Seating Arrangement

Eight friends-A, B, c. D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circular table not necessarily in the same order. Three of them are facing outside (opposite to the centre) while five are facing the centre. There are equal number of males and females in the group. (Corporation Bank 2011) C is facing the centre. E is sitting third to the right of C. F is sitting third to the left of E. Three persons are sitting between F and B. The immediate neighbours of Bare females. G is sitting third to the right of F. D is sitting third to the right of A. A is not an immediate neighbour of E. The immediate neighbours of E are males and are facing the centure. The immediate neighbours of D are females and face outside. The one sitting third to the left of B is a male. No female is an immediate neighbour of G.

1. Who is sitting second to the right of E? (A) C (B) B (C) G (D) H (E) None of these 2. How many persons are sitting between H and e when counted from the left side of H? (A) One (B) Two (C) Three

(D) Four (E) More than four 3. Which of the following statements is true regarding H? (A) The one who is second to the right of H is a female (B) H is facing the centre (C) H is a male (D) The immediate neighbours of H are facing outside (E) None is true 4. What is D's position with respect to G? (A) Third to the left (B) Third to the right (C) Second to the left (D) Second to the right (E) None of these Directions-(Q. 5) Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on their seating positions in the above arrangement and hence form a group. Which of the following does not belong to the group? 5. (A) BE

(B) CG

(C) GA

(D) DH

(E) AF

Answers:

1. C 2. E 3. A 4. B 5. C

Three persons facing outside -- A E AND H

Five persons facing the centre -- B, C, D, F, AND G

Seating position in circle --- clock wise -- A F H D E B G C

some clues -- In between F and B three are three person. So B is opposite to F.

Directions (1-6) Study the following information to answer the questions. (UP Gramin Bank PO 2012)

Eight friends A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting in a circle, not necessarily in the same order. Four of them are facing outside and four of them are facing the

centre. E faces outside &, both the immediate neighbours of E face the centre. H sits second to the right of E. B sits third to the left of E.

D faces the centre. Both the immediate neighbours of D face outside. G sits second to the left of A. B sits third to the right of H. F is an immediate neighbour D. C is an immediate neighbour of G. D is not an immediate neighbour of B.

1. Who amongst the following sits to the immediate rights of H?

(a) A (b) D

(c) C (d) G

(e) None of these.

2. Who amongst the following sits third to the right of A?

(a) D (b) E

(c) F (d) A

(e) None of these.

3. If all the people are made to sit in alphabetical order, in clockwise direction, starting from A , the position of whom amongst the following remains the same (excluding A)

(a) E (b) F

(c) C (d) G

(e) None of these.

4. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way, based on the information given above and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?

(a) HA (b) FH

(c) GC (d) DE

(e) AE

5. Who amongst the following sits exactly between F and C (and also their neighbour)?

(a) E (b) B

(c) G (d) A

(e) None of these.

6. How many people are seated between A and C (counting clockwise from A)?

(a) Two (b) One

(c) None (d) three (e) Four.

Directions (7-12) Study the following information to answer the questions.

Twelve people are sitting in two parallel rows containing 6 people each, in such a way that there is an equal distance between adjacent persons. In row-1 P, Q, R, S, T, and U are seated and all of them are facing south. In row-2 A, B, C, D, E and F are seated and all facing North. Therefore in the given seating arrangement each member seated in a row faces another member of the outer row.

S sits third to right of Q, either S or Q sits an extreme end of line. The one who faces Q sits second to right of E. Two people sits between B and F. Neither B nor F sits at an extreme end of the line.The immediate end of line. The immediate neighbour of B faces the person who sits third to left of P, R and T are immediate neighbours of the each other. C sits second to the left of A. T does not face the immediate neighbour of D.

7. Who amongst the following sits at the extreme ends of the rows?

(a) S, D (b) Q, A

(c) U, F (d) Q, E

(e) P, D

8. Who amongst the following faces S?

(a) A (b) B

(c) C (d) D

(e) F.

9. How many persons are seated between U and R?

(a) One (b) Two

(c) Three (d) Four

(e) None.

10. P is related to A in the same way as S is related to B based on the given arrangement. To which of the following is T related to, following the same pattern?

(a) C (b) D

(c) E (d) F

(e) Cannot be determined.

11. Which of the following is true regarding T?

(a) F faces T

(b) U is an immediate neighbour of T

(c) F faces the one who is second to right of T

(d) T sits at one of the extreme ends of the line

(e) Q sits second to the right of T.

12. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on the given arrangement & so form a group which is the one that does not being not being to that group?

(a) A-T (b) B-T

(c) F-P (d) C-U

(e) E-Q.

ANSWERS:

1. (d)

2. (c)

3. (b)

4. (b)

5. (b)

6. (a)

7. (e)

8. (a)

9. (b)

10. (b)

11. (c)

12. (e)

Solution for Q.(7-12): P U S T R Q C F A E B D

REASONING QUIZ ON SEATING ARRANGEMENT Directions-(1-5) Study the following information to answer the given questions

8 players A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H from two different teams X and Y (4 players each) are seated around a square table - two on each side. Players from team X are facing towards the centre and players from team Y are facing away from the centre.

Only one player of team X has both the neighbours from team Y while none of the players from team Y has both the neighbours from team X.

Both the neighbours of A are from his own team. C and F belong to team Y and only E is sitting between them. G is facing away from the centre and is third to the left of H. B has a player from his own team on his immediate left.

1. Who amongst the following is sitting third to the left of D?

(1) A (2) B

(3) E (4) H

(5) Cannot be determined

2. Who amongst the following cannot be a neighbour of F?

(1) B (2) A

(3) G (4) Both A and G

(5) Both A and B

3. Which of the following is true regarding C?

(1) C sits at immediate right of E

(2) C and B belong to the same team

(3) C and D are neighbours

(4) C is second to the left of B

(5) None of these

4. Which of these does not belong to team X?

(1) A (2) E

(3) H (4) B

(5) None of these

5. Who is sitting to the immediate left of B?

(1) C (2) E

(3) F (4) H

(5) Cannot be determined

Directions-(6 -7): Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on the given seating arrangement and thus form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?

6. (1) ED (2) FH

(3) BD (4) AG

(5) EC

7. (1) GD (2) EB

(3) EC (4) BH

(5) AD

Directions (8 - 11): Read the given information carefully and answer the questions given below:

Six persons Amit, Sam, Sujit, Deepak, Esha and Mona are sitting around a circular table facing the centre.

Sujit is sitting exactly between Amit and Mona. Sam is sitting two places to the left of Esha. Deepak is sitting two places to the right of Mona.

8. Between which two persons is Deepak sitting?

(1). Mona-Sam (2) Esha-Sam

(3) Sujit-Sam (4) Amit - Sam

(5) Cannot be determined

9. Who is sitting opposite Esha?

(1) Amit (2) Sam

(3) Sujit (4) Mona

(5) None of these

10. Which of the following is Amit's neighbour to his right?

(1)Sujit (2) Mona

(3) Sam (4) Deepak

(5) None of these

11. Between which of the two persons is Mona sitting?

(1) Sujit - Deepak (2) Sujit - Amit

(3) Deepak-Amit (4) Sujit-Sam

(5) Cannot be determined

Solutions (1-7)

Team Y Team X

C/F E

Team Y Team Y

G F/C

Team X Team Y

D B

Team X Team X

A H

Team X is facing the centre and Y is facing outside. Answers:

1 3 6 1 11 4

2 2 7 2

3 2 8 2

4 4 9 4

5 4 10 1

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

Eight friends M, N, O, P, Q, R, S and T are sitting around a

circular table in such a way that no adjacent persons face the centre. Four of them are facing the centre, while the rest are facing outward. M, who faces the centre, sits third to the right of R. Q, who faces the centre, is not an immediate neighbor of R. P sits opposite M. Only one person sits between R and S. P sits second to the right of N. O is not an immediate neighbor of M.

11) Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?

a) O b) S c) R d) P e) T

12) Who sits second to the left of N?

a) Q b) M c) P d) T e) None of these

13) What is the position of Q with respect to R?

a) Fourth to the left b) Second to the right c) Third to the left d) Third to the right

e) None of these

14) Which of the following is not true regarding O? a) O faces the centre b) O sits exactly between Q and P c) O is an

immediate neighbor of R d) N is 3rd to the left of O e) None of these

15) Which of the following will come in place of the question mark in the series based upon the given arrangement? SM QO NS OP ?

a) TQ b) RT c) RN d) MT e) None of these

Explanation :

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Answers : 11) d) P. All persons except P are facing the centre.

12) b) M.

13) c) Third to the left.

14) c) O is an immediate neighbour of R.

15) a) TQ. In all pairs first person is immediate right of second person and there is one person between First pair (SM) and second pair (QO), two persons between second pair (QO) and third pair ( NS) and three persons between third pair (NS) and fourth pair (OP). So, there must be four persons between fourth pair (OP) and the answer pair ( TQ).

Directions (26-30): Eight friends A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting in a circle not necessarily in the same order. Four of them are facing outside four of them facing the centre. E faces outside. Both the immediate Neighbors of E face the centre. H sits second to the right of E. B sits third to the left of E. D faces the centre. Both the immediate Neighbors of D faces the out side. G sits the second to the left of A. B sits third to the right of H. F is an immediate Neighbor of D. C is an immediate neighbor of G.

26. Who amongst the following sits to the immediate right of H? 1) A 2) D 3) C 4) G 5) None. 27. Who amongst the following sits third to the right of A? 1) D 2) E 3) F 4) A 5) None. 28. If all the people are made to sit in Alphabetical order, in clockwise direction starting from A, the position of them whom amongst the following remains the same (Excluding A)? 1) E 2) F 3) C 4) G 5) None. 29. Who amongst the following sits exactly between F and C (and also their neighbor)? 1) E 2) B 3) G 4) A 5) None. 30. How many people are sitting between A and C (counting click wise from A)? 1) Two 2) Four 3) None

4) One 5) Three Answers: 26) 4 27) 3 28) 2 29) 2 30) 2 Direction (Q1-6): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions. Twelve people are sitting in two parallel rows containing six people each such that they are equidistant from each other. In row 1: P, Q, R, S, T and V are seated and all of them are facing South. In row 2: A, B, C, D, E and F are seated and all of them are facing North. Therefore, in the given seating arrangement, each member seated in a row faces another member of the row. S sits third to the right of Q, either S or Q sits at an extreme end of the line. The one who faces Q sits second to the right of E. Two people sit between B and F, neither B nor F sits at extreme end of the line. The immediate neighbour of B faces the person who sits third to the left of P. R and T are immediate neighbours. C sits second to the left of A. T does not face the immediate neighbour of D. Q1. Who amongst the following sit at the extreme ends of the rows? (a) S, D (b) Q A (c) V, C (d) P, D (e) Q F Q2. Who amongst the following faces S? (a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D (e) F Q3. How many persons are seated between V and R? (a) one (b) two (c) three

(d) four (e) None of these Q4. P is related to A in the same way as S is related to B based on the given arrangement. Which of the following is T related to, following the same pattern? (a) C (b) D (c) E (d) F (e) Cannot be determined Q5. Which of the following is true regarding T? (a) F faces T (b) V is an immediate neighbor of T (c) F faces the one who is second to the right of T (d) T sits at one of the extreme ends of the line. (e) Q sits second to the right of T Q6. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on the given arrangement and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group? (a) A-T (b) B-T (c) F-P (d) C-V (e) E-Q ANSWER: 1) d 2) a 3) b 4) b 5) c 6) e

Q) Eight Friends P, Q, R, S, T, V, W and Y are sitting around a square table in such a way that four of them sit at four corners of the square while four sit in the middle of each of the four sides. The ones who sit at the four corners face the centre while those who sit in the middle of the sides face outside. P who faces the centre sits third to the right of V. T, who faces the centre, is not an immediate neighbor of V. Only one person sits between V and W. S sits second to the right of Q. Q faces the centre. R is not an immediate neighbor of P. 6. Who sits second to the left of Q? (a) V (b) P (c) T (d) Y (e) Cannot be determined 7. What is the position of T with respect to V? (a) 4th to the left (b) 2nd to the left (c) 3rd to the left (d) 3rd to the right (e) 2nd to the right 8. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which if the one that does not belong to that group? (a) R (b) W (c) V (d) S (e) Y 9. Which of the following will come in place of the question mark based upon the given seating arrangement? WP TR QW RS ? (a) YT (b) VY (c) VQ (d) PY (e) QV

10. Which of the following is true regarding R? (a) R is an immediate neighbor of V (b) R faces centre (c) R sits exactly between T and S (d) Q sits third to the left of R (e) None of These ANSWERS: 6. b 7. c 8. d 9. a 10. C

Q) Eight persons-P,S,Q,R,U,B,J and C are sitting in a field in a circle. Three are facing opposite side and other five are facing the centre. S is sitting to the third right of B. R is not near C. Q is sitting to the third left of R, who is second right of P,and among these three ,one is facing opposite to the centre of circle. Two are sitting between C and U and two are sitting between B and U. Q is sitting to the second left of J, who is facing the centre of the circle S is facing the centre of the circle. U is not opposite to B and Q.

Solution :

Directions (35-40) : Study the following information to answer the given questions : (CG Gramin bank Officer 2012) Eight people are sitting in two parallel rows containing four people each, in such a way that there is an equal distance between adjacent persons. In row-1 P, Q, R and S are seated (but not necessarily in the same order) and all of them are facing North. In row-2 A, B, C and D are seated (but not necessarily in the same order) and all of them are facing South. Therefore, in the given seating arrangement each member seated in a row faces another member of the other row. B sits second to left of D. R is an immediate neighbour of the person facing D. Only one person sits between R and R C does not face R. Two people sit between R and Q. 35. Who amongst the following faces P ?

(1) A (2) B

(3) C (4) D

(5) Cannot be determined

36. Who amongst the following sits to the immediate left of the person who faces B ?

(1) P (2) Q

(3) R (4) S

(5) Cannot be .determined

37. Who amongst the following faces D ?

(1) P

(2) Q

(3)R

(4)S

(5) Cannot be determined

38. Which of the following is true regarding S ?

(1) S sits at one of the extreme ends of the line

(2) S sits second to right of Q

(3) P is not an immediate neighbour of S

(4) B is an immediate neighbour of the person who faces S

(5) None is true

Directions (39-40): Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on the given seating arrangement and thus form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?

39. (1) D

(2) P

(3) Q

(4) S

(5)C

40. (1) R - P

(2) B - D

( 3 ) 9 – S

(4)A-C

(5) S – R

ANS : (35) – 3 (36) – 1 (37) – 4 (38) – 5 (39) – 3 (40) – 5

Directions (1-5): Each of these questions are based on the information given below: Four males and four females namely P, Q, R, S, T, U , V and W are sitting around a square table in such a way that four of them sit at four corners of the square while four sit in the middle of each of the four sides. The ones who sit at the four corners face the center while those who sit in the middle of the sides face outside. Two female sit in the middle of the sides and two at the corners. P sits second to the left of V. V sits in the middle of one of the sides. R sits fourth to the right of his wife and his wife is not an immediate neighbor of P or V. Q sits third to right of her husband. Q does not sit at any of the corners. Only S sits between Q and W. W is the husband of P. Both V and Tare males. 1. How many people sit between Q and R when counted in anti clockwise direction from Q? 1] None

2] One 3] Two 4] Three 5] Four 2. Who amongst the following is the wife of R? 1] S 2] U 3] Q

4] V

5] Cannot be determined

3. What is the position of T with respect to R?

1] Immediately to the left

2] Second to the left

3] Third to the right

4] Immediately to the right

5] Second to the right

4. Who amongst the following is Q's husband?

1] R

2] V

3] T

4] U

5] Can't be determined

5. Which of the following is true with respect to the given seating arrangement?

1] No two males are immediate neighbor of each other

2] U and W face each other in the seating arrangement

3] S and T are immediate neighbor of each other

4] U is a male and sits diagonally opposite to T

5] P sits in the centre of one of the sides of the square table

ANSWERS

1. (3) 2. (1) 3. (5) 4. (3) 5. (5)

Solution

arrangement clockwise

W, m, center T, m, side P, f, center R, m, side V, m, Center U, f, side Q, f, center S, f, side

R, husband -- S, wife T, husband -- Q, wife W, husband -- P, wife