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Directions:- Study the following information carefully to answer the question given below.

A group of 12 persons goes for a dinner in a restaurant. They sit on a square table. Among the 12 persons, there are two journalists, six lawyers, and four teachers.

(i) No two teachers sit together.
(ii) No two persons of the same profession sit diagonally except journalists.
(iii) One teacher sits between a journalist and a lawyer and another teacher sits between two lawyers.
(iv) Four persons sit on each side of the table.
(v) Two pairs of lawyers sit together in different seats.

How many persons are there between the journalists?

A
4
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5
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C
6
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D
8
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Cannot be determined
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Solution

The correct option is B 5
On the basis of given information, we can draw the following diagram:-

Five persons are sitting either side of journalists.
Hence, the required answer is (B).

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