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PROBLEMS ON SEATING ARnRANGEMENT

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:
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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
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Solution:
Weanalysethegiveninformationasfollows:

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

_P _ _ P P _ _

_ _ _ C P P C _

Po P Po _ _ _ _ _

_ _ _ _ _ _ C L

Sothearrangementbecomes:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Po P Po C P P C L

Clearlythefourthbookfromthetopisoncomposition.So
theansweris(c).

III)Readthefollowinginformationandanswerthe
Questionsthatfollows.

(1)SixfriendsA,B,C,D,EandFaresittinginaclosed
circlefacingthecenter.
(2)EistotheleftofD.
(3)CisbetweenAandB.
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(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.
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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:
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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?
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(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:
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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 (c)BarberandCook
(b)TailorandCook (d)WashermanandCook.

Solution:(b)
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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 F

B E

D
So,CistotheimmediateleftofBhencetheansweris(b)

Accordingtomyopiniontherecanbeanotherarrangement
basedonthegivendetails:

A
F C

E B

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 E

F B

D
Answer:

1.(a),ClearlyBisfacingA.
2.(b),CisfacingD.

Accordingtometherecanbeanotherarrangementasfollows:

C
A E

B F

Ifsotheanswerforthefirstquestionwillbe(
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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
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BisbetweenGandDi.e.theorderisGBD.

HisthirdtotheleftofBandsecondtotherightofA.
So,formingacirclewehave:

H A

G D

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)
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Inacirclethearrangementisasshown

G
HC

BE

FA

HisdiagonallyoppositetoA.

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