CAT 2025 Slot 3 Question Paper with Solutions – Page 16

Seven children, Aarav, Bina, Chirag, Diya, Eshan, Farhan, and Gaurav, are sitting in a circle facing inside (not necessarily in the same order) and playing a game of ‘Passing the Buck’.
The game is played over 10 rounds. In each round, the child holding the Buck must pass it directly to a child sitting in one of the following positions:
• Immediately to the left;
• Immediate to the right;
• Second to the left; or
• Second to the right.
The game starts with Bina passing the Buck and ends with Chirag receiving the Buck. The table below provides some information about the pass types and the child receiving the Buck. Some information is missing and labelled as ‘?’.
Round
Pass Type
Received by
1
Immediately to the left
Aarav
2
Second to the right
?
3
Immediately to the right
Diya
4
?
?
5
?
Aarav
6
Second to the left
?
7
Immediately to the left
Gaurav
8
Immediately to the left
?
9
?
Farhan
10
?
Chirag