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SEATING ARRANGEMENT
EXERCISE I
A and P are at the ends. Ris
1. A.P. R. X. Sand / are sitting in are in thc centre.
arow, S and Z.
Sitting to the leftof A. Who is to the right of P?
A.A
B.X
C.S
D.Z

Answer: Option B

Explanation:
The seating arrangement is as follows:

7 R

Therefore. right of P is X.
A, B, C. D and E are sitting on a bench, A is sitting next to B. Cis sitting next to D, D is not
itting with E who is on the left end of the bench.Cis on the second position from the right. A
is to the right of Band E. Aand Care siting together. In which position Ais sitting?
A.Between B and D
B.Between B and C
C.Between E and D
D.Between CandE

Answer: Option B
Explanation:

Therelore. A is sitting in between Band C.

 3. P.Q. R. S. T. U, V and Ware sittino round the circle and are facing the centre:

Pis second to the right ofT who is the neighbour of Rand V.

S is not the neighbour of P.
Vis the neighbour of U.
Q is not between S and W. W is not betweenUand S.

1. Which two of the following are not neighbours?

A.RV
B.UV
C.RP
D.QW
Answer: Option A
2. Which one is immediate right to the V?
A.P
B.U
C.R
D.T
Answer: Option D

3. Which of the following is correct?

A.P is to the immediate right of Q
B.R is between Uand V
C.Q is to the immediate left ofW
D.U is between Wand S
Answer: Option C

4. What is the position of S?

A.Between U andV
B.Second to the right of P
C.To the immediate right of W
D.Data inadequate.
Answer: Option C
 4 ive girls are silling on a bench to be photographed. Seema is to the lett of
Rani and to the riok.
of Bindu. Mary is to the right of Rani. Recta is between Rani and Mary.

Bindu Seema Rani Reeta Mary

L. Who is sitting innmediate right to Reeta?

A.Bindu
B.Rani
C.Mary
D.Seema
Answer: Option C

Explanation: Mary is sitting immediate right to Reeta.

2. Who is in the middle of the
A.Bindu photograph?
B.Rani
C.Reeta
D.Seema
Answer: Option B
3. Who is second from the right?
A.Mary
B.Rani
C.Recta
D.Bindu

Answer: Option C

4. Who is second from the left in photograph?

A.Reeta
B.Mary
CBindu
D. Seema

Answer: Option D
 Si fiends ate sittng in a cicle and ae faciny the centre of the circle. Deepa is between
Pakash and l'anka I'iti is between Mukesh and Lalit. Prakash and Mukesh are opposite t
crh otheT
Drakash

Lalt. Deepa

Prit Panka

Mukesh

1. Who is sitting right to Prakash?

A.Mukesh
B.Deepa
C.Pankaj
DLalit

Answer: Option D lHence, Lalit is sitting right to Prakash.

2. Who is just right to Pankaj ?

A.Deepa
B.Lalit
C.Prakash
D.Priti

Answer: Option A Ilence, Deepa is sitting just right to Pankaj.

3. Who are the neighbours of Mukesh?

A.Prakaslh and Deepa
B.Deepa and Priti
C.Priti and Panka/
D.Lalit and Priti
Answer: Option ( llence, Piti and Pankaj are the neighbours of Mukesh

4. Who is sitting opposite to Priti?

A Prakash
B.Deep
C.Pankaj
DLalit

Answer: Opion B
 Qasturba. Wasir and Himmat are sitting around a circ.
Manav, Kavya, Payal,
Bunty. Der. Bunty who is 4h to the right of Kavya.
centre. Manav is to the immediate right of
is
tcingat to the left of Bunty and is 4" to the right of Wasir. Qasturba 2h to the right ot
the
Pvalisnd
right of Himmat.
Dt who is 2" to the

to the right of
Bunty?
o1 Who isb)3"Manav c) Kavva d) Himmat e) None of
These
Wasir
a)
immediate neighbours of D?
0 Which of the following represents the c) Payal and Himmat
a) Paval and Qasturba b) Kavya and Himmat
d) Kavya and Qasturba
e) Payal and Kavya

03. Who is 3" to the right of Wasir? c) Kavya

a) Paval b) Dev
d) Qasturba e) Data inadequate

04. Who is 2 to the lefi of Payal? c) Kavya

a) Dev b) Himmat
e) None of these
d) Data inadequate

O5. Who is to the immediate left of Bunty?

a) Qasturba b) Payal c) Wasir
e) None of these
d) Data inadequate

Solution

Wasn

Himeat Manav

Seating

Kavya ! Arrangement Bunty

De Qastuba

Paval

Answer |. (Option D)
Answer 2. (Option E)
Answer 3. (Option B)
Answer 4. (Option )
Answer 5, (Option A)
 Imt. cctor Chinky. Deepinder. Eeshwar. Fancy, Gurkamal and Hero are sitting around a
nklwmg the centre. Faney is third to the right of Chinky and second to the left of Hero.
an inmediate neighbor of Chinky or Hero. Eeshwar is to the
seCond|tothe right of Gurkamal. immediate right
the lett of Chinky?
a) Amrit b) Bector c) Eeshwar
d) Deepinder e) None of these

Who is to the mmediate right of Chinky?

a) Amrit b) Bector c) Deepinder
J) Bector or Deeinder e) None of these

Os. Whichof the lollowing pairs of persons has first person sitting to the right of the second person?
a) Chinky and Bector b) Amrit and Eeshwar c) Fancy and Gurkamal
d) lHero and Anrit
c) Deepinder and Bector
09, Who sits betwcen Gurkamal and Deepinder?
a) llero b) Deepinder c) Fancy
d) Eeshwar e) None of these

Q10. Which of the following is the correct position of Bector with respcct to Hero?
cond to the right
urth to the right
Jurth to the left
econd to the left
a) Only I b)Only II c) Only III
d) Both Il and 1 e) None of these

Fancy

Gurkamal Deepinder

Seating
Hero Arrangement Bector

Chnky
teshwa

Answer 6. (Option A)
Answer 7. (Option B)
Answer8 (Option E)
Answer 9. (Option C)
Answer 10. (Option D)
 & Akshay. Manisha Deenak. Paresh, Ranbir, Tarun, Bector and Hrithik are sitting around a circle
tiwitg at the centre. Manisha is 3 to the lefi of Akshay who is to the left of Tarun. Deepak
is2to the right of Hrithik who is 2md to the right of Tarun. Ranbir is nd to the right of Bector
bo is not an immediate neighbour of Tarun.
oI. Which of the following combinations represents the first and the second to the lett of Bector
respectivel?
a) Manisha and Deepak b) Deepak and Hrithik c) Akshay and Manisha
d) Akshay and Ranbir c) Deepak and Manisha
o2, Who is 3' to the right ofTarun?
a) Deepak b) Bector c) Hrithik
d) Manisha e) None of these
Ql3. Wha ls tu the Immediute luft of Hrlthlk
u) Paresh b) Manisha c) Tarun
d) Ranbir e) Data inadequate

Q14. Who is 2"d to the left of Bector?

a) Deepak b) Hrithik c) Manisha
d) Data inadequate e) None of these

Q15. In which of the following combinations 3° person is 2"d to the left of 2" person?
a) Bector. Akshay. Ranbir b) Deepak. Bector. Mansiha c) Tarun. Paresh. Hrithik
d) Paresh. Manisha. Hrithik e) None of these

Man1sha

Deepak Hrithik

Seating
Bector Arrangement Paresh

Akshay Tarun

Ranhu

Answer I1. (Option E)

Answer 12. (Option D)
Answer 13.
(Option A)
Answer 14. (Option C)
Answer 15. (Option B)
 E. I
icht Iriends
A. B, C, D, EE.G and Hare sitting around a circle facing the centre
D
to the left of
1sits fourth of A
left
Sits sccond to of Dand A
EKDOt an imnedate neighbour
ofR
to the left
H sits second
Bis not an mmediate neighbour of Aand E
Gsits second to the left of F

ol ln which of the follow ing groups of people is the first person sitting exactly in the middle of the second and
the third persons?
a. GCB
b. AD
e BCG
d. HDE
e. None

Q2: Which of the follow ing pairs represents the immediate neighbours of B?
a. EH
b. AE
c. CD
d. AG
e. None

03: Who sits third to the left of E?

a. B
b. G
c. A
d. D
e. None

04: Starting from A, If all the friends are made to sit in the alphabetical order of their names in the anti
clockwise direction. the positions of how many(except A) will remain unchanged:?
1. None
b. One
c. Two
d. Three
e. Four

05: Four of the following five are alike ina certain way based on their positions in the above arrangement and so
form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?
a. HE
b, GB
c ED
d AC
e. BH

Answers.
Qlid

Q4:a
 10Sixgisare
sitting in a ccircle facing to the centre of the circle. They are P, Q, R, S, T and V. Tis not
betweenQand Sbut some other one. P is next to the left of V. Ris 4" to the right of P.

Q/s

R
S/Q
Which of the following statement is not true?
AS is just next to the right to R
B.T is just next to the right of V
C.R is second to the left of T
D.Pis second to the right of R

Answer: Option C
2. If P and R interchange their positions then which of the
A.RT
following pair will sit together?
B.PV
C.VT
D.QV

Answer: Option C
After changing the position of PandR, V andT are together.

3. What is the position of T?

A.Just next to the right of Q
B.Second to the left of P
C.Between Q and R
D.To the immediate right ofV

Answer: Option D

4. Which one is sitting just right to the V?

A.P
B.T
C.R
D.S/a

Answer: Option B.Tis sitting just right to the V.

 SEATING ARRANGEMENT
NERCIS2

Bivtione szudy the gven information carefully and

answer the given questions:
seonle are sitting in two parallel rows
al distance betwcen adjacent having five people each in suchaway that
persons, In row there s
ted (not necessarily in the Roy. Ihakur, Singh, (iupta and
yadas Rathore, Aggarwal andsame order) and all of them are facing
Pathak are
Saint are
south In row2 Mishra
them are facing north seated (not necessarily in the same
heretore,
row faces another member of the in the given seating arrangement cach order) and all of
Pathak sits third to the nght of Y adav. other row member seated in a
Mihra sits on the immediate right of Mishra sits second to the left of Pathak The person
t Bn immediate Thakur Only one perscon sits facing
ner Roy faces Aggarwalncighbour of Thakur only two people between
sit between Roy and Ihakur and Gupta Roy
Singh Neither Thakur
Solutions

Drections i1 5)

Q Who amongst the following is facing Saini?

(a) Aggarwal
(b) Pathak
(c) Mishra
(dy Rathore
(c)Yadav
Answer (C)

02 Whch of the follow ng

(aGupta faces statements is TRUE regardng Gupta
one of the mmedate
Thak ur s onc of the mmedate nesghboursof Rathore
(by of
(c)
ncighbours Gupta
Nonc of the given statements is true
dy Singh sits on the immedate ght of
Gupta
(c)Onty onc pcton ts hetwcen (upta and Sani
Answer (dy

Q) Who among the followng s facng Kathore

ta) Thak ur
tbi Singh
(cytupta

(c) Sans
Answer (a)
 to Aggarwal"
What is the position of Pathak with respect
right
a Third to the
bI Second to the right
c lmmediate leti
d) Immediate right
leti
e) Second to the
Answer: (c)
hence tor
way based on the given arranpement and
05. Four of the given five are alike in a certain
belong to that group?
a group. Which is the one that does not
(a) Gupta
(b) Roy
(c) Saini
(d) Yadav
(e) Aggarwal
Answer: (c)
are sitting around a circular
Anshul, lshu, Rockv, Mohit. Sahil, Alisha, Monty and Ruclhi
table facing the centre of equal distances between cach other (but not necessarily in the same
in somne way or the other. Only two people
order). Each one of them is also related to Mohit
sit between Alisha and Rocky. Mohit sits second to the lefi of Alisha. Only three people sit
between Rocky and Mohit's sister. Mohit's son sits second to the riglht of Mohit's sister.
the immediate right of
Only one person sits between the son of Mohit and Ruchi. Anshul sits on
Monty. Monty is neither tlhe son nor the mother of Mohit.
Ruchi is an im1mediate neighbour of Mohit's mother. Only three pcople sit between Mohit's mother
and Mohit's brother. Mohit's daughter sits second to the left of Mohit's brother.
Mohit's father is not an immediate neighbour of Mohit. Mohi's wife sits third to the right of Ishu.

Solutions
Directions (6-10):
 of Monty?
06 Who sits second to the right
(a) Mohit's brother
(b)Mohit
(c) Anshul
(d) Ishu
(e)Mohit's daughter
Answer: (b) Rocky?
when counted from the lefi of
many people sit between Ishu and Rocky,
Q7. How
(a) Six
(b) One
(c) None
(d) Two
(e) Four
Answer: (C)
the given intormation?
statements is true with respect to
Q8. Which of the following right of Mohit's wife
(a) Monty sits second to the Monty
of
(b) Ishu is an immediate neighbour of Rockvy
to the lefi
(c) Mohit sits second
(d) All the given options are true
(e) Ruchi is daughter of Rocky
Answer: (e)
Monty?
09. How is Ishu related to
(a) Son-in-law
(b) Uncle
(c) Niece
(d) Brother
(e)Daughter
Answer: (c)
Mohit?
O10. Who amongst the following is the wife of
(a) Ruchi
(b) Rocky
(c) Ishu
(d) Alisha
(e)Anshul
Answer: (e)
 are sitting in a
3 Eight persons Smith, Putin, Xinping, Jack. Robert, Faroog, James and Alishasecond to the left
sits
straight line facing north, but not necessarily in the same order. Putin
Putin. James sits on the extreme left
of Smith. Three persons are sitting between James and
end of the row. Jack is an immediate neighbor of James. Faroog and Puin areneighbor not
the right of Jack but is not the immediate of
neighbours. Xinping sits second to
Robert. There are three persons between Xinping and Farooq.
Solutions:

Q11. Who among the following sits between Xinping and Jack?
a) Faroog
(b) Robert
(c) Putin
(d) Alisha
(e) None of the atbove
Answer:(d)
Q12. Who among the following sits third to the left of Faroog?
(a) Putin
(b) Smith
(c) Xinping
(d) Robert
(e) None of the above
Answer:(a)

Q13. Who among the following sits on the extreme ends of the row?
(a) Jack, Smith
(b) James, Robert
(c) James, Faroog
(d) Alisha, Farooq
(e) None of the above
Answer:(c)

Jack
Jomes Putin Smih
faloay
 Iieh erson . Q R S, 1, V, W
and 7 are sitting around a Circular table fcmg me
tuMo the nght of /whes second to the rght of P
Nhot mmchate nenghbor of/ or R
II thd o the lett of S
sthnt to the mght of Who Is hot a immediate neighbour ofS

| Whch of the pair of person are immediute neighbour of P?

1. VO
2 VW
SR

Answer: 4 SV

2 Who Is Second to the right of T?

5.P
Answer: 1. Q

3 Who an medate left of V"

1P

$R
Answer: 1. P

4 What postonofQwitli respect to /"

I Eourtth to the lett
3 Thurd to the lett
3 Thrd to the nght
4 Second to the lctt
Second to the nplt
Answer: 1. Fourth to the Left
 M.N, ', Q, R, S, I, V and Y are sittine arowmd eirculr table fxciny the cenre
P uth to the let of T
Vthird to the right of Nwho is seventh to the righ
tofS and is filth to the lett of y
Mis not immediate neighbour of either V or Y and is immediate lelt of O

1. Who is third to the right of P?

1. M
2. Q
3. N
1.S
5. Y
Answer: 1. M

2. Which of the following group of person has first person sitting between the next two?
1. MÌN
2. VPS
3. TNQ
4. PYS
5. RVY
Answer: 2. VPS

3. ln whicl of the following pairs is the second person is sitting to the imnediate left of the first
person?
I. MÌ
2. TS
3. VP
4. YP
5. RN
Answer: 4 YP
 table facing outside.
people J. K. L, M. N, P,Q and R are sittine around cireular
6 Eight
left of
Lis second to the N
Risan immediate neighbour of both K and
Pis an immediate right of K.
Mis neither immediate neighbour of P nor L

1. Who is third to the right of M?

1. K
2. P
3.Q
4. L
5. R
Answer: L.K

left of 0?
2. Who is second to the
1.K
2.R
3.N
4. P
5. M
Answer: 4 P

O and K, when counted from the

riht of K
3. How many persons are sitting between
1. None
2. One
3. Two
4 Three

$. Four
Answer: 3. Tw0

4. Who is an immcdiate right of P?

1.N
2. R
3. K
4 L
5.Q
Answer 4. |
 floor is numbered I, the
Abuildng has eight tloors from Itó 8in such a way that ground 8 Eight persons G, P
floor is numbered
above loo is numbered 2and so on. The top mnost loors. Ais staying on floor 6 There s
M.R.O, A. DandC are staving cach on one of these topmost Iloor Neither P nor M is
persons betwecen GandR.Cis staying on the the floor I Mis not an
a gap of three Ris staving on
staving on the floor `.Qis staving middle of Pand M
immediate neighbor of G.
Floor No. Persons
C
D

6 A
5 G

4 p

2 M
1 R

Q1. Who is staving on the floor no, 7?

)A
2) P
3) D
4) R
5) M
Answer: 3. D

between D and P?
Q2. How mans persons are staving
I) Three
2) Four
3) Two
4) One
5) None of these
Answer: 3. Tuo

Q3. Who is staying on the second floor?

2) M
3) P
4) A
5)Qor M
Answerr2 M

04 Ifall persons are arranged in alphabetical order Sueh as Aoccupies floor Ithen
who will occup
Iloor 5
2)0
3)R
4) M

Answer: 4. M
 * lmmediate neighbours of the person who is staying in floor 3?
)R andP
2)A and P
3)Gand M
4) P and M
5) D and G
Answer:4. Pand M
given questions:
8. Directions: Study the given information carefully and answer the
Humayun are
Ekam. Farah. Gulrejr and
Akram, Bakhtawar. Changez. Dayud. Gulrej.
seated in straight line facing north. second to right of
Dayud sits sits
Changez sits fourthtothe lefi of Gulrej. Akram. Bakhtawar and Farah
Only two people sit between Dayud and
adjacent to each other.
Dayud.
Humayun is not an immediate neighbor of the
who sit fifth from
middle of the persons
Q1. Who among the following sitss exactly in the
left and the person who sits sixth from the right?
a) Changez
b) Humayun
c) Ekam
d) Farah
e) None of The Above
Answer 1. (Option D)

third to the right of Changez?

Q2. Who among the following sits
a) Bakhtawar
b) Farah
c) Akram
d) Ekam
Above
e) None of The
Answer 2. (Option C)
seated at the two extreme ends of the line?
03. Which of the following represents persons
Dayud
a) Changez and
b) Akram and Bakhtawar
c) Bakhtawar and Gulrej
d) Dayud and Humayun
e) None of The Above
Answer 3. (Option D)

Farah?
04. What is the position of Humayun with respect to
Left
a) Third to the
b) Inmediate Right
c) Second to Right
d) Fourth to Lett
Above
e) None of The
Answer 4, (Option A)
6 How many persons are seated between Akram and
kam'?
bi Iwo
C) Three
d) Four
e) None of The Above
Answer S. (Opion A)

North Direction
Face
Directions

Of
All
Persons
 Direction Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given
helow:
are eight,persons viz. D. E. R, N,P, T. Vand Asitting around asquare table. They
/tere Politieian
ea different protessIONS viZ. Engineer. Soldier. Teacher. Pilot. Artist. Doctor.
middle of the four
on the
nd Plaver but not necessarily in the same order. Four of them sit the
persons who sit at
sides while four of them sit on the four corners of the square table. All middle of the sides
in the
four cornerss; are facing the centre except one. while those who sit
Politician nora Pilot. E is immedlale
are facing outward the centre except one. T is neither Engineer are the neighbous
left to the Player. Nis not facing towards the centre Soldier and Politician is the neighbour o
of Doctor. Dis a Teacher but not facing towards the centre. The Rand Aare facing
each other but
both Eand Soldier. Doctor is not facing towards the centre. not sitting
none of fthemis at middle of the sides. The Player is facing
towards the centre but
Esits second to the right Iof P. whois Soldier. Zis
in the middle of the any side of the table.
right of N.V is between Artist and
not the neighbour of either Eor Pand sits second to the
teacher.

1. Who among the following is a Pilot?

1.T
2.N
3. R
4. D
5.Z
Answer: 5. Z

Politician?
2. Who among the following sits exactly between the Plaver and
1. E
2. Teacher
3.P
4. Both l and 2
5. Artist
Answer: 4. Both l and 2

3. The profession ofN is

1. Artist
2. Pilot
3. Doctor
4. Teacher
5. Player
Answer: 3. Doctor

4. How many person (s) sit (s) between Vand the Doctor?
1. None
2. Threc
3. Two
4. One
5. Other than the given options
Answer: 2. Thre
 the iollowing five are alike in a certain way. Find the odd
man out?

6. RE
Answer:2. PR

6. Which of the following is correctly matched?

1.Z-Engineer
2. N-Soldier
3. E-Artist
4. V-Pilot
5. T-Doctor
Answer: 3.E Artist

PLayer

[Lngireer

to answer the given questions

10. Study the following information on separate tloor.
Eight friends P. Q. R. S. T. U. V and Wlive
and so on.
Ground floor is no 1.next loor is no2
V and Q.
V lives on floor no 1.Only 2 people betweeneven no floor.
on an
P lives immediately above U. P lives
between Uand T.
Only one person lives
Ulives above T.
floor above P.
W lives on an odd no
topmost floor.
S does not live on the

Explanation :
8- R
7-W
6-P
5-U
4-Q
3-T
2-S
|V
1. Who live on the floor no 2?
A)W
BS
CQ
DP
ENone ot these
Answer B) S

live below P and floor no ?

2. Who among the following
A)R-7
BQ-3
C)P-5
D)U-5
E)None of these
Answer D) U-$

3. How many people lives between R and T

A)None
B)One
C)Two
D)Three
E)Four
Answer E) Four
4. Who lives between R and P?
A)W
B)Q
C)V
D)U
E)None of these
Answer A) W

5. Which is true from the given arrangement?

A) 8 - W
B)7-R
C)6 -P
D)5 -S
E4-V
Answer C) 6 -P