Eight friends — Kiran, Lata, Mohit, Neel, Ojas, Parul, Qadir and Rina — sit in a row facing north. Neel sits at the extreme left end and Parul at the extreme right end. Kiran sits fourth to the right of Neel. Ojas sits immediately to the right of Kiran. Mohit sits between Ojas and Parul. Lata sits second to the left of Kiran. Rina does not sit next to Kiran. How many persons sit between Rina and Mohit?

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Four. From the left: Neel 1, Kiran 5, Ojas 6, Mohit 7, Parul 8, Lata 3. Seats 2 and 4 remain; Rina cannot sit next to Kiran, so Rina 2 and Qadir 4. Between Rina (2) and Mohit (7) sit Lata, Qadir, Kiran and Ojas — four persons.

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