SEATING ARRANGMENTS – PRACTICE QUESTIONS

By: Vaddepally Subhash Chandra Bose

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Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions:-
Directions (1 – 5):-
P,Q, R, S, T and V are six students studying in a class. Each of them has a different height and weight. The tallest is not the heaviest.
T is taller than only P but lighter than R. Q is taller than S and P and heavier than only T and V. P is lighter than only S. T is heavier
than V. S is taller than V and Q is not the tallest.
01. How many of them are heavier than T?
a) One b) Two c) Three d) Five e) None
02. How many of them are shorter than Q?
a) Two b) Four c) Three d) Five e) None
03. Who among them is the tallest?
a) V b) P c) T d) R e) None
04. Who among them is third from top if arranged in descending order of height?
a) Q b) V c) S d) Data inadequate e) None
05. Who among them is the lightest?
a) V b) T c) P d) R e) None
Directions (6 – 9):-
Eight persons I, J, K, L, M, N, O and P are sitting around a circular table but not necessarily in the same order. Three of them are
facing outwards while five are facing towards the centre. M is third to the right of K. N is sitting third to the left of M. Three persons
are sitting between N and J. O is sitting third to the right of N, who is not facing the centre. L is sitting third to the right of I, who is
not facing the centre.

06. Who sits between N and I?

a) J b) K c) M d) O e) None
07. Who among the following is second to the right of J?
a) L b) K c) M d) N e) None
08. Which of the following statements is / are true with respect to P?
a) P is opposite of O b) P is fourth to the right of O c) P is fourth to the left of O d) All are true e) None
09. Who are neighbours of K?
a) P and M b) J and N c) L and O d) Data inadequate e) None
Directions (10 – 14):-
A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circular table facing the centre. No two males (or) two females are immediate
neighbours of each other. A is wife of H. A sits third to the left of E. F sits second to the right of D. D is not an immediate neighbour
of A or E. H and C are immediate neighbour of each other. F is not an immediate neighbour of his wife B.
10. Which of the following is true about G?
a) G is male b) G sits exactly between F and H c) G sits third to the left of E
d) G sits second to the right of B e) None
11. Who sits third to the left of B?
a) F b) H c) D d) A e) None
12. How many people sit between B & F when counted in anti-clockwise direction from B?
a) One b) Two c) Three d) Four e) More than Four
13. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?
a) H b) F c) E d) G e) D
14. Which of the following groups consists of only female members of the group?
a) A, B, B b) G, F, C c) C, H, G d) D, H, C e) None
Directions (15 -16):-
Eight persons E, F, G, H, I, J, K and L are seated around a square table two on each side. There are three lady members and they are
not seated next to each other. J is between L and F. G is between I and F. H, a lady member, is second to the left of J. F, a male is
seated opposite E, a lady member. There is a lady member between F and I.
15. Who among the following is seated between E and H?
a) F b) I c) J d) K e) Cannot be determined
16. How many persons are seated between K and F?
a) One b) Two c) Three d) Cannot be determined e) None
Directions (17 – 20):-
At a formal meeting called by the U N secretary General to discuss Barrack Obama’s victory, Seven top World leaders were sitting
around a table at equal distance from each other. The U S President forms an angle of 90 degrees from Russian President and
120degrees from the British P.M. German Chancellor is sitting three places to the right of French President, who is sitting one place
to the right of Indian P.M. The British P.M is opposite Chinese P.M and is sitting to the left of Russian President.
17. The only person sitting between the British P.M and the German Chancellor is
a) Russian President b) French President c) Indian P.M d) U S President e) None
18. The Russian President is not sitting at equal distance from
a) German Chancellor and French President b) Indian P.M and U S President
c) British P.M and French President d) All of the above e) None
19. The Russian President is sitting _______ of Chinese President
a) Two places to the left b) Three places to the right c) Two places left or three places right
d) Three places left or four places right e) None
20. The angle between the Russian President and the British P.M is in the Clock Wise direction of _______ degrees.
a) 30 b) 60 c) 90 d) 12 e) None
Directions (21 – 25):-
Eight students Anant, Balbir, Chakshu, Deependu, Ekansh, Faiyaz, Gandhik, and Hriday are sitting in a row facing north but not
necessary in the same order. No two successive students are sitting together according to alphabetical order. For Example: Anant
does not sit with Balbir; similarly, Balbir does not sit with Chakshu and so on.
They also like different sports like Archery, Polo, Rugby, Taekwondo, Wrestling, Squash, Gymnastics, and Baseball but not necessary
in the same order.
Either Deependu or Balbir sits at the extreme end of the row. Anant likes Baseball and sits second from the left end of the row.
Deependu sits third to left of one who likes Gymnastics. Balbir sits third to left of Gandhik, who likes Squash. Gandhik does not sit
the extreme end of the line. The one who likes Wrestling sits second to left of Faiyaz. Ekansh does not sit any of the extreme end of
the line. One of the immediate neighbors of Balbir likes Taekwondo. Faiyaz does not like Taekwondo. The one who likes Rugby sits
second to right of one who likes Archery.
21. Which of the following student is sitting third to the right of one who likes Taekwondo?
a) Ekansh b) Gandhik c) Deependu d) Balbir e) None
22. How many students sit between Deependu and Ekansh?
a) One b) Two c) Four d) Cannot be determined e) None
23. Deependu likes which of the following sports?
a) Wrestling b) Rugby c) Archery d) Taekwondo e) None
24. Who among following sits immediate left of Balbir?
a) Anant b) The one who likes Archery c) Hriday d) The one who likes polo e) None
25. Who among following likes Taekwondo?
a) Deependu b) Hriday c) Ekansh d) Balbir e) None
Directions (26 – 30):-
A, B, C, D, E and F are six boys each belonging to a different city, via Delhi, Agra, Kanpur, Luchnow, Pilibhit and Jaipur, not necessarily
in the same order. Each of them got selected in a different bank, via Canara bank, Syndicate bank, UCO bank, Vijaya bank, Dena bank
and Central bank, not necessarily in the same order. B belongs to Jaipur but did not get selected in either Dena bank or Canara bank.
D doesn’t belong either to Delhi or to Lucknow but got selected in Syndicate bank. The one who got selected in Dena bank doesn’t
belong to Jaipur. The one who got selected in Central bank belongs to Lucknow. F did not get selected in Dena bank. Either C or F got
selected in UCO bank but neither of them belongs to pilibhit or Lucknow. A belongs to Kanpur and he got selected in either Canara
bank or UCO bank. F doesn’t belong to Delhi.
26. Who among the following belongs to Pilibhit?
a) A b) B c) C d) D e) None
27. Who among the following got selected in Dena Bank?
a) A b) B c) C d) D e) None
28. The one who got selected in Vijaya bank belong to which of the following cities?
a) Delhi b) Jaipur c) Pilibhit d) Agra e) None
29. The one who belongs to Agra got selected in which of the following banks?
a) UCO bank b) Dena bank c) Either UCO bank or Dena bank d) Vijaya bank e) None
30. Who belongs to Delhi?
a) A b) B c) C d) D e) None
Directions (31 - 35):-
Eight friends A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circle facing the centre. E is to the third to the left of G who is to 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 neighbour of E. D is not an
immediate neighbour of B.
31. Which of the following pairs has the first person to the immediate left of second person?
a) GB b) AF c) CE d) HD e) None
32. 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 e) None
33. Who sit between A and D?
a) F b) E c) G d) B e) None
34. What is E’s position with respect to C?
a) To the immediate right b) To the immediate left c) Second to the right d) Cannot be determine e) None
35. Who is second to the right of B?
a) F b) A c) H d) D e) None
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Key: 1.e 2.b 3.d 4.c 5.a 6.e 7.b 8.d 9.c 10.d 11.b 12.b 13.d 14.e

15.d 16.c 17.a 18. 19.d 20.c 21.e 22.c 23.a 24.d 25.b 26.d 27.c 28.b

29.a 30.c 31.d 32.c 33.e 34.b 35.a

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