Seating Arranement

Q1 In a family, eight persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting

around a circular table facing the centre but not necessarily in the
same order. Their arrangement is as follows.

(i) Ds father is sitting second to the left of his nephew. B is the son
of F, who is second to the right of her son.
(ii) D is the father of G and two persons sits between G and E. Ds
wife is opposite E.
(iii) Es brother B is the immediate neighbour of Cs son. B is the
father of H. No male is adjacent to C.
(iv) F is the sister of C and C is not sitting second to the left of B.

1.What is the position of C with respect to his daughter-in-law?

A. Second to the left
B. Second to the right
3. Immediate left
4. Immediate right
5. Data inadequate

2.How is E related to C?
A. Daughter
B. Niece
C. Son
D. Nephew
E. Data inadequate

3.How is E related to H?
A. Father
B. Uncle
C. Father-in-law
D. Brother
E. Data inadequate
4.What is the position of C with respect to his granddaughter?
A. Immediate right
B. Immediate left
C. Opposite
D. Second to the right
E. C has no granddaughter

5.How many persons is/are between B and his uncle in clockwise

direction counting with B?
A. One
B. None
C. Two
D. Three
E. Four

6.How many children does F have?

A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Four
E. Zero

7.How is A related to G?
A. Grandmother
B. Aunt
C. Mother
D. Uncle
E. Data inadequate

Answers-
(1) B. Second to the right
(2) D. Nephew
(3) B. Uncle
(4) A. Immediate right
(5) C. Two
(6) B. Two
(7) C. Mother
Solution
Q2 Directions for questions : These questions are based on the
following information.

A to H, eight members of a family sit around a circular table. The following

information is known about them: There are three married couples in the
family. E is third to the right of B, and exactly two persons sit between G and
E. C is to the right of his grandson. F is the son-in-law of D and his daughter
is A who sits to the left of her aunt E, who is opposite D. G and E are sisters-
in-laws. H is unmarried, while F has no siblings. Each couple has at least one
child.

1.Who sits to the right of H?

1:A
2:B
3:C
4:D
5 : None of these

Answer

2.E is the wife of ______.

1:A
2:B
3:C
4:D
5:G

Answer

3.Who is the daughter of D?

1:A
2:B
3:G
4:F
5:E
Answer
4.Who sits opposite Cs son?
1:H
2:G
3:E
4:F
5 : Cannot be determined

Answer

5.Who is three places away to the left of B?

1 : His mother
2 : His father
3 : His son
4 : Her father
5 : Either her mother or father

Answer
Q3I. Read the following information carefully and answer the
following questions.
A ,B , C, D ,E ,F and G are sitting in around a circle and are facing the
centre.G is the second to the left of C, who is to the immediate left
of F. A is third to the left of E. B is between D and E.

1. Which of the following is false?

1)A is fourth to the right of E.
2)G is to immediate right of D
3)F is third to the right of D
 4)B is to immediate left of D
5)None of these

Answer

Answer-3)F is third to the right of D

Explanation :

2. Which of the following is true?

1)C is fourth to the left of B
2)A is to immediate right of G
3)D is second to the left of E
4)B is second to the right of G
5)None of these

Answer

Answer 2) A is to immediate right of G

Explanation :

3. Which of the following pair has the first person sitting to the
immediate left of the second person?
1)BE
2)CA
3)GD
 4)DG
5)None of these

Answer

Answer -4) DG
Explanation :

4. Which of the following has the middle person sitting between

the remaining two ?
1)FCE
2)EFB
3)DEB
4)GDA
5)None of these

Answer

Answer -5) None of these

Explanation :

5. Which of the following is the position of F ?

1)Fourth to the right of D
2)To the immediate left of C
3)Between A and E
 4)To the immediate right of A
5)None of these

Answer

Answer -1) Fourth to the right of D

Explanation :

II . Read the following information carefully and answer the

following questions.
P ,Q ,R ,S ,T ,U and V are sitting on a wall facing East.R is on the
immediate right of S.Q is at an extreme end and has T as his
neighbour. V is between T and U.S is sitting between R and U.S is
sitting third from the south end.

1. Who is sitting to the right of T ?

1)P
2)R
3)S
4)U
5)V

Answer
 Answer 5) V
Explanation :

2. Which of the following pairs of people are sitting at the

extreme ends ?
1)PQ
2)PT
3)RQ
4)UQ
5)None of these

Answer

Answer 1) PQ
Explanation :

3. Name the person who should change place with R such that
he gets the third place from the North end ?
1)T
2)U
3)V
4)S
5)None of these

Answer
 Answer -3) V
Explanation :

4. Immediately between which of the following pairs of people

is S sitting ?
1)PR
2)PU
3)RT
4)RU
5)None of these

Answer

Answer -4) RU
Explanation :

5. Who is sitting between S and P ?

1)V
2)Q
3)R
4)S
5)U

Answer
 Answer 3) R
Explanation :

1. Q4 Who among the following sits second to the right of F ?

1)B
2)C
3)D
4)G
5)None of these

Answer

Answer 2) C
Explanation :

2. If all the persons are made to sit in alphabetical order in

clockwise direction, starting from A , the positions of how
many, excluding A would remain unchanged ?
1)One
2)Two
3)Three
4)Four
5)None of these
 Answer

Answer 1) One
Explanation :

3. Which of the following statement is true with respect to E ?

1)E is an immediate neighbour of B
2)Only one person sitting between E and F
3)Only 3 persons sitting between E and G
4)A sits third to the right of E
5)All the given statements are true

Answer

Answer 3) Only 3 persons sitting between E and G

Explanation :

4. Who among the following represent the immediate neighbour

of G ?
1)E,D
2)H,C
3)H,D
4)D,F
5)None of these
 Answer

Answer -4) D,F

Explanation :

5. Four of the following are alike as per the given arrangement

and thus form a group, which of the following does not
belong to that group ?
1)HA
2)GH
3)CG
4)BC
5)FD

Answer

Answer 5) FD
Explanation :
II. Read the following information carefully and answer the following
questions.
A ,B ,C ,D ,E ,F ,G and H are sitting around a circular table. Two of
them are not facing the centre but sit opposite each other.G is the
second to the right of A and third to the right of C. B is second to the
left of C and fourth to the right of D. E is second to the right of H and
is facing the centre.The person facing outwards is an immediate
neighbour of G and A. D sits second to the right of Cand is not a
immediate neighbour of A.

1. Who among the following is an immediate neighbour of E ?

1)C,B
2)A,F
3)B,H
4)Cannot be determined
5)None of these

Answer

Answer 1) C,B
Explanation :

2. Who among the following is second to the left of F?

1)B
2)E
3)G
4)D
5)None of these

Answer
 Answer 4) D
Explanation :

3. Who among the following sits second to the right of C ?

1)H
2)F
3)D
4)A
5)None of these

Answer

Answer 3) D
Explanation :

4. Who among the following are not facing the centre ?

1)CA
2)CF
3)GF
4)EB
5)None of these

Answer
 Answer 2) CF
Explanation :

5. Who among the following is third to the left of B ?

1)G
2)H
3)C
4)Cannot be determined
5)None of these

Answer

Answer 2) H
Explanation :
Q4 I . Read the following information carefully and answer the given
questions carefully.
Seven people A,B,C,D,E,F and G are sitting in a straight line with
equal distance between them, but not necessarily in the same order.
Some of them are facing North and some are facing South. Only two
people are sitting to the left of G. Only two people sit between G and
B. A sits second to the left of B. The immediate neighbours of A face
opposite directions. Only one person sits between A and C. F sits
third to the left of C. D is not an immediate neighbour of B. Both the
immediate neighbours of C face the same direction. A faces the same
direction as that of C. E faces North. B sits to the immediate left of E.

1. Who among the following sits exactly between G and the one
who is sitting to the immediate left of B ?
1)F
2)A
3)C
4)B
5)None of these

Answer

Answer -2)A
Explanation :

2. Who among the following sits exactly in the middle of the

line ?
1)A
2)C
3)D
4)E
5)F

Answer
 Answer 1) A
Explanation :

3. Which of the statement is true as per the given information ?

1)F sits to the immediate right of A
2)D sits exactly between A and C
3)G sits third to the left of B
4)S faces south.
5)None of these

Answer

Answer -3)G sits third to the left of B

Explanation :

4. Who is sitting second to the right of D ?

1)A
2)B
3)F
4)G
5)None of these

Answer

Answer 4)G
Explanation :

5. Which of the following pairs represents the immediate

neighbour of B ?
1)AB
2)AC
 3)EG
4)FG
5)EF

Answer

Answer -5)EF
Explanation :

II . Study the following information carefully to answer the given

questions.
P, Q, R, S, T ,V and W are sitting in a straight line facing north. Each
of them live on a different floor in the same building, which is
numbered from 1 to 7.
Q sits fourth to the left of the person living on the 6th floor. Either Q
or the person living on the 6th floor sits at the extreme at ends of the
line.
Only one person sits between Q and W. W lives on the 3rd floor. The
person living on 1st floor sits third to right of S. S is not an immediate
neighbour of W. Only one person lives between T and the person who
lives on the second floor.
P and R are immediate neighbours of each other. P does not live on
the 6thfloor.One who lives on 5th floor sits third to right of the one
who lives on the 7th floor.

1. On which of the following floors does T live ?

1)4th
2)3rd
3)2nd
4)1st
5)None of these

Answer
 Answer -4)1st
Explanation :

2. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on

the given arrangement, which of the following does not
belong to that group ?
1)P
2)Q
3)S
4)T
5)W

Answer

Answer 3) S
Explanation :S only sitting at the extreme end

3. How many floors are there between the floors on which V

and P live ?
1)Four
2)Three
3)Two
4)One
5)None of these

Answer

Answer 3)Two
Explanation :
 4. Who among the following lives on the 2nd floor ?
1)P
2)Q
3)R
4)V
5)T

Answer

Answer -4)V
Explanation :

5. If all the persons are instructed to live in alphabetical order

from the bottom-most floor to the top most floor. Then who
would still live on the same floor as the
original arrangement ?
1)T
2)S
3)R
4)Q
5)P

Answer

Answer -2)S
Explanation :

I. Study the following information to answer the given questions:

A, B, C ,D , E, F and H live on eight different floors , Ground

floor is no 1, 1st floor is no 2 and so on. There are 2 floors between
the floor on which B and H live. D lives on an odd numbered floor
and he does not live immediate below or above Fs floor. F lives
below Hs floor.

D does not live immediately below or above Bs floor. A does

not live on an even numbered floor. C does not live on the topmost
floor. G lives on 6th floor. E does not live below H and B lives on floor
no 5.

1. How many floors are there between the floors on which D

and H live ?
A)One
B)Two
C)Three
D)Four

Answer

D)Four

Explanation:

2. Who among the following lives on the floor no 3?

A)A
B)B
C)C
D)F

Answer
 3. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so
form a group. Which does not belong to that group ?
A)ED
B)BC
C)HF
D)BA

Answer

4. E lives on which of the following floor ?

A)4th floor
B)8th floor
C)3rd floor
D)8th floor

Answer

5. Who lives between A and F ?

A)C
B)G
C)B
D)H

Answer

II. Study the following information to answer the given questions:

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

circular table with equal distance between each other, facing the
centre but not necessarily in the same order. Each one of them
belongs to a different profession such as Mechanic, Electrician,
Journalist, Editor, Advocate, Doctor, Architect and teacher but not
necessarily in the same order.
 S sits second to the right of the mechanic. The Editor and the
Electrician are the immediate neighbours of S. O sits second to the
right of Q who is Advocate. Q is an immediate neighbour of the
Editor. Only one person sits between T and R. P sits third to the left
of Q. S sits exactly between N and P. The Architect sits second to the
left of M. The Journalist and the Teacher are immediate neighbours
of the Architect. T is not a Teacher.

1. Who among the following is Journalist ?

A)S
B)T
C)O
D)M

Answer

2. Who sits second to the left of S ?

A)Editor
B) Doctor
C)Teacher
D) Mechanic

Answer

3. Which of the following does not belong to that group ?

A)RO
B)TQ
 C)SP
D)MP

Answer

4. If all the persons are made to sit in the alphabetical order in

clockwise direction from M, the position of how many of
them will remain unchanged(excluding M) ?
A)One
B)Two
C)Three
D)None

Answer

5. Who among the following is an Electrician ?

A)O
B)M
C)P
D)T

Answer

I.Study the following information carefully to answer the given

questions
An examination was held during the 2 weeks of April 3rd
Sunday to 16thSaturday.There was 1 paper for the six subjects
Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Maths, English and Hindi.Only 1 paper
per day.
No exam on Saturdays and Sundays and Holiday on April 5th.
Only 3 exams were there in a week. Chemistry was before Biology
and Maths was on the next day of Hindi. The day on which the paper
of biology and maths were held was the same, while that for
chemistry and physics was also the same.
 There was no exam for 3 days between Physics and the exam
prior to it. Hindi exam on Tuesday and one exam between Hindi and
English exam. There was at least a gap of one day between any 2
science paper.

1. Which of the following exam was held on April 12th ?

A)English
B)Hindi
C)Maths
D)Biology
E)None of these

Answer

Answer B)Hindi

Explanation :

2. Which of the following exam was held on Monday ?

A)Chemistry
B)Biology
C)Physics
D)Both Chemistry and Physics
E)Both Biology and Physics

Answer

Answer D)Both Chemistry and Physics

3. How many days was there between Biology and Hindi ?

A)4
B)2
C)3
 D)5
E)None of these

Answer

Answer D)5

4. Which of the following exam was held in the second week ?

A)Physics,Hindi,Maths
B)Physics, English, Chemistry
C)Biology and English only
D)English, Chemistryonly
E)None of these

Answer

Answer A)Physics,Hindi,Maths

5. Which of the following will be the last exam ?

A)English
B)Hindi
C)Maths
D)Biology
E)None of these

Answer

Answer C)Maths

II.Study the following information carefully to answer the given

questions
Eight friends Arun, Bala, Gokul, Vinoth, Rima, Gayu, Selvi
and Deepika are made to sit in 2 rows with 4 members in each row.
Arun, Gayu, Selvi, Deepika are facing south and sit in row 1. Bala,
Gokul, Vinoth and Rima are facing North and sit in row 2.There are 2
doctors, 2 engineers, 2 judges and 2 teachers in the group. No 2
persons belonging to the same profession sit in the same row.
The Engineer of row 1 sits on the immediate right of Deepika.
The doctor of row 2 faces the immediate neighbour of the engineer in
row 1. Vinoth faces the immediate neighbour of Gayu, who is not an
engineer. There is only 1 person between the judge and the teacher
in both rows. The teacher of row 1 faces the engineer of row 2. Bala
is not a judge. Gayu sits on immediate left of Deepika, Gokul is not
the judge and he does not sit at any ends of the row. The judge of
row 2 faces Arun. Vinoth is not an immediate neighbour of Rima

1. Which of the following is the pair of Engineer ?

A)Deepika, Gokul
B)Arun, Vinoth
C)Arun,Selvi
D)Bala,Gayu
E)None of these

Answer

Answer B)Arun, Vinoth

Explanation :

2. Who among the following sits between Bala and Vinoth ?

A)Gokul
B)Rima
C)Gayu
D)Arun
E)None of these

Answer

Answer A)Gokul

3. Who among the following sits at the ends of the row ?

A)Deepika, Gayu
B)Bala,Selvi
C)Vinoth, Arun
 D)Rima,Deepika
E)None of these

Answer

Answer C)Vinoth, Arun

4. Who among the following sits opposite to Deepika ?

A)Judge
B)Teacher
C)Doctor
D)Engineer
E)None of these

Answer

Answer C)Doctor

5. Which of the following does not belong to that group ?

A)Gayu, Gokul
B)Selvi, Vinoth
C)Arun, Rima
D)Arun, Vinoth
E)None of these

Answer

Answer D)Arun, Vinoth