Directions (Qs. 1 – 5): Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.
i) Akhil, Basha, Chirag, Dinesh, Esha, Fathima and Gaurav are sitting around a circle and are facing the centre.
ii) Gaurav is second to the left of Chirag, who is to the immediate left of Fathima.
iii) Akhil is third to the left of Esha.
iv) Basha is between Dinesh and Esha.
1. Which of the following is true?
A) Basha is 2nd to the right of Dinesh
B) Gaurav is to the immediate right of Akhil
C) Akhil is to the immediate right of Gaurav
D) Fathima is 2nd to the right of Chirag
E) None of these
2. Which of the following is false?
A) Chirag is 4th to the right of Basha
B) Gaurav is to the immediate right of Dinesh
C) Basha is to the immediate left of Dinesh
D) Fathima is to the immediate right of Chirag
E) Fathima is 3rd to the right of Dinesh
3. Which of the following pairs has the 1st person sitting to the immediate left of the 2nd person?
A) Basha, Esha B) Akhil, Chirag
C) Gaurav, Dinesh D) Basha, Fathima E) None of these
4. Which of the following is the position of Fathima?
A) To the immediate left of Basha
B) To the immediate right of Dinesh
C) Between Akhil and Esha
D) 4th to the right of Dinesh
E) None of these
5. Who is sitting immediate to the right of Gaurav?
A) Esha B) Chirag C) Fathima
D) Basha E) Akhil
Directions (Qs. 6 – 10): 8 persons from Amit to Harsha sit around a square table such that 2 persons sit in the middle of each of the sides. The persons sitting on one side of the table face the persons sitting exactly opposite to them on the opposite side of the table.
Amit sits on the immediate right of Esha. Girish faces the one who is second to the left of Balu. 3 persons sit between Amit and Girish. Two persons sit between Frances and Durga (when counted from one side only), who is adjacent to Esha. Only one person sits between Girish and Chakri (when counted from one side only). Amit is not adjacent to Frances.
6. Who among the following sits second to the right of the one who faces Esha?
A) Chakri B) Amit C) Frances D) Balu E) Durga
7. How many persons sit between Amit and Harsha when counted from the left of Amit?
A) 1 B) 4 C) 3 D) 2 E) 0
8. Who faces Durga?
A) Balu B) Harsha C) Esha D) Frances E) None of these
9. Which of the following pairs represents the immediate neighbours of Girish?
A) Durga – Girish B) Balu – Girish
C) Durga – Amit D) Harsha – Frances E) None of these
10. How many persons sit between Esha and Frances?
A) 5 B) 2 C) 1 D) 3 E) 4
Directions (Qs. 16 – 20): In a classroom, there are two rows of chairs. There are 6 seats in each row of 5 people. In row-1: A, B, C, D and E are facing South while in row-2: F, G, H , I and J are facing North but not necessarily in the same order.
A is sitting second to the right of C while B is sitting in the corner. One of the two vacant
seats is in one of the corners. D is sitting immediately right to E. A and I are related in the same manner as G and D are related. B is sitting in front of J. F is not sitting with G. The person, who is sitting in front of G, is immediately left to B. E is sitting diagonally opposite to J.
16. Who is sitting immediately next to F?
A) H, I B) G C) J D) J, G E) I, J
17. Who among the following is sitting immediately next to one of the vacant seats?
A) E B) C C) A D) J E) G
18. Select the pair which sits in front of vacant seats.
A) E and F B) F and C C) G and A
D) H and E E) B and J
19. Who sits immediately next to C?
A) D B) E C) A D) B E) F
20. Who is sitting 3rd to the left of I?
A) C B) vacant C) G D) A E) J
Directions (Qs. 21 – 25): Eight people Arjun, Bharath, Chakri, Durga, Esha, Frankie, Gauri and Hari are sitting around a circular table but not necessarily in the same order. Some are facing inside and some are facing outside. Not more than two people facing the same direction are sitting together.
Hari sits third to the right of Chakri who is not facing outside. Immediate neighbours of Hari are facing the same directions with respect to each other but opposite directions with respect to Hari who is facing inside. Bharath is the immediate neighbour of Esha and both are facing the same direction. Esha sits second to the left of Chakri who is not the immediate neighbour of Bharath. There are an equal number of persons facing inside and outside direction.
Bharath sits third to the left of Arjun and both are facing opposite directions to each other. Hari sits to the immediate right of Durga.
Frankie sits second to the left of Gauri.
21. How many persons are sitting between Arjun and Gauri while counting from the left of Gauri?
A) 0 B) 2 C) 1 D) 4 E) 3
22. What is the position of Frankie with respect to Esha?
A) Fourth to the left B) Third to the right
C) Third to the left D) Second to the right E) None of these
23. If all the persons sitting are equidistant and if Hari faces South direction, what direction will Bharath be facing?
A) South – East B) South C) West D) East E) North – West
24. Who is the immediate neighbour of Frankie?
A) Arjun and Chakri B) Esha
C) Bharath D) Durga E) Hari
25. If Durga leaves the group, what will be Hari's position?
A) 2nd to right of Gauri B) 2nd to the right of Arjun
C) 2nd to the right of Esha D) 4th to the left of Chakri E) None of these
Directions (Qs. 1 – 5): Anuj, Kiran, Swathi, Pavan, Girish, Sai, Eshwar and Anil are sitting around a circle facing the centre. Girish is 2nd to the right of Swathi who is 3rd to the right of Anuj. Pavan is 2nd to the left of Anuj and 4th to the right of Kiran. Anil is 3rd to the right of Sai who is not an immediate neighbour of Anuj.
1. In which of the following combinations is the first person sitting in between the second and third persons?
A) Sai ,Swathi ,Girish B) Anuj, Pavan, Kiran
C) Swathi,Pavan ,Kiran D) Sai, Anuj, Girish E) None of these
2. Who is second to the right of Girish?
A) Kiran B) Anil C) Anuj D) Eshwar E) Pavan
3. What is Anuj's position with respect to Pavan?
A) 4th to the right B) 2nd to the left
C) 3rd to the left D) 5th to the left E) 6th to the left
4. Who is to the immediate left of Anil?
A) Pavan B) Eshwar C) Swathi D) Girish E) Sai
5. Who is second to the right of Eshwar?
A) Anuj B) Girish C) Anil D) Swathi E) None of these
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Directions (Qs. 11 – 15): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions give below:
Eight friends Pavan, Keerthi, Ravi, Sai, Tanya, Urvasi, Vani and Warsi are standing in a straight line facing North, but not necessarily in the same order.
Ravi and Warsi are immediate neighbours of Sai. Vani is an immediate neighbour of Urvasi and Warsi. Tanya and Keerthi are immediate neighbours of Pavan. Neither Tanya nor Ravi are at the extreme ends of the line. Urvasi is on the right of Tanya.
11. Who among the following sits second to the right of Pavan?
A) Tanya B) Sai C) Urvasi D) Keerthi E) Ravi
12. Who among the following sits second to the left of Warsi?
A) Ravi B) Sai C) Vani D) Tanya E) None of these
13. Who among the following are at the extreme ends of the line?
A) Sai, Urvasi B) Keerthi, Sai
C) Keerthi, Urvasi D) Tanya, Urvasi E) None of these
14. Who among the following are immediate neighbours?
A) Vani, Sai B) Sai, Tanya
C) Tanya, Ravi D) Keerthi, Vani E) Warsi, Urvasi
15. Who among the following sits second to the left of Ravi?
A) Pavan B) Tanya
C) Keerthi D) Urvasi E) Sai
Directions (Q.1 - 4): Study the following information and answer the questions. Eight persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting on a row facing towards North. There are three married couples in the group. Any person does not sit with her spouse. D and E both married but not to each other are sitting 3 places away from each other. H is single and she is sitting at a maximum possible distance from F. A is not married to D. There are exactly four people sitting between H and B. C who is married to B is an immediate neighbour of A. F is unmarried and he is not sitting on the right of any of the member.
1. What is the position of C with respected to D?
a) Third to the left b) Second to the right
c) Third to the right d) Second to the left
e) Fourth to the right
2. How many persons are sitting between B and G?
a) Two b) One c) Four d) Three e) None of these
3. Who is sitting to the immediate left of E?
a) B b) G c) A d) C e) D
4. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so from a group which is the one that does not belong to that group?
a) CB b) GC c) BF d) DA e) HE
Explanation:
Directions (Q.5 - 9): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below. Eight family members A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting in a row facing north, but not necessarily in the same order. Four of them are males. There are three couples in the family. E is a male and sits second to the right of G, who is wife of C. D sits second to the left of B, who is female. D is wife of H and sits adjacent to her husband. F is daughter of H and is not between G and E. B is on the immediate left of G and second to the left of her father – in – law. A is brother of H, who is on the immediate right of A. E and F are siblings.
5. How many female members are there between C and H?
a) One b) Two c) Three d) Four e) None of these
6. Who among the following sits second to the left of G?
a) Son b) Granddaughter c) Daughter
d) Daughter-in-law e) None of these
7. Who among the following sits at the extreme ends of the row?
a) A and his wife b) E and his uncle c) C and his daughter
d) H and his wife e) None of these
8. What is the position of H with respect to C?
a) Third to the left b) Fourth to the right c) Fifth to the left
d) Sixth to the right e) None of these
9. How is E related to C?
a) Grandson b) Son c) Son-in-law
d) Granddaughter e) None of these
Explanation:
Directions (Q.10 - 14): Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below K, P, T, C, N, D, L and J are standing in a row facing north, but not necessarily in the same order. Only N is between C and D whereas only L is between D and J. T and K are P’s neighbours. Neither T nor C is at the extreme end of the row. J is to the right of T but not necessarily on the immediate right.
10. Who among the following are neighbours?
a) T, K b) T, C c) N, L d) K, J e) L, T
11. Which of the following is true?
a) N is on the immediate right of D
b) K is not at either of the extreme ends.
c) P is between K and T
d) T is at one of the extreme ends.
e) None of these
12. Which of the following defines the position of D?
a) D is second to the left of J
b) D is second to the right of L
c) D is at one of the extreme ends.
d) D is the neighbour of C
e) None of these
13. Which of the following pairs is the neighbour of N?
a) D, L b) C, T c) T, L d) C, D e) None of these
14. Which of the following pairs is at the extreme ends of the row?
a) J, P b) K, P c) K, J
d) Can’t be determined e) None of these
Explanation:
Ans: 10-b 11-c 12-a 13-d 14-c
Directions (Q.15 - 19): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below. Twelve girl students L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W are sitting in a row facing east. Q is third to the right of M and T is sitting near L. Six girl students are sitting between W and O. R is fourth to the right of O and S is fifth to the left of P, who is eight to the right of W. L is sitting on sixth place from the right end. U is not near to R and S. V is sitting on the fourth place to the left of L.
15. Who is the two girl students sitting at the two ends?
a) W and N b) W and R c) V and O d) O and Q e) None of these
16. Find out the names of two girl students sitting near to Q?
a) T and V b) N and S c) V and U d) S and T e) None of these
17. Who is sitting at fifth to the left of U?
a) Q b) S c) T d) R e) None of these
18. Who is second to right of L?
a) S b) P c) U d) V e) None of these
19. Which of the following statement/s is/are true?
a) W and N are sitting at two ends.
b) There are six girl students sitting between N and Q.
c) U is second to the right of O
d) M is sitting at fourth place to the right of T.
e) More than one statement is true.
Explanation:
Ans: 15-b 16-d 17-a 18-b 19-c
Directions (20 - 23): Study the following information to answer the given questions. A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting in a straight line equidistant from each other (but not necessarily in the same order). Some of them are facing south while some are facing north. (Note: Facing the same direction means, if one is facing north then the other is also facing north and vice versa. Facing the opposite directions means if one is facing north then the other is facing south and vice versa.) H faces north. C sits at one of the extreme ends of the line. A sits third to the left of C. D is not an immediate neighbour of C. G sits third to the right of A. B sits on the immediate right of G. B does not sit at any of the extreme ends of the line. Only one person sits between F and D. G sits second to the left of F. E sits second to the right of B. Both the immediate neighbours of G face the same direction. Both the immediate neighbours of A face the opposite directions. E faces the same directions as B.
20. Who amongst the following sits second to the right of F?
a) A b) D c) C d) G e) H
21. Which of the following is true with respect to the given information?
a) A faces north
b) B sits third to the right of E.
c) B sits exactly between A and F.
d) G sits at one of the extreme ends of the line.
e) A sits second to the left of B.
22. How many persons in the given arrangement are facing North?
a) Four b) Two c) Three d) One e) More than four
23. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which of the following does not belong to the group?
a) A, E b) D, C c) G, F d) E, B e) B, A
Explanation:
Ans: 20-b 21-e 22-a 23-b
Directions (Q.24 - 28): Study the following information carefully and answer the question given below: A, B, C, D, E, F and H are sitting in a straight line but not necessarily in the same order. Two of them are facing south. C sits second to the right of E. A sits second to the left of F, who sits third to the left of H. H is facing south. B sits third to the right of C, who is third from left. E and B face opposite directions.
24. Who among the following sits between F and B?
a) D b) E c) H d) C e) None of these
25. Who among the following sits third to the right of F?
a) E b) C c) D d) A e) None of these
26. Which of the following pairs sits on the extreme ends of the row?
a) F, D b) A, E c) H, B d) D, H e) None of these
27. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to the group?
a) A, D b) B, D c) F, D d) C, D e) H, E
28. Who among the following sits second to the left of E?
a) D b) C c) A d) B e) None of these
Explanation:
Ans: 24-b 25-c 26-d 27-e 28-a
Uncertain number of persons:
In this type of uncertain number of persons linear seating arrangements basically number of persons are not given in the given basic data. Even if number of persons are not given using given clues/ conditions candidate required to arrange persons in the row with respect to their positions. Candidates need to identify the exact position of persons along with any other variable given in the question with respect to one another based on the information given.
Directions (Qs. 1 - 5): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions below. A certain number of people are sitting in a row facing North. C sits at one of the ends and there are two people between C and B. There are as many people to the right of G as there are to the left of G. F is third to the left of B who sits fourth from one of the extreme ends of the row. A sits at one of the extreme ends of the row. F does not sit at any of the extreme ends of the row. There are five persons sitting between A and D. E sits exactly in the middle of A and D. Two persons sit between D and G. There are as many persons sitting between F and C as many are sitting between F and D.
1. Who is sitting third to the right of F?
a) D b) C c) A d) B e) E
2. Who sits between F and D ?
a) G b) E c) B d) F e) None of these
3. How many persons sitting in a row?
a) 20 b) 19 c) 23 d) 14 e) None of these
4. Who among the following person sits sixth to the right of G?
a) F b) B c) D d) C e) None of these
5. How many persons are sitting between D and C?
a) 9 b) 13 c) 10 d) 12 e) 11
Explanation:
Ans: 1-d; 2-a; 3-b; 4-b; 5-e.
Directions (Qs. 6 - 10): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions below. A certain number of persons are sitting in the row. All of them are facing towards south. Q sits sixth from the right of S. T sits forth to left of Q. Only two persons sit between Q and P. Six persons sit between W and V. R sits forth to the left of S. U sits between S and T. V sits second to the right of U. W is third from any of the end. S is eight from the left end of the row.
6. How many persons sitting in a row?
a) 20 b) 17 c) 23 d) 18 e) None of these
7. Who is to the third to the right of Q?
a) W b) V c) P d) S e) None of these
8. Who is to the immediate left of P?
a) W b) Q c) T d) S e) None of these
9. Who is third to the right of S?
a) T b) W c) V d) R e) None of these
10. What is the position of R with respect to S?
a) Third to the right b) Second to the right
c) Third to the left d) Second to the left
e) Fourth to the left
Explanation:
Ans: 6-a; 7-c; 8-e; 9-c; 10-e.
Directions (Qs. 11 - 15): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions below. A certain number of people are sitting in a linear row and all of them are facing north direction. M sits eighth to the left of J. N sits fourth to the right of K. O sits to the immediate left of P. L sits exactly in the middle of K and J. P sits third from the extreme right end of the row. Number of people between J and P is same as that of between K and J. Only ten people are sitting to the left of J. Only six people sit between N and O. Number of people between M and J is same as that of between Q and J.
11. How many persons sitting in a row?
a) 20 b) 19 c) 23 d) 18 e) None of these
12. Who is to the third to the right of K?
a) M b) J c) O d) L e) None of these
13. Who is to the immediate left of P?
a) O b) Q c) M d) L e) None of these
14. Who is third to the left of J?
a) M b) Q c) L d) P e) None of these
15. How many persons are sitting between K and N?
a) Two b) Five c) Three d) Four e) More than five
Explanation:
Ans: 11-b; 12-d; 13-a; 14-c; 15-c.
Directions (Qs. 16 - 20): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions below. Certain number of persons sits in the linear row, all of them facing North. G sits third to either left or right of H. B sits sixth to the left of C who sits second to the left of E. G and E are immediate neighbours of D. F sits fourth to the right of H. Some persons between H and A is one less than the persons between B and C. I sits immediate left of H and persons sits left of I is twice of persons between B and E from the left end. A sits second from the right end.
16. How many persons sitting in a row?
a) 20 b) 19 c) 23 d) 18 e) None of these
17. Who is to the third to the right of D?
a) C b) I c) G d) B e) None of these
18. Who is to the immediate left of G?
a) D b) B c) I d) C e) None of these
19. Who is third to the left of H?
a) I b) C c) F d) G e) None of these
20. How many persons are sitting between C and I?
a) Two b) Five c) Three d) Four e) More than five
Explanation:
Ans: 16-e; 17-b; 18-a; 19-d; 20-b.
Directions (Qs. 1 - 5): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions below. A certain number of persons are sitting in a row facing south. Three persons sit between D and E and B sits third to the right of E. Number of persons sit between D and F is equal to no. of person sit between D and C. Only three person sits to the left of C. B sits second to the left of F. Only six person sit between C and A. There are only two persons sit between F and G. G sits second from the extreme end.
1. Who is sitting second to the left of F?
a) B b) E c) D d) C e) A
2. Who sits second to the right extreme end?
a) C b) E c) G d) D e) B
3. How many persons sitting in a row?
a) 20 b) 24 c) 23 d) 14 e) 26
4. Who among the following person sits sixth to the right of A?
a) C b) E c) B d) D e) None of these
5. How many persons are sitting between G and B?
a) Two b) Five c) One d) Four e) More than five
Explanation:
Ans: 1-a; 2-c; 3-e; 4-b; 5-d.
Directions (Qs. 1 - 5): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions below. A certain number of people are sitting in a straight line facing south with equal distance between adjacent persons. W sits fifth to the left of U. Only two people sit between W and X. X sits second from one of the extreme ends of the line. Only five people sit between X and V. S sits eight to the right of V. As many people sit between U and S as between T and S. Only two people sit to the right of T.
1. Who is sitting second to the left of U?
a) V b) W c) T d) S e) X
2. Who sits between V and X?
a) T b) S c) W d) U e) None of these
3. How many persons sitting in a row?
a) 20 b) 24 c) 23 d) 14 e) None of these
4. Who among the following person sits sixth to the right of S?
a) X b) V c) W d) T e) None of these
5. How many persons are sitting between V and U?
a) Two b) Five c) One d) Four e) More than five
Explanation:
Ans: 1-a; 2-c; 3-b; 4-d; 5-c.
