12. Seating Arrangement

Sakshi Education

INTRODUCTION:
The process of making a group of people to sit as per a prefixed manner is called Seating Arrangement. In these questions, some conditions are given on the basis of which students are required to arrange objects, either in a row or in a circular order.

General Guidelines to solve ‘Seating Arrangement’ Questions:
Guideline 1: First of all take a quick glance on the given information. After performing this step, you would get an idea of the situation of people or objects.
Guideline 2: Next, determine the usefulness of each information and classify them accordingly into ‘definite information’, ‘comparative information’ and ‘negative information’.
Guideline 3: When the place of any person or object is definitely mentioned then we say that it is definite information.
Guideline 4: When the place of any person or object is not mentioned definitely but mentioned only in the comparison of another person or object, then we say that it is comparative information
Guideline 5: A part of definite information may consist of negative information. Negative information does not tell us anything definitely but it gives an idea to eliminate a possibility.

Linear Arrangement
In this type of arrangement, we arrange people or objects in a line or row. The arrangement is done only on one ‘axis’ and hence, the position … last position. In this type of arrangement, we take directions according to our left and right.

There are few words which must be paid adequate attention, i.e., ‘between’ means sandwiched, ‘immediate ‘left’ is different from ‘to the left’.

Circular Arrangement
In this type of arrangement we arrange people sitting around a table; the table could be of any shape i.e., rectangular, Square, Circular etc.

Circular Sequence:
In this arrangement, some persons are sitting around a circle and they are facing the centre.

Left movement is called clockwise rotation
Right movement is called anti – clockwise rotation

(i) The above presentation is for 4 persons but for any number of persons, the direction is taken in the same manner.
(ii) For rectangular and sequence arrangement, directions are taken as discussed in two rows sequence.

EXERCISE
Directions (Q. No. 1-5): A, B, C, D, E, F and G are seated in a straight line facing north but not necessarily in the same order. Only three people sit between F and A. Neither F nor A sits at the extreme ends of the line. Only two people sit between A and G. E is not an immediate neighbour of either A or F. E sits third to the left of B. B is not an immediate neighbour of A. E is not an immediate neighbour of C.

Who are the immediate neighbours of A?
(1) GF
(2) BG
(3) CD
(4) EC
(5) CF
Who are the immediate neighbours of E?
(1) CA
(2) EF
(3) BG
(4) FG
(5) None of these
Who are the immediate neighbours of F?
(1) GB
(2) DE
(3) DG
(4) CD
(5) None of the above
Identify the wrong pair.
(1) BG
(2) FA
(3) EC
(4) GA
(5) DE
Identify the wrong pair. M
(1) CA
(2) GE
(3) BF
(4) DE
(5) AG

Directions (Q. No. 6-10): A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circular table facing the centre. B sits third to the right of F. A sits second to the right of D. D is not an immediate neighbour of B and F. C and E are immediate neighbours of each other. H is not an immediate neighbour of A. No one sits between C and F.
Who is sitting next to A?
(1) C
(2) E
(3) B
(4) H
(5) None of these
Who is sitting third left to H?
(1) B
(2) E
(3) C
(4) A
(5) None of these
Who are the neighbours of D?
(1) AH
(2)HE
(3) BC
(4) CA
(5) None of these
Who are the neighbours of B?
(1) AH
(2) HE
(3) DC
(4) CA
(5) None of these
Who sits opposite to A?
(1) B
(2) C
(3) D
(4) E
(5) F

Directions: Q. No. (11 to 14):
Six persons A, B, C, D, E and F are sitting in two rows, three in each. E is not at the end of any row. D is second to the left of F. C, the neighbor of E, is sitting diagonally opposite to D. B is the neighbour of F.
Which of the following are sitting diagonally opposite to each other?
(1) F and C
(2) D and A
(3) A and C
(4) A and F
(5) A and B
Which of the following are in the same row?
(1) A and E
(2) E and D
(3) C and B
(4) A and B
(5) C and E
Which of the following are in one of the two rows?
(1) FBC
(2) CEB
(3) DBF
(4) AEF
(5) ABF
After interchanging D position with E, who will be the neighbours of D in the new positions?
(1) C and A
(2) F and B
(3) Only B
(4) Only A
(5) Only C

Directions to solve:
P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W are sitting round the circle and are facing the centre:
P is second to the right of T who is the neighbour of R and V.
S is not the neighbour of P.
V is the neighbour of U.
Q is not between S and W. W is not between U and S.
Which two of the following are not neighbours?
(1) RV
(2) UV
(3) RP
(4) QW
Which one is immediate right to the V?
(1) P
(2) U
(3) R
(4) T
Which of the following is correct?
(1) P is to the immediate right of Q
(2) R is between U and V
(3) Q is to the immediate left of W
(4) U is between W and S
What is the position of S?
(1) Between U and V
(2) Second to the right of P
(3) To the immediate right of W
(4) Data inadequate.

Directions: Q. No. (19 to 23):
Six people A, B, C, D, E and F are sitting on the ground in a hexagonal shape. All the sides of the hexagon so formed are of same length. A is not adjacent to B or C. D is not adjacent to C or E. B and C are adjacent. F is in the middle of D and C.
Which of the following is not a correct neighbour pair?
(1) A and F
(2) D and F
(3) B and E
(4) C and F
Who is at the same distance from D as E is from D?
(1) B
(2) C
(3) D
(4) F
Which of the following is in the right sequence?
(1) A, F, B
(2) F, A, E
(3) B, C, F
(4) D, A, B
If one neighbour of A is D Who is the other one?
(1) B
(2) C
(3) E
(4) F
Who is placed opposite to E?
(1) B
(2) C
(3) D
(4) F

Directions to solve
In an exhibition seven cars of different companies – Cadillac, Ambassador, Fiat, Maruti, Mercedes, Bedford and Fargo are standing facing to east in the following order: Cadillac is next to right of Fargo.
Fargo is Fourth to the right of Fiat. Maruti car is between Ambassador and Bedford. Fiat which is third to the left of Ambassador is at one end.
Which of the cars are on both the sides of Cadillac car?
(1) Ambassador and Maruti
(2) Maruti and Fiat
(3) Fargo and Mercedes
(4) Ambassador and Fargo
Which of the following statement is correct?
(1) Maruti is next left of Ambassador.
(2) Bedford is next left of Fiat.
(3) Bedford is at one end.
(4) Fiat is second to the right of Maruti
Which one of the following statement is correct?
(1) Fargo car is in between Ambassador and Fiat
(2) Cadillac is next left to Mercedes car.
(3) Fargo is next right of Cadillac.
(4) Maruti is fourth right of Mercedes.
Which of the following groups of cars is to the right of Ambassador?
(1) Cadillac, Fargo and Maruti
(2) Mercedes, Cadillac and Fargo
(3) Maruti, Bedford and Fiat
(4) Bedford, Cadillac and Fargo
Which one of the following is the correct position of Mercedes?
(1) Next to the left of Cadillac
(2) Next to the left of Beedford
(3) Between Bedford and Fargo
(4) Fourth to the right of Maruti

Directions (29-33): Study the following information to answer the given questions.
V, U and T are seated in a circle facing the centre. A, B and C are also seated in the same circle but two of them are not facing the centre (facing opposite direction of the centre.) V is second to the left of C. U is second to the right of A. B is third to the left of T. C is second to the right of T. A is seated next to V.
Which of the following are not facing the centre?
(1) BA
(2) CA
(3) BC
(4) Cannot be determined
(5) None of these
Which of the following is T's Position with respect to B?
(1) Third to the right
(2) Second to the right
(3) Third to the left
(4) Third either to the right or to the left
(5) None of these
Which of the following is V's position with respect to C?
(1) Second to the left
(2) Third to the left
(3) Fourth to the right
(4) Fourth to the left
(5) Cannot be determined
Which of the following is true regarding the seating arrangement?
(1) A, B and C are seated adjacent
(2) V, U and T are seated adjacent
(3) There are two persons whose seating arrangement cannot be ascertained
(4) Those not facing the centre are seated adjacent
(5) There are only two persons seated between V and T
Which of the following is A's position with respect to U?
(1) Second to the left
(2) Second to the right
(3) Third to the right
(4) Cannot be determined
(5) None of these

Directions (Q. No. 34-38): Eight friends, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R and S are sitting around a circle facing the centre. There are equal number of men and women in the group. No two women are immediate neighbours of each other. N is a man and N sits third to the right of R. O is a woman and she is not an immediate neighbour of N. P sits second to the left of O. S sits fourth to the right of L and S is not an immediate neighbour of R. Q is a woman.
Who sits opposite to S?
(1) M
(2) R
(3) L
(4) P
(5) None of these
Who sits opposite to M?
(1) Q
(2) R
(3) L
(4) P
(5) None of these
Who sits opposite to Q?
(1) M
(2) R
(3) L
(4) P
(5) None of these
Who sits opposite to R?
(1) M
(2) Q
(3) L
(4) P
(5) None of these
Who sits opposite to P?
(1) M
(2) R
(3) L
(4) Q
(5) None of these

Directions (Q. No. 39-43): A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a square table facing the centre in such a way that four of them sit at four corners of the square while four sit in the middle of each of the four sides. A sits second to right of F who sits in the middle of one of the sides of the table. G who does not sit at any of the corners of the table, sits second to the right of D. only two people sit between D and B. C is not an immediate neighbour of G. H sits second to left of B. E is not an immediate neighbour of either G or F.
Who sits exactly between F and A?
(1) B
(2) C
(3) E
(4) H
(5) None of these
How many persons sit between A and H when counted in anti-clockwise direction from A?
(1) None
(2) One
(3) Two
(4) Three
(5) Four
Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on their seating positions in the above arrangement and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to the group?
(1) D
(2) F
(3) A
(4) E
(5) G
What is the position of F with respect to C?
(1) Third to the left
(2) Immediate right
(3) Second to the left
(4) Third to the right
(5) Immediate left
What will come in the place of the question mark (?) based upon the given seating arrangement: AE EH HF?
(1) FE
(2) HC
(3) FD
(4) DB
(5) FH

Directions (44-48): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions give below: Eight family members Dhruv, Garima, Avinash, Varsha, Aakash, Deepti, Charu and Moksh are sitting around a square table in such a way that two persons sit on each of the four sides of the table facing the centre. Members sitting on opposite sides are exactly opposite to each other. Aakash and Garima are exactly opposite to each other. Deepti is immediate right to Garima. Dhruv and Moksh are sitting on the same side. Moksh is exactly opposite to Avinash who is to the immediate left of Varsha. Dhruv is towards right of Deepti.
Which of the following statement is definitely true?
(1) Charu is opposite to Varsha
(2) Deepti is to left of Garima
(3) Avinash is towards the right of Askash
(4) Moksh is sitting opposite to Dhruv
(5) None of these
Who is sitting opposite to Dhruv?
(1) Charu
(2) Deepu
(3) Varsha
(4) Moksh
(5) None
Who is sitting opposite to Deepti?
(1) Moksh
(2) Charu
(3) Varsha
(4) Charu or Varsha
(5) None
Who is next to Varsha in anti-clockwise?
(1) Garima
(2) Avinash
(3) Dhruv
(4) Deepti
(5) None
Which of the following pairs of persons has both the persons sitting on the same side with first person sitting to the left of second person?
(1) Aakash-Charu
(2) Moksh- Charu
(3) Dhruv - Moksh
(4) Avinash- Charu
(5) None

Directions (49-56) Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions. Eight friends Q, R, S, T, V, W, Y and Z are sitting around a circular table facing the centre. There are three males and five females in the group of friends. No two males are immediate neighbours of each other.
- V sits second to the right of his wife.
- S sits third to the right of V.
- W sits second to the right of her husband Z. Z is not an immediate neighbour of V’s wife.
- T is a male and Y is not an immediate neighbour of V.
- R sits second to the right of Q.
What is the position of T with respect to Z?
(1) Second to the left
(2) Immediate to the right
(3) Third to the left
(4) Second to the right
(5) Third to the right
Which of the following statements regarding S is definitely correct?
(1) S is one of the male members of the group
(2) Both the immediate neighbours of S are females
(3) S sits third to the left of T
(4) W is an immediate neighbor of S
(5) S sits second to the right of Q
Who amongst the following is V’s wife?
(1) Q
(2) Y
(3) R
(4) T
(5) None of these
Who amongst the following has a male sitting to the immediate left and the right?
(1) Y
(2) R
(3)Q
(4) S
(5) None of these
Which of the following is not true regarding T?
(1)T is an immediate neighbour of Z’s wife
(2) No male is an immediate neighbour of T
(3) Q sits second to right of T
(4) The one who sits third to the left of T is a male
(5) All are true
Which of the following pairs represents the immediate neighbours of T?
(1) RQ
(2) WZ
(3) YV
(4) WY
(5) None of these
How many people sit between V and S when counted in anticlockwise direction starting from ‘V’?
(1) None
(2) One
(3) Two
(4) Three
(5) Four
Who amongst the following sits exactly between V and Y?
(1) Q
(2) W
(3) R
(4) T
(5) Z
What is the position of ‘T’ with respect to’Z’?
(1) Second to the right
(2) Third to the left
(3) Immediate to the right
(4) Second to the left
(5) Third to the right

Directions (58-62): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below: Eight persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a rectangular table in such a way those two persons sit on each of the four sides of the table facing the centre. Person sitting on opposite sides are exactly opposite to each other. D faces north and sits exactly opposite to H. E is to the immediate left of H. A and G sit on the same side. G is exactly opposite to B who is to the immediate right of C. A is next to the left of D.
Who is sitting opposite to A?
(1) G
(2) D
(3) E
(4) A
(5) None of these
Who is next to E in clockwise direction?
(1) G
(2) B
(3) F
(4) A or F
(5) None of these
Which of the following pairs of persons has both the persons sitting on the same side with first person sitting to the right of second person?
(1) DF
(2) CB
(3) FC
(4) AG
(5) None of these
Who is sitting opposite to E?
(1) D
(2) A
(3) F
(4) A or D
(5) None of these
Which of the following statements is definitely true?
(1) A is facing north
(2) E is sitting opposite to F
(3) F is to the left of G
(4) C is to the left of A
(5) None of these

Directions (Questions 63 to 67): Read the following information carefully and answer the questions:
Seven friends Kamla, Manish, Rohit, Amit, Gaurav, Pritam and Priya are sitting in a circle. Kamla, Manish, Rohit, Amit, Pritam and Priya are sitting at equal distances from each other. Rohit is sitting two places right of Pritam, who is sitting one place right of Amit. Kamla forms an angle of 90 degrees from Gaurav and an angle of 120 degrees from Manish. Manish is just opposite Priya and is sitting on the left of Gaurav.
Who is the only person sitting between Rohit and Manish?
(1) Pritam
(2) Amit
(3) Gaurav
(4) kamla
Gaurav is not sitting at equal distance from
(1) Rohit and Pritam
(2) Amit and kamla
(3) Manish and Pritam
(4) All of the above
Gaurav is sitting ---------------of Priya.
(1) To the left
(2) to the right
(3) Two places right
(4) none of them
The angle between Gaurav and Manish in the clockwise direction is
(1) 150°
(2) 180°
(3) 210°
(4) None of these
Which of the following statements is not correct?
(1) Pritam is exactly between Manish and Kamla.
(2) Manish is two places away from Priya.
(3) Gaurav is sitting opposite Pritam.
(4) All of the above

Directions (Questions 68 to 71): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
In a building, there are thirteen flats on three floors - II, III and IV. Five flats are unoccupied. Three managers, two teachers, two lawyers and one doctor occupy the remaining flats. There are at least three flats on any floor and not more than six flats on any floor. No two persons of the same profession stay on any floor. On the II floor, out of four flats, one occupant is the lawyer and he has only one neighbour. One lawyer live one floor below the other. The doctor is not the neighbor of any of the lawyers. No flat is unoccupied on the III floor.
How many flats are occupied on the IV floor?
(1) Two
(2) Three
(3) Four
(4) Data inadequate
(5) None of these
How many flats are there on the III floor?
(1) Three
(2) Four
(3) Five
(4) Three or four
(5) None of these
What is the combination of occupants in the II floor?
(1) Lawyer, Teacher
(2) Manager, Teacher
(3) Manager, Doctor
(4) Lawyer, Manager
(5) Teacher, Doctor
Who among the following is the neighbour of the other lawyer?
(1) Teacher
(2) Manager
(3) Both Manager and Teacher
(4) Data inadequate
(5) none of these

Directions (72-77): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
Eight boys A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circle facing the centre. Each one of them have different occupation viz. Doctor, Shopkeeper, Banker, Architect, HR and Business Man, Engineer, Lawyer. It is not necessary that they are sitting alphabetically.
F is sitting between B and C. Doctor is sitting immediate right of H, who is a lawyer. C is third to left of doctor but he is neither shopkeeper nor banker. E is architecture and is sitting immediate right of HR who is sitting second to the right of B, a shopkeeper. Banker is second to left of shopkeeper. G is either businessman or banker and is sitting second to right of A.
Who is a doctor?
(1) A
(2) G
(3) H
(4) Cannot be determined
(5) None of these
How many persons are sitting between C and D?
(1) 2
(2) 3
(3) 4
(4) 1
(5) 5
Who is fourth to the right of shopkeeper?
(1) Banker
(2) Doctor
(3) Lawyer
(4) HR
(5) Architect
How many persons are sitting between Doctor and Engineer?
(1) 3
(2) 4
(3) 2
(4) 1
(5) Cannot be determined
In which of the following pairs is the first person sitting to the immediate right of the second person?
(1) BF
(2) EH
(3) DA
(4) DG
(5) None of these
Which of the following pairs does not match according to arrangement?
(1) CBF
(2) CHE
(3) EAH
(4) AGD
(5) DG

Directions (78-81): Study the following information and answer the questions given below:
Eight persons P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W from two families are taking breakfast around a round table. Three members are from one family and five belong to other family. Four of them are male members. T, a male member is sitting second to right of V, a female member. In all cases R has same position with respect to S, who is second to left of Q, a female member. S is wife of W and is sitting adjacent to her husband. U is sister of W and is not sitting between V and T. Q is immediate left of V. W is sitting immediate right of P.
Which of the given statement is wrong?
(1) V is immediate right of S
(2) T is immediate left of P
(3) Q is sitting between U and V
(4) R is second to left of W
(5) V is second to right of U
Who is second to the left of P?
(1) Q
(2) V
(3) R
(4) S
(5) U
How many persons are sitting between P and Q when we count anticlockwise?
(1) 2
(2) 3
(3) 4
(4) None
(5) Cannot be determined
How many members are there in W's family?
(1) 2
(2) 3
(3) 5
(4) Cannot be determined
(5) none of these

Directions (82-84): One group out of five groups does not match on the basis o sitting arrangement. Find that group-
(1) USQ
(2) RVT
(3) TRP
(4) WPS
(5) None of these
(1) TW
(2) PS
(3) WU
(4) SQ
(5) TV
(1) V
(2) Q
(3) S
(4) U
(5) P

Directions (85-89): Study the given information and then answer the following questions:
Eight persons M, N, O, P, Q, R, S and T are sitting around a circular table. They are different in profession. They are going at different places viz., Lucknow, Gurgaon, Delhi, Mumbai, Patna, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Pune. M, a doctor is going to Lucknow. Q is neither HR nor a lawyer but is sitting opposite to HR. O is second to right of S, an engineer. R is either actor or HR and is going to Mumbai. Neither HR nor Leader go to Mumbai. T, a leader is third to right of O. N is an artist and is going to Hyderabad. HR and Actor are sitting adjacent to each other. R, an actor is sitting second to left of N but second to right of O. Architecture is going to Bangalore. Engineer is going to Gurgaon while leader is going to Delhi. P is not going to Patna.
Who is architecture?
(1) P
(2) Q
(3) M
(4) N
(5) Data inadequate
Who is going to Patna?
(1) O
(2) P
(3) Q
(4) R
(5) T
What is P's prof6ession?
(1) Lawyer
(2) Architecture
(3) HR
(4) cannot be determined
(5) None of these
How many persons are sitting between lawyer and engineer when counting clockwise?
(1) 2
(2) 3
(3) 4
(4) 5
(5) Cannot be determined
Who is third to left of actor?
(1) Lawyer
(2) Doctor
(3) Engineer
(4) Data inadequate
(5) None of these

Answers Key
1	3	16	4	31	1	46	2	61	3	76	3
2	5	17	3	32	4	47	2	62	2	77	3
3	1	18	3	33	1	48	3	63	3	78	4
4	5	19	1	34	3	49	5	64	4	79	3
5	5	20	2	35	5	50	4	65	4	80	2
6	5	21	3	36	5	51	2	66	4	81	3
7	3	22	3	37	4	52	2	67	4	82	3
8	5	23	4	38	2	53	5	68	3	83	5
9	2	24	3	39	2	54	4	69	1	84	5
10	1	25	1	40	3	55	3	70	4	85	2
11	4	26	2	41	4	56	1	71	3	86	1
12	1	27	2	42	5	57	5	72	1	87	3
13	3	28	4	43	3	58	5	73	2	88	1
14	1	29	3	44	3	59	2	74	3	89	2
15	1	30	4	45	3	60	4	75	1