Seating Arrangement Questions with Answers

Seating Arrangement questions with solutions

6 from the 77-question pool, worked in full.

1. 1. Five officers — P, Q, R, S, T — sit in a row facing north. S sits immediately to the left of P. Q sits second to the right of P. R sits at the extreme right end. T sits immediately to the left of Q. Who sits at the extreme left end?

   • A. P
   • B. Q
   • C. S ✓
   • D. T

   Solution. Let P be at position 2. Then S (immediately left of P) is at position 1, T (immediately left of Q) is at position 3, Q (second right of P) is at position 4, and R (extreme right) is at position 5. This is the only arrangement consistent with all four clues, so S sits at the extreme left end.

2. 2. Six friends P, Q, R, S, T, and U sit around a circular table facing the center. P sits opposite S. Q sits immediately to the right of P. R sits immediately to the left of P. T sits immediately to the right of S. U sits immediately to the left of S. Who sits opposite Q?

   • A. R
   • B. S
   • C. T ✓
   • D. U

   Solution. Placing P and S opposite each other with Q, R, T, U filling the remaining seats as described, Q ends up directly opposite T around the circle.

3. 3. Six people A, B, C, D, E, and F sit around a circular table, all facing away from the centre (outward), not necessarily in the given order. B sits third to the right of A. C sits second to the left of B. D sits immediately right of C. E sits second to the right of D. F sits immediately left of A. Who sits second to the left of E?

   • A. D ✓
   • B. B
   • C. F
   • D. C

   Solution. The order is A, C, D, B, E, F. Moving two seats to the left (anticlockwise) of E lands on D.

4. 4. Five friends A, B, C, D and E stand in a line. D is at the left end and E is at the right end. B is immediately right of A, and C is immediately right of B. Who is in the middle of the line?

   • A. A
   • B. C
   • C. D
   • D. B ✓

   Solution. With D at position 1 and E at position 5, the remaining positions 2, 3, and 4 must fit A, B, C in that consecutive order, placing B in the middle position, 3.

5. 5. Five friends A, B, C, D, and E are sitting in a row facing north, not necessarily in that order. C sits second to the left of E. B sits immediate right of C. A sits at one of the extreme ends. D sits immediate left of A. Who sits at the extreme left end?

   • A. C ✓
   • B. B
   • C. E
   • D. D

   Solution. The final order is C, B, E, D, A. C is at position 1, the extreme left end.

6. 6. Six officers sit around a circular table facing the centre, seated at equal intervals. P sits at position 1. Moving clockwise, R sits immediately after P, and Q sits third after P. How many people sit between R and Q, moving clockwise from R?

   • A. 1 ✓
   • B. 2
   • C. 3
   • D. 4

   Solution. Numbering positions clockwise from P=1: R=2 (immediately after P), Q=4 (third after P, i.e., 1+3). Moving clockwise from R(2) to Q(4) passes through only position 3, so exactly 1 person sits between them.

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