S, T, U, V, W, X, Y and Z are seated in a straight line with equal spacing (order unknown). Some face north, others south. Facing the same direction means both face north or both face south; opposite directions mean one faces north and the other south.

Given:
- S faces north.
- Only two people sit to the right of S.
- T sits third to the left of S.
- Only one person sits between T and X.
- X sits immediately to the right of W.
- Only one person sits between W and Z.
- Both immediate neighbors of T face the same direction.
- U sits third to the left of X.
- T faces opposite direction to S.
- Y is not at either extreme end.
- V faces the same direction as W.
- Both Y and U face opposite direction to Z.

Question: Four of the following five pairs are similar in a certain way and form a group. Which pair does NOT belong to the group?

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S, T, U, V, W, X, Y and Z are seated in a straight line with equal spacing (order unknown). Some face north, others south. Facing the same direction means both face north or both face south; opposite directions mean one faces north and the other south.

Given:
- S faces north.
- Only two people sit to the right of S.
- T sits third to the left of S.
- Only one person sits between T and X.
- X sits immediately to the right of W.
- Only one person sits between W and Z.
- Both immediate neighbors of T face the same direction.
- U sits third to the left of X.
- T faces opposite direction to S.
- Y is not at either extreme end.
- V faces the same direction as W.
- Both Y and U face opposite direction to Z.

Question: Four of the following five pairs are similar in a certain way and form a group. Which pair does NOT belong to the group?

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**Solution:**

1. **Determine the seating order:**
   - S faces north and has only two people to his right, so S is 3rd from the left in the line of 8.
   - T sits third to the left of S, so T is at position 0 (extreme left).
   - Only one person sits between T and X, so X can be at position 2.
   - X sits immediately to the right of W, so W is at position 1.
   - Only one person sits between W and Z, so Z is at position 3.
   - U sits third to the left of X (X at 2), so U is at position -1, which is impossible. So X must be at position 5 (reconsidering).

Let's reassign:
   - S is 3rd from left → position 2 (indexing from 0).
   - T is third to left of S → position -1 (impossible), so S must be 5th from left (position 4).

Recalculate:
   - S at position 5 (index 4).
   - T third to left of S → position 1.
   - One person between T and X → X at position 3 or -1 (impossible), so X at 3.
   - X immediately right of W → W at 2.
   - One person between W and Z → Z at 0 or 4.
   - U third to left of X (X at 3) → U at 0.

2. **Positions:**
   - 0: U
   - 1: T
   - 2: W
   - 3: X
   - 4: Z
   - 5: S
   - 6: Y
   - 7: V

3. **Directions:**
   - S faces north.
   - T faces opposite to S → south.
   - Both neighbors of T (U and W) face same direction.
   - V faces same direction as W.
   - Y and U face opposite direction to Z.

Assign directions:
   - S: North
   - T: South
   - U and W (neighbors of T) face same direction → both South
   - V faces same as W → South
   - Z opposite to Y and U → Z North, Y and U South

4. **Pairs analysis:**
   - (a) W, X → W South, X ? (X is neighbor of Z and W, likely North)
   - (b) Z, Y → Z North, Y South (opposite directions)
   - (c) T, S → T South, S North (opposite directions)
   - (d) T, Y → T South, Y South (same direction)
   - (e) V, U → V South, U South (same direction)

5. **Grouping:**
   - Most pairs have members facing opposite directions except (d) T, Y who both face South.

**Answer:** (d) T, Y does not belong to the group because both face the same direction while others are pairs facing opposite directions.

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