PROBLEMS ON SEATING ARRANGEMENT

SEATINGARRANGEMENTS
Inthistypeofquestions,somecluesregarding
seatingorplacing(linear/circular)ofsome
personsoritemsisgiven.Thecandidateis
requiredtoformthepapersequenceusingthese
cluesandanswerthequestionsaccordingly.
I)Readthefollowinginformationcarefullyandanswerthe
questionsgivenbelow:
SixpersonsA,B,C,D,EandFaresittingintworows,three
ineach.EisnotattheendofanyrowDissecondtothe
leftofF.CtheneighbourofE,issittingdiagonally
oppositetoD.BistheneighbourofF.
1. Whichofthefollowingaresittingdiagonallyopposite
toeachother?
(a)FandC(b)DandA(c)AandC(d)AandF
(e)AandB
2.WhoisfacingB?
(a)A(b)C(c)D(d)E(e)F
3.Whichofthefollowingareinsamerow?
(a)AandE(b)EandD(c)CandB(d)AandB
4.Whichofthefollowingareinoneofthetworows?
(a)FBC(b)CEB(c)DBF(d)AEF(e)ABF
5.AfterinterchangingseatwithE,whowillbethe
neighboursofDinthenewposition?
(a)CandA(b)FandB(c)onlyB(d)onlyA(e)onlyC

Solution:

Thegiveninformationcanbeanalysedasfollows:
Eisnotatendso;Emustbeinthemiddleofoneofthe
rows.
DissecondtotheleftofFso,orderofrowsmustbeD_F.
CisneighbourofEandissittingdiagonallyoppositetoD
meansCisunderFintheotherrowi.e.D_F_EC.
BisneighbourofF;sthearrangementmustbeDBFAEC.
1.OtherthanDandC,AandFaresittingdiagonally
oppositetoeachother,asseeninthearrangement.So
theansweris(d).
2.Clearly,EisoppositetoBintheotherrow.So,Eis
facingBandtheansweris(d).
3.Clearly,fromamongstthegivenalternatives,AandE
areinthesamerow.Sotheansweris(a).
4.Clearly,fromamongstthegivenalternatives,D,BandF
areinthesamerow.So,theansweris(c).
5.Clearly,neighboursofEareAandC.So,on
interchangingtheseatwithE,thenewneighboursofD
willbeAandC.Sotheansweris(a).

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II)Eightbooksarekeptoneovertheothercountingfrom
thetopthesecond,fifthandsixthbooksareonplays.
Twobooksonplaysarebetweentwobooksoncomposition.
Onebookofplaysisbetweentwobooksonpoetry.While
thebookatthetopofthebookofliteratureisabook
ofcomposition.
Whichbookisfourthfromthetop?
(a)plays(b)poetry(c)composition(d)literature
Solution:

Weanalysethegiveninformationasfollows:
LetCdenote'composition',Pdenote'plays',Podenote
'poetry'andLdenote'literature'.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
_P

Po

Po

Sothearrangementbecomes:
1

Po

Po

Clearlythefourthbookfromthetopisoncomposition.So
theansweris(c).

III)Readthefollowinginformationandanswerthe
Questionsthatfollows.
(1)SixfriendsA,B,C,D,EandFaresittinginaclosed
circlefacingthecenter.
(2)EistotheleftofD.
(3)CisbetweenAandB.
(4)FisbetweenEandA.

1.WhoistotheleftofB?
(a)A
(b)C
(c)D

(d)E

(e)noneofthese

2.WhoistotherightofC?
(a)A
(b)B
(c)D

(d)E

(e)F

3.Whichoftheabovegivenstatementsissuperfluous?
(a)1
(b)2
(c)3
(d)4
(e)noneofthese
Solution:
Clearly,inthecirclethisarrangementisasshown
D
B
E
C
F
A
1.Clearly,DistheleftofB.Sotheansweris(C)
2.Clearly,AistotherightofC.sotheansweris(a).
3.Sinceallthestatementsarenecessarytodeterminethe
arrangementnoneofthemissuperfluous.Sotheanswer
is(e).
EXERCISE
1. Fourgirlsaresittingonabenchtobephotographed.
ShikhaistotheleftofReena.Manjuistotheright
ofReena.RitaisbetweenReenaandManju.
Whowouldbesecondfromtheleftinthephotograph?
(a)Reena (b)Shikha
(c)Manju (d)Rita
Answeris(d)
ShikhaistotheleftofReenaandManjuistoherright.
RitaisbetweenReenaandManju.SotheorderisShikha
,Reena,RitaandManju.InthephotographRitawillbe
secondfromleft.
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2. Therearefivedifferenthouses,AtoEinarow.Ais

totherightofBandEistotheleftofCandright
ofA.BistotherightofD.
Whichofthehousesisinthemiddle?
(a)A
(b)B
(c)D
(d)E
Answeris(a)
BistotherightofD.AistotherightofB.Eistothe
rightofAandleftofC.Sotheorderisinthemiddle.
D,B,A,E,C.ClearlyAisinthemiddle.
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3. Inamarchpast,sevenpersonsarestandinginarow.
QisstandinglefttoRbutrighttoP.Oisstanding
righttoNandlefttoP.Similarly,Sisstanding
righttoRandlefttoT.
Findoutwhoisstandinginmiddle?
(a)P
(b)Q
(c)R
(d)O
Answeris(b)
QislefttoRandtotherightofPi.e.P,Q,R.
OistotherightofNandleftofPi.e.N,O,P.
SistotherightofRandleftofTi.e.R,S,T.
Clearly,Qisinthemiddle.
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4.Fivechildrenaresittinginarow.Sissittingnextto
PbutnotT.KissittingnexttoRwhoissittingon
extremeleftandTisnotsittingnexttoK.Whoare
sittingadjacenttoS?
(a)KandP
(b)RandP
(c)onlyC
d)Pand
T(e)Insufficient
Answeris(d)
SissittingnexttoP.So,theorderS,PorP,Sis
followed.KissittingnexttoR.So,theorderR,Kis
followedbecauseRisontheextremeleft.Tisnotnextto
PorK.So,thearrangementwillbeR,K,P,S,T.
Clearly,PandTaresittingadjacenttoS.

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5.Fivegirlsaresittinginarow,Rashiisnotadjacent
toSulekhaorAbha.AnuradhaisnotadjacenttoSulekha.
RashiisadjacenttoMonika.Monikaisatthemiddlein
therow.Then,Anuradhaisadjacenttowhomoutofthe
following?
(a)Rashi(b)Sulekha(c)Abha(d)Monika
e)Cannotbedetermined
Answeris(a)
Clearly,theorderis
Anuradha,Rashi,Monika,SulekhaAbha.
AnuradhaisadjacenttoRashi
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6.Readthefollowinginformationcarefullyandanswerthe
questionsgivenbelowit:
(A)Therearefivefriends
(B)Theyarestandinginarowfacingsouth.
(C)JayeshistotheimmediaterighttoAlok.
(D)PramodisbetweenBhagatandSubodh.
(E)SubodhisbetweenJayeshandPramod.

1.Whoisattheextremeleftend?
(a)Alok(e)Noneofthese(b)Bhagat(c)Subodh
(d)InadequateData
2.Whoisinthemiddle?
(a)Bhagat(b)Jayesh(c)Pramod(d)Subodh(e)Alok
Solution:
Theboysarestandingfacingsouth.So,considerleftand
rightaccordingly.

JayeshistotherightofAloki.e.Jayesh,Alok.
PramodisbetweenBhagatandSubodhi.e.Bhagat,Pramod,
Subodh
SubodhisbetweenJayeshandPramod.
So,thesequenceisBhagat,Pramod,Subodh,Jayesh,Alok,
Answer:
1.(a),Alokisatextremeleftend.
2.(d),Subodhisinthemiddle.
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7.Studythegiveninformationcarefullyandanswerthe
questionsthatfollows.
(1)A,B,C,D,E,FandGaresittingonawallandallof
themarefacingeast.
(2)CisontheimmediaterighttoD.
(3)BisatanextremeendandhasEashisneighbour.
(4)GisbetweenEandF.
(5)Dissittingthirdfromthesouthend.
1.WhoissittingtotherightofE?
(a)A(b)C(c)D(d)F(e)Noneofthese
2.Whichofthefollowingpairsofpeoplearesittingat
The2extremeends?
(a)AB(b)AE(c)CB(d)FB(e)Cannotbedetermined
3.NamethepersonwhoshouldchangeplaceswithCsuch
thathegetsthethirdplacefromthenorthend?
(a)E(b)F(c)C(d)G
4.Immediatlybetweenwhichofthefollowingpairsof

Peoplearesitting?
(a)AC(b)AF(c)CE(d)CF(E)Noneofthese

Solution:
CistotherightofD.Disthirdfromsouth.
So,Bwillbeattheextremeendfromnorthbecauseit
shouldhaveEasitsneighbour.
GisbetweenEandF.SO,thesequenceis
B>
E>
G>
F>
East
D>
C>
A>

Answer:
1.(e),GissittingtotherightofE.
2.(a),AandBaresittingattheextremeends.
3.(C),GshouldchangeplacewithCtomakeitthirdfrom
north.
4.(d),DissittingbetweenCandF.

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8.IntheOlympicgames,theflagsofsixnationswere
flownonthemastsinthefollowingway:
TheflagofAmericawastotheleftofIndiantricolorand

totherightoftheflagofFrance. TheflagofAustralia
wasontherightoftheIndianflagbutwastotheleftof
the flag of Japan which was to the left of the flag of
China.
Findthetwoflagswhichareinthecenter.
(a)IndiaandAustralia(c)JapanandAustralia
(b)AmericaandIndia(d)AmericaandAustralia
Solution:
Thecorrectsequenceis
France,America,India,Australia,Japan,China.
ThetwoflagsinthecenterareIndiaandAustralia.
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9.Mr.A,Miss.B,Mr.CandMiss.Daresittingaround
atableanddiscussingtheirtrades.
(1)MrAsitsoppositetocook.
(2)MissBsitsrighttothebarber.
(3)Thewashermanisontheleftofthetailor.
(4)MissDsitsoppositetoMrC.
WhatarethetradesofAandB?
(a)TailorandBarber
(b)TailorandCook

(c)BarberandCook
(d)WashermanandCook.

Solution:(b)
CandDsitoppositetoeachother.SoifAsitsoppositeto

cook,Bshallbecook.
NowBistotherightofbarber.So,oneoftherestsayC
willbebarber,thenD.Ontheoppositesideshallbewasher
manortailor.ButwashermanisontheleftoftailorandA
istotheleftofD.So,AiswashermanandDistailor.
Thus,AandBareWashermanandCook.
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10.Ontheinformationgivenbelow,answerthequestions.
(A)P,Q,R,SandTaresittinginacirclefacingthe
center.
(B)RisimmediateleftofT.
(C)PisbetweenSandT.
1.WhoistotheimmediateleftofR?
(a)P(b)Q(c)S(d)T(e)cannotbedetermine
2. Which of the Following statements can be dispensed with?
(a) None (b) B only (c) C only (d) B or C only

(Ans) None

Solution:
Solutionfor1stand2ndquestionsisinthecirclethe
arrangementisasshown:
P
S
T
Q
R
Answer:
1. (b),QistotheimmediateleftofR.
2. (a)None.Allthethreestatementsareessentialto
findouttheanswerforthefirstquestionsononecan
bedispensedwith.
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11.SixfriendsA,B,C,D,EandFaresittinginaclosed
Circlefacingthecenter.

AisfacingD.CisbetweenAandB.FisbetweenEandA.
WhoistotheimmediateleftofB?
(a)A(b)C(c)D(d)E
Answeris(b)
Clearly,inacirclethearrangementisasshown:
A
C

D
So,CistotheimmediateleftofBhencetheansweris(b)

Accordingtomyopiniontherecanbeanotherarrangement
basedonthegivendetails:
A
F

B
D

HenceDistheimmediateleftofBsotheanswercouldbe
(c)aswell.

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12.A,B,C,D,EandFareseatedinacirclefacingthe
center.CisbetweenFandB.
AissecondtotheleftofDandsecondtotherightofE.
1.WhoisfacingA?
(a)B(b)D(c)F(d)eitherForB(e)None
2.WhoamongthefollowingisfacingD?
(a)A(b)C(c)E(d)cannotbedetermine(e)None

Solution:Solutionfor1stand2ndquestionsis
Thecirculararrangementisasshown
C
A

B
D

Answer:
1.(a),ClearlyBisfacingA.
2.(b),CisfacingD.
Accordingtometherecanbeanotherarrangementasfollows:
C
A

F
D

Ifsotheanswerforthefirstquestionwillbe(
d)eitherForB

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13.EightfriendsA,B,C,D,E,F,GandHaresittingin
circlefacingthecenter.
BissittingbetweenGandD.HisthirdtotheleftofB
andsecondtotherightofA.CissittingbetweenAandG
andBandEarenotsittingoppositetoeachother.
1.WhoisthirdtotheleftofD?
(a)A(b)E(c)F(d)cannotbedetermine(e)None
2.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnotcorrect?
(a)CisthirdtotherightofD.
(b)AissittingbetweenCandF.
(c)DandAaresittingoppositetoeachother.
(d)EissittingbetweenFandD.
(e)EandCaresittingoppositetoeachother
Solution:Solutionforthe1stand2ndquestionis
BisbetweenGandDi.e.theorderisGBD.

HisthirdtotheleftofBandsecondtotherightofA.
So,formingacirclewehave:
H

D
B

CisbetweenAandG.ButEisnotoppositeB.So,Cis
betweenAandH.
C
HA
FE
GD
B

Answer:
1.(c),FisthirdtotheleftofD.
2.(d),Clearly,EisnotsittingbetweenFandD.
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14.Agroupofeightmemberssitinacircle.Disbetween
AandFandisoppositetoG.EistotherightofAbut
ontheleftofC,whoserighthandneighbourisG.B
enjoyshavingHtohisleftandFtohisright.
FindthememberwhoisdiagonallyoppositetoA?
(a)B(b)F(c)G(d)H
Answer:(d)

Inacirclethearrangementisasshown

G
HC
BE
FA
D
HisdiagonallyoppositetoA.
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