Seating Arrangement Questions with Answers: Tricks & Explanation

SEATING ARRANGEMENT

Seating arrangement is one of the most important parts of REASONING in every exam. Every exam contains at least 2-3 questions of seating arrangement puzzles which carry 10-15 marks at least.

DIFFERENT TYPES:-

In this section some conditions are given in the form of instruction and after reading those instructions candidates have to arrange them in a particular manner . Basically there are three types of arrangements-

• ROW or COLOUMN Seating Arrangement
• CIRCULAR Seating Arrangement
• SQUARE Seating Arrangement

In order to solve any arrangement a diagram should be made so that we can solve every question quickly.

• In this article we will learn about Linear arrangement pattern:-

TYPES OF QUESTIONS:-

1. ARRANGEMENT IN LINEAR PATTERN –

1. Before solving the linear pattern we must find out the direction of the elements so that we can find out left and right position of every elements. [For better reference please go through the above image.]
2. Then place all the elements according to the question and try to form a diagram so that the question can be easily solved.

EXAMPLE:

• Six members P,Q,R,X,Y,Z are sitting in a row facing north. X is to the left of Q but on the right of P. Y is on the right of Q but is on the left of Z. Z is to the left of R. Who are sitting on the extreme ends?             options: (a) QZ   (b) PR    (c)XY    (d)QY

Answer:-   So, P and R are sitting at the extreme ends. Option (b) is correct.

• There are five friends A,B,C,D,E are standing in a row facing south. E is to the immediate right of A. C is between B and D . D is between E and C. Who is in the middle?                                                          options:   (a)A   (b)B   (c)C    (d)D

Answer:- So according to the question D is sitting at the middle position. Option (d) is correct.

LINEAR ARRANGEMENT PATTERN QUIZ:-

1)Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.

Six friends A, B, C, D, E and F are sitting in a row facing towards North. C is sitting between A and E. D is not at the extreme end. B is sitting at immediate right of E. F is not at the right end but D is sitting at 3rd left of E.

Results

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#1. How many persons are there to the right of D?

One

One

Two

Two

Three

Three

Four

Four

None of the above

None of the above

#2. Which of the following is setting to the left of D?

F

F

C

C

E

E

A

A

None of the above

None of the above

#3. Who is at the immediate left of C?

A

A

E

E

Either A or E

Either A or E

Can't Determine

Can't Determine

None of the above

None of the above

#4. Who is at the right end?

A

A

B

B

E

E

C

C

Can't Determine

Can't Determine

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2)Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.

Eight friends- E, I, K, L, M, O, S and R are sitting on the straight line facing north but not necessarily in the same order.

O sits third to the left of M. R sits at one of the extreme ends of the line. Only two persons sit between M and K. E is not an immediate neighbour of L. Only one person sits between S and R. K is not an immediate neighbour of R. Only three persons sit between S and L.

Results

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#1. What is the position of R concerning E?

Third to the right

Third to the right

Third to the left

Third to the left

Second to the right

Second to the right

Second to the left

Second to the left

None of the above

None of the above

#2. How many persons sit between the one who sits to the immediate right of R and the one who sits to the immediate left of E?

One

One

Two

Two

Three

Three

Four

Four

No one

No one

#3. Which of the following statement is correct?

O and R sits at the extreme ends of the line

O and R sits at the extreme ends of the line

L sits second to the left of M.

L sits second to the left of M.

Only one person sits between M and E.

Only one person sits between M and E.

S and E are immediate neighbours.

S and E are immediate neighbours.

None of these

None of these

#4. Which of the following sitting arrangement is correct?

ROSMIELK

ROSMIELK

ROESMILK

ROESMILK

ROSEMLIK

ROSEMLIK

ROSELMIK

ROSELMIK

ROSEMILK

ROSEMILK

#5. Who among the following represents the persons sit at the immediate neighbours of M?

E,K

E,K

S,L

S,L

I,E

I,E

K,S

K,S

None of the above

None of the above

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