If Six men $R, S, T, U, V$ and $W$ sat around a circular table playing cards. It was noticed that no two men the initial letters of whose names are adjacent in the alphabetical order, sat next to each other. $U$ was opposite of $R . V$ was not to the immediate right of $R .$ , then who sat to the immediate left of $R$ ?

S

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T

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V

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W

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Solution

The correct option is C $V$
The image shows the correct arrangement of people according to the situation given in the question.
Hnece ,option C is correct.
As $U$ is sitting opposite to $R$ .
$V$ is not to immediate right of $R$ , so $V$ is sitting at immediate left of $R$ , because as per the given condition, $V$ cannot sit next to $U$ .
Therefore $S$ sits between $U$ and $V$ .
$T$ sits at immediate right of $R$ and $W$ sits between $U$ and $T$ .

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