Types of Analytical Reasoning

• Seating Arrangements
• Sequencing
• Tabulation
• Comparisons
• Selections
• Family Chart
• Ranking
• Series Based
• Miscellaneous
 SEATING ARRANGEMENT
The process of placing a group of people or
objects as per a fixed manner
• Sub-Types:
– Linear Arrangement
– Circular Arrangement
– Square / Rectangular Arrangement
 Linear Arrangement
Arranging objects in a row or two parallel rows
facing each other assuming the importance of their
relative position in terms of order or direction
• In a row:
– Left Directions if people are facing north Right
– Right Directions if people are facing south Left
• Two Parallel Rows
– Right Middle Left
– Left Middle Right
 SEATING ARRANGEMENT - Linear
• In a row, P is sitting:
– 2nd to the left of Q P _ _ Q or P _ Q
– 2 Places to the left of Q P _ _ Q or P _ Q
– Left of Q _____Q
– Immediately to the left of Q _Q
– Besides Q PQ or QP
 SEATING ARRANGEMENT - Linear
• Example:
A,B,C,D,E,F,G and H are sitting in a row facing North
i. A is fourth to the right of E
ii. H is fourth to the left of D
iii. C and F, which are not at the ends, are
neighbours of B and E respectively
iv. H is next to left of A and A is the neighbour of B
Who are sitting at the extreme ends?
 SEATING ARRANGEMENT - Linear
• Solution: Facing north means, our left = their left
Skeleton: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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i. E _ _ _ A
ii. H _ _ _ D
iii. C and F are not at extreme ends
i. Also CB or BC and EF or FE
iv. HA (AB or BA)
v. From ii, iii and iv HABCD
vi. From i and v E _ _ HABCD
vii. From iii and vi EF_HABCD thus EFGHABCD final
arrangement
 SEATING ARRANGEMENT - Linear
• Example:
Eight members P,Q,R,S,T,V,H and L are sitting in two
rows with equal members facing each other. Each
member in a row is sitting exactly opposite a member
in the other row.
P sits in the row facing North, to the immediate right of
H, who is exactly opposite of R. L is to the right of R
and S is exactly opposite of T, who is the immediate
right of P. V does not sit at any of the ends of any row.
Who Sits Opposite of P?
 SEATING ARRANGEMENT - Linear
• Solution: Facing north means, our left = their left
Skeleton: Right _ _ _ _ Left (Facing South)
Left _ _ _ _ Right (Facing North)
i. Seating Arrangement
 SEATING ARRANGEMENT - Linear
• General Instructions:
– Take a quick glance on the given information to
get an idea of the situations of objects:
– Classify them accordingly:
• Definite Information
e.g., E is sitting on left end of the bench
• Comparative Information
e.g., A is sitting to left of E
• Negative Information
e.g., C is not sitting next to A
Do not start fixing the positions of all the elements, take a note of comparative
positions and then try to arrange them in a particular sequence.