Example 1 :
Five people are standing in a queue in Box office for movie tickets. The two persons standing at the extreme ends are Harsha and Somesh. Swapna is standing behind Vijay. Divya is in front of Somesh. Vijay is standing between Harsha and Swapna. Counting from the front, at which place is Swapna?
(1) Fourth (2) Second (3) First (4) Third (5) More than Four
Sol. (4) According to the given information, five people are standing in a queue is as shown below :
It is clearly shown that the position of Swapna is third from the front.
(Examples 2-5) : Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.
Six friends G, H, I, J, K and L are sitting in a row facing towards North. I is sitting between G and K. J is not at the end. H is sitting at immediate right of K. L is not at the right end but J is sitting at 3rd left of K.
Example 2 :
How many persons are there to the right of J?
(1) One (2) Two (3) Three (4) Four (5) None of thes
A: Four
Sol. According to the given information, the sitting arrangement of six friends is as following :
There are four persons to the right of J — G, I, K and H.
Example 3 :
Which of the following is sitting to the left of J?
(1) L (2) I (3) K (4) G (5) None of these
A: L
Sol. According to the given information, the sitting arrangement of six friends is as following :
Clearly, L is sitting to the left of J.
Example 4 :
Who is at the immediate left of I?
(1) G (2) K (3) Either K or G (4) Can't be determined (5) None of these
A: G
Sol. According to the given information, the sitting arrangement of six friends is as following :
It is clear from the diagram that, G is at the immediate left of I.
Example 5 :
Who is at the right end?
(1) G (2) H (3) K (4) Can't be determined (5) None of these
A: H
Sol. According to the given information, the sitting arrangement of six friends is as following :
It is clear from the diagram that, H is at the right end.
Example 6 :
Six persons M, N, O, P, Q and R sit in two rows of three persons each. If Q is not at any end of rows, P is second to the left of R, O is the neighbour of Q and is sitting diagonally opposite to P and N is the neighbour of R, then who will sit opposite N?
(1) M (2) Q (3) O (4) P (5) None of these
A: Q
Sol. (2) According to the question, the arrangement is as follows :
Hence, E is sitting opposite to B
Example 7 :
Five students are standing in a circle. Sita is between Gita and Rita. Nita is on the left of Anita. Gita is on the left of Nita. Who is sitting next to Sita on her right?
(1) Nita (2) Rita (3) Anita (4) Git
A: Gita
Sol. (4) We arrange the following students in a circle based on the information given in question.
Clearly, Gita is sitting next to Sita on her right.
EXERCISE
Directions (Q. 1-5) : Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions :
Eight persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting in a circle facing the centre. All of them has different heights such as 4 feet, 4.5 feet, 5 feet, 5.5 feet, 6 feet, 6.5 feet, 7 feet and 7.5 feet but not necessarily in the same order.
A and B sit opposite each other and B is taller than only C, who is not neighbour of A, B is an immediate neighbour of F and D. The one who is the tallest sits opposite to H. The height of A is 6 feet. F who is just smaller than A, is fourth to the right of E, who is third to the right of C, H is smaller than only D, E is smaller than only 2 persons.
1. Which of the following second to the left of H ?
A: F
Explanation:
F
2. Who among the following is taller than E ?
A: Both H and D
Explanation:
Both H and D
3. Who is sitting between the persons having height 7 feet and 6.5 feet ?
A: A
Explanation:
A
4. How many persons sitting between E and F ?
A: Three
Explanation:
Three
5. Which of the following is true with respect to the given arrangement
A: C - 4 feet
Explanation:
C - 4 feet
Directions (Q. 6-10) : Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
Eight friends Karthik, Naveen, Malik, Kumar, Mohan, Pradeep, Raja and Prathap are sitting around a circle. Some of them are facing the centre.
Naveen sits second to the right of Pradeep, who sits on the immediate left of Mohan. The immediate neighbours of Raja faces opposite directions. Prathap is not facing the centre. The immediate neighbours of Karthik faces the same direction. Mohan is not facing outside but sits third to the left of Malik. Only one person sits between Raja and Malik. Neither Prathap nor Karthik is an immediate left of Raja. Naveen and Karthik both are facing opposite direction. Kumar faces the same direction as Pradeep. Kumar sits second to the right of Karthik, who is on the immediate left of Pradeep. Malik sits second to the left of Raja. Naveen is not the immediate neighbour of Karthik.
6. Who among the following is on the immediate right of Naveen?
A: Prathap
Explanation:
Prathap
7. Four of the following are alike in a certain way and hence form a group. Which one does not belong to that group?
A: Raja, Karthik
Explanation:
Raja, Karthick
8. Who among the following is an immediate neighbour of Mohan and Prathap?
A: Naveen
Explanation:
Naveen
9. Who among the following is opposite to Karthik?
A: Prathap
Explanation:
Prathap
10. How many persons are facing the centre?
A: None of these
Explanation:
None of these
Directions (Q. 11-15) : Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions.
Ten persons from ten different cities viz. Delhi, Jaipur, Patna, Indore, Mangaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Raipur and Sri Nagar are sitting in two parallel rows containing five people each, in such a way that there is an equal distance between adjacent persons. In row 1- A, B, C, D and E are seated and all of them are facing south. In row 2 - P, Q, R, S and T 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.(All the information given above does not necessarily represent the order of seating in the final arrangement.)
The person from Indore sits to the immediate right of Q. P faces one of the immediate neighbors of the person from Jaipur. D faces one of the immediate neighbors of the person from Patna. S is not from Patna. D is not from Mangaluru. R sits second to the left of the persons from Sri Nagar. A sits third to the right of person from Chennai. Only One person sits between the person from Raipur and Q. C sits to the immediate left of the person who faces Q. Only two people sit between B and E. The person from Mangaluru sits second to the right of the one who faces S. S does not sit at an extreme end of the line. One of the immediate neighbors of the person from Mangaluru faces Raipur. P does not face A. The person from Delhi sits second to the right of the person from Bengaluru.
11. Who amongst the following faces the person from Hyderabad?
A: B or E
Explanation:
B or E
12. T is from which o f the following Cities?
A: Hyderabad
Explanation:
Hyderabad
13. Which of the following is true regarding C?
A: The person from Indore faces C
Explanation:
The person from Indore faces C
14. R is related to Indore in the same way as C is related to Jaipur based on the given arrangement, To who amongst the following is T related to the following same pattern?
A: Patna
Explanation:
Patna
15. Who amongst the following sit at extreme end of the row?
A: The persons from Bengaluru and A
Explanation:
The persons from Bengaluru and A
Directions (Q. 16-20) : Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions.
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.
16. Who among the following sits exactly between G and the one who is sitting to the immediate left of B?
A: A
Explanation:
A
17. Who among the following sits exactly in the middle of the line ?
A: A
Explanation:
A
18. Which of the statement is true as per the given information ?
A: G sits third to the left of B
Explanation:
G sits third to the left of B
19. Who is sitting second to the right of D ?
A: G
Explanation:
G
20. Which of the following pairs represents the immediate neighbour of B ?
A: EF
Explanation:
EF
Directions (Q. 21-25) : Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions.
Eight members P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W of a family are sitting around a rectangular table with all of them facing outwards. Each one of them like different type of sports viz. Hockey, Cricket, Basket Ball, Foot Ball, Boxing, Wrestling, Badminton and Tennis. Three married couples are there in the family.
W is the only sister-in-law of P whereas Q likes Wrestling and daughter-in-law of R. P who is the father of U and uncle of V, sits to the left of the person who likes Hockey. U is an immediate neighbor of her aunty W who does not sit next to S. R does not like Tennis or Badminton. The two youngest members sit next to each other. The one likes the Cricket sits between V and the one who likes Boxing. V is third to the left of S. The one who likes Wrestling, sits between the persons who like Badminton and Tennis Respectively. S's husband and son sit next to her. Foot Ball is not liked by V's father. V does not like Basket Ball or Badminton. S is the mother of P and T, and sits second to the left of T.
21. Which of the following statements is true regarding the family?
A: Q is the aunty of V
Explanation:
Q is the aunty of V
22. Who among the following sits between Q and the one who likes Cricket?
A: V
Explanation:
V
23. What is the position of the person who likes Foot Ball with respect to the one who likes WRESTLING?
A: Third to the right
Explanation:
Third to the right
24. Who among the following likes Basket Ball?
A: T
Explanation:
T
25. Which of the following options represent a pair?
A: W, T
Explanation:
W, T
