Ten persons — M, N, O, P, Q, T, U, V, W, and X — are seated around a circular table, not necessarily in the given order. Five face inward, and the oth...

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Ten persons — M, N, O, P, Q, T, U, V, W, and X — are seated around a circular table, not necessarily in the given order. Five face inward, and the other five face outward. The following conditions apply:

  • No two persons with consecutive alphabetical names sit next to each other.
  • Not more than two neighbors face the same direction.
  • Exactly two persons sit between W and N.
  • M sits third to the right of N.
  • Immediate neighbors of M face opposite directions.
  • X and V sit immediately to the left of each other but are not immediate neighbors of N.
  • O and P sit second to the right of each other.
  • No one sits between O and X on either side.
  • Immediate neighbors of U face the same direction, which is opposite to U's direction.
  • W and Q face the same direction.
  • X does not face outside.

Question: The number of persons sitting between N and W when counted to the left of W is equal to the number of persons sitting between which two persons when counted to the left of the latter?

Options

A.

(a) X and T

B.

(b) Q and U

C.

(c) U and O

D.

(d) V and Q

E.

(e) None of these

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