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A Complete Book for Puzzles & Seating Arrangement 1 Adda247 Publications For More Study Material Visit: adda247.com  A Complete Book for Puzzles & Seating Arrangement Chapter Circular Seating Arrangement 01 Circular seating arrangement is a type of seating arrangement in which persons are made to sit in a circle. And as per the given information you have to arrange the persons or objects around the circle. These types of questions judge the ability of a candidates to analyze the information and solve the questions by the help of pictorial figures. The circular seating arrangement can basically be categorised into three types- (I) When all persons are facing towards the center of the circle. Figure shows the left and right directions for a person facing towards the center of the circle. (II) When all persons are facing outside the center of the circle. Figure shows the left and right directions for a person facing outside the center of the circle. (III) When some persons are facing towards the center of the circle while some are facing outside the center of the circle. Figure shows three persons A, B, C are seating in a circle. A is to the left of B as B is facing towards the center of the circle whereas B is to the left of A and C is to the right of A as A is facing outside the center of the circle. Note: Sometimes to increase the difficulty level of such type of circular arrangement angular positions are also included. Example: Ashok is 90° Right of Seema, who is 45° right of Ruchi, All of them are facing towards the centre Approach to solve Circular Seating Arrangement: - Here is the stepwise approach to solve such type of questions. A systematic approach and solving methodology is important and require solving these questions. 2 Adda247 Publications For More Study Material Visit: adda247.com  A Complete Book for Puzzles & Seating Arrangement (I) First made a circle with the required number of positions given in question. (II) Start collecting the definite information given in the question and try to arrange them on the circle according to the given conditions in the question. (III) Then move on with the indefinite information and make all the possible diagrams. (IV) Never hesitate on taking all possibilities simultaneously and never try to take all possibilities in a single diagram as it became muddled and it will be difficult to find the final one. (V) As you keep on proceeding with the arrangement all the other possibilities except solution will get cancelled and finally you will get your answer. Important points to be noted during solving the questions: Step I: The data given in such questions specify the positions of some or all the individuals in arrangement. The positions are specified through conditions involving specified persons sitting (or not sitting) opposite each other or a person sitting to the right or left of another person etc. Step II: Using all definite information, fill up as many slots (empty places) as possible. Means always be careful to choose the correct starting point. That information which are (100%) confirm should be taken first. Step III: Never assume anything in the questions. Step IV: Collect all the indefinite information in rough area, which will help in completing the puzzles Step V: Taking comparative information and consider all possibilities and choose the possibility which does not violate any condition. Step VI: Be careful with certain words like “not”, “only”, “who”, “and”, “But”, “whose”. Step VII: When the question contains some members related to each other then some gender defining terms are like “him”, “her”, “he”, “she” will help you decode the information. Step VIII: In the circular seating arrangement, “who” always denotes to 2nd person of the sentence. “and” denotes to 1st person of the sentence. Now we will go on with some examples to make things more clear and lucid. Example 1: A, B, C, D, E, F and G are sitting around a circle facing at the center. D is third to the left of C who is second to the left of A. B is third to the left of D and second to the right of G. E is not an immediate neighbor of A. Sol. Let us start with the detail solution which will help to understand the approach of solving such questions. Step I: All the persons are facing towards the center and seven persons are sitting in the circle. Step II: D is third to the left of C. Step III: Now, D is third to the left of C who is second to the left of A. In this the word ‘who’ refers to C so C sits second to the left of A. 3 Adda247 Publications For More Study Material Visit: adda247.com  A Complete Book for Puzzles & Seating Arrangement Step IV: B is third to the left of D and second to the right of G. In this the word ‘and’ refers to B so B is second to the right of G. Step V: E is not an immediate neighbor of A. So E will sit near to G and rest F will sit near to A. So the final arrangement will be- Example 2: Eight kids viz. K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, are sitting around a circular table in a birthday party. They all like different colors viz. Pink, Purple, Blue, Black, White, Red, Grey and Orange but not necessarily in the same order. R sits second to the right of the one who like Pink. The one who like Orange and the one who like Blue are sitting adjacent to each other. M sits opposite to the one who like Purple. Neither R nor M like Orange and Blue. Q who likes Black sits second to the left of N and fourth to the right of R. M is not an immediate neighbour of R. The one who like Grey faces the one who like Orange. O sits second to the left of M. Neither P nor L like Purple. P does not like Grey and R does not like Red. K is not an immediate neighbour of N. Sol. In this seating arrangement eight kids are seating around a circular table and it will be considered that all of them are facing towards the center as nothing is mentioned about their directions. Also each of them like different colours. Let us start with its detail solution- Step I: R sits second to the right of the one who like Pink. Q who likes Black sits second to the left of N and fourth to the right of R. So Q like Black and sits fourth to the right of R. Step II: O sits second to the left of M. M is not an immediate neighbour of R. M sits opposite to the one who like Purple. So there are two possible positions for both M and O which are shown in the figure given below: 4 Adda247 Publications For More Study Material Visit: adda247.com  A Complete Book for Puzzles & Seating Arrangement Step III: Neither P nor L like Purple. So only condition left is K like purple but K is not an immediate neighbour of N. So, case:1 will be eliminated. Now proceeding with case:2-The one who like Orange and the one who like Blue are sitting adjacent to each other. Neither R nor M like Orange and Blue. So two adjacent places left will be O and the person who is immediate left of O and these two will like Orange and Blue. The one who like Grey faces the one who like Orange. So from this it is clear that O will like Orange and the person immediate left of him like Blue color. Step IV: P does not like Grey and R does not like Red. So P will like Blue color and sits to the immediate left of O and R will like White color. And L will like Grey color and sits to the immediate right of N. So the final arrangement will be— Example 3: Eight friends A, B, C, D, M, N, O and P who are sitting around a circular table for dinner facing outside the centre. N sits third to the right of M, who sits third to the right of O. B is not the immediate neighbour of M. C sits on the immediate right of N, who sits second to the right of P. D sits second to the right of C. Sol. In this seating arrangement eight friend are seating around a circular table and all of them are facing outside the center. Let us start with its detail solution- Step I: N sits third to the right of M. Step II: N sits third to the right of M, who sits third to the right of O. So, M sits third to the right of O. C sits on the immediate right of N, who sits second to the right of P. 5 Adda247 Publications For More Study Material Visit: adda247.com  A Complete Book for Puzzles & Seating Arrangement Step III: D sits second to the right of C. B is not the immediate neighbour of M. So, B sits to the immediate right of P. And A sits to the immediate left of M. So the final arrangement will be- Example 4: A, B, C, D, E, F, G & H are eight friends and sitting around a circular table, some of them are facing inside and some of them are facing outside. They like different sports i.e. Polo, Cricket, Football, Golf, Badminton, Chess, Tennis, and Hockey (not necessarily in same order). B doesn’t like tennis. E doesn’t face inside the centre. D, likes badminton, and sits second to left of F. Immediate neighbours of H face the same direction as F faces. A likes chess and the one who likes Tennis is not an immediate neighbour of H and B both. B sits second to the left of A. F sits third to left of A. The one who like golf and hockey sit opposite to each other. The immediate neighbors of A face opposite to the direction of B. F is not an immediate neighbor of A. C sits second to left of B. A sits third to the right of H, who likes polo and the one who likes football sits immediate left of C. E, who doesn’t like golf, sits opposite to B. Sol. Let us start with the detail solution- Step I: E doesn’t face inside the centre. Means E is facing outside the center. E, who doesn’t like golf and sits opposite to B. C sits second to left of B. As we don’t know whether B is facing inside or outside there will be two possible cases: Case 1: Case 2: Step II: B sits second to the left of A. So only positions left in both the cases for A. F sits third to left of A. A sits third to the right of H, who likes polo. A likes chess. Case 1: Case 2: Step III: D, likes badminton, and sits second to left of F. Remaining G will sit between E and A in both the cases. B does not likes tennis. The one who likes Tennis is not an immediate neighbour of H and B both. So, G likes Tennis in both cases. The one who like golf and hockey sit opposite to each other. And it is already given that E doesn’t like Golf. So, E likes hockey and B likes Golf. 6 Adda247 Publications For More Study Material Visit: adda247.com  A Complete Book for Puzzles & Seating Arrangement Step IV: Immediate neighbours of H face the same direction as F faces. From this condition case:2 will get eliminated as immediate neighbour of H who is E is facing outside in case:2 while F is facing inside. Now proceeding with case:1, the one who likes football sits immediate left of C. So, F likes Football and remaining C likes Cricket. Step V: The immediate neighbors of A face opposite to the direction of B. So, both G and D will face outside the center of the circle. So, the final arrangement is- Example 5: Eight persons I, J, K, L, M, N, O and P are sitting around a circular table, some of them are facing outside and some of them are facing inside the centre. All people are going to different Places in India i.e. Manali, Nainital, Ooti, Pune, Mumbai, Shimla, Bangalore and Dehradun, but not necessarily in the same order. Not more than two people are facing same directions who sit adjacent to each other. All the eight persons belong to the same family and there are three generations in the family. The one who is going to Manali sits second to the right of L’s husband. L and her husband sit opposite to each other but facing opposite directions with respect to each other. There is one person sitting between the one who is going to Pune and the one who is going to Manali. I is going to Manali and she is the mother of M, who is not going to Dehradun. N sits immediate left of L’s husband and facing outside, whereas L’s husband facing inside. O is going to Bangalore and sits immediate left of I, who is the wife of J’s father. I is facing outside. O’s mother is the wife of M, who sits immediate right of L’s husband. K has three children, two sons and one daughter. K is grandfather of M’s son. M is adjacent to the person, who is going to Manali. J, who is the son of L’s father sits second right of N and faces inside. K’s son-in-law is going to Nainital. Three persons sit between the one who is going to Manali and K, who is going to Ooti. L’s brothers are not going to Dehradun. L sits fifth right of the one, who is going to Shimla. K is not facing inside. 7 Adda247 Publications For More Study Material Visit: adda247.com  A Complete Book for Puzzles & Seating Arrangement Sol. Let us start with the detail solution- Step I: In these types of question we should first try to make the blood-relation tree as it will become easy then to solve such questions. There are some key words which will lead us to make the blood relation tree. As, L’s husband (means L is a lady), I is going to Manali and she is the mother of M, I, who is the wife of J’s father, O’s mother is the wife of M, K has three children, two sons and one daughter. K is grandfather of M’s son. J, who is the son of L’s father, K’s son-in-law, L’s brother. From all these we will get- From this we can’t find about the relation of both N and P. So, now we will proceed with the sitting arrangement. Step II: The one who is going to Manali sits second to the right of L’s husband. L and her husband sit opposite to each other but facing opposite directions with respect to each other. N sits immediate left of L’s husband and facing outside, whereas L’s husband facing inside. As from the given conditions we see that N sits immediate left to L’s husband and L and her husband sit opposite to each other so it is concluded that N is not the husband of L. So, P will be husband of L and N is the wife of L. So, the final blood relation is- As for the seating arrangement:- L’s husband P is facing inside and from other conditions given above. We get:- Step III: I is going to Manali. O is going to Bangalore and sits immediate left of I, who is the wife of J’s father and also I is facing outside. M, who sits immediate right of L’s husband. J, who is the son of L’s father sits second right of N and faces inside. K’s son-in-law is going to Nainital. Step IV: Remaining K will sit to the immediate right of N. There is one person sitting between the one who is going to Pune and the one who is going to Manali. So, L is going to Pune. K, who is going to Ooti. L sits fifth right of the one, who is going to Shimla. K is not facing inside. M, who is not going to Dehradun. L’s brothers are not going to Dehradun. So, N is going to Dehradun and M is going to Shimla. 8 Adda247 Publications For More Study Material Visit: adda247.com  A Complete Book for Puzzles & Seating Arrangement Step V: So, J is going to Mumbai. Not more than two people facing same directions, sit adjacent to each other. So, O will face inside the centre. Previous Years’ Questions for Prelims Directions (1-5): Study the following information carefully 2. Which of the following is true with respect to the given and answer the given questions. seating arrangement? Representatives from eight different Banks viz. A, B, C, D, E, F, (a) B is the representative from Bank of Maharashtra G and H are sitting around a circular table facing the center (b) C sits second to right of H but not necessarily in the same order. Each one of them is (c) The representative from Dena Bank sits to the from a different Bank viz. UCO Bank, Oriental Bank of immediate left of the representative from UCO Bank Commerce, Bank of Maharashtra, Canara Bank, Syndicate (d) A sits second to right of the representative from Bank Bank, Punjab National Bank, Bank of India and Dena Bank. of India F sits second to right of the representative from Canara Bank. (e) The representatives from Bank of Maharashtra and Representative from Bank of India is an immediate neighbour Syndicate Bank are immediate neighbours of each of the representative from Canara Bank. Two people sit other between the representative of Bank of India and B. C and E are 3. Who amongst the following sit between B and the immediate neighbours of each other. Neither C nor E is an representative from Bank of India? immediate neighbour of either B or the representative from (a) A and the representative from UCO Bank Canara Bank. Representative of Bank of Maharashtra sits (b) F and G second to right of D. D is neither the representative of Canara (c) H and the representative from Bank of Maharashtra Bank nor Bank of India. G and the representative from UCO (d) H and G Bank are immediate neighbours of each other. B is not the (e) Representatives from Syndicate Bank and Oriental representative of UCO Bank. Only one person sits between C Bank of Commerce and the representative from Oriental Bank of Commerce. H 4. Who amongst the following is the representative from sits third to left of the representative from Dena Bank. Representative from Punjab National Bank sits second to left Oriental Bank of Commerce? of the representative from Syndicate Bank. (a) A (b) C (c) H Year: IBPS PO -2011 (d) G (e) D 1. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based 5. Who amongst the following sits second to left of B? on the given arrangement and thus form a group. Which (a) C is the one that does not belong to that group? (b) H (a) H- Punjab National Bank (b) A-Canara Bank (c) The representative from Canara Bank (c) D-Bank of India (d) E-Canara Bank (d) The representative from Punjab National Bank (e) F- Syndicate Bank (e) G 9 Adda247 Publications For More Study Material Visit: adda247.com  A Complete Book for Puzzles & Seating Arrangement Directions (6-10): Study the following information carefully 13. What is the position of I with respect to A? and answer the given questions: (a) Immediate left (b) Immediate right Eight persons M, N, O, P, Q, R, S and T are sitting around a (c) Opposite (d) (a) and (c) circular table facing the centre. They are different in (e) None of these profession. They are going at different places viz., Lucknow, 14. Which two boys are facing opposite to the centre of the Gurgaon, Delhi, Mumbai, Patna, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Pune. circle? M, a doctor is going to Lucknow. Q is neither HR nor a lawyer (a) R and Q (b) Q and P but is sitting opposite to HR. O is second to right of S, an (c) R and T (d) Can’t be determined engineer. R is either actor or HR and is going to Mumbai. (e) All of the above are possible Neither HR nor Leader goes to Mumbai. T, a leader is third to 15. How many persons are sitting between S and Q, when right of O. N is an artist and is going to Hyderabad. HR and counted from left of Q? Actor are sitting adjacent to each other. R, an actor is sitting (a) Four (b) Three (c) Two second to left of N but second to right of O. Architecture is (d) One (e) Either (a) or (c) going to Bangalore. Engineer is going to Gurgaon while leader Directions (16-20): Study the following information is going to Delhi. P is not going to Patna. carefully to answer the given questions: Year: RRB PO -2012 Six friends P, Q, R, S, T and U are playing an online videogame and sitting around a circular table. All are facing the centre 6. Who is an architecture? and have secured different rank i.e. 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th and (a) P (b) Q (c) M 6th, but not necessarily in the same order. (d) N (e) Data inadequate U and T sit together. Q is second to the left of the person who 7. Who is going to Patna? secured the 2nd rank. The person who secured the first rank (a) O (b) P (c) Q sits second to the left of R. There are two persons between R (d) R (e) T and the one who secured the 3rd rank. S is immediate right of 8. What is P’s profession? R and second to the left of U. The person who secured the 4 th (a) Lawyer (b) Architecture (c) HR rank is on the immediate right of T. One who secured the third (d) can’t be determined (e) None of these rank is the neighbour of the persons having first and fifth 9. How many persons are sitting between lawyer and ranks. engineer when counting clockwise from Engineer? Year: RRB PO-2014 (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 16. Who among the following secured the first rank? (d) 5 (e) Cannot be determined (a) P (b) T (c) S 10. Who is third to left of actor? (d) Q (e) R (a) Lawyer (b) Doctor (c) Engineer 17. What is the position of S with respect to P? (d) Data inadequate (e) None of these (a) Second to the right of P (b) Immediate left of P Directions (11-15): Read the following information carefully (c) Immediate right of P (d) Second to the left of P and answer the questions given below: (e) None of these 10 friends (5 boys P, Q, R, S and T and 5 girls A, E, I, O and U) 18. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and are playing a game and they are sitting in a circle. The distance hence they form a group. Which one of the following does not belong to that group? between every two friends is equal. Two boys and two girls (a) T (b) R (c) U are facing opposite to the centre of the circle and other 6 (d) P (e) None of these friends are facing towards the centre of the circle. 19. Who sits second to the right of fourth to the left of P? A is fourth to the left of O, who is third to the right of P. R is (a) T (b) Q (c) R second to the right of T, who is not near to E. There are three (d) S (e) None of these friends between I and R. S is second to the left of U and facing 20. What is the position of the one who secured 3rd rank with the centre of the circle. P and E are sitting opposite and facing respect to T? each other. I is second to the left of Q. A is facing opposite to (a) Third from the right (b) Second to the left the centre of the circle. More than three boys or girls are not (c) Immediate right (d) Immediate left sitting together. Not more than two friends who are facing (e) Fourth to the left opposite to the centre of the circle are sitting together. U is not Directions (21-25): Study the following information facing outside the centre. carefully and answer the questions below. Year: RRB PO -2013 Eight students M, N, P, O, A, B, C and D participated in a IBPS 11. Which two girls are sitting facing opposite to the centre of PO Examination which took place in two phase having pre the circle? exam of 100 marks as 1st phase and mains exam of 200 marks (a) I and U (b) O and A (c) E and I as 2nd phase. They were sitting around a circular ring facing (d) O and E (e) O and I the centre. All eight students got different marks in pre exam 12. Which of the following boys is not sitting between two i.e. 72, 50, 64, 81, 82, 61, 59 and 87 but not necessarily in the girls? same order. They also got different marks in mains (a) P (b) Q (c) R examination i.e. 138, 122, 164, 168, 182, 150, 154 and 192 but not necessarily in the same order. (d) S (e) Both P and S 10 Adda247 Publications For More Study Material Visit: adda247.com  A Complete Book for Puzzles & Seating Arrangement Note: The one who got highest marks in pre exam got the immediate neighbour of N who purchases Sparx shoes. The highest marks in the mains exam as well. one who purchases Fila brand shoes is an immediate M sits 3rd to the left of B. The one who got 138 marks in the neighbour of those two who purchases their shoes from mains examination is facing P. A got thrice the marks in mains Myntra. O purchases Spyker’s shoes from Flipkart. The one examination what he got in the pre examination. The one who who shop from Myntra sits 2nd to the right of B. P does not got the highest marks in the mains examination is sitting shop from Amazon. D who purchases shoes of Seven brand immediate right of N. Two students who got half the marks in sits on the immediate right of O. C shop from Flipkart and he their pre examination what they got in their mains exam are does not purchases the shoes of Lotto. immediate neighbours. O sits 2nd to the left of N and is not Year: IBPS PO PRE-2015 facing B. The one who got the highest marks in the mains exam 26. Who among the following buys the Fila brand shoes? is neither M nor B. The one who got 150 marks in the mains (a) A (b) M (c) B exam faces C. The one who got 122 marks in the mains (d) N (e) None of these examination sits immediate right of O. B got 168 marks in the 27. Who among the following sits 2nd to the right of O? mains exam. The difference in the marks of P and M what they (a) M (b) N (c) B got in pre exam is 8. P got 5 marks more than N in the pre (d) A (e) C exam. The one who got 154 marks in the mains examination 28. Who among the following sits opposite to B? faces O. D got the highest marks in the pre exam. (a) The one who purchased Fila Year: SBI PO-2014 (b) The one who purchased Lotto 21. Who among the following got the highest marks in the (c) M mains examination? (d) P (a) A (b) B (c) C (e) Both b and d (d) D (e) Can’t be determined 29. Who among the following uses the Amazon website? 22. Who sits 2nd to the left of the one who got 150 in the mains (a) M and B (b) A and O (c) M and N examination? (d) P and C (e) N and D (a) The one who got highest marks in the pre exam 30. Who among the following purchases woodland shoes? (b) A (a) A (b) M (c) D (c) D (d) C (e) None of these (d) None of these Directions (31-35): Study the following information (e) Both (a) and (c) carefully and answer the questions below. 23. Who among the following faces the one who sits 2nd to the Eight people- A, B, C, D, W, X, Y and Z are sitting in a circle left of the one who secured 182 marks in the mains exam? facing the centre. All eight people are from different place i.e. (a) O (b) M (c) None of these Okhla, Dwarka, Lajpat Nagar, Chanakyapuri, Saket, Mehrauli, (d) C (e) B Rohini and Karol Bagh but not necessarily in the same order. 24. Who got the 2nd highest marks in the pre examination? W is sitting third to the left of Y. The person who is from (a) M (b) B (c) O Dwarka is to the immediate right of W and W is not from (d) P (e) A Okhla. B is sitting fourth to the right of Z. Z is not the neighbor 25. If A is related to 192, and in the same way O is related to of Y. Neither B nor Z is an immediate neighbor of W. X is from 182 then following the same pattern B is related to? Chanakyapuri and is sitting third to the right of the person (a) 164 (b) 150 (c) 122 from Dwarka. The person from Mehrauli is sitting second to (d) 168 (e) None of these the left of person from Chanakyapuri. The person from Rohini Directions (26-30): Study the following information is sitting second to the left of W. A, who is from Lajpat Nagar carefully and answer the questions below. is sitting exactly between X and Z. The person from Saket is There are eight friends i.e. M, N, O, P, A, B, C and D sitting sitting second to the right of the person from Lajpat Nagar. C around a circular table and all are facing towards the centre. is sitting third to the left of X. They all purchased different branded shoes i.e. Levis, Sparx, Year: IBPS PO PRE-2016 Woodland, Puma, Lotto, Fila, Seven and Spykar on the big 31. Who amongst the following persons belongs to Okhla? billion Diwali sale but not necessarily in the same order. They (a) Y (b) D (c) C all shop on different shopping website such as Paytm Mall, (d) B (e) None of these Amazon, FlipKart and Myntra but not necessarily in the same 32. What is A’s position with respect to B? order. Not more than two friends buys from same website. (a) Third to the right (b) Second to the right And no two friends who shop from the same website are (c) Third to the left (d) Second to the left sitting together. (e) Fourth to the right B purchases shoes of Levis brand but not from Myntra. A shop 33. How many people are sitting between Z and C when from Myntra. There are two friends sitting between those who counted anticlockwise direction From C? are shopping from Paytm mall. N sits 2nd to the right of P, who (a) One (b) Two (c) Three purchases a pair of shoes of Puma. Two friends who purchases (d) Four (e) None their shoes from Amazon sits opposite to each other. B is an 11 Adda247 Publications For More Study Material Visit: adda247.com  A Complete Book for Puzzles & Seating Arrangement 34. Four of the following five pairs are alike in a certain way then the other also faces the centre and vice-versa) Only three based on their positions in the above arrangement and so people sit between P and Q. Neither P nor M is an immediate from a group. Which of the following does not belong to neighbor of R. Q sits second to the right of M. Both T and Q face that group? a direction opposite to that of O (i.e. if O faces the centre then (a) B-Rohini (b) Z – Mehrauli (c) D - Okhla both T and Q faces outside and vice-versa). (d) Y – Saket (e) X - Dwarka Year: IBPS PO -2014 35. Which of the following statements is false according to 41. Who sits exactly between M and P, when counted from the above mentioned arrangement? left of M? (a) C is to the immediate right of the Karol Bagh (a) N (b) S (c) R (b) The person from Lajpat Nagar is third to the right of (d) Q (e) None of these the person from Mehrauli. 42. How many people in the given arrangement face the (c) The person from Dwarka is sitting exactly between centre? the Karol Bagh and the Saket. (a) One (b) Three (c) Five (d) D is neither from Chanakyapuri nor from Karol Bagh. (d) Four (e) None of these (e) There are only three people between A and C. 43. Who sits second to the right of T? Directions (36-40): Study the following information and (a) O (b) Q (c) S answer the given questions: (d) R (e) Other than the given options A, B, C, D, E, F, G & H are eight friends and sitting around a 44. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based circular table but not necessarily in same order. Some of them on the given seating arrangement and so form a group. are facing inside and some of them are facing outside. A sits Which is the one that does that belong to that group? third to right of H. There is two people sits between H and B. (a) P (b) O (c) T C sits second to left of B. There is three people sits between B (d) M (e) Q and E. D is second to left of F, who is not immediate neighbor 45. What is P’s position with respect to R? of A. Immediate neighbours of H faces same direction as H. F (a) Second to the left (b) Third to the right sits third to left of A, who faces centre. The immediate (c) Third to the left (d) Sixth to the right neighbors of A face opposite to the direction of A. (e) Second to the right Year: IBPS PO PRE-2017 36. Who is sitting third to right of F? Direction (46-50): Study the following information carefully (a) C (b) B (c) A and answer the questions given below: (d) E (e) D Eight persons are sitting around a circular table facing to the 37. Who is facing inside? center but not necessarily in the same order. (a) AD (b) AGH (c) AB Two persons sit between Q and P (either from left or right). R (d) ADC (e) None of these sits immediate to the right of Q. One person sits between R 38. Who sits opposite to H? and S, who faces to T. Q and T are not immediate neighbors of (a) A (b) D (c) F each other. W sits 2nd to the left of V. Three persons sit (d) E (e) G between U and V. 39. How many people are siting between C and B, when Year: SBI Clerk Pre-2019 counted from left of C? 46. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and (a) Two (b) Three (c) One hence they form a group. Which one of the following does (d) Four (e) Five not belong to that group? 40. Who among the following pairs are sitting exactly (a) Q-W (b) P-U between D and C when counted from right of D? (c) S-W (d) V-T (e) Q-P (a) HE (b) CE (c) FH 47. Who among the following sits immediate right of U? (d) BF (e) DF (a) W (b) R Directions (41-45): Study the following information (c) T (d) S (e) V carefully and answer the questions given below: 48. The number of persons sit between Q and T , when Eight friends M, N, O, P, Q, R, S and T are sitting around a counted to right of Q is same as the number of persons sit circular table with equal distance between them but not between W and ___, when counted to the left of ___? necessarily in the same order. Some of them are facing the (a) P (b) S centre with some face outside (i.e. opposite to centre). (c) T (d) U (e) None of these O sits second to the right of R, R faces the centre. Only two 49. Who among the following faces R? people sit between O and N (either form O’s right or O’s left). (a) U (b) V S sits second to the right of O. T sits to the immediate right of (c) P (d) W (e) Q N. S and N face opposite direction (i.e. if N faces the centre 50. Who among the following sits 3rd to the right of S? then S faces outside and vice versa). Immediate neighbor of S (a) P (b) U face the same direction (i.e. If one neighbor faces the centre (c) Q (d) T (e) None of these 12 Adda247 Publications For More Study Material Visit: adda247.com  A Complete Book for Puzzles & Seating Arrangement Direction (51-55): Study the following information carefully Direction (61-65): Study the following information carefully and answer the question given below- and answer the questions given below: Seven people viz. P, Q, R, S, T, U and V are sitting around a Eight persons i.e. A, O, H, X, E, Y, G and M, sits around a circular circular table having equal distance between them. All of them table but not necessarily in same order. All are facing towards are facing inside. the center. P sits immediate right of Q. Only one person sits between P There are two persons sit between G and H. M sits immediate and S (either from left or right). U sits third to the right of S. T right of G. Three persons sit between O and Y. E sits second to is an immediate neighbor of U. R sits second to the left of V. the right f H. A sits third to the right of X and immediate right Year: RRB Clerk Pre-2019 of Y. 51. If all the persons are arranged according to the Year: FCI Phase-I-2019 alphabetical order in anticlockwise direction starting 61. How many persons sit between G and X? from P, then how many persons position will remain (a) One (b) Three (c) None unchanged (except P)? (d) Two (e) None of these (a) Three (b) One 62. Who among the following person sits immediate right of (c) Two (d) None (e) None of these O? 52. How many persons sits between Q and U, if counted from (a) A (b) X (c) G the left of Q? (d) H (e) None of these (a) One (b) Two 63. Who among the following person sits immediate left of X? (c) Three (d) None (e) None of these (a) H (b) E (c) Y 53. Who sits second to the right of T? (d) M (e) None of these (a) P (b) Q 64. Who among the following person sits opposite to H? (c) R (d) S (e) None of these (a) G (b) M (c) X 54. Four of the following five belongs to a group find the one (d) O (e) None of these that does not belongs to that group? 65. Which of the following statement is true? (a) VQ (b) PV (a) Three persons sit between X and G (c) RT (d) SU (e) TQ (b) G sits immediately right of A 55. Who among the following sits second to the left of the one (c) E sits third to the right of O who sits 4th to the right of V? (d) E sits immediate left of Y (a) U (b) T (e) All are true (c) R (d) S (e) None of these Directions (66-70): Study the following information Direction (56-60): Study the following information carefully carefully and answer the questions given below: and answer the questions given below: There are eight persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H sitting around Nine persons i.e. A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H and J are sitting in a a circular table facing towards the centre of the table but not circular table but not necessarily in same order. All are facing necessarily in the same order. towards center. B sits third to the right of A. Only one person sits between B A sit 2nd to the right of B. F sits 4th to the left of A. Two persons and D. E faces C who is not an immediate neighbour of B. G sits sit between C and F. G is immediate neighbor of J. G sits 2 nd to third to the left of F. A is not an immediate neighbour of F. the right of H. D sits 2nd to the left of E. E is not an immediate Year: SBI clerk Pre-2020 neighbor of A. 66. Who among the following sits to the immediate left of C? Year: LIC AAO Pre-2019 (a) G (b) D (c) F 56. Who among the following person sits 3rd to the right of E? (d) H (e) None of these (a) B (b) A 67. Who among the following sits to the opposite of A? (c) C (d) F (e) None of these (a) H (b) G (c) F 57. How many persons sit between E and F? (d) D (e) None of these (a) Two (b) One (c) Three 68. How many persons sit between H and G when counted (d) None (e) More than three from the left of G? 58. Who among the following person sits exactly between C (a) Two (b) One (c) Three and E? (d) Four (e) None of these (a) B (b) A (c) D 69. If all the persons sit around the circle in clockwise (d) F (e) None of these direction by their names according to English 59. Who among the following person sits immediate right of alphabetical order starting from A, then how many A? persons remain unchanged except A? (a) B (b) C (a) Four (b) One (c) Three (c) D (d) G (e) None of these (d) Two (e) None of these 60. Four of the following five are alike in certain way based 70. What is the position of B with respect to H? from a group, find the one which does not belong to that (a) Fourth to the left group? (b) Fourth to the right (a) E-C (b) B-F (c) D-J (c) Third to the right (d) A-C (e) C-H (d) Both (a) and (c) (e) Both (a) and (b) 13 Adda247 Publications For More Study Material Visit: adda247.com  A Complete Book for Puzzles & Seating Arrangement Directions (71-75): Study the following information Direction (76-80): Study the following information carefully carefully and answer the question given below- and answer the questions given below. Nine persons sit around a circular table. Some of them are Eight persons are sitting around a circular table facing facing to the centre while some are facing outside the centre. towards the center of the table. A sits second to the left of B. C sits 2nd to the right of A, who faces inside. Two persons sit between C and G. J sits 3rd to the left of G. L sits 2 nd to the left Only two persons sit between A and H. G sits third to the right of J, who does not sit next to C. B sits 3rd to the right of L and is of H. E sits immediate left of G. D sit second to the left of C. F an immediate neighbour of P. K sits 4th to the right of H, who sits third to the right of C. does not sit near J. Both B and P face same direction as A. C Year: RBI Asst Pre-2020 and G face opposite direction to each other. K does not face 76. Who among the following sits second to the left of H? outside. (a) C (b) D (c) B Year: RRB PO Pre-2020 (d) F (e) None of these 71. What is the position of P with respect to K? (a) 3rd to the right (b) 2nd to the left (c) Immediate left 77. Who among the following faces D? (d) 3rd to the left (e) 5th to the right (a) A (b) H (c) E 72. How many persons sit between J and H, when counted (d) G (e) None of these from the left of H? 78. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and (a) Five (b) Six (c) Four hence form a group which of the following does not (d) One (e) Three belong to the group? 73. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so (a) H-C (b) F-H (c) B-A form a group. Find the one who does not belong to that (d) A-G (e) G-F group? 79. Which of the following is true regarding B? (a) C-H (b) L-K (c) B-J (a) B sits third left of D (d) H-L (e) B-P (b) B is an immediate neighbor of F 74. How many persons sit between G and H, when counted (c) B faces G from the left of G? (d) Both (a) and (b) (a) Three (b) Five (c) Two (e) Both (a) and (c) (d) Four (e) None of these 80. How many persons sit between H and E when counted 75. How many persons face outside from the centre? from right of H? (a) Three (b) Four (c) None of these (a) None (b) One (c) Two (d) Six (e) Five (d) Three (e) More than three Previous Years’ Solution for Prelims Direction (1-5): 6. (b); 7. (a); 8. (c); 9. (d); 10. (b); Directions (11-15): 1. (b); 2. (e); 3. (c); 11. (b); 12. (e); 13. (a); 4. (e); 5. (d); 14. (a); 15. (c); Directions (6-10): Directions (16-20): 16. (b); 17. (b); 18. (b); 19. (c); 20. (d); 14 Adda247 Publications For More Study Material Visit: adda247.com  A Complete Book for Puzzles & Seating Arrangement Direction (21-25): Step 3: Now it is given that, the one who got 138 marks in the Step 1: From the given definite conditions: - M sits 3rd to the mains examination is facing P. The one who got 150 left of B. The one who got highest marks in the mains marks in the mains exam faces C. So C faces A as A got examination is sitting immediate right of N. O sits 2nd 150 marks in the mains exam as mentioned in step 1 to the left of N and does not face B.The one who got highest marks in the mains exam is neither M nor B. and there is only place where A can sit is immediate The one who got highest marks in pre exam got the right of M. The one who got 138 marks in the mains highest marks in the mains exam as well. D have examination is facing P, so P faces N. Two students highest marks in the pre exam, so from this it is clear who got half the marks in their pre examination what that D got 192 marks in the mains exam. So from the they got in their mains exam are immediate given statement above we can deduced that N does not sit either immediate left or immediate right of M, neighbours. So one of them is C as he got 122 marks so there are only two places where N can sit is 2 nd to in mains, and other student will be O, so O got 82 and the left of M and immediate right of B. And in the same 164 marks in the pre mains respectively. way there are two places where O can sit as O sits 2nd to the left of N. Hence there are two possible cases. Case 1: Case 2: Step 4: As it is given that, the difference in the marks of P and M what they got in pre exam is 8. P got 5 marks more than N in the pre exam, so from these two statements we can deduce that P got 64 and N got 59 marks and M got 72 marks in the pre exam. Hence we deduce the final result. Step 2: It is given that, the one who got 122 marks in the mains examination sits immediate right of O. The one who got 154 marks in the mains examination faces O. A got thrice the marks in mains examination what he got in the pre examination, So from these it is clear that A got 50 marks in Pre exam and 150 marks in the mains exam. But it is given that B has got 168 marks in the mains exam, and as in the 2nd case B has got 122 marks in the mains exam which can’t be possible so the 2nd case will be eliminated. Case 1: 21. (d); 22. (e); 23. (a); 24. (c); 25. (b); Direction (26-30): Step 1: From the given definite conditions: - N sits 2nd to the right of P, who purchases a pair of shoes of Puma, B is an immediate neighbour of N who purchases Sparx shoes, B purchases shoes of Levis brand but not from Myntra so from these conditions there will be two possible cases such that B sits either on the immediate right of N or immediate left of N. 15 Adda247 Publications For More Study Material Visit: adda247.com  A Complete Book for Puzzles & Seating Arrangement CASE 1: CASE 2: CASE 2: Step 4: As it is given that, O purchases Spyker’s shoes from Flipkart and D who purchases shoes of Seven brand sits on the immediate right of O so from this case 1 will be eliminated and in case two O will sit on the immediate right of B. Now it is given C shop from Flipkart and he does not purchases the shoes of Lotto so from this statement C sits on the immediate left of N and purchase woodland shoes and A shop from Myntra and there are two friends sitting between Step 2: From the given definite conditions: - The one who who are shopping from Paytm mall so both B and P shop from Myntra sits 2nd to the right of B and the one shop from Paytm Mall website and M from Amazon. who purchases Fila brand shoes is an immediate Hence we get our final arrangement. neighbour of those the two who purchases their Case 2: shoes from Myntra. CASE 1: CASE 2: 26. (b); 27. (a); 28. (b); 29. (c); 30. (d); Directions (31-35): Step 3: It is given that, P does not shop from Amazon and two 31. (a); 32. (a); 33. (d); friends who purchases their shoes from Amazon sits opposite to each other so N purchases his shoes from 34. (e); 35. (c); Amazon. Directions (36-40): CASE 1: 36. (d); 37. (c); 38. (b); 39. (c); 40. (d); 16 Adda247 Publications For More Study Material Visit: adda247.com  A Complete Book for Puzzles & Seating Arrangement Direction (41-45): 61. (b); 62. (d); 63. (a); 64. (e); 65. (e); Directions (66-70): 41. (b); 42. (b); 43. (c); 44. (b); 45. (c); Direction (46-50): 66. (b); 67. (c); 68. (b); 69. (d); 70. (e); Directions (71-75): 46. (a); 47. (c); 48. (b); 49. (c); 50. (b); Direction (51-55): 71. (d); 72. (e); 73. (d); 74. (e); 75. (b); Direction (76-80):. 51. (c); 52. (d); 53. (b); 54. (e); 55. (a); Direction (56-60): 76. (a); 77. (b); 78. (b); 79. (c); 80. (b); 56. (b); 57. (d); 58. (a); 59. (e); 60. (d); Direction (61-65): 17 Adda247 Publications For More Study Material Visit: adda247.com  A Complete Book for Puzzles & Seating Arrangement Practice MCQs for Prelims Directions (1-5): Study the following information carefully and There are two persons sit between those who like Nathula answer the given questions. pass and Tsomgo lake when counted clockwise from the Eight persons P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W are sitting around a circular person who likes Tsomgo lake and neither of them sits table facing away from the centre. Each of them lives on different opposite to M. O and S are immediate neighbours and neither floors viz 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th but not necessarily of them likes Kanchenjunga falls nor Tsomgo lake. in the same order. M, who likes Yume samdong, sits second to the right of the girl P and R, who lives on 3rd floor, can never sit together. There are two who likes Kanchenjunga falls. N and Q neither like Buddha persons sits between the persons who live on 7th and 5th floors. The park nor sit adjacent to M. Q, who likes Tsomgo lake, sits person who lives on 5th floor sits second to the right of U. W does second to the left of S, who likes Hanuman Tok. O does not like not live on 2nd and 1st floor and he is also immediate neighbour of Nathula pass. The immediate neighbour of Q faces O, who sits the one who lives on 5th floor. The person who lives on 1st floor third to the left of the one who likes Yume samdong. R does cannot sit with the person who lives on 4th floor. There are two not like Kanchenjunga falls. Both P and T do not like Nathula persons sitting between R and the person who lives on 6th floor. Q pass and Buddha Park. N likes Gurudongmar lake while P likes and T are immediate neighbours of each other. The person who lives Ranak monastery. N is not an immediate neighbour of M. on 1st floor sits on the immediate left of the person who lives on 8th 6. Which of the following statements is/are true about Q? floor. P sits second to the right of the person who lives on 7th floor. S (a) Q likes Tsomgo lake. lives neither on 6th floor nor 7th floor. T and V are not immediate (b) Q is sitting opposite T. neighbours. V, who does not live on 5th floor, sits on the immediate (c) Q is not an immediate neighbour of O. right of W. There is only one person sitting between those two (d) None is true persons who live on 8th and 6th floors. There is only one person (e) All A, B and C are true sitting between V and the person who lives on 6th floor and that 7. Which of the following location is liked by the only female person can never be U. person among them? 1. Which of the following pairs of persons and floors is definitely (a) Tsomgo lake (b) Nathula pass true? (c) Kanchenjunga falls (d) None of these (a) R - 8th (b) S - 1st (c) V - 3rd (e) Can’t be determined (d) Q -7th (e) All are false 8. Who among the following sits exactly between S and T, 2. How many persons are sitting between T and Q when counted when counted clockwise from T? in anticlockwise direction from Q? (a) N (b) R (c) O (a) None (b) Two (c) Three (d) P (e) None of these (d) Five (e) Six 9. Hanuman tok is the favourite location of which of the 3. Which of the following is the position of U with respect to the following person? person who lives on 4th floor? (a) T (b) O (c) R (a) Second to the left (b) Third to the right (d) S (e) None of these (c) Third to the left (d) Fourth to the right 10. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based (e) Can't be determined on the given arrangement and thus form a group. Which 4. If P interchanges his place with the person who lives on 2nd of the following does not belong to that group? floor, then which of the following will be the position of the (a) M —Yume samdong (b) T — Buddha Park person who lives on 3rd floor with respect to the person who (c) Q— Ranak monastery (d) S — Gurudongmar lak lives on 6th floor? (e) N — Tsomgo lake (a) Second to the left (b) Second to the right Directions (11-15): Read the following information and (c) Third to the right (d) Third to the left answer the questions that follow: (e) None of these Eight persons S, T, U, V, W, X, Y and Z of a family are sitting 5. On which of the following floor does W live? around a round dining table. There are three married couples (a) 3rd (b) 4th (c) 5th in the family. They are from three generations. There are no (d) 1st (e) Can't be determined unmarried females in the family. T and S are the only Directions (6-10): Study the following information carefully offspring’s of V while Y and Z are offspring of W and U to answer the given questions. respectively. X is the wife of V. U is one of the females and she M, N, O, P, Q, R, S and T are sitting around a circular table facing is not the wife of S. Among them, three members like the centre but not necessarily in the same order. They are in entertainment channel, two members like news channel, two Sikkim for the holidays. Each of them likes a different location members like sports channel and one member likes cartoon of Sikkim — Nathula pass, Tsomgo lake, Buddha Park, channel. Each person likes only one television channel. They Hanuman Tok, Ranak monastery, Gurudongmar lake, Yume are all watching television and discussing their views on samdong and Kanchenjunga falls but not necessarily in the different news channel. None of the member of the third same order. generation is married. 18 Adda247 Publications For More Study Material Visit: adda247.com  A Complete Book for Puzzles & Seating Arrangement They sit in such a manner that only one of the grandson of V 16. R goes to which of the following city? is sitting between U and S, while only W is sitting between T (a) Rishikesh (b) Dehradun (c) Delhi and X. The Persons who are sitting on the immediate left of Y (d) Either (a) or (c) (e) None of these and immediate right of T do not like entertainment channel 17. Who among the following sits between T and the one who while Z likes cartoon channel. Z, who is not sitting next to T, is goes Gurgaon? also not sitting opposite to V. The persons, who are sitting (a) W (b) U (c) X next to W like neither news channel nor entertainment (d) R (e) None of these channel. T is not sitting opposite to female. One of the sons of 18. The one who goes Mumbai facing in which direction? V is sitting on the immediate left of V.Only one person is (a) Outside to the centre sitting between U and T but that person is not Y. (b) Inside to the centre 11. The only male who is sitting opposite a female likes which (c) Opposite to the direction of T of the following channel? (d) Both (a) and (c) (a) News channel (b) Entertainment channel (e) None of these (c) Sports channel (d) Cartoon channel 19. P goes which of the following city? (e) None of these (a) Delhi (b) Dehradun (c) Jaipur 12. The only person who is sitting between T and U likes (d) Indore (e) None of these which of the following channel? 20. What is the position of R with respect to P? (a) News channel (b) Entertainment channel (a) 3rd to the left (b) 4th to the right (c) Sports channel (d) Cartoon channel (c) 3rd to the right (d) None of these (e) None of these (e) 2nd to the right 13. The two females who are sitting adjacent to each other Directions (21-25): Study the following information are? carefully and answer the given questions. (a) U and W (b) U and V Eight friends A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a (c) W and X (d) Can’t be determined circular table facing the centre but not necessarily in the same (e) None of these order. Each one of them uses different brand of shampoo viz. 14. Who among the following female likes sports channel? Pantene, Loreal, Garnier, Dove, Tresemme, Neutrogena, (a) X (b) W (c) T Schwarzkopf and Matrix but not necessarily in the same (d) V (e) None of these order. 15. Y is sitting between whom among the following persons? A sits third to right of the person, who uses Matrix shampoo. (a) S and U (b) U and T (c) S and X Only two people sit between the person who uses Matrix (d) W and V (e) None of these shampoo and H. The persons who use the Tresemme and the Directions (16-20): Study the following information Loreal shampoo are immediate neighbours of each other. carefully and answer the questions given below: Neither A nor H uses Tresemme and Loreal shampoo. The one There are nine members in the family i.e. P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, who uses Tresemme is not an immediate neighbour of the and X sitting around a circular table. Each member goes to person who uses Matrix shampoo. The person who uses different cities viz. Jaipur, Mumbai, Dehradun, Delhi, Pantene shampoo sits second to left of E. E is not an Rishikesh, Haridwar, Gurgaon, Haldwani, and Indore (but not immediate neighbour of H. The person who uses Pantene necessarily in the same order). Four of them are facing shampoo is an immediate neighbour of both the persons who towards centre while others are facing outwards. Eight of use Neutrogena and Schwarzkopf shampoo. The person who them are sitting at an equal distance from each other, while uses Schwarzkopf shampoo sits third to right of B. A does not one is sitting at an odd position. use Garnier shampoo. F is not an immediate neighbour of A. G The one who goes Gurgaon is immediate neighbor of the one is not an immediate neighbour of the person who uses who goes Haldwani. W faces outside the centre. Both the Pantene shampoo. C uses matrix shampoo. immediate neighbours of P face same direction as P. X sits two 21. Who amongst the following sits third to the left of E? places away from V. R is not an immediate neighbor of P and (a) The one who uses Pantene the one, who goes Haldwani. The one who goes Gurgaon faces (b) G towards centre. The one who goes Haldwani and the one who (c) A goes Indore are immediate neighbours and V is not from (d) The one who uses Schwarzkopf Haldwani. V sits 60° clockwise with respect to P who is not (e) B sitting at an odd position. Q goes to Mumbai and sits 180° to 22. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based the X. The one, who goes Dehradun, is 3rd to the left of the one, on the given arrangement and thus form a group. Which who goes Haridwar. The persons, who go Delhi and Rishikesh is the one that does not belong to that group? are immediate neighbours. P faces opposite direction of the (a) F-Garnier (b) G-Dove (c) D-Pantene one, who goes Gurgaon. There is an angle of 135° between X (d) A-Schwarzkopf (e) E-Loreal and the one who goes Indore. R faces outside to the centre. T 23. Who amongst the following is the person who uses Dove doesn’t go Gurgaon. The one, who goes Indore faces to the shampoo? centre and sits 2nd place away from P. X and U go to the city (a) A (b) C (c) H which starting letter is H. P sits opposite to the one who goes (d) G (e) D to Gurgaon. 19 Adda247 Publications For More Study Material Visit: adda247.com  A Complete Book for Puzzles & Seating Arrangement 24. Which of the following is TRUE with respect to the given Directions (31-35): Study the following information seating arrangement? carefully and answer the given questions. (a) The person who uses Neutrogena is an immediate J, K, L, M, N, O, P and Q are eight friends who are working in a neighbour of the one who uses Tresemme same office. They are eating different types of sweets in an (b) G sits second to right of D office party. They are all sitting around a circular table. Four (c) The persons who use Neutrogena and Loreal are of them are facing towards the centre and four of them are facing away from the centre. All of them eat a different sweets, immediate neighbours of each other viz. Jalebi, Barfi, Ghevar, Peda, Rasmalai, Gulab jamun, Rabri (d) The person who uses Garnier sits to the immediate and Rasgulla but not necessarily in the same order. left of the person who uses Matrix N faces towards the centre and eats Jalebi. Both the immediate (e) The one who uses Neutrogena sits second to the left neighbours of N face away from the centre and like Ghevar of D and Peda. M faces away from the centre. Both the immediate 25. Which of the following shampoo does B use? neighbours of M do not face away from the centre. N sits third (a) Garnier (b) Pantene (c) Loreal to the right of O, who eats Rasmalai. L sits third to the left of (d) Tresemme (e) Schwarzkopf O.The one who eats Ghevar sits opposite to O. The one who Directions (26– 30): Study the following information to eats Barfi is not the immediate neighbour of O and faces away answer the given questions from the centre. J sits second to the left of L and does not eat I, J, K, L, X, Z, B and A are representatives of eight different Rabri and Rasgulla. The one who eats Rabri sits between Q countries, Japan, Brazil, Spain, Holland, Hungary, Germany, and O. K faces away from the centre and does not eat Barfi. Chile and Canada but not necessarily in the same order. All of 31. Who among the following eats Gulab jamun? (a) Q (b) J (c) L them are seated around a circular table for a meeting. (d) M (e) None of these I is third to the left of the representative of Germany. The 32. Which of the following statements is true about Q? representative of Chile, Who is not X, is an immediate (a) He sits second to the left of O. neighbour of A. B and A are not immediate neighbours. Only (b) He sits third to the left of K. one person sits between A and the representative of Canada. (c) He eats either Barfi or Ghevar. L is neither the representative nor the immediate neighbour (d) P and O are his immediate neighbours. of the Brazilian country. Only two people sit between X and B. (e) His neighbours eat Jalebi and Rabri Neither X nor B is an immediate neighbor of I. Neither X nor B 33. Who among the following sits third to the right of L? is the representative of Germany. The representative of Spain (a) J (b) K (c) L sits second to the right of L. L is not an immediate neighbor of (d) Q (e) O I. L is not the representative of Germany and I is not the 34. Which of the following combinations is true? representative of Spain. The representative of Japan sits third (a) J – Rasmalai (b) K – Peda (c) P – Rabri to the left of Z. The representatives of Japan and Germany are (d) O – Ghevar (e) None of these 35. If all the people are made to sit in alphabetical order, in not immediate neighbours. Only one person sits between L clockwise direction, starting from J, the position of whom and the representative of the Holland country. J is not the amongst the following remains the same? (Excluding J) representative of Chile. (a) M (b) N (c) P 26. Who is the representative of the Chile country? (d) Q (e) None of these (a) K (b) A (c) I Directions (36-40): Study the following information (d) J (e) None of these carefully and answer the given questions. 27. L is the representative of which of the following There are eight members of the family i.e. J, Z, L, M, N, O, P and countries? Q. They all are going in a restaurant for dinner. All of them like (a) Hungary (b) Japan (c) Spain different types of pens i.e. Motex, Renold, Getter, Parker, Cello, (d) Holland (e) None of these Natraj, Gel and Kevin. Among them, four are males and four 28. Which of the following combinations is definitely true? are females. There are three husbands, three wives, two (a) A–Hungary (b) X–Canada (c) J–Brazil daughters, and two sons in the family. They all are sitting (d) Z–Holland (e) None of these around a circular table, facing the centre. J is father of L and O, who is a male and likes Natraj pen. All 29. Which of the following combinations is false in respect of females sit together. M likes Kevin pen and is sitting second to the given information? the left of her father. No male like Getter pen. Q likes Cello pen (a) J–Brazil (b) X–Hungry (c) K–Chile and married to the one who likes Natraj pen. M is daughter of (d) Z-Germany (e) None of these L, who is second to the right of her son. The one who likes Gel 30. If Z is related to Brazil, J is related to Chile, in the same pen is married to the one who likes Parker pen. Neither J nor way A is related to which of the following? Z likes Parker pen. N likes Getter pen and is sitting between (a) Canada (b) Hungary (c) Spain the one who likes Renold pen and the one who likes Gel pen. (d) Chile (e) Japan P is father of Z and is sitting between two male members. J and Z cannot sit adjacent to each other. 20 Adda247 Publications For More Study Material Visit: adda247.com  A Complete Book for Puzzles & Seating Arrangement 36. Who among the following person likes Kevin pen? 39. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and (a) Z (b) L (c) O hence they form a group. Which one of the following does (d) P (e) None of these not belong to that group? 37. How is P related to Z? (a) Gel pen (b)Parker pen (c) J’s wife (d) Q (e) Z’s sister (a) Mother (b) Uncle (c) Father 40. Who sits third to the right of P? (d) Brother-in-law (e) None of these (a) The Person like Getter pen 38. Which of the following pen is liked by J?? (b) The Person like Cello pen (a) Gel pen (b) Motex pen (c) Natraj pen (c) Both (a) and (d) (d) Cello pen (e) None of these (d) N (e) None of these Practice MCQs for Prelims_Solution Directions (1-5): From the given conditions, the person who lives Directions (6-10): on 5th floor sits second to the right of U. W does not live on 2nd and 1st i. It is given that there are two persons sit between those floor and he is also immediate neighbour of the one who lives on 5th who like Nathula pass and Tsomgo lake when counted floor. V, who does not live on 5th floor, sits on the immediate right of clockwise from the person who likes Tsomgo lake and W. There is only one person sitting between V and the person who neither of them sits opposite to M.Q, who likes Tsomgo lives on 6th floor and that person can never be U. There are two lake, sits second to the left of S, who likes Hanuman Tok. persons sitting between R and the person who lives on 6th floor. P ii. The immediate neighbour of Q faces O, who sits third to and R, who lives on 3rd floor, can never sit together. There are two the left of the one who likes Yume samdong. O does not persons between the persons who live on 7th and 5th floors. P is like Nathula pass so O sits immediate right to S. second to the right of the person who lives on 7th floor. From those conditions, we deduce the following figure. iii. M, who likes Yume samdong, sits second to the right of the girl who likes Kanchenjunga falls so the one who likes Now from the rest conditions, S lives neither on 6th floor nor 7th floor, Kanchenjunga sits opposite to Q.N likes Gurudongmar Hence S lives on 5th floor. T and V are not immediate neighbours, So lake and he is not the neighbour of M so N sits immediate T lives on 6th floor and rest Q lives on 7th floor. right to Q.P likes Ranak monastery hence P sits immediate There is only one person sitting between those two persons who live left to Q. on 8th and 6th floors. The person who lives on 1st floor sits on the iv. R does not like Kanchenjunga falls so R likes Nathula immediate left of the person who lives on 8th floor. W does not live pass.T likes Khanchenjunga falls and O likes Buddha park. on 2nd and 1st floor. The final arrangement is- The final arrangement are- 6. (e); 7. (c); 8. (c); 1. (d); 2. (e); 3. (c); 9. (d); 10. (a); 4. (c); 5. (b); 21 Adda247 Publications For More Study Material Visit: adda247.com  A Complete Book for Puzzles & Seating Arrangement Directions (11-15): and the one, who goes Haldwani, so only 1 place is remaining for R, R’s position will be fixed. The persons, who go Delhi and Rishikesh are immediate neighbours. Both the immediate neighbours of P, face same direction of P. R faces outside to the centre, from this condition we will have five persons who face outside, it means rests will face inside the centre because it is given that only 4 persons face to the centre. W faces outside the centre, now there is only one possibility for W that W will go to Dehradun. T doesn’t go Gurgaon, hence T will go 11. (d); 12. (a); 13. (c); Indore. P goes Jaipur it will be fixed. And it is also clear that 14. (a); 15. (c); the angle between V and W will be 15° and angle between R Direction (16-20): and V will be 30° and the angle between all other persons will It is given that nine members of a family are sitting around a be 45°. We will get final answer. circular table. Eight of them are sitting at an equal distance from each other, while one is sitting at an odd position which means that the angle between the eight persons will be 45° and rest a person will be at an odd position. 16. (d); 17. (b); 18. (d); 19. (c); 20. (c); Directions (21-25): i. It is given that A sits third to right of the person who uses Matrix shampoo. Only two people sit between the person From the given condition, the one who goes Gurgaon faces who uses Matrix shampoo and H. The persons who use towards centre and P faces opposite direction of the one who the Tresemme and the Loreal shampoo are immediate goes Gurgaon, it means P faces outside the centre. The one, neighbours of each other. Neither A nor H uses Tresemme who goes Indore faces to the centre and sits 2nd place away and Loreal shampoo. The one who uses Tresemme is not from P, hence the one who goes Indore sits either 2nd left or an immediate neighbour of the person who uses Matrix 2nd right of P. shampoo. C likes matrix shampoo. so there can be two From the conditions, X and U go to the city which starting possibilities- letter is H (So X and U go Haridwar and Haldwani). V sits 60° Case 1: clockwise with respect to P who is not sitting at an odd position. The one who goes Haldwani and the one who goes Indore are immediate neighbours and V is not from Haldwani. The one who goes Gurgaon is immediate neighbor of the one who goes Haldwani. Hence we will get 2 possible cases- case 1 and case 2, which are shown below. X sits 2 nd place away from V. In case- 1, U goes to Haldwani and X goes to Haridwar but in case -2, X goes Haldwani and U goes to Haridwar. Q goes Mumbai and sits 180° to the X. Case 2: ii. The person who uses Pantene shampoo sits second to left There is an angle of 135° between X and the one who goes of E. E is not an immediate neighbour of H. The person Indore, from this condition Case-2 will be cancelled out. who uses Pantene shampoo is an immediate neighbour of With the rest conditions, the one, who goes Dehradun, is 3 rd to both the persons who use Neutrogena and Schwarzkopf the left of the one, who goes Haridwar, It is clear that X will shampoo so case 1 will be eliminated. face outside to the centre. R is not an immediate neighbor of P 22 Adda247 Publications For More Study Material Visit: adda247.com  A Complete Book for Puzzles & Seating Arrangement iii. The person who uses Schwarzkopf shampoo sits third to right of B. A does not uses Garnier shampoo. F is not an immediate neighbour of A. G is not an immediate neighbour of the person who uses Pantene shampoo so the final arrangement is- iii. Case 2-When O faces away from the centre. After using the conditions which are used in Case-1, Q likes Peda and L faces to the centre. The one who eats Barfi is not the immediate neighbour of O and faces away from the centre and all other three persons who faces away from the centre likes other sweets so the one who sits immediate