1 Parameter Circular Based Puzzles

Directions (1-3): Read the following information to answer these questions:

(i) A, B, C, D, E, F and G are sitting in a circle facing at the centre and playing
cards.
(ii) E is neighbour of A and D.
(iii) G is not between F and C.
(iv) F is to the immediate right of A.

1) Which of the following does not have the pair of persons sitting adjacent
to each other?
(A) BA (B) CB (C) DE (D) GD (E) None of these

2) Which of the following pairs has the 2nd person sitting immediately to the
right of the 1st?
(A) AB (B) CB (C) EA (D) DG (E) None of these

3) What is the position of F?

(A) 3rd to the left of C (B) 2nd to the right of C (C) To the
immediate left of A (D) To the immediate right of B (E) None of these

Directions (4-6): Study the following information carefully and answer the
questions given below:

P, Q, R, S, T, V, W and Z are sitting around a circle facing the centre. T is 2nd

to the right of R who is 3rd to the right of P. S is 2nd to the left of P and 4th to
the right of Q. Z is 3rd to the right of V who is not an immediate neighbour of
P.

4) In which of the following combinations is the first person sitting in

between the second and third persons?
(A) VTS (B) TZS (C) QRV (D) PWQ (E) VRT

5) Who is second to the right of T?

(A) S (B) Z (C) P (D) R (E) None of these
6) What is P's position with respect to S?
(A) 4th to the left (B) 4th to the right (C) 5th to the left (D) 6th to
the left (E) 3rd to the right

Directions (7-9): Study the following information carefully and answer the
questions given below:

Eight persons Andrew, Bill, Charles, David, Emma, Fabio, George and Henry
are sitting on a square table and all are facing outside but not necessarily in
the same order. Some are sitting at corners and some are sitting at the
middle of the sides. Two of them likes ice-cream of Vanilla and Strawberry
flavor. David sits at one of the corners but does not like any ice-cream.
George sits immediate right of David. Bill sits opposite to Fabio who likes ice-
cream but not Vanilla. Charles sits third to the left of Fabio. Andrew sits at
one of the corners but Andrew is not the immediate neighbor of Emma and
Fabio. Henry and Emma are immediate neighbors of each other. George does
not like any of the ice-cream. Henry sits opposite to the one who like Vanilla
ice-cream. Neither Bill nor Fabio sits at the corner.

7) Who is to the immediate right of F?

(A) B (B) G (C) E (D) Data inadequate (E) None of these

8) Who is 3rd to the right of F?

(A) F (B) E (C) G (D) Data inadequate (E) None of these

9) In which of the following combinations is the 3rd person sitting between

the 1st and the 2nd persons?
(A) GEB (B) BGH (C) ADC (D) KCE (E) EGF

Directions (10-12): Study the following information carefully and answer the
questions given below:

Eight people J, K, L, M, N, O, P and Q are sitting around a circular table, facing

the centre, not necessarily in the same order. O is sitting third to the right of
M. There is only one person sitting between M and J. There are only three
people between J and K. P is an immediate neighbour of J. There are only
three people between P and L. N is second to the right of P.
10) Which of the following is true regarding the given arrangement?
(A) M is an immediate neighbour of K (B) N is an immediate
neighbour of J (C) P is second to the left of O (D) There are four people
between N and O (E) None is true

11) Who is sitting second to the left of the one who is sitting second to the
left of Q?
(A) M (B) K (C) N (D) L (E) J

12) Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on their seating
positions in the above arrangement and so form a group. Which does not
belong to the group?
(A) PQ (B) KL (C) MN (D) QO (E) KO

Directions (13-15): Study the following information carefully and answer the
questions given below:

Eight friends A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circle facing the

centre. B is third to the right of A who is third to the right of C. F is second to
the right of E who is not an immediate neighbor of B. D sits second to the left
of H who sits second to the left of G.

13) What is the position of H with respect of F?

(A) To the immediate right (B) Third to the left (C) Second to the
left (D) Second to the right (E) Third to the right

14) Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on their
positions in the given arrangement and so from a group. Which is the one
that does not belong to the group?
(A) AD (B) HG (C) EF (D) BF (E) CE

15) Which of the following pairs has the first person sitting to the
immediate right of the second person?
(A) BH (B) DF (C) CG (D) EA (E) None of these
Directions (16-18): Study the following information carefully and answer the
questions given below:

Eight persons are sitting around a circular table such that some of them are
facing towards the centre while some are facing away from centre. M is third
to the right of S, who sits second to the left of Y. P sits on the immediate right
of X, who faces the same direction as faced by M. Neither X nor P is adjacent
to M. C is third to the left of Y. Not more than 4 persons face outside. B and S
face same direction. C is third to the right of B. J is second to the left of M. C
and J face opposite direction to that of B. Immediate neighbors of C face
opposite directions.

16) How many persons face towards the centre?

(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 5 (E) Can't be determined

17) What is the position of J with respect to P?

(A) Sixth to the right (B) Third to the left (C) Third to the right (D)
Second to the right (E) None of these

18) How many persons sit between J and B when counted from the right of
former?
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 5 (D) 4 (E) None of these

Directions (19-20): Study the following information carefully and answer the
questions given below:

9 persons from A to I sit around a circular table such that some of them face
towards centre while some face away from centre. C sits third to the right of
B. F sits second to the left of C, who is on the immediate left of A. Both A and
C face same direction. D sits third to the left of F. Only 2 persons sit between
E and H when counted from right of H. H is not adjacent to C. Neither E nor H
is adjacent to A. Immediate neighbors of D face opposite directions. J is third
to the left of E. J and I face same direction but do not sit adjacent. Immediate
neighbors of B face the same direction as faced by B. I does not face centre.

19) How many persons sit between F and J when counted from the right of J?
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 5 (D) 6 (E) None of these
20) What is the difference between the persons who face towards the centre
and the persons who do not face towards centre?
(A) 1 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) No difference at all (E) None of these