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P, Q, R, S, T, V, W and X are captains of eight different cricket teams, viz; Australia, New Zealand, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, England, West Indies and South Africa, but not necessarily in the same order. They are seated around a circular table and are facing the centre of the table. It is also known that:
1. P is sitting third to the left of the Sri Lankan captain.
2. Only two people are sitting between T and W. Neither of T nor W is an immediate neighbour of P. Also, none of them is the captain of Sri Lanka.
3. The captain of South Africa is sitting second to the right of S, who is not an immediate neighbour of P. Also, S is not the Sri Lankan captain and P is not the captain of South Africa.
4. The Australian captain is sitting third to the left of V. The captains of Australia and Sri Lanka are not immediate neighbours of each other.
5. Only one person is sitting between S and the Indian captain.
6. The captains of Pakistan and New Zealand are immediate neighbours of each other.
7. S is not the captain of New Zealand.
8. Only one person is sitting between Q and the captain of England, who is an immediate neighbour of X.
9. W and Q are not immediate neighbours of each other.
 
 
Q. Who is the captain of the Australian team? 
  • a)
    P
  • b)
    V
  • c)
    W
  • d)
    T
Correct answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer?
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P, Q, R, S, T, V, W and X are captains of eight different cricket team...
Solution: Consider the solution to the first question. P is the captain of the Australian team. Hence, option 1. 
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P, Q, R, S, T, V, W and X are captains of eight different cricket team...
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Given Information:
1. P is sitting third to the left of the Sri Lankan captain.
2. Only two people are sitting between T and W. Neither of T nor W is an immediate neighbour of P.
3. The captain of South Africa is sitting second to the right of S, who is not an immediate neighbour of P.
4. The Australian captain is sitting third to the left of V.
5. Only one person is sitting between S and the Indian captain.
6. The captains of Pakistan and New Zealand are immediate neighbours of each other.
7. S is not the captain of New Zealand.
8. Only one person is sitting between Q and the captain of England, who is an immediate neighbour of X.
9. W and Q are not immediate neighbours of each other.

Solution:
- From point 1, we know that P is third to the left of the Sri Lankan captain.
- From point 2, T and W are not immediate neighbours of P, and there are two people between T and W.
- From point 3, the South African captain is second to the right of S, who is not next to P.
- From point 4, the Australian captain is third to the left of V.
- From point 5, there is one person between S and the Indian captain.
- From point 6, the captains of Pakistan and New Zealand are next to each other.
- From point 7, S is not the captain of New Zealand.
- From point 8, only one person is between Q and the English captain, who is next to X.
- From point 9, W and Q are not next to each other.
Based on the given information, we can deduce the following sequence of captains around the table:
V - Australia
P - Sri Lanka
T
W
Q
X - England
S
R
Now, we can see that the Australian captain is V. Therefore, the answer is P - Australia.
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