Linear Seating Arrangement
Important Instructions
Direction for [ Question No: 31 To 31 ] :
i) P, Q, R, S, T, U and V are sitting on a bench and all of them are facing east.
ii) R is to the immediate right of S, but not next to U
iii) Q is at the extreme end and has T as his neighbor
iv) V is between T and U.
v) S is sitting fth from the North end.
Between which of the following pairs is S sitting?
Answer: A
Step 1: P, Q, R, S, T, U and V are sitting on a bench and all of them are facing east. S is sitting fth from the North end and R is to the immediate right of S, but not next to U.
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Step 2: Q is at the extreme end and has T as his neighbor and V is between T and U.
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Here, P is automatically filled.
Hence, S is sitting between U and R.
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Direction for [ Question No: 32 To 33 ] :
Eight persons from different banks viz. UCO bank, Syndicate Bank, Canara Bank, PNB, Dena Bank, Oriental Bank of Commerce, Indian Bank and Bank of Maharashtra are sitting in two parallel rows containing four people each, in such a way that there is equal distance between adjacent persons. In row 1 – A, B, C and D are seated and all of them are facing south. In row 2 – P, Q, R and S are seated and all of them are facing north. Therefore each member seated in a row faces another member of the other row. (All the information given above does not necessarily represent the order of seating in the nal arrangement).
C sits second to the right of the person from Bank of Maharashtra. R is an immediate neighbor of the person who faces the person from Bank of Maharashtra.
Only one person sits between R and the person from PNB. Immediate neighbor of the person from PNB faces the person from Canara Bank.
The person from UCO bank faces the person from Oriental Bank of Commerce. R is not from Oriental Bank of Commerce. P is not from PNB. P does not face the person from Bank of Maharashtra
Q faces the person from Dena Bank. The one who faces S sits immediately to the left of A.
B does not sit on any of the extreme ends of the line. The person from Bank of Maharashtra does not face the person from Syndicate Bank.
P is related to Dena Bank in the same way as B is related to PNB based on the given arrangement. To who amongst the following is D related to, following the same pattern?
Answer: D
Row 1 A B C D
Row 2 P Q R S
C sits second to the right of the person from Bank of Maharashtra.
R is an immediate neighbor of the person who faces the person from Bank of Maharashtra.
Only one person sits between R and the person from PNB.
CASE I
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CASE II
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Immediate neighbor of the person from PNB faces the person from Canara Bank.
CASE I
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CASE II
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Canara Bank can’t be on second place as Bank of Maharashtra is present there.
CASE III is not possible as the only position which can be available to Canara Bank is occupied by Bank of Maharashtra.
P is not from PNB. P does not face the person from Bank of Maharashtra.
CASE I
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CASE II
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Q faces the person from Dena Bank. The person who faces S sits immediately to the left of A.
CASE I
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CASE II
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B does not sit on any of the extreme ends of the line.
Case I is invalid as B cannot be on either extreme ends.
Hence our case is
CASE II
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The person from Bank of Maharashtra does not face the person from Syndicate Bank.
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The person from UCO bank faces the person from Oriental Bank of Commerce. R is not from Oriental Bank of Commerce. Hence the nal arrangement is as follows.
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The relation is such that the person from the given bank is immediate left to the person facing the given person.
Hence, R is sitting opposite to D. The person from the Indian Bank is sitting immediately to the left of R.
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Four of the following ve are alike in a certain way based on the given seating arrangement and thus form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?
Answer: D
Row 1 A B C D
Row 2 P Q R S
C sits second to the right of the person from Bank of Maharashtra.
R is an immediate neighbor of the person who faces the person from Bank of Maharashtra.
Only one person sits between R and the person from PNB.
CASE I
CASE II
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CASE III
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Immediate neighbor of the person from PNB faces the person from Canara Bank.
CASE I
CASE II
Canara Bank can’t be on second place as Bank of Maharashtra is present there.
CASE III is not possible as the only position which can be available to Canara Bank is occupied by Bank of Maharashtra.
P is not from PNB. P does not face the person from Bank of Maharashtra.
CASE I
CASE II
Q faces the person from Dena Bank. The person who faces 'S' sits immediately to the left of 'A'.
CASE I
CASE II
B does not sit on any of the extreme ends of the line.
Case I is invalid as B cannot be on either extreme ends.
Hence our case is
CASE II
The person from Bank of Maharashtra does not face the person from Syndicate Bank.
The person from UCO bank faces the person from Oriental Bank of Commerce. R is not from Oriental Bank of Commerce. Hence, the nal arrangement is as follows.
The persons from Oriental Bank of Commerce, Canara Bank and Syndicate Bank and R are on the extreme ends of the rows. Hence Q is the odd one who is not part of the group.
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Direction for [ Question No: 34 To 35 ] :
Eight people out of which four are girls and four are boys are sitting in a straight row. Extreme left position is numbered 1 and extreme right position is numbered 8. Boys are occupying the extreme positions and the girls are occupying the remaining odd numbered positions and one of the even positions. There is no person to the left of A and P is sitting second to the right of A.
It is also known:
1- C, a boy is sitting exactly between two girls, R and S.
2- D is sitting at the extreme end of the row.
3- 1 boy is sitting exactly between two girls and B is the boy.
4- Q is a girl.
How many boys are there between Q and R?
Answer: D
Now it is told that, there is no person to the left of A and P is sitting second to the right of A.
⇒ 1st position is occupied by the boy that is A and 3rd position is occupied by P that is girl.
From information (2), D is sitting at 8th position and he is a boy.
From information (1), C is sitting at 6th position and 5th and 7th position can be occupied by either R or S.
Therefore, our arrangement will look like
Now one of the positions from 2 and 4 will be occupied by boy and second one will be occupied by the girl.
From Information (3), B is a boy and he is sitting between two girls ie. at 4th position.
From information (4), Q is a girl and should be sitting at 2nd position.
Now our arrangement will look like
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From above explanation, it is clear that number of boys between Q and R can be either 1 or 2.
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Which of the following options represents complete list of boys who are sitting in the row?
Answer: C
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Now it is told that, there is no person to the left of A and P is sitting second to the right of A.
⇒ 1 position is occupied by the boy that is A and 3 position is occupied by P that is girl.
From information (2), D is sitting at 8 position and he is a boy.
From information (1), C is sitting at 6 position and 5 and 7 position can be occupied by either R or S.
Therefore, our arrangement will look like
Now one of the positions from 2 and 4 will be occupied by boy and second one will be occupied by the girl.
From Information (3), B is a boy and he is sitting between two girls ie. at 4 position.
From information (4), Q is a girl and should be sitting at 2 position.
Now our arrangement will look like
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From this it is clear that the complete list of boys who are sitting in the row are A, B, C and D.
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Direction for [ Question No: 36 To 37 ] :
Seven trees namely mango, lemon, apple, ashoka, banana, guava, and papaya are planted in a straight row, not necessarily in the same order. [Assume as if trees are facing North].
i. The papaya tree is planted fourth to the right of the lemon tree.
ii. The ashoka tree is planted at the extreme right, end of the row.
iii. The mango and guava trees are immediate neighbours of the lemon tree.
iv. The banana tree is planted immediately next to the mango tree.
What is the position of the apple tree with respect to the guava tree?
Answer: B
It is given that the seven trees are facing north, thus
LEFT -- -- -- -- -- -- -- RIGHT
From (ii), the Ashoka tree is planted at the extreme right, end of the row. (LEFT) -- -- -- -- -- -- Ashoka (RIGHT)
The statement “the papaya tree is planted fourth to the right of the नीब tr ू ee” can be represented in two ways:
(LEFT) – Lemon -- -- -- Papaya Ashoka (RIGHT)
OR
(LEFT) Lemon -- -- -- Papaya -- Ashoka (RIGHT)
The statement “the mango and guava trees are immediate neighbours of the नीब tr ू ee” indicates the rst case will hold true.
Mango Lemon Guava -- -- Papaya Ashoka
OR
Guava Lemon Mango -- -- Papaya Ashoka
The statement “the banana tree is planted immediately next to the mango tree” indicates the second case will hold true.
Guava Lemon Mango Banana -- Papaya Ashoka
The nal arrangement is as follows:
Guava Lemon Mango Banana Apple Papaya Ashoka
From above, the apple tree is fourth to the right with respect to the guava tree.
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Four of the following ve are alike in a certain way based on their position in the above arrangement and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to the group?
Answer: E
It is given that the seven trees are facing north, thus
LEFT -- -- -- -- -- -- -- RIGHT
From (ii), the ashoka tree is planted at the extreme right, end of the row. (LEFT) -- -- -- -- -- -- Ashoka (RIGHT)
The statement “the papaya tree is planted fourth to the right of the lemon tree” can be represented in two ways:
(LEFT) – Lemon -- -- -- Papaya Ashoka (RIGHT)
OR
(LEFT) Lemon -- -- -- Papaya -- Ashoka (RIGHT)
The statement “the mango and guava trees are immediate neighbours of the lemon tree” indicates the rst case will hold true.
Mango Lemon Guava -- -- Papaya Ashoka
OR
Guava Lemon Mango -- -- Papaya Ashoka
The statement “the banana tree is planted immediately next to the mango tree” indicates the second case will hold true.
Guava Lemon Mango Banana -- Papaya Ashoka
The nal arrangement is as follows:
Guava Lemon Mango Banana Apple Papaya Ashoka
Lemon Mango
Banana Apple
Mango Banana
Guava Lemon
are immediate neighbors.
The rst tree is to the immediate left of the second tree in every option.
Apple tree is second to the left of Ashoka tree.
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Direction for [ Question No: 38 To 40 ] :
Seven friends T, U, V, W, X, Y and Z are sitting in a straight line facing north. W sits fth to the right of T. W does not sit at any of extreme ends. Two people sit between Z and X. Y sits third to the left of U. Y sits exactly in the middle. Z is not an immediate neighbour of Y.
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Four of the following ve are alike in a certain way based on their seating positions in the above line and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to the group?
Answer: B
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