NIMCET 2026
Six senior analysts Arjun, Bhavesh, Charu, Devika, Eshan and Farah are seated around a circular conference table facing the centre. Each works in a different domain: Finance, Marketing, Operations, Analytics, HR and Strategy. The following information is known:The Finance analyst sits third to the left of Arjun. Bhavesh sits immediately between Devika and the Strategy analyst. Eshan is not an immediate neighbour of Arjun. The Marketing analyst sits opposite the HR analyst. Devika works in Operations. Farah sits second to the right of the Analytics analyst. Arjun does not work in Finance or HR. The Strategy analyst is not Farah.Who is the Finance analyst?
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Answer: Option D — Farah
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The Finance analyst is third to the left of Arjun, i.e. directly opposite Arjun.
Eshan is not next to Arjun, so Eshan is opposite Arjun or two seats away. Bhavesh sits between Devika and the Strategy analyst, and Strategy is neither Farah nor Devika (Operations).
Trying the cases, the only arrangement that satisfies every condition is (going round from Arjun): Arjun (Strategy), Bhavesh, Devika (Operations), Farah, Eshan, Charu (Analytics).
Check: Bhavesh is between Devika and Arjun (Strategy) ✓; Farah is second to the right of Charu (Analytics) ✓; Eshan is not beside Arjun ✓; Bhavesh and Eshan are opposite — they hold Marketing and HR ✓.
The seat opposite Arjun is Farah, so Farah is the Finance analyst. (Bhavesh/Eshan can swap Marketing and HR, but Finance is fixed.)
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