IBPS SO Prelims Exam Model Paper 2

Eight persons I, J, K, L, M, N, O, and P are sitting at a bus stop in a straight line.
Some of them are facing north and the rest are facing south.
1. J sits at one of the extreme ends of the line.
2. Only two persons sit between J and M.
Following are the possibilities we get,3. I sit second to the right of M and both face the same direction.
Following are the possibilities we get,4. Persons sitting at the extreme ends face opposite directions.
5. I sit second to the right of L and L sits at one of the extreme ends.
Here, this statement is violated in case I b and case II a, so these are eliminated, and following are the possibilities we get,6. O is an immediate neighbor of both I and M, and face opposite to M.
7. Both the immediate neighbors of M face the same directions.8. Number of persons between O and N is one less than the number of persons between K and O where N is not an immediate neighbor of M.9. N faces south and P sits at one of the positions to the left of N.
Here, this statement is violated in case I a, so it is eliminated and the final arrangement is,If we rearrange all the persons in alphabetical order from left to right, thenClearly, the position of only one person remains unchanged after arranging in alphabetical order.