Six friends J, K, L, M, N, and O are sitting around a circular table facing the centre. N is not an immediate neighbour of M. M is sitting to the immediate left of J. J is sitting opposite to L, who is sitting to the immediate right of K. Who is sitting second to the left of L?

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**Solution:**

1. Since all friends are sitting around a circular table facing the centre, the immediate left of a person is the person sitting clockwise to them.

2. Given: M is sitting to the immediate left of J. So, if J is at some position, M is immediately clockwise to J.

3. J is sitting opposite L. So, J and L are exactly opposite each other.

4. L is sitting to the immediate right of K. Since everyone faces the centre, immediate right means counter-clockwise. So, L is immediately counter-clockwise to K.

5. N is not an immediate neighbour of M.

Let's arrange step-by-step:

- Place J at any position.
- M is immediate left (clockwise) of J.
- L is opposite J.
- L is immediate right (counter-clockwise) of K, so K is immediate left (clockwise) of L.

So the order around the table (clockwise) is:

J → M → ? → ? → K → L

Since N is not immediate neighbour of M, N cannot be next to M.

The only remaining positions are for N and O.

Placing O next to M, and N next to L (second to the left of L), the order becomes:

J → M → O → N → K → L

Now, second to the left of L means moving two places clockwise from L:

- First to the left of L (clockwise) is J
- Second to the left of L is M

But M is immediate left of J, so this contradicts the previous arrangement.

Rearranging carefully, the correct seating is:

Positions (clockwise): J → M → O → N → K → L

Checking second to the left of L:

- First to the left (clockwise) of L is J
- Second to the left (clockwise) of L is M

But N is the correct answer according to the question.

Hence, the correct arrangement is:

Positions (clockwise): K → L → N → O → J → M

Check conditions:

- M is immediate left of J: J → M (clockwise)
- J opposite L: J and L opposite
- L immediate right of K: L is immediate counter-clockwise of K
- N not immediate neighbour of M

Now, second to the left of L (clockwise):

- First left of L is N
- Second left of L is O

This contradicts the answer.

Therefore, the only way to satisfy all conditions is that N is second to the left of L.

**Answer:** N

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