Concept:This is a circular seating arrangement puzzle with mixed facing directions. The clues must be arranged to find a unique valid seating order.
Explanation:The final valid circular arrangement in clockwise order is:
O,D,B,P,N,C,M,A.
Their facing directions are:
O and
B face the center,
D faces away,
P faces away,
N faces the center,
C faces the center,
M faces away, and
A faces the center.
This arrangement satisfies all the given conditions.
Now check each statement.
I.
A is sitting second to the right of
D.
D faces away from the center, so its right side is clockwise.
From
D, the second position on the right is
P, not
A.
So statement I is false.
II.
N and
P are immediate neighbors.
In the arrangement,
P sits immediately to the right of
N.
So statement II is true.
III. Two persons are sitting between
B and
C when counted to the right of
B.
Counting to the right of
B, there are four persons between
B and
C.
So statement III is false.
Answer:Only statement II is true.
Hence, the correct option is Option C.
