Practice Seating arrangements - verbal reasoning Online Quiz (set-2) For All Competitive Exams

Q-1)   There are five different houses, A to E, in a row. A is to the right of B and E is to the left of C and right of A, B is to the right of D. Which of the houses is in the middle?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

According to the given information, houses in the row are arranged as follows Clearly, the house in the middle is A.


Q-2)   15In a gathering seven members are sitting in a row. 'C’ is sitting left to 'B' but on the right to 'D'. 'A' is sitting right to 'B'. 'F' is sitting right to 'E' but left to 'D'. 'H' is sitting left to 'E'. Find the person sitting in the middle.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

According to the question, Arranging the seven members in a row.

Hence, D is sitting in the middle.


Directions:

Read the following information carefully and answer the question that follows:

Eight persons P, M, R, T, Q, U, V and W are sitting in front of one another in two rows. Each row has 4 persons. with conditions like

  1. P is between U and V and facing North.
  2. Q, who is to the immediate left of M is facing W.
  3. R is between T and M and W is to the immediate right of V.

Q-3)   Who is sitting in front of R?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

Explanation:

Clearly, P is sitting in front of R.


Directions:

Read the following information carefully and answer the question that follows:

Eight persons P, M, R, T, Q, U, V and W are sitting in front of one another in two rows. Each row has 4 persons. with conditions like

  1. P is between U and V and facing North.
  2. Q, who is to the immediate left of M is facing W.
  3. R is between T and M and W is to the immediate right of V.

Q-4)   Who is to the immediate right of R?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

Explanation:

Clearly, T is to the immediate right of R.


Directions:

Study the following information to answer the given questions.

Eight friends, A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting in a circle facing the centre, not necessarily in the same order with conditions like,

  1. D sits third to the left of A.
  2. E sits to the immediate right of A.
  3. B is third to the left of D.
  4. G is second to the right of B.
  5. C is an immediate neighbour of B.
  6. C is third to the left of H.

Q-5)   Who amongst the following is sitting exactly between F and D?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

Clearly, H is sitting exactly between F and D.


Directions:

Read the following information carefully to answer the given questions.

Six people P, Q, R, S, T and U are sitting on the ground in a hexagonal shape.

  1. All the sides of the hexagon, so formed are of same length.
  2. P is not adjacent to Q or R.
  3. S is not adjacent to R or T.
  4. Q and R are adjacent.
  5. U is in the middle of S and R.

Q-6)   Who is at the same distance from S as T is from S?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

Both T and R are two places apart from S.


Directions:

Read the following information carefully to answer the given questions.

Six people P, Q, R, S, T and U are sitting on the ground in a hexagonal shape.

  1. All the sides of the hexagon, so formed are of same length.
  2. P is not adjacent to Q or R.
  3. S is not adjacent to R or T.
  4. Q and R are adjacent.
  5. U is in the middle of S and R.

Q-7)   If one neighbour of P is S, who is the other one?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

The other neighbour of P is T.


Directions:

Read the following information carefully to answer the given questions.

Six people P, Q, R, S, T and U are sitting on the ground in a hexagonal shape.

  1. All the sides of the hexagon, so formed are of same length.
  2. P is not adjacent to Q or R.
  3. S is not adjacent to R or T.
  4. Q and R are adjacent.
  5. U is in the middle of S and R.

Q-8)   Who is placed opposite to T?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

U is placed opposite to T.


Directions:

Read the following information carefully and answer the questions based on it.

Ten students - A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I and J are sitting in a row facing West.

  1. B and F are not sitting on either of the edges.
  2. G is sitting to the left of D and H is sitting to the right of J.
  3. There are four persons between E and A.
  4. I is to the North of B and F is to the South of D.
  5. J is in between A and D and G is in between E and F.
  6. There are two persons between H and C.

Q-9)   Who are immediate neighbours of I?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

The immediate neighbours of I cannot be determined because the position of H and C are not fixed.


Directions:

Read the following information carefully and answer the question that follows:

Eight persons P, M, R, T, Q, U, V and W are sitting in front of one another in two rows. Each row has 4 persons. with conditions like

  1. P is between U and V and facing North.
  2. Q, who is to the immediate left of M is facing W.
  3. R is between T and M and W is to the immediate right of V.

Q-10)   In which of the following pairs, persons are sitting in front of each other?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

Explanation:

Clearly, M and V are sitting in front of each other.


Directions:

In each question given below, four options out of five are somehow same and therefore they form a group.

Find the option which is not member of this group.

Q-11)   Find the Odd one out?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

Explanation:

Except for the FDA, all the other group members are present in a clockwise direction with respect to each other in the given arrangement.


Q-12)   Three friends Ravi, Deepak and Mohit are sitting along with the corners of a triangular field facing the centre. Ravi is to the left of Mohit. Who is sitting to the right of Mohit?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

Following sitting arrangement is formed from the given information.

Clearly, Deepak is sitting to the right of Mohit.


Directions:

Read the following information carefully to answer the given questions.

Eights friends P, Q, R, S, T, V, W and Y are sitting around a square table.

  1. Out of eight, four persons are sitting at the corners of the table and the other four are sitting at the mid - points of each side of the table.
  2. Persons at the corners are facing the centre while the persons at the mid - points of side are facing outside.
  3. S is third to the right of P. P is facing the centre.
  4. Y is not sitting beside P or S.
  5. T is third to the right of R.
  6. R is not sitting at the mid - point of any side of the table.
  7. R is also not beside Y.
  8. There is only one person between P and V.
  9. Q is not sitting beside V.
  10. [Andhra Bank (PO) 2010]

Q-13)   If all the persons are made to sit in alphabetical order in a clockwise direction starting from P, then the position of how many persons remains the same (excluding P)?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

Explanation:

According to the question, the following new arrangement is obtained. Clearly, none of the persons except remains in the same position.


Directions:

Read the following information carefully to answer the given questions.

Eights friends P, Q, R, S, T, V, W and Y are sitting around a square table.

  1. Out of eight, four persons are sitting at the corners of the table and the other four are sitting at the mid - points of each side of the table.
  2. Persons at the corners are facing the centre while the persons at the mid - points of side are facing outside.
  3. S is third to the right of P. P is facing the centre.
  4. Y is not sitting beside P or S.
  5. T is third to the right of R.
  6. R is not sitting at the mid - point of any side of the table.
  7. R is also not beside Y.
  8. There is only one person between P and V.
  9. Q is not sitting beside V.
  10. [Andhra Bank (PO) 2010]

Q-14)   How many people are there between T and Q?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

Explanation:

Only one person Y is sitting between T and Q.


Directions:

Read the following information carefully and answer the questions based on it.

Ten students - A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I and J are sitting in a row facing West.

  1. B and F are not sitting on either of the edges.
  2. G is sitting to the left of D and H is sitting to the right of J.
  3. There are four persons between E and A.
  4. I is to the North of B and F is to the South of D.
  5. J is in between A and D and G is in between E and F.
  6. There are two persons between H and C.

Q-15)   If G and A interchange their positions, then who become the immediate neighbours of E?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

A will become the immediate neighbour of E after interchanging position.


Q-16)   Radha, Sheela, Mahima and Seeta are sitting along with a rectangular table. Radha is to the right of Sheela. Mahima is to the left of Seeta. Which of the persons given in the options is sitting opposite to each other?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

The arrangement according to the question is as follows.

Clearly, Radha and Seeta are sitting opposite to each other.


Q-17)   Four boys and four girls are sitting around a square facing the centre. One person is sitting at each corner and at the midpoint of each side of the square. Madhu is sitting diagonally opposite to Usha who is to the right of Geeta. Ram who is to the left of Geeta is diagonally opposite to Gopi who is to the left of Bose. Position of Suma is not to the right of Madhu but in front of Prema. Who is sitting opposite to Bose?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

The arrangement according to the question is as follows.

Clearly, Geeta is sitting opposite to Bose.


Directions:

Read the following information carefully to answer the given questions.

Eights friends P, Q, R, S, T, V, W and Y are sitting around a square table.

  1. Out of eight, four persons are sitting at the corners of the table and the other four are sitting at the mid - points of each side of the table.
  2. Persons at the corners are facing the centre while the persons at the mid - points of side are facing outside.
  3. S is third to the right of P. P is facing the centre.
  4. Y is not sitting beside P or S.
  5. T is third to the right of R.
  6. R is not sitting at the mid - point of any side of the table.
  7. R is also not beside Y.
  8. There is only one person between P and V.
  9. Q is not sitting beside V.
  10. [Andhra Bank (PO) 2010]

Q-18)   What is the position of Q in respect of R?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

Explanation:

Clearly, Q is to the immediate right of R.


Q-19)   Five people A, B, C, D and E are seated about a round table. Every chair is spaced equidistant from adjacent chairs.
  1. C is seated next to A.
  2. A is seated two seats from D.
  3. B is not seated next to A.
Which of the following must be true?
  • I. D is seated next to B.
  • II. E is seated next to A.
  • Select the correct answer from the codes given below.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

According to the given information, there are four possible sitting arrangements as follows.

From the above arrangements, it is clear that D is seated next to B.

Also, E is seated next to A. Clearly, both the Statements I and II are true.


Q-20)   Eight persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around the circle as given in the figure. They are facing the direction opposite to centre. If they move up to three places anti-clockwise, then

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

Following sitting arrangement is formed from the given information. Clearly, B will face West.