f&& testbook.com Seating Arrangement: Key Concepts, Solved Examples, & Prep Tips 2020/11/02 Questions based on seating arrangement reasoning involve arranging the persons or objects according to the conditions given in the question. Seating arrangement questions are based on the seating sequence pattern, direction, facing outside or inside, ete. The candidate is required to understand all the conditions given in the question as the given information may be in jumbled form, Candidates have to segregate this information and make the arrangement as per the given conditions. Arrangement Logical reasoning questions may be along a straight line or along shaped circles, triangle, rectangle, ete. In this article, we are going to cover the key concepts of the Seating Arrangement reasoning section along with the solved examples, practice questions, tips and tricks, and more. Read the article thoroughly to clear all the doubts regarding the same. What is Seating Arrangement? Seating Arrangement is a process of making a group of people sit as per a prefixed manner. These questions are based on a set of information including a certain set of conditions. Information of the arrangement of the people in a row or around the circle will be given, and candidates need to arrange people in the row or circle or square according to the given condition. Several types of problems based on Seating Arrangement reasoning sections are asked in various government competitive exams. Check out Number Arrangement Reasoning Types of Seating Arrangement As now we know what consists of the questions related to the Seating Arrangement reasoning section, Let us see the various types of questions that may come one by one from below. 1. Linear Seating Arrangement In this type of lincar sealing arrangement reasoning, eandidates are required to arrange people in a row or multiple rows according to the given conditions. Candidates need to identify the exact position of the objects and their positions with respect to one another based on the information given. (a) Single Row Unidirectional: In this type of linear seating arrangement, people will be arranged in a single row and everyone will face in the same direction.(b) Single Row Bidirectional: In this type of linear seating arrangement, people will be arranged in a single row and they will face in two different direction (©) Dual Row: In this type of linear seating arrangement, people will be arranged in 2 different rows. 2. Circular Seating Arrangement In this type of circular seating arrangement reasoning, people will be seated around a circular table. (a) Circular Unidirectional: In this type of circular seating arrangement, candidates are required to arrange people around a circular table, and everyone will face in the same direction such as either inside or outside. (b) Circular Bidireetional: In this type of circular seating arrangement, candidates are required to arrange people around a circular table, and everyone will face in the same direction such as either inside or outside. 3. Polygonal Arrangement A polygon is a closed figure formed with three or more sides. In this type of seating arrangement reasoning, people will be seated around different shapes of table such as triangle, square, rectangle, pentagonal, hexagonal, octagonal, ete. (a) Square Arrangement: In this type of polygonal arrangement, candidates are required to arrange people around a square table, (byTriangular Arrangement: In this type of polygonal arrangement, candidates are required to arrange people around a triangular table. The objects or persons placed around a triangular plane that may be a table or any triangular object. 4. Concentric Arrangement In this type of seating arrangement reasoning, 1 circular or or polygonal shaped table will be placed inside the other circular or polygonal shaped people. and a student needs to arrange people around these to table according to the given information. Also check out more details on Series How to Solve Question Based on Seating Arrangement Reasoning - Know all Tips and Tricks Candidates can find various tips and tricks from below for solving the questions related to the Seating Arrangement reasoning section. ‘Tip # 1: A triangle has 3 corners and three sides, so three persons can sit at these corners and they are facing either the center or the direction opposite to the center. Tip # 2: If Ais three people away from B is given then 3 ~ 1 = 2 people will sit between them.‘Tip # 3: Candidates need to keep the following points in mind while solving the seating arrangement based questions. When A is second to the left of B: A— B When A is second to right of B: B ~ A 1 2 3, When Ais2 places away from B: A/B ~~ B/A jg. When A is two places to the right of B or Bis two places to the left of A: B~ A 5, When there are 2 people between A and B: A ~~ B Get more insights on Venn Diagrams Seating Arrangement Reasoning Sample Questions Question 1: Direction: Study the following information and answer the given questions, Pawan, Qaseem, Rajan, Suresh, Tariq, Uzma, Waseem, and Zainab are sitting in a line facing north, Zainab sits third to the left of Suresh. Zainab sits at the extreme end of the row. Only one person sat between Suresh and Qaseem. Only two people sit between Qaseem and Waseem, who is an immediate neighbor of Pawan. Uzma sits third to the left of Rajan. Who is an immediate neighbor of Tariq? Solution: People: Pawan, Qaseem, Rajan, Suresh, Tariq, Uzma, Waseem, and Zainab. , Zainab sits third to the left of Suresh. Zainab sits at the extreme end of the row. 2 3g, Only one person sat between Suresh and Qaseem. 4. Only two people sit between Qaseem and Waseem, who is an immediate neighbor of Pawan. Uama sits third to the left of Rajan Hence, Qaseem and Rajan is an immediate neighbor of Tari. Question 2: Directions: Eight persons A, B, C, D, E, F, Gand H are sitting in a line and an equal number of persons are facing north and south direction. Not more than two consecutive adjacent persons face in the same direction. Persons at extreme ends face in the same direction. sits third to the right of D, who sits immediate right of H. H faces north direction, Two people sit between A and E. D does not sit at the extreme end. B sits immediate right of C and both face south direction. B and A are not adjacent to each other. G does not face south. If row people sit in alphabetical order starting from the left end then who will face $? Solution:Dis facing the person who is sitting 2nd to the right of the person who faces C. Bisssitting to the left of D. 1 7 Pis sitting 2nd to the right of S. 4. Neither P nor S sit at any of the extreme ends of the row. 5, Rsitssecond to the left of T 6, Tsitsat one of the extreme ends but doesn't face C. 7, Bisnotan immediate neighbor of D. Using statement 7, Case 1.B will be eliminated. Asits to the left of E. D will face $ if persons of Row 1 are arranged according to alphabetical order. So the correct answer is D. Question 3: Direction: Study the following information carefully and answer the questions based on it. Eight friends Divya, Dey, Piyush, Shiv, Nisha, Geeta, Bhavna, Govinda are sitting around the eircular table but not necessarily in the same order and are facing towards the center of the table. Nisha is third to the left of Bhavna. Dev and Piyush are neighbors. Divya is sitting opposite to Geeta. Shiv is an immediate neighbor of Bhavna. There are two people sitting between Nisha and Geeta. Dev and Govinda are sitting opposite to each other. Who is sitting immediate to the right of Nisha? Solution: Persons: Divya, Dev, Piyush, Shiv, Nisha, Geeta, Bhavna, Govinda Shiv is an immediate neighbor of Bhavna. Nisha is third to the left of Bhavna. There are two people sitting between Nisha and Geeta. L Divya is sitting opposite to Geeta. Dev and Piyush are neighbors. 6, Devand Govinda are sitting opposite to each other. Case 1 cannot satisfy the above conditions. Hence, Case 1 gets eliminated. Hence, Piyush is the correct answer, Question 4: Direction: Study the following information carefully and answer the question given below. Eight friends are sitting around a rectangular table either in the middle side or at the corner. Four of them like fruits, apples, mangoes, Grapes, and bananas, and four of them like vegetables, tomatoes, potatoes, Broccoli, and cucumbers. The person who likes vegetables sits at the corner faces inside and the person who likes fruits sits in the middle faces outside.Only two friends sit between the one who likes Mango and the one who likes Broccoli. The one who likes Grapes sits second to the right of the one who likes Mango. Only one person sits between the one who likes Tomato and the one who likes Potato. The one who likes Apple is an immediate neighbor of the one who likes Potato. Friends. who like Banana and Broccoli do not sit together. Who sits opposite to the one who likes Broccoli? Solution: According to the question: Only two friends sit between the one who likes Mango and the one who likes Broccoli. 2, The one who likes Grapes sits second to the right of the one who likes Mango. Friends who like Banana and Broccoli do not sit together. (This eliminates case 1) The one who likes Apple is the immediate neighbor of the one who likes Potato. Only one person sits between the one who likes Tomato and the one who likes Potato Hence, the one who likes Tomato sits opposite to the one who likes Broccoli. Question 5: Directions: Read the information carefully and answer the following questions. Six people Nayana, Arpita, Amulya, Deepa, Veena, Swara are sitting around a triangular shaped table such that four are facing inside the table and only two are facing outside the table but not necessarily in the same order. ‘Three people are sitting at the corner and three people are sitting on the edges of the table. Deepa and Amulya are sitting to the right of each other. Nayana who is sitting at the corner is sitting second to the left of Amulya. Veena is facing inside the table and Sitting to the immediate right of Nayana, Swara and Arpita are facing in the same direction but are not sitting together. How many people are sitting between Deepa and Veena when counted clockwise from Deepa? Solution: Nayana who is sitting at the corner is sitting second to the left of Amulya. Veena is facing inside the table and Sitting to the immediate right of Nayana. Nayana is sitting second to the left of Amulya. 1, Deepa and Amulya are sitting to the right of each other. >, Swara and Arpita are facing in the same direction but are not sitting together. Only three people are sitting between them. Check out more details on Classification problems Exams where Seating Arrangement Reasoning is Part of SyllabusQuestions based on the Seating Arrangement reasoning section come up often in various prestigious government exams some of them are as follows. Bank (PO & Clerk) Exams LIC (AAO & ADO) RRB upsc State PSC Exams . NABARD Development Assistant Get to know more details on other Reasoning Topics: SSC (CGL, 10+2, Steno, FCI, CPO, Multitasking) Alphabet Test Cause & Effect Blood Relations Clocks Calendars Coding Decoding Direction & Distance Data Sufficiency We hope you found this article regarding the Seating Arrangement reasoning section was informative and helpful, and please do not hesitate to contact us for any doubts or queries regarding the same. You can also download the ‘Testhook App, which is absolutely free and start preparing for any government competitive examination by taking the mock tests before the examination to boost your preparation. Seating Arrangement FAQs Q.1 What is the Seating Arrangement Reasoning? Ans.1 Seating Arrangement is a process of making a group of people sit as per a prefixed manner. These questions are based on a set of information including a certain set of conditions. Q.2 How many types of Seating Arrangement reasoning questions are there? Ans.2 ‘The types of Seating Arrangement Reasoning based questions that come up in various government exams are given above in the article. Kindly go through the article for the same. Q3 Where I will get the tips and tricks for the Seating Arrangement reasoning section? Ans.3 Some of the tips and tricks regarding the Seating Arrangement reasoning section are given above in the article. Q.4 Where I will find some of the sample questions related to the Seating ArrangementVarious example questions along with their solutions are given above in the article. Kindly go through the article for the same. Q.5 In which exam questions from Sea ing Ar angement reasoning comes up? Ans.5 Some of the prestigious exams wher: arrangement reasoning based questions are included in the Logical Reasoning syllabus are given above in the artic testbook aN bert ey Classes Bly ad rls lo) Cry {7 Questions ae (alread The Complete Exam Preparat