have empty chairs on either side of their seats, the possible combinations are,
Screenshot 2025-12-16 3 This has 4 possible combinations.
We are also given that Davies occupies Chair 2 after Turn 1 and Chhavi occupies Chair 7 after Turn 2. We know that the positions of Davies and Chhavi won't be changing after turn 2, as we know that in those turns, only the positions of Aslam and Bashir are being changed in the first 2 turns. Therefore, we can determine that Davies' initial position is chair 2, and Chhavi's initial position is chair 7.
Out of the 4 possible combinations, Davies on chair 2 and Chhavi on chair 7 are only possible in one case, which is,
image We now have the initial position, and we are told that all the members are adjacent only after turn 2 and turn 6.
We know that A changed his position in turn 1.
Turn 1: Aslam moves
If A changed his position anticlockwise, he would go to chair 5, and if he changed his position clockwise, he would go to chair 1.
If A ends in chair 5 after turn 1, then it is not possible for all of them to be adjacent to each other after B changes his position in turn 2.
So, A has to end in chair 1 after turn 1, so that B will have a chance in turn 2 for all of them to be adjacent.
image Turn 2: Bashir moves
 For all of them to be adjacent after turn 2, B must change his position anticlockwise, and after turn 2, he would end up on chair 3.
image Turn 3: Chhavi moves
We are given that Davies occupies chair 4 after turn 5, and for this to happen, chair 4 must be empty and cannot be occupied by anyone who does not move before turn 5. So, in turn 3, C must go anticlockwise and occupy chair 6, as if he goes clockwise, he would occupy chair 4, which must be empty for Davies.
image Turn 4: Davies moves
Davies will not move in turn 5, and for him to occupy chair 4 after turn 5, he must occupy it on turn 4. So, D has to go clockwise in turn 4 and must occupy chair 4.
image Turn 5: Aslam moves
We know that all of them are again adjacent after turn 6. If A goes clockwise in turn 5, then he will occupy the chair 2, and in that case, it is not possible for them to be adjacent after turn 6 in either of the cases of B going clockwise or anticlockwise.
So, A must go anticlockwise and occupy chair 7 for them to be adjacent after turn 6.
image Turn 6: Bashir moves
Now, for them to be adjacent after turn 6, B must go clockwise and must occupy chair 5.
image Turn 7: Chavvi moves
We do not have any information to determine whether C went clockwise or anticlockwise. So, both cases are possible after turn 7.
Screenshot 2025-12-16 3 Screenshot 2025-12-16 3 After turn 3, chair 4 is occupied by no one.
Hence, the correct answer is option D.
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