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Seating Arrangement Questions with Answers

Linear and circular seating, including tables where some people face outward. This page pools every seating arrangement question on the site (89 of them, from 26 exams, weighted towards Banking, Management, SSC) so you can drill the topic on its own instead of meeting four of them inside a full paper.

57% of the pool is graded hard on this site’s own scale and 0% easy, which is harder than the average topic in this section.

Questions
89
Practice set
25 in 25 min
Difficulty
0/38/51
Negative marking
None
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Seating Arrangement questions with solutions

6 from the 89-question pool, worked in full.

  1. 1. Six people A, B, C, D, E, and F sit around a circular table facing the centre, not necessarily in the given order. A sits third to the right of B. C sits immediately to the left of A. D sits second to the right of C. E sits immediately to the right of D. F sits immediately to the right of B. How many people sit between D and F, counted from D towards D's right (clockwise)?

    • A. 3
    • B. 0
    • C. 1
    • D. 2 ✓

    Solution. Moving clockwise (to the right) from D: E, then B, then reaching F. So E and B sit between them — 2 people.

  2. 2. Six officers G, H, I, J, K, and L sit around a circular table facing the centre, in clockwise order exactly as listed: G, H, I, J, K, L. Who sits immediate left of J?

    • A. I
    • B. G
    • C. L
    • D. K ✓

    Solution. Facing the centre in a clockwise seating order, the person immediately clockwise of J is K, and clockwise corresponds to a person's immediate left when facing the centre, so K sits immediate left of J.

  3. 3. Six colleagues D, E, F, G, H, and I sit in a row facing north, not necessarily in that order. G sits third from the left end. D sits immediately right of G. E sits at one of the extreme ends. F sits immediately left of I. H sits second from the right end. I is not an immediate neighbour of D. Who sits immediately to the left of H?

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

    Solution. The arrangement is F, I, G, D, H, E (left to right). D sits immediately to the left of H.

  4. 4. Six farmers sit around a circular table facing the centre, seated at equal intervals. A sits at position 1. Moving clockwise, C sits immediately after A, and B sits third after A. How many people sit between C and B, moving clockwise from C?

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

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

  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 middle (3rd from the left) position?

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

    Solution. Since A is at an extreme end and D is immediately left of A, A=5th, D=4th. From "C second to left of E" and "B immediate right of C", the only arrangement fitting positions 1-3 is C=1, B=2, E=3. So the order is C, B, E, D, A — E is at the middle.

  6. 6. Five friends J, K, L, M, and N are sitting in a row facing north, not necessarily in that order. J sits third from the left end. K sits immediate right of J. L sits immediate left of J. M sits immediate right of K. Where does N sit?

    • A. Extreme left end ✓
    • B. Extreme right end
    • C. Second from left
    • D. Third from right

    Solution. With J at position 3, L at position 2 (left of J), K at position 4 (right of J), and M at position 5 (right of K), the only remaining seat is position 1, so N sits at the extreme left end.

Exams that set Seating Arrangement

7 categories, led by Banking, Management, SSC.

Also set by MH CET Law (3-Year LLB), NABARD Grade A, NCHM JEE, NIACL AO, NIFT, NMAT, RBI Assistant, RBI Grade B, SBI Clerk, SEBI Grade A, SIDBI Grade A & B, SSC CGL, SSC CHSL, SSC Stenographer. Browse all exams.

Seating Arrangement: frequently asked questions

How many seating arrangement questions are there?

89, from the 26 exams here whose syllabus sets the topic. 0% are graded easy and 57% hard, which makes seating arrangement one of the harder topics in this section, against a 17% average.

Which exams ask seating arrangement questions?

26 of the exams on this site, weighted towards Banking (13), Management (4), SSC (3). Every question in this pool comes from one of their own mock tests, so the list below is the honest answer to whether the topic is worth your time.

Is seating arrangement hard?

57% of these 89 questions are graded hard and 0% easy, making it one of the harder topics in this section, against a 17% average.

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