CIRCULAR SEATING ARRANGEMENTS

1. Eight friends H, J, K, L, M, N, O and P are sitting around a circular table facing the centre,
but not necessarily in the same order. There are five females in the group of friends. No two
male persons are immediate neighbours of each other. N sits third to the right of P, Who sits
second to the right of his wife. J sits second to the right of her husband H, who is not an
immediate neighbour of P’s wife. K is not an immediate neighbour of P. M sits second to the
right of her husband. O is not an immediate neighbour of J. L sits second to the right of N,
who is not a male.

1. Who among the following sits exactly between two males?

a) M
b) O
c) J
d) N
e) K

2. Who among the following is wife of P?

a) K
b) O
c) L
d) N
e) None of these

3. In which of the following pairs is the second person second to the right of the first person?

a) M,O
b) H, P
c) K,J
d) N, P
e) None of these

4. How many females are there exactly between J and N?

a) One
b) Two
c) Three
d) None
e) None of these

5. Who among the following is third to the right of J?

a) H
b) O
c) Wife of L
d) Wife of P
e) None of these

Directions (Q. 6-10): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions
given below:

C, Q, L, O, P, N, M and A are sitting around a circular table and all like a different colour.
The colours are — Yellow, Black, Purple, White, Gold, Pink, Red and Violet. All of them are
facing the centre. Q sits third to the left of P and likes Gold colour. The one who likes Pink
sits third to the left of Q. The one who likes Red faces the one who likes Yellow. O sits
second to the right of A. Q sits between the persons who like Black and Violet. N is a
neighbour of the ones who like White and Red colour but C is not one of them. The one who
likes White colour sits exactly between the ones who like Purple and Pink. N is one of them.
The one who likes Yellow colour is an immediate neighbour of the ones who like Black
colour and Purple but M is not one of them. P is an immediate neighbour of A and O. M likes
Red colour and sits on the immediate left of L.

6. Who among the following likes Yellow colour?

a) C
b) Q
c) P
d) A
e) L

7. Who are the immediate neighbours of Q?

a)  A and C
b)  C and L
c)  C and M
d)  M and N
e)  None of these.

8. Which of the following combinations is true?

a) C–Gold
b) A – Purple
c) N–Red
d) L- Violet
e) O- Gold

9. Who like Red and Pink colour respectively?

a)  M and N
b)  Q and C
c)  P and Q
d)  L and M
e)  C and H

10. What is the position of L with respect to O?

a) Third to the left

b) Fourth to the right
c) Second to the left
d) Third to the right
e) Fifth to the right

Directions (Q. 11-15): Study the following information carefully and answer the given
questions:

Eight different people, viz K, L, M, N, V, W, X and Y are sitting around a circular table
facing the centre but not necessarily in the same order. Each of them likes a different brand of
clothes, viz. Nautica, Chemistry, Zara, Mango, Puma, Adidas, Zodiac and Park Avenue but
necessarily in the same order. Only three people sit between X and the one who likes Zodiac.
V sits second to the right of X. The one who likes Nautica sits third to the left of Y. Y does
not like Zodiac. The one who likes Zodiac is not an immediate neighbour of Y. Only three
people sit between Y and the one who likes Chemistry. W does not like Chemistry. The one
who likes Puma sits on the immediate left of K. K is not an immediate neighbour of V. Only
two people sit between the ones who like Puma and Zara. M is one of the immediate
neighbours of the one who likes Zara. The one who likes Park Avenue sits on the immediate
right of L. Only three people sit between L and the one who likes Adidas.

11. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way-based on the given arrangement and
thus form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?

a) M-Nautica
b) X-Adidas
c) V-Zodiac
d) Y-Puma
e) N-Park Avenue

12. Who amongst the following likes Mango?

a) W
b) K
c) V
d) Y
e) N

13. Which of the following represents the brand which W likes?

a) Adidas
b) Puma
c) Park Avenue
d) Zara
e) Nautica

14. Who amongst the following sits second to the left of the one who likes Zodiac?

a) W
b) The one who likes Adidas
c) Y
d) The one who likes Nautica
e) L

15. Who amongst the following sit(s) exactly between the ones who like Puma and Zara
when counted from the right of the one who likes Zara?

a) The ones who like Adidas and Mango

b) N and the one who likes Park Avenue
c) X and Y
d) K and W
e) V and the one who likes Chemistry

Directions (Q. 16-20): Study the following information carefully and answer the given
questions:

A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are friends having different occupations, viz – Clerk, Manager, PO,
Professor, Teacher, Director, Supervisor and Editor. All are sitting around a circular table
facing the centre, but not necessarily in the same order. C sits third to the right of the
Teacher. Only two persons sit between the Teacher and H. The Manager and the Clerk are
immediate neighbours. Neither C nor H is a manager or Clerk. The Manager is not an
immediate neighbor of the Teacher. The PO sits third to the right of D, who is not a Manager.
F sits on the immediate right of the Editor. The Director sits second to the left of A, who is
not an immediate neighbor of H. The Director is an immediate neighbor of both the professor
and the PO. C is not an Editor. B is not an immediate neighbour of C. E is not an immediate
neighbour of the Director. H is not a Professor and sits second to the left of the Editor. E. is
an immediate neighbour of D and C.

16. Who among the following is the Editor?

a) A
b) B
c) E
d) G
e) None of these

17. Which of the following statements is/are true?

a)  A is an Editor and sits on the immediate right of F.
b)  The Supervisor and the Professor are immediate neighbours of G.
c)  F is a Teacher and sits second to the left of E.
d)  C is a PO and sits second to the left of
e)  None is true

18. How many persons sit between the Editor and the Supervisor?

a) None
b) One
c) Two
d) Three
e) None of these

19. What is the occupation of D?

a) Editor
b) Professor
c) Clerk
d) Director
e) None of these

20. Who among the following sits second to the left of the Supervisor?

a) Clerk
b) PO
c) Teacher
d) Director
e) None of these