Sitting Arrangement: Exercise-3


Directions (1-5): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.

Eight people - A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circular table. A and B are facing towards the centre while the other six people are facing qway from the centre. A is sitting second to the right of H. B sits third to the left of A. D sits second to the right of G. G is immediate neighbour of neither B nor A. E and F are immediate neighbours and are facing outside.


  1. What is the position of C with respect to D?

    1. Third to the right
    2. Third to the left
    3. Fourth to the left
    4. Fourth to the right
    5. Second to the left


Answer: (b) Third to the left

Solution: answer image
C sits third to the left of D.

  1. Who is sitting on the immediate right of G?

    1. C
    2. D
    3. F
    4. H
    5. None of these


Answer: (d) H

Solution: answer image
H is sitting on the immediate right of G.

  1. Which of the following pairs represents the people who are immediate neighbours of C?

    1. B and G
    2. B and H
    3. G and H
    4. D and G
    5. None of these


Answer: (a) B and G

Solution: answer image
B and G are immediate neighbours of C.

  1. Who is sitting third to the left of G?

    1. A
    2. D
    3. E
    4. F
    5. Either E or F


Answer: (e) Either E or F

Solution: answer image
Either E or F is sitting third to the left of G.

  1. How many persons are there between B and D?

    1. Two
    2. Four
    3. Three
    4. One
    5. None


Answer: (c) Three

Solution: answer image
Three persons are there between B and D.

Directions (6-10): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.

Eight persons - M, N, O, P, Q, R, S and T are sitting around a circular table facing the centre but not necessarily in the same order. N sits second to the left of M. Three persons are sitting between N and S. P is the immediate neighbour of S. R and N are not immediate neighbours. O sits second to the left of P. Only three persons sit between R and O.


  1. Who among the following is sitting third to the right of R?

    1. Q
    2. N
    3. T
    4. M
    5. O


Answer: (b) N

Solution: answer image
N is sitting third to the right of R

  1. What is the position of P with respect to O?

    1. Second to the right
    2. Seconf to the left
    3. Third to the right
    4. Third to the left
    5. Immediate to the left


Answer: (a) Second to the right

Solution: answer image
P is sitting Second to the right with respect to O.

  1. Who is sitting on the immediate left of S?

    1. R
    2. P
    3. M
    4. N
    5. O


Answer: (b) P

Solution: answer image
P is sitting on the immediate left of S.

  1. Which of the following pairs represents the people who are immediate neighbours of M?

    1. S and P
    2. N and O
    3. P and O
    4. R and P
    5. None of these


Answer: (c) P and O

Solution: answer image
P and O are the immediate neighbours of M.

  1. How many persons are there between N and P?

    1. One
    2. Two
    3. Three
    4. Four
    5. Five


Answer: (b) Two

Solution: answer image
Two persons are there between N and P.