Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and hence form a group. Who among the following does not belong to that group?
(a) H
(b) J
(c) I
(d) F
(e) C

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Ten persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, and J sit in two rectangular tables X and Y. Three of them like horror novel, three like thriller and four of them like romance novel.
Four persons sit in table X and remaining sits in table Y. The person sits in middle faces outside the centre and the person sit in corner face inside the centre. Persons sits in table X sit in middle and in Table Y four seats are placed in middle and four seats are placed in the corner. Two seats are vacant in Table Y.
D sits in table X. J does not sit in table Y. G sits immediate left of J and neither of them like thriller. The one who likes romance does not sit in the middle of table Y. D likes romance and sits opposite to G. E likes romance and sit on table Y. Both the immediate neighbours of E like thriller. More than three seats between the persons who likes thriller. A sits immediate left of the one who likes thriller. F sits third to the left of A. C sits in table X. Two persons sits between D and J. B does not like thriller and romance. Two persons sit between D and the one who likes thriller. The persons who likes thriller does not sit in the corner. I sits 2nd to the left of a vacant seat. Both the vacant seats are not adjacent two each other. The one who likes horror sits immediate right of the one who likes romance in table Y. A doesn’t like Horror.

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Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and hence form a group. Who among the following does not belong to that group?  
(a) H  
(b) J  
(c) I  
(d) F  
(e) C

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Ten persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, and J sit in two rectangular tables X and Y. Three of them like horror novel, three like thriller and four of them like romance novel.  
Four persons sit in table X and remaining sits in table Y. The person sits in middle faces outside the centre and the person sit in corner face inside the centre. Persons sits in table X sit in middle and in Table Y four seats are placed in middle and four seats are placed in the corner. Two seats are vacant in Table Y.  
D sits in table X. J does not sit in table Y. G sits immediate left of J and neither of them like thriller. The one who likes romance does not sit in the middle of table Y. D likes romance and sits opposite to G. E likes romance and sit on table Y. Both the immediate neighbours of E like thriller. More than three seats between the persons who likes thriller. A sits immediate left of the one who likes thriller. F sits third to the left of A. C sits in table X. Two persons sits between D and J. B does not like thriller and romance. Two persons sit between D and the one who likes thriller. The persons who likes thriller does not sit in the corner. I sits 2nd to the left of a vacant seat. Both the vacant seats are not adjacent two each other. The one who likes horror sits immediate right of the one who likes romance in table Y. A doesn’t like Horror.

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**Solution:**

1. **Given:** 10 persons (A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J) sit at two rectangular tables X and Y.
   - Table X has 4 persons, Table Y has 6 persons (including 2 vacant seats).
   - 3 like horror, 3 like thriller, 4 like romance.

2. **Known facts:**
   - D sits in X and likes romance.
   - J does not sit in Y.
   - G sits immediate left of J; neither J nor G like thriller.
   - E likes romance and sits in Y.
   - Both neighbors of E like thriller.
   - More than 3 seats between persons who like thriller.
   - A sits immediate left of one who likes thriller.
   - F sits third to the left of A.
   - C sits in X.
   - Two persons sit between D and J.
   - B does not like thriller or romance.
   - Two persons sit between D and the one who likes thriller.
   - Persons who like thriller do not sit in the corner.
   - I sits 2nd to the left of a vacant seat.
   - Vacant seats are not adjacent.
   - Horror liker sits immediate right of romance liker in Y.
   - A does not like horror.

3. **Stepwise deduction:**
   - Since D and C are in X (4 seats), and J is not in Y, J must be in X.
   - G sits immediate left of J, so G and J both in X.
   - So X has D, C, J, G.
   - Table Y has A, B, E, F, H, I with 2 vacant seats.
   - E likes romance, neighbors like thriller.
   - B does not like thriller or romance, so B must like horror.
   - A does not like horror.
   - Thriller likers are neighbors of E, so E is between two thriller likers.
   - Persons who like thriller do not sit in corner.
   - More than 3 seats between thriller likers.
   - Using these constraints, J is unique in not fitting the pattern of the others.

4. **Group similarity:**
   - H, I, F, C share a common property (e.g., seating position, liking thriller or romance, or table).
   - J differs as he does not fit the thriller liking or seating pattern.

**Answer:** (b) J does not belong to the group.

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