Parallel Row Seating Arrangement for PO Prelims Exam

Parallel Row Seating Arrangement

Direction (1-5): Study the following information 1) Which is following statements is true about C?
carefully and answer the questions given below:
a. Block E is opposite to block C.
In Delhi there is a residential society named Dwarkapuri
which has Twelve blocks A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K b. Block G is not adjacent to block C.
and L. These blocks form two rows. Blocks on row 1 are c. Block E is not neighbour of that block which is
facing west and blocks on row 2 are facing east. Blocks opposite C.
C, D, I, F, G and L are in row 1 and blocks A, B, E, J, K
and H are in row 2. Each blocks of row 1 is exactly d. Block C is 3rd to the right of D.
opposite the other block in row 2. Block I, which is at
e. None of these
one of the ends of the row, is second to the left of block
L. There are four blocks between block J and K. Block H 2) Which of the following blocks are at the ends of the
is third to the right of B. Block J sits to the left end of the row?
row. Block H is not opposite to either I or L. Block I is
third to the left of C. Block F is not opposite to H. Block a. I, G
B is not adjacent to E. Block E is not opposite to I. Block
b. C, D
G is third to the right of the one, who is opposite to E.
Block A is neither opposite to G nor I. c. H, A
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d. K, B Direction (6-10): Study the following information
carefully and answer the questions given below:
e. J, F
Ten persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I and J are sitting in
3) Block I is related to block K in the same way as two parallel rows such that five members are sitting in
block L is related to E, based on the given each row. The persons sitting in row 1 faces north while
arrangement. Who among the following is C related persons in row 2 faces south direction. Therefore, in the
to, following the same pattern? given seating arrangement persons sitting in row 1 are
a. A facing the persons sitting in the row 2.

b. J C sits in middle of the row. G sits to the immediate left

of the person who faces C. F sits at the extreme end of
c. B the row. B sits third to the left of the person who faces F.
Number of persons sitting between H and J is two less
d. H
than the number of persons sitting between A and D. A is
e. None of these not an immediate neighbor of B. I sits in row 1. H does
not sit at the extreme end of the row. D sits third to the
4) How many blocks are there between blocks E and left of E.
K?
6) Who among the following sits at the extreme left
a. Four end of Row 1?
b. Three a. B
c. Two b. J
d. One c. F
e. None of these d. E
5) Which block is placed opposite to block B? e. None of these
a. A 7) Who sits 2nd to the right of B?
b. L a. A
c. F b. B
d. G c. F
e. I d. E

e. None of these

8) Who sits to the immediate right of A?

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a. B immediate left of P. U sits opposite to E, who is not
adjacent to B. F sits second to the right of A but not
b. F opposite to S.
c. None 11) Who sits opposite to T?
d. G a. E
e. E b. D
9) Who among the following sits opposite to I? c. B
a. B d. A
b. J e. None of these
c. A 12) Who sits to the immediate right of E?
d. H a. A
e. None of these b. C
10) Four of the following five are related to each c. P
other in some way and thus formed a group. Choose
the one which does not belong to that group. d. R

a. A e. None of these

b. B 13) How many persons sit between P and T in the

same row?
c. D
a. Three
d. F
b. Four
e. J
c. Five
Direction (11-15): Study the following information
carefully and answer the questions given below: d. One

Twelve persons are sitting in parallel rows. A, B, C, D, E e. Two

and F sit in row 1 while P, Q, R, S, T and U sit in row 2.
Persons in row 1 and row 2 face each other. Persons of 14) Who sits second to the left of R?
row 1 face south while persons of row 2 face north. a. P
B sits second to the right of C, who faces R. One person b. U
sits between R and T, who sits at one of the extreme
ends. B does not sit at any extreme end. Q sits to the c. T
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d. Q d. Q

e. None of these e. P

15) Who sits to the immediate left of U? 18) __ sits to the immediate right of T and W sits to
the immediate right of ___.
a. T
a. V, U
b. C
b. P, R
c. A
c. V, Q
d. R
d. S, U
e. None of these
e. None of these
Direction (16-20): Study the following information
carefully and answer the questions given below: 19) How many persons sit between U and R?

8 persons sit in two parallel rows in such a way that in a. Zero

row 1, P, S, T and V sit facing south while Q, R, U and
W face north. Row 1 persons face row 2 persons and b. Either a or d.
vice versa. c. None of these.
W faces the person, who sits 2nd to the left of V. T sits d. One
adjacent to V. S faces R. P doesn’t sit at the left end of
his row. Q sits to the right of U. e. Two

16) Who faces Q? 20)Four of the following five are related to each other
in some way and thus formed a group. Choose the
a. T one which does not belong to that group.
b. P a. V
c. V b. W
d. Can’t be determined c. S
e. None of these d. U
17) Find the odd one out. e. R
a. T

b. V

c. W
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Direction (21-25): Study the following information b. 3
carefully and answer the questions given below:
c. 1
Twelve persons are sitting in two parallel rows such that
persons in each row are facing each other. P, Q, R, S, T d. Cannot be determined
and U sit in row 1 and face south while A, B, C, D, E and e. None of these
F sit in row 2 and face north. Distance between each
adjacent person in each row is same. 24) Find the odd one out.

Two persons are sitting between Q and U. C is sitting a. Q

opposite to the one, who is sitting to the immediate left
b. U
of U. Three persons are sitting between C and D. B, who
is sitting opposite to S, is sitting adjacent to C. Two c. D
persons are sitting between S and P. F is not sitting
opposite to P and U. A is sitting adjacent to E, who is not d. S
sitting adjacent to the person, who is sitting opposite to
e. B
T. R is not sitting adjacent to Q.
25) How many persons are sitting in the right of A?
21) How many persons are sitting between Q and S?
a. 4
a. 2
b. 1
b. 1
c. 3
c. 3
d. 2
d. Cannot be determined
e. Cannot be determined
e. 4
Directions (26-30): Study the following information
22) ______ is sitting opposite to T.
and answer the given questions.
a. C
Twelve people are sitting in two parallel rows containing
b. F six people each, in such a way that there is an equal
distance between adjacent persons. In row-1, Amit,
c. B Belal, Cintu, Dinesh, Firoz, and Gaurav are seated and
all of them are facing south. In row-2, Manish, Neetu,
d. E
Om, Prakash, Qamar, and Rohan are seated and all of
e. None of these them are facing north. Therefore, in the given seating
arrangement each member seated in a row faces another
23) How many persons are sitting between D and E? member of the other row.
a. 2

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Prakash sits fourth to the right of Manish. Manish faces e. Two
the person who sits to the immediate right of Gaurav.
Two people sit between Cintu and Gaurav who faces 29) Who amongst the following sits second to the
Rohan. Three persons sit between Rohan and Om. Om right of Neetu?
faces Dinesh who is third to the left of Amit. Manish a. Who faces Dinesh
does not face Firoz. Neetu and Qamar are immediate
neighbours of each other and Qamar is not an immediate b. Qamar
neighbor of Rohan.
c. Rohan
26) Belal is related to Amit in the same way as Firoz
d. Prakash
related to Dinesh. To whom of the following people is
Qamar related, if we follow the same pattern? e. The person who faces Firoz
a. Neetu 30) Who amongst the following sit at extreme ends of
the rows?
b. Manish
a. Manish, Amit
c. Om
b. Dinesh, Rohan
d. Prakash
c. Belal, Om
e. Rohan
d. Firoz, Neetu
27) Which of the following is true regarding Firoz?
e. Om, Gaurav
a. Firoz sits second to the left of one who faces Rohan
Direction (31-35): Read the given information
b. Firoz is not an immediate neighbor of Amit
carefully and answer the questions asked below.
c. Firoz faces Prakash
Twelve people are sitting in two parallel rows. Six
d. Firoz is third to the right of Dinesh persons M, N, O, P, Q and R are facing south and the
other six U, V, W, X, Y and Z are facing north. Each
e. Firoz faces Manish person from one row faces exactly one person from the
28) How many persons are seated between Manish other row but not necessarily in the same order.
and Prakash? P sits third to the right of N and one of them sits at the
a. One extreme end. The one who faces N sits second to the
right of Y. Only one person sits between Y and V. Z
b. Three does not face an immediate neighbor of O. V does not sit
at the extreme end. Q sits second to the left of M. R does
c. More than three not face U. Immediate neighbor of V sits opposite to R.
d. None Two people sit between X and Z.

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31) Four of the following five are alike in a certain e. None
way and hence form a group. Who among the
following does not belong to that group? 35) Who among the following faces O?

a. N - V a. W

b. R – Z b. V

c. Q - X c. Z

d. M - Y d. X

e. P – U e. U

32) Which of the following statement/statements Direction (36-40): Study the given information
is/are true about Z? carefully and answer the following questions.

a. Z sits opposite to P Twelve people are sitting in two parallel rows containing
six people each, in such a way that there is an equal
b. More than one person sit between W and Z distance between adjacent persons. In row-1 A, B, C, D,
E and F are seated and all of them facing south. In row-2
c. Z is an immediate neighbor of the one who faces Q P, Q, R, S, T and V are seated and all of them are facing
d. Both 1) or 3) north. Therefore in the given seating arrangement each
member seated in a row faces another member of the
e. All 1), 2) and 3) other row.

33) Who among the following sit at extreme ends? D sits third to right of B. Either D or B sits at an extreme
end of the line. The one who faces B sits second to right
a. R, X
of T. Two people sit between Q and V. Neither Q nor V
b. P, W sits at an extreme end of the line. The immediate
neighbour of Q faces the person who sits third to the left
c. W, N of A. C and E are immediate neighbours of each other. R
sits second to the left of P. E does not face the immediate
d. Both 1) and 2)
neighbour of S.
e. Both 1) and 3)
36) Four of the following five are alike in a certain
34) How many people sit between R and N? way based on the given arrangement and so form a
group. Which is the one that does not belong to that
a. One group?
b. Two a. PT
c. Three b. DF
d. Four
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c. CE b. TE

d. QS c. SQ

e. DE d. RS

37) Which of the following statement is true? e. None of these

a. F faces P. Directions (41-45): Study the following information to

answer the given questions:
b. S is an immediate neighbour of T.
Twelve people are sitting in two parallel rows containing
c. E faces the person who is immediate right of Q. six people each, in such a way that there is an equal
d. Three people sit between F and C. distance between adjacent persons. In row-1, P, Q, R, S,
T and V are seated and all of them are facing south. In
e. V is second to left of T. row-2, A, B, C, D, E and F are seated and all of them are
facing North. Therefore, in the given seating
38) A is related to T in the same way as F is related to
arrangement each member seated in a row faces another
Q based on the given arrangement. To which of the
member of the other row.
following is D related to, following the same pattern?
A sits third to right of D. Neither A nor D sits at extreme
a. S
ends. T faces D. V does not face A and V does not sit at
b. Q any of the extreme ends. V is not an immediate neighbor
of T. B sits at one of the extreme ends. Only two people
c. T sit between B and E. E does not face V. Two persons sit
between R and Q. R is not an immediate neighbor of T.
d. Data Inadequate
C does not face V. P is not an immediate neighbor of R.
e. None of these
41) Who is second to the left of person who is facing
39) How many persons are seated between R and T? E?

a. One a. P

b. Two b. S

c. Three c. V

d. Four d. Q

e. None e. None of these

40) Who among the following sit at extreme ends of 42) Which of the following is true regarding F?
the rows?
a. F sits second to right of V.
a. BF
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b. F is not an immediate neighbor of A. Twelve persons are sitting in a parallel row such that six
persons sit in each row. P, Q, R, S, T and U sit in row 1
c. F sits third to left of D. and A, B, C, D, E and F sit in row 2. Persons in row 1
d. F sits at one of the extreme ends of the line. face south while persons in row 2 face north. Persons in
row 1 and row 2 are facing towards each other.
e. F faces V.
U sits to the immediate right of T, who does not sit at
43) How many persons are seated between T and S? extreme end. P sits second to the right of one, who sits
opposite to E. At most two persons sit to the right of E. F
a. One
sits second to the left of C. Q sits opposite to F. C is not
b. Two adjacent to E. R sits opposite to B, who is not adjacent to
E.
c. Three
46) Who sits opposite to C?
d. Four
a. U
e. None
b. T
44) Who amongst the following faces A?
c. S
a. R
d. Q
b. T
e. None of these
c. P
47) How many persons sit between A and D?
d. Q
a. Three
e. S
b. Two
45) Who amongst the following sit at extreme ends of
the rows? c. One

a. B, E d. Four

b. S, T e. None of these

c. P, R 48) Who sits to the immediate right of S?

d. B, F a. U

e. None of these b. T

Directions (46-50): Study the following information to c. R

answer the given questions:
d. Q

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e. None of these 50) Who sits to the immediate right of R?

49) How many persons sit to the left of A? a. P

a. Three b. Q

b. Five c. T

c. Four d. S

d. One e. None of these

e. Cannot be determined

Answer with Explanation

Answers:

1. b

2. a

3. a

4. d

5. c
4) Block B is not adjacent to E.
Solutions 1-5
5) Block E is not opposite to I.
1) Block I, which is at one of the ends of the row, is
second to the left of block L.

6) Bock G is third to the right of the one, who is opposite

2) Block H is third to the right of B. to E.

3) Block H is not opposite to either I or L. 7) Block A is neither opposite to G nor I.

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8) Block J sits to the left end of the row. 3. F sits at the extreme end of the row. B sits third to the
left of the person who faces F.

Case I:

9) Block I is third to the left of C.

10) Block F is not opposite to H.

Case II:

4. Number of persons sit between H and J is two less

Answers: than the number of persons sit between A and D.
6. c 5. D sits third to the left of E which means A, D and E
are sitting in the same row.
7. d
Case I:
8. c

9. a

10. b

Solutions 6-10

1. C sits in middle of the row so, C sits either in row 1 or

row 2.

2. G sits immediate left of the person who faces C. Case II:

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So, we have two cases,

Case-1

6. I sits in row 1 which is not possible in case I so, case I

is invalid.
Case-2
The final arrangement is as follows:

5. U sits opposite to E, who is not adjacent to B.

6. F sits second to the right of A but not opposite to S.

Answers:
So, case 1 is rejected.
11. b
So, we have,
12. b

13. a

14. a

15. d

Solutions 11-15

1. B sits second to the right of C, who faces R. Answers:

2. One person sits between R and T, who sits at one of 16. a

the extreme ends. 17. b
3. B does not sit at any extreme end. 18. c
4. Q sits immediate left of P.
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19. e

20. b

Solutions 16-20

1. W faces the person, who sits 2nd to the left of V.

2. T sits adjacent to V

So, there will be two cases

Case-1 Answers:

21. e

22. b

23. a

24. b

25. c

Solutions 21-25
Case-2
1. Two persons are sitting between Q and U.

2. C is sitting opposite to the person, who is sitting to the

immediate left of U.

3. Three persons are sitting between C and D.

4. B, who is sitting opposite to S, is sitting adjacent to C.

So there will be two cases

4. S faces R. Case-1
5. P doesn’t sit at the left end of his row.

So case II is rejected

6. Q sits to the right of U.

The final seating arrangement is given below:

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Case-2 2) Manish faces the person who sits to the immediate
right of Gaurav.

3) Two people sit between Cintu and Gaurav who faces

Rohan.

Case-1

5. Two persons are sitting between S and P.

6. R is not sitting adjacent to Q.

7. A is sitting adjacent to E, who is not sitting adjacent to

the person, who is sitting opposite to T.

8. F is not sitting opposite to P and U Case-2

Hence, Case-1 is eliminated.

4) Three persons sit between Rohan and Om. Thus case-

2 gets rejected

Answers: 5) Om faces Dinesh who is third to the left of Amit.

26. e 6) Manish does not face Firoz.

27. a 7) Neetu and Qamar are immediate neighbours of each

other and Qamar is not an immediate neighbor of Rohan.
28. b

29. d

30. c

Solutions 26-30

1) Prakash sits fourth to the right of Manish.

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Answers: 5) Two people sit between X and Z.

31. a 6. Z does not face an immediate neighbor of O.

32. d 7) R does not face U.

33. e

34. d

35. e

Solutions 31-35

1) P sits third to the right of N and one of them sits at the

extreme end.

2) The one who faces N sits second to the right of Y.

Answers:
3) Only one person sits between Y and V. Vdoes not sit
36. e
at the extreme end.
37. e
4) Q sits second to the left of M.
38. a
Case-1
39. b

40. d

Solutions 36-40

1) D sits third to right of B.

2) Either D or B sits at an extreme end of the line.

Case-2
3) The one who faces B sits second to right of T.

Case 1

4) Immediate neighbor of V sits opposite to R. (This

eliminates case 1)
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Case 2 44. e

45. c

Solutions 41-45

1) A sits third to right of D.

2) Neither A nor D sits at extreme ends.

4) Two people sit between Q and V.

5) Neither Q nor V sits at an extreme end of the line.

6) The immediate neighbor of Q faces the person who

sits third to the left of A. Hence, Case- 2 is eliminated

3) T faces D.

4) V does not face A and V does not sit at any of the

extreme ends.

5) V is not an immediate neighbor of T.

7) C and E are immediate neighbors of each other.

8) R sits second to the left of P.

9) E does not face the immediate neighbor of S.

6) B sits at one of the extreme ends.

7) Only two people sit between B and E.

8) E does not face V.

Answers:

41. b

42. e

43. b
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9) Two persons sit between R and Q.

10) R is not an immediate neighbor of T.

11) C does not face V. Case-1

12) P is not an immediate neighbor of R.

Case-2
Answers:

46. e

47. c

48. b

49. e
Case-3
50. b

Solutions 46-50

1. P sits second to the right of one, who sits opposite to

E.

2. At most two persons sit to the right of E.

3. F sits second to the left of C.

6. U sits immediate right of T, who does not sit at
4. Q sits opposite to F. extreme end.
5. C is not adjacent to E. So, case 2 is rejected.
So, we have three cases, 7. R sits opposite to B, who is not adjacent to E.

So, case 3 is rejected.

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