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SITTING ARRANGEMENT Ex.1. What is position of B with respect to C?

Sitting Arrangement questions involve (1) Second to the left
arrangement of persons in a circular table, (2) Third to the right
rectangular table or line arrangement with some
given conditions. In order to solve these type of (3) Second to the right
questions, best strategy is to develop a rough (4) Third to the left
pictorial diagram. Once the diagram is complete, (5) None of these
questions that follow can be answered easily.
Sol. (1) second to the left
Important Conjunctions
Ex.2. Who is third to the left of E?
Here some Conjunction is also used instead of
(1) A (2) C (3) D
name of candidate. In that case:
(4) E (5) None of these
## If AND/BUT is used then subject of the
previous sentence (name of first candidate) B D C
will be used. A F E
## If WHO/WHOM/WHOSE is used then Sol.(2) C
object of the previous sentence (name of TYPES OF QUESTIONS
second candidate) will be used.
(B) FACING OUTSIDE OF THE CENTRE
## Left or right of any candidate can only be
judged if it is given that towards which
direction he is facing means you have to
focus upon the candidate towards which
direction he is facing.
TYPES OF QUESTIONS
(A) FACING CENTRE

Left - ANTI-CLOCKWISE DIRECTION
Right- CLOCKWISE DIRECTION
EXAMPLE
Ex.1-2. Study the following information to
answer the given questions:
P, Q, R, S, T, and U are seated in a
circle facing opposite direction to the
Right - ANTI-CLOCKWISE DIRECTION center.
Left - CLOCKWISE DIRECTION P is second to the right of S, who is
Ex.1-2. Study the following information third to the left of U. R is third to
carefully to answer the given the right of T and is not immediate
questions: neighbor of U.
A, B, C, D, E and F are seated in a circle facing Ex.1. What is position of R with respect to Q?
center. A is second right of D who is third left (1) 2nd to the left 2)3rd to the right
of F. C is third right of E and is not immediate (3) 2nd to the right 4)3rd to the left
neighbor of F.
(5) None of these

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Sol.(3) Second to the right (4) 3rd to the left

Ex.2. Who is third to the left of T? (5) None of these
(1) P (2) R (3) S Sol.(1) Second to the left
(4) T (5) None of these Ex.2. Who is third to the right of C?
EXPLANATION (1) V (2) U (3)T
(4) A (5) None of these
Sol. (4) A
Row / Column
In this type of the question people are
made to sit in a sequential manner in a
particular direction.
EXAMPLE
Ex.1. Seven friends A, B, C, D, E, F and G
are seated in a row facing north. A is
Sol. (2) R 4th to the left or right of B and both are
TYPES OF QUESTIONS not at any end. E & G are immediate
Neighbor. A is not the neighbor of F.
(C) FACING CENTRE AND OUTER
D is 2nd to the right of C and 3rd to
the right of E.
Ex.1. Who is 3rd right of G?
(1) B
(2) D
(3) A
EXAMPLE (4) Not possible
Ex.1-2. Study the following information to (5) None of these
answer the given questions: Sol.(3) A
V, U, T are seated in a circle facing
to the center. A, B, C are also seated
in same circle but two of them are
not facing center (opposite of the
center).V is second to the left of C. U
is second to the right of A. B is third Rectangular Form
to the left of T. C is second to the right
In this type of question some person
of T. A is next to V.
are made to sit around a rectangle
Ex.1. What is position of A with respect to facing the center or facing opposite to
B? the center.
(1) 2nd to the left
(2) 3rd to the right
(3) 2nd to the right

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LET US SOLVE SOME QUESTIONS

EXAMPLE Directions (1-5): Study the following

information carefully and answer the given
Ex.1-2. Read the following information questions.
carefully and answer the question
given below- Eight persons Nainika, Virat, Vani,
Vaibhav, Nakul, Viji, Namith and
A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting Naresh are sitting around a square
around a square table in such a way table, four of them facing towards
that four of them sit at corners of the centre while four of them facing
square while four sit in the middle of outside but not necessarily in the same
each of the sides. Those who sit at the order. Vaibhav sits fourth to right of
four corners faces outside while those Naresh. Vani is sitting immediate
who sit in the middle of the sides face right of Vaibhav. Only one person
the center of the table. sits between Namith and Vaibhav
D sits third to the right of G. G faces and both are facing same directions.
the center. E sits third to the left of Namith sits fourth to the right of Viji,
C. C does not sit in the middle of the who doesn’t sits in middle of the
sides. Only one person sit between E table. Viji is not a neighbor of Naresh
and F. F is not immediate neighbor and faces towards the centre. Vani
of C. H faces the center. A is not an sits adjacent to Namith, who faces
immediate neighbor of F. opposite direction of Vani. Nakul is to
Ex.1. What is the position of C with respect the immediate left of Vaibhav. Virat
to B? faces opposite direction of Vani and
sits second to the left of Vani. Nakul is
(1) Third to the right
sitting second to left of Nainika, who
(2) C&B sit diagonally opposite faces same direction as Viji.
(3) Second to right. 1). Who among the following persons
(4) Second to the left. faces the center of the table?
(5) Fifth to the right. a) Naresh b) Virat c) Nakul
Sol.(4) Second to the left d) Vaibhav e) None of these
Q.2. Who sits exactly between E & F? 2). Who is sitting immediate right of
Naresh?
(1) H (2) D (3) A
a) Nainika b) Virat c) Vani
(4) C (5) G
d) Nakul e) None of these
Sol.(2) D
3). Four of the following five are form a
group in some way, find out the odd one?

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a) Nainika b) Vani c) Viji 3 animals are sitting on each longer

d) Nakul e) Virat side and each on the smaller sides. All
animals are facing center.
4). Vani is related to Nakul and in the
same way Naresh is related to Namith (i) Horse is sitting second to the right of
then which of the following is related the animal which is from Haryana.
to Viji? (ii) Deer is sitting third to the left of the
a) Vaibhav animal which is from Maharashtra.
b) Naresh (iii) Monkey and Bear are sitting opposite
each other.
c) Both Vaibhav and Naresh
(iv) Elephant is sitting diagonally opposite
d) Either Vaibhav or Naresh the animal from Punjab.
e) None of these (v) Tiger is sitting opposite the animal
5). Which of the following statement is/ which is from Bihar.
are true? (vi) The animal from Kerala is sitting
a) Vani is facing outside the centre second to the right of the animal from
b) Virat is facing towards the centre Tamil Nadu and second to the left of
c) Naresh is facing same direction as Lion, which is not sitting near the
Vaibhav animal which is from Punjab.
d) Viji is sitting immediate right of (vii) Bear is sitting on the smaller side and
Nainika to the right of the animal which is
from Punjab.
e) None is true
(viii) Animals from Tamil Nadu and Kerala
Directions (Q. 6-10): Study the following
are not on the same side of the table.
information and answer the questions given
below. (ix) The animal from Kerala is sitting
third to the right of the animal
In a circus eight animals Lion, Tiger,
from Haryana, which is not sitting
Elephant, Horse, Deer, Monkey, Bear
diagonally opposite the animal from
and Leopard from different states
Gujarat.
Bihar, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Kerala,
Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Punjab and (x) The animal from Kerala is third to the
Haryana not necessarily in same order left of Elephant. Monkey sits second
sitting around a rectangular table. to the left of Leopard.

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(xi) The animal from Gujarat sits opposite b) Elephant

to the animal from Tamil Nadu. c) Animal from Gujarat
6. Who is sitting third to the right of the d) Animal from Rajasthan
animal from Maharashtra?
e) None of these
a) Deer
9. According to the sitting arrangement
b) Animal from Tamil Nadu what will come in place of question
c) Lion mark?
d) Animal from Punjab Horse: Kerala: Elephant:?
e) None of these a) Maharashtra b) Tamil Nadu
7. From which country does Lion c) Rajasthan d) Haryana
belong? e) None of these
a) Rajasthan b) Bihar 10. Which of the following combinations
c) Tamil Nadu d) Haryana is correctly matched?
e) Gujarat a) Leopard –Haryana
8. Which of the following animal is b) Horse – Tamil Nadu
definitely sitting diagonally opposite c) Bear – Kerala
to Horse?
d) Lion– Rajasthan
a) Lion
e) None of these

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Directions (11-15): Study the following 12. Who among the following represent
information carefully and answer the given the immediate neighbors of the one
questions. who orders Barfi ?
A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting a) B, F b) C, E c) B, E
around a square table in Maharaja d) D, F e) F, H
Hotel in Delhi for breakfast in such
a way that four of them sit at four 13. Who among the following sits exactly
corners of the square table while other between H and B when counted
four sit in the middle of each of the clockwise from H?
four sides of table. The one who sits a) C
at the four corners faces towards the b) The one who orders Tea
center of the table while those who sit
c) The one who orders Halwa.
in the middle of the sides face outside.
Each of them ordered a different food d) G
items, viz Coffee, Tea, Halwa, Kulfi, e) A
Barfi, Samosa, Jalebi and Rasmalai 14. Which of the following is true
but not necessarily in the same order. regarding B?
C sits third to the left of the one
who orders Rasmalai . The one who a) B is one of the immediate
orders Rasmalai faces outside. Only neighbors of D.
two persons sit between C and H. b) The one who orders Rasmalai is
The one who orders Coffee sits on an immediate neighbor of B
the immediate right of H. The one c) B sits second to the left of H.
who orders Barfi sits second to the
right of G. G is neither an immediate d) B orders Jalebi
neighbor of H nor of C. G does not e) B is an immediate neighbor of the
order Rasmalai. Only one person sits one who orders Coffee
between A and the one who orders 15. Who amongst the following sits
Barfi . D sits on the immediate left of diagonally opposite the one who
the one who orders Samosa. G does orders Coffee?
not order Samosa. E orders Jalebi. E is
a) The one who orders Tea
not an immediate neighbor of A. The
one who orders Tea is an immediate b) D
neighbor of E. The one who orders c) A
Kulfi is an immediate neighbor of F. d) The one who orders Halwa
11. What is the position of the one who e) The one who orders Kulfi
orders Samosa with respect to G?
Circle Arrangements:
a) Second to the left
Direction (Q. 16-20): Study the following
b) Third to the right information and answer the given questions.
c) Fourth to the left Eight friends A, B, C, D, E, F, G and
d) Second to the right H are sitting around a circular table
e) Third to the left with equal distance between each
other but not necessarily in the same

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order. Some of them are facing the a) A and E face the same direction
center while some are facing outside b) H is sitting third to left of G
the center. B sits third to the left of A.
Only three persons sit between B and c) Immediate neighbors of B faces
H. E sits to the immediate right of H. the same direction
Only one person sits between E and d) G faces the center.
D. The immediate neighbors of E face e) None is true
opposite direction. G sits second to the
20). As per the given arrangement F is
right of D. Both G and C face the same
related to H in the same way G is
direction as H. Immediate neighbors
related to A. Following the same
of F faces opposite direction. E faces
pattern to whom is related to E?
inside. D faces a direction opposite to
that of B. a) A b) D c) B
16). How many persons sit between A and d) C e) None of these
F when counted from the left of F? Directions (Q 21-25): Study the following
a) Two b) Three c) Four information carefully and answer the questions
given below:
d) More than four e) None
M, N, O, P, Q, R, S and T are eight
17). Who amongst the following sits third
friends sitting around a circular table.
to right of B?
Six of them are facing the center.
a) A b) H c) C All of them have a different hobbies
d) E e) None of these viz— Dancing, Singing, Cooking,
18). How many persons face the center as Story Writing, Watching Movie,
per the given arrangement? Jogging, Playing cricket and Reading
Novel, but not necessarily in the same
a) One b) Two c) Three order. O is an immediate neighbor of
d) Four e) None of these P. The person who is opposite N is
19). Which of the following statements is facing outside and N is the immediate
true as per the given arrangement? neighbor of the person his hobby is

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Story Writing. T sits third to the right 23. The person who is sitting second to
of Q and his hobby is playing cricket. the right of N, what is his hobby?
M and T are not the neighbors of a) Reading novel b) Singing
the person whom hobby is jogging.
R’s hobby is not cooking or Story c) Cooking d) Dancing
Writing. The person whom hobby e) None of these
is Reading Novel is sitting opposite 24. What is the position of Q with respect to P?
Q. The one whom hobby is Story
a) Third to the left
Writing, sits immediate right of N.
P and S are immediate neighbors of b) Second to the right
N, whom hobby is Watching Movie. c) Immediate right
S sits third to the right of M and his d) Third to the right
hobby is dancing. P sits third to the
left of M. e) None of these
21. Whom hobby is jogging? 25. Which of the following statements is
true?
a) M b) Q c) O
a) Q’s hobby is singing
d) N e) None of these
b) P sits immediate left of N.
22. How many persons sit between O
and the person his hobby is singing, c) N sits second to the left of Q.
when counted in clock wise direction, d) T’s hobby is cooking.
starting from O? e) None of these
a) None b) One c) Two
d) Three e) None of these

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SOLUTION Q. (11-15):
Q. (1-5):

11. Answer: E 12. Answer: C
1). Naresh is facing the centre of the table
13. Answer: E 14. Answer: E
among the given people.
15. Answer: E
Answer: A
Q. (16-20):
2). Virat sits immediate right of Naresh.
Answer: B
3). Except Viji, all given persons are sitting
in the middle of the table.
Answer: C
4). Vani is sitting second to the right of
Nakul and vice-versa. In the same way
Naresh is sitting second to the right of
Namith and vice-versa. Following the
same way no one is related to Viji.
Answer: E
5). None of the given statements is true.
Answer: E

Q. (6-10):
16). Counted from the left of F, there are four
persons sit between A and F.
Answer is: C
17). E is sitting third to right of B
Answer is: D
18). Three (B, E and F) of them face the
center of the table.
6). Answer: D
Answer is: C
7). Answer: E
19). The immediate neighbors of Bare G and
8). Answer: B
D; both are facing outside the center.
9). Answer: A Hence, option c) only true.
10). Answer: C Answer is: C

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20). H is sitting second to right of F. A is 21. Answer: B 22. Answer: C

sitting second to right of G. In the same 23. Answer: A 24. Answer: D
way E is sitting second to the right of A.
25. Answer: C
Answer is: A
Q. (Q 21-25):

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