Multiple choice

Starting from A, if all the friends are made to sit in the alphabetical order in clockwise direction, the positions of how many (excluding A) will remain unchanged?

Eight friends A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H are sitting around a circle facing the centre but not necessarily in the same order. F sits second to the left of E. A is an immediate neighbour of both H and D. Neither H nor D is an immediate neighbour of either F or E. Two people sit between H and B. B is not an immediate neighbour of E. Only one person sits between B and G.

  1. Five

  2. One

  3. Two

  4. Three
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Yes it is the correct choice.  Only two will remain in the previous positions.  ||| |---|---| |
A |
H | |
D |
C | |
B |
E | |
F |
G   | New positions are:     ||| |---|---| |
A |
B | |
H |
C | |
G |
D | |
F |
E   | C and F remain constant .

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