Seating Arrangement Questions with Answers

Seating Arrangement questions with solutions

6 from the 92-question pool, worked in full.

1. 1. Five people P, Q, R, S, and T sit in a row facing north. Q sits at the left end. R sits immediately to the right of Q. T sits at the right end. S sits immediately to the left of T. Who sits in the middle of the row?

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

   Solution. Placing Q at the left end (1), R immediately right of Q (2), T at the right end (5), and S immediately left of T (4), the remaining position 3 (the middle) must be P.

2. 2. Six people P, Q, R, S, T, and U sit around a circular table facing the centre, not necessarily in the given order. P sits third to the right of Q. R sits second to the left of P. S sits immediately right of R. T sits second to the right of S. U sits immediate left of Q. Who sits immediately to the left of R?

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

   Solution. The clockwise order is Q, U, T, P, S, R, and then back to Q. Immediately to the left (clockwise) of R is Q.

3. 3. Five students P, Q, R, S, and T are seated in a row facing north, not necessarily in that order. Q is second from the right end. P sits immediate left of Q. R sits immediate right of Q. S sits immediate left of P. Who sits second from the left end?

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

   Solution. With Q at position 4, P at position 3 (left of Q), R at position 5 (right of Q), and S at position 2 (left of P), position 2 is occupied by S, making S second from the left.

4. 4. 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.

5. 5. Five friends sit in a row. P is at the extreme left, Q sits immediately right of P, S sits immediately right of Q, and R sits between S and T. Who occupies the extreme right seat?

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

   Solution. The order is P, Q, S, R, T. With R between S and T, T takes the right-hand end.

6. 6. Seven people J, K, L, M, N, O, and P sit in a row facing north. L sits third from the left end. O sits immediately to the right of L. J sits at the extreme right end. Exactly two people sit between O and J. K sits immediately to the left of L. How many people sit to the left of K?

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

   Solution. Placing L at position 3, O at position 4, J at position 7 (with positions 5 and 6 between them), and K immediately left of L at position 2, only one person (position 1) sits to the left of K.

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