Question

Directions: Twenty students are standing in a straight line facing north. Rina is standing sixth from the left end. There are only three students between Rina and Shweta. Radha is standing exactly between Shweta and Rina. Tina is standing sixth to the right of Radha. Anita is standing fourth from the right end of the line. There are more than four students between Rina and Tina.

What is Shweta's position with respect to Anita?

• A. Sixth to the left
• B. Eighth to the left
• C. Seventh to the left
• D. Ninth to the left

Hint:

Determine Shweta's and Anita's positions from the left end, then compare the two numbers.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Step 1: Recall the fixed positions.
From the given clues, with 20 students numbered 1 to 20 from left to right: Rina = 6, Radha = 8, Shweta = 10, Tina = 14, Anita = 17. (Shweta's position is found by testing both possibilities from the "three students between Rina and Shweta" clue; only Shweta = 10, Radha = 8, Tina = 14 satisfies the condition that more than four students stand between Rina and Tina, so the alternative Shweta = 2 is rejected.)

Step 2: Compare Shweta's and Anita's positions.
Shweta is at position 10 and Anita is at position 17. Since position numbers increase from left to right, a smaller position number means standing further to the left. The difference is \(17 - 10 = 7\), so Shweta stands 7 places to the left of Anita.

Final Answer:
Shweta is seventh to the left of Anita, so option C is correct. \[ \boxed{\text{Seventh to the left}} \]