Seating arrangement

Six persons A, B, C, D, E, F are sitting in two rows, three in each row.

I. E is not at the end of any row
II. D is second to the left of F
III. C, the neighbour of E, is sitting diagonally opposite to D
IV. B is the neighbour of F
Which of the following are in one of the two rows ?
A. D, B and F
B. C, E and B
C. A, E and F
D. F, B and C
Which of the following are in one of the two rows ?
A. D, B and F
B. C, E and B
C. A, E and F
D. F, B and C
Eight friends A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circle facing the
center. E is
third to the left of G, who is on the immediate right of B, who is third to the left
of A. H is
second to the right of F, who is not an immediate neighbor of E. D is not an
immediate
neighbor of B.
1. Who is second to the right of B?
A. F B. A C. H D. D
2. Which of the following pairs has the first person on the immediate left of the
second person?
A. GB B. HA C. CE D. HD
3. Which of the following is the correct position of B with respect to D?
A. Second to the right B. Second to the left C. Third to the right D. Third to the
left
4. Who sits between A and D?
A. F B. E C. G D. H

5. What is E’s position with respect to C?

A. On the immediate right B. On the immediate left C. Second to the right
D. Cannot be determined
Answers

A D C D B
A leading socialite decided to organise a dinner and invited a few of her friends.
Only the host and the hostess were sitting at the opposite ends of a rectangular
table, with three persons along each side. The pre-requisite for the seating
arrangement was that each person must be seated such that at least on one
side he/she has a person of opposite sex. Maqbool is opposite Shobha, who is
not the hostess. Ratan has a woman on his right and is sitting opposite a
woman. Monisha is sitting to the hostess’s right, next to Dhirubhai. One person
is seated between Madhuri and Urmila, who is not the hostess. The men were
Maqbool, Ratan, Dhirubhai and Jackie, while the women were Madhuri, Urmila,
Shobha and Monisha.
1. If Ratan would have exchanged seats with a person four places to his left,
which of the following would have been true after the exchange?
I. No one was seated between two persons of the opposite sex. (e.g. no man was
seated between two women)
II. One side of the table consisted entirely of persons of the same sex.
III. Either the host or the hostess changed seats.
A. I only B. II only
C. I and II only D. II and III only
2. The eighth person present, Jackie, must be
I. the host
II. Seated to Shobha’s right
III. Seated opposite Urmila
A. I only B. III only C. I and II only D. II and III
only
3. Which of the following persons is definitely not seated next to a person of the
same sex?
A. Maqbool
B. Madhuri
C. Jackie
D. Shobha
4. If each person is placed directly opposite her spouse, which of the following
pairs must be married?
A. Ratan and Monisha
B. Madhuri and Dhirubhai
C. Urmila and Jackie
D. Ratan and Madhuri
Answers

A C D A
I. L, M, N, O, P, Q, R and S are sitting around a circle facing the center.
II. ‘N’, who is third to the left of ‘P’ is not a neighbor of ‘R’ and ‘M’.
III. ‘S’ is the neighbor of ‘O’ and ‘R’ & is the third to the right of ‘M’.
IV. ‘L’ is not the neighbor of ‘O’, who is second to the left of ‘N’.
1. What is the position of ‘Q’?

A. Immediate right of R B. Immediate left of N C. Third to the right of M

D. Second to the left of S E. None of these
2. Which of the following is the pair of adjacent persons?

A. O and M B. M and N C. R and O D. L and P E. None of these

3. Which of the following pairs has the first person sitting second to the left of
the second person?

A. N, M B. Q, S C. L, Q D. S, P E. None of these
4. If N and O interchange their positions, then which of the following will be the
correct statement?

A. S is on the immediate right of N B. R is the second to the right of O

C. O is between L and Q D. N is between L and Q E. None of these

5. Which of the following has the second person sitting between the remaining two?

A. M, L, P B. N, L, Q C. P, S, R D. Q, N, O E. None of these
ANSWERS

B E A C E
Ten executives A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I and J stay in flats in two rows opposite
each other. One
row has 5 flats facing North and the other row has 5 flats facing South. F‘s flat is
second
to the right of J‘s flat, which is exactly opposite of C‘s flat facing North. D‘s flat is on
the
immediate left of J‘s flat and A‘s flat on the immediate left of C‘s flat. B‘s flat is on
the
right of C‘s flat. I and E have flats at the two ends of the same row. Flats of E and
H are
opposite each other.
1. Which of the following is the correct position of G‘s flat?
A. Facing North B. Opposite C‘s flat C. To the left of F‘s flat
D. To the left of J‘s flat

2. Who stays opposite B?

A.F B. G C. D D. F or G
3. Which of the following groups of persons have flats in the same row?
A. ACG B. GIE C. GJF D. FAJ
4. Which of the following statements is definitely true?

A. J‘s flat is facing North

B. G and A have flats opposite each other
C. B‘s flat is to the right of E‘s flat
D. G‘s flat is to the left of J‘s flat
5. Which of the following pairs of executives stay in the flats at the ends of a row?
A. FD B. HD C. HG D. None of these
ANSWERS

CCCBD
Eight persons namely J to Q are sitting on the square table but not necessarily in
the same order. Four persons are sitting at the corner of the table and facing
away from the center. Four persons are sitting at the middle of the table and
facing towards the center. The persons are sitting at the corner of the table likes
different fruits among Banana, Apple, Grapes and Mango. The persons are
sitting at middle of the table likes different vegetables among Cucumber, Brinjal,
Beans and Cabbage. All the above information is not necessarily in the same
order.
K sits third to the right of O. One person sits between K and Q. One who likes
Beans sits third to the left of Q. One who sits second to the right of the one who
likes Beans is facing N. One who likes Cabbage sits second to the right of the
one who likes Cucumber. The person J is the immediate neighbor of the one
who like Brinjal and O. There are as many persons sit between P and M as
between P and L. One who likes Mango sits third to the right of M. One who likes
Beans and one who likes Mango are not immediate neighbors. J likes Banana. L
and one who like Apple are not immediate neighbors.
1. Who among the following likes Grapes?
A. M B. Q C. K D. N E. None of these
2. Who among the following person sit opposite to O?
A.The one who like Mango B. The one who like Grapes C. The one who like Cucumber
D. The one who like Cabbage E. None of these

3. Which among the following combination is true?

A. K-Mango B. M-Apple C. N - Banana D. L-Grapes E. None of these
4. What is the position of N with respect to the one who likes Banana?
A. Third to the right B. Second to the left C. Second to the right D. Immediate
left
E. None of these
5. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and hence form a group. Which of
the following does not belong to the group?
A. K B. J C. Q D. M E. P
ANSWER

CCDAD
Eight persons – Doly, Lali, Mona, Joya, Pinu, Usha, Chaya and Tara, are sitting in
a straight line but not necessarily in the same order such that some of these
persons are facing south while some are facing north.
Doly faces north. Mona sits third to the left of Usha. Pinu sits third to the right of
Mona. Joya sits to the immediate right of Pinu. Joya does not sit at any of the
extreme ends of the line. Only one person sits between Chaya and Lali. Pinu sits
second to the left of Chaya. Tara sits second to the right of Joya. Both the
immediate neighbours of Mona face the opposite direction. Tara faces the same
direction as Joya and Doly faces the same direction as Chaya. Usha sits at one of
the extreme ends of the line.
1.Who among the following is sitting second to the right of Mona?
A. Doly B. Usha C. Pinu D. Joya E. None of these

2. Four of the following five are alike in some way and hence form a group. Which of the
following is the one that does not belong to the group?
A. Tara B. Usha C. Mona D. Lali E. Joya

3. How many person(s) sit between Joya and Doly?

A. Three B. Two C. One D. None E. More than three
4. How many persons are facing north direction?
A. Two B. Three C. Four D. Five E. Six

5. Who among the following is sitting third to the left of

Lali?
A. Usha B. Joya C. Chaya D. No one E. None of
these
ANSWERS

DBACD
There are 3 horizontally parallel rows, row 1, row 2 and row 3. Row 1 is to the north of row 2
and row 2 is to the north of row 3. There are five persons sitting in each row and L is one of
the persons among them. In row 1, first three persons sitting from left to right are facing
north and rest are facing south. In row 3, first three persons sitting from left to right are
facing north and rest are facing south. In row 2, first two persons sitting from left to right are
facing north and rest are facing south. Last two persons from left end of row 1 face the first
two persons from the left end of row 2. Last three persons from left end of row 2 face first
three persons from left end of row 3.

F, who is sitting 2nd to the right of Q, is sitting opposite to A. Three persons are sitting
between A and M. F is facing south. G is sitting 2nd to the right of C and both of them are
facing the north. E is sitting in the left of G. One person is sitting between E and N. B is
sitting to the immediate left of D, who is sitting opposite to O, who is not sitting adjacent to
A. S and P are sitting opposite to each other. Neither S nor P is sitting in row 1. R is not
sitting adjacent to M.
Find the odd one out?
a. C
b. O
c. N
d. F
e. Q
How many persons are sitting in the left of S?
a. 3
b. 1
c. 4
d. 2
e. None of these
How many persons are sitting between Q and
D?
a. 2
b. 3
c. 1
d. 4
e. None of these
Who is sitting opposite to B?
a. D
b. N
c. F
d. Q
e. None of these
Who is sitting in the middle of row 3?
a. D
b. G
c. R
d. Either (a) or (b)
e. None of these