Seating Arrangement
Seating Arrangement
Directions (Q. 1-5): Study the following information carefully to answer the given
questions:
Eight friends A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circular table with equal distance
between them but not necessarily in the same order. Some of them are facing the centre with
some face outside (i.e. opposite to centre). C sits second to the right of F, F faces the centre.
Only two people sit between C and B (either form C’s right or C’s left).G sits second to the
right of C. H sits to the immediate right of B. G and B face opposite direction. Immediate
neighbour of G face the same direction. Only three people sit between D and E. Neither D
nor A is an immediate neighbour of F. E sits second to the right of A. Both H and E face a
direction opposite to that of C.
1). How many persons sit between E and H? (Count from E, anti-clockwise)
a) Three
b) Four
c) Five
d) Two
e) Six
a) A
b) G
c) Both G and H
d) C
e) H
a) 5
b) 4
c) 3
d) 2
e) 1
c) G sits opposite to F
d) F faces outside
Directions (Q. 6-10): Study the following information carefully to answer the given
questions:
Twelve people are sitting in two parallel rows containing six people each, in such a way that
there is an equal distance between adjacent persons. In row-1 J, K, L, M, N and O are seated
and all of them are facing south. In row-2 U, V, W, X, Y and Z 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 other row.
M sits third to right of K. Either M or K sits at an extreme end of the line. The one who faces
K sits second to right of Y. Two people sit between V and Z. Neither V nor Z sits at an
extreme end of the line. The immediate neighbour of V faces the person who sits third to left
of J. L and N are immediate neighbours of each other. W sits second to the left of U. N does
not face the immediate neighbour of X.
a) U
b) X
c) Both U and V
d) V
e) Z
9). If ‘M’ is related to ‘V’, ‘J’ is related to ‘U’, and then which of following is ‘N’ related to?
a) X
b) Y
c) W
d) U
e) X
Direction (Q.11 - 15): Study the following information carefully and the questions given
below.
Bharathi, Kaviya, Magathi, Nithya, Oviya, Pragathi, Ramya and Shruthi are sitting around a
circular table facing the centre, but not necessarily in the same order. Shruthi sits second to
the right of Pragathi. Only two persons sit between Shruthi and Kaviya. Oviya sits opposite to
Bharathi, who is not an immediate neighbour of Kaviya and Pragathi. Nithya is the
immediate neighbour of Kaviya and Bharathi. Magathi sits third to the right of Bharathi. 11).
What is the position of Oviya with respect to Bharathi?
12). Which of the following pairs represent the immediate neighbours of Pragathi?
13). If Magathi is related to Pragathi and Shruthi is related to Nithya, following the same
pattern who among the following is related to Kaviya?
a) Oviya
b) Bharathi
c) Shruthi
d) Nithya
e) None of these
15. If Magathi and Shruthi are interchanges their position and Nithya and Ramya are
interchanges their position, then who is sitting immediate right of Nithya?
a) Magathi
b) Pragathi
c) Shruthi
d) Ramya
e) Bharathi
Direction (Q.16-20):Study the following information carefully and answer the questions
given below.
Twelve persons are sitting in two parallel rows containing six persons each, in such a way
that there is an equal distance between the adjacent persons. In row1 P, Q, R, S, T, U are
facing south. In row 2 J, K, L, M, N and O are facing north.J is sitting third to the right of M.
Either M or J is sitting at the extreme ends of the row. Q is facing J. U is sitting third to the
right of Q. S not sits at the middle position of the row. Nis sitting third to the right of K and is
not sitting at the extreme ends of the row. T is sitting immediate right of Q. S is facing K. L is
an immediate neighbour of neither N nor J. N is facing R.
16). In the row facing south who is sitting at the extreme ends of the row?
a) R,S
b) R,P
c) S,Q
d) R,Q
e) P,Q
a) S and P.
b) S and R.
c) P and R.
d) S and T.
e) None of these
19). If K interchanges his position with M, similarly L with N and J with O, then who among
the following is facing P?
a) L
b) M
c) J
d) N
e) None of these
20). 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) PU
b) RT
c) ML
d) ON
e) KL
Directions (21 -25): Study the following information carefully and answer the given
questions.
Eight friends Suvetha, Divya, Aarthi, Vimala, Priya, Nithya, Lakshmi and Rohini are seated
in a straight line but not necessarily in the same order. Some of them are facing south while
some are facing north Priya sits second to the left of Rohini. Neither Priya nor Rohini sits at
any of the extreme ends of the row. Rohini is not an immediate neighbour of Lakshmi.
Lakshmi sits third to the left of Nithya. Nithya sits at one of the extreme ends of the line.
Aarthi sits second to the right of Suvetha. Immediate neighbours of Priya face opposite
directions (if one neighbour faces north, then the other faces south and vice Versa). Both
Aarthi and Vimala face same direction as Suvetha (if Suvetha faces north then Aarthi and
Vimala also faces north and vice versa). Immediate neighbours of Lakshmi face opposite
directions (if one neighbour faces north then the other faces south and vice versa).Only one
person sits between Lakshmi and Suvetha. Both the immediate neighbours of Suvetha face
south
21).Who sits second to the left of Priya?
a) Aarthi
b) Rohini
c) Divya
d) Lashmi
e) Vimala
a) Six
b) Four
c) Five
d) Three
e) Two
24). Four of the following persons form a group, which of the following person does not
belong to that group?
a) Rohini
b) Vimala
c) Suvetha
d) Priya
e) Nithya
Direction (Q.26-30):Study the following information carefully and answer the questions
given below.
Twelve persons are sitting in two parallel rows containing six persons each, in such a way
that there is an equal distance between the adjacent persons. In row1 P, Q, R, S, T, U and V
are facing south. In row2 J, K, L, M, N and O are facing north. J is sitting third to the right of
M. Either M or J is sitting at the extreme ends of the row. Q is facing J. U is sitting third to
the right of Q. S not sits at the middle position of the row. N is sitting third to the right of K
and is not sitting at the extreme ends of the row. T is sitting immediate right of Q. S is facing
K. L is an immediate neighbour of neither N nor J. N is facing R.
26). In the row facing south who is sitting at the extreme ends of the row?
a) R,S
b) R,P
c) S,Q
d) R,Q
e) P,Q
a) M
b) O
c) L
d) J
e) None of these
a) S and P
b) S and R
c) P and R
d) S and T
e) None of these
29). If K is interchanges his position with M, similarly L with N and J with O, then who
among the following is facing P?
a) L
b) M
c) J
d) N
e) None of these
30). 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) PU
b) RT
c) ML
d) ON
e) KL