Sitting Arrangement: Exercise-5


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

Eight friends A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H are sitting around a square table. Out of eight, four people sitting at the corners of the table and four people are sitting at the mid-points of each side of the table. People who are sitting at the corners facing the centre whereas people who are sitting at the mid-points facing outside the centre. D is third to the right of A. A is facing the centre. H is not sitting beside A or D. E is third to the right of C. C is not sitting at the mid-point of any side of the table. C is not sitting beside H. There is only one person between A and F. B is not sitting beside F.


  1. How many people are there between E and B?

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


Answer: (a) One

Solution: answer image
Only one person is there between E and B.

  1. Who is third to the right of D?

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


Answer: (a) A

Solution: answer image
A is third to the right of D.

  1. Who is fourth to the left of C?

    1. A
    2. B
    3. G
    4. E
    5. None of these


Answer: (a) A

Solution: answer image
A is fourth to the left of C.

  1. What is the position of H with respect to B?

    1. Immediate right
    2. Immediate left
    3. Second to the right
    4. Second to the left
    5. None of these


Answer: (b) Immediate left

Solution: answer image
The position of H is immediate left with respect to B.

  1. Four out of the following five are some how same and therefore they form a group. Which one of the following does not come into this group?

    1. A
    2. C
    3. H
    4. D
    5. F


Answer: (d) D

Solution: answer image
D is sitting on mid-point of the table whereas all others are sitting on the corners of the table.

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

Eight friends P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, and W are sitting in a circle facing the centre, not necessarily in the same order. S sits third to the left of P. T sits to the immediate right of P. Q is third to the left of S. V is second to the right of Q. R is the immediate neighbour Q. R is third to the left of W.


  1. Who amongst the following is sitting exactly between P and Q?

    1. R
    2. U
    3. S
    4. T
    5. None of these


Answer: (d) T

Solution: answer image
T is sitting exactly between P and Q.

  1. Who is the second to the right of S?

    1. R
    2. U
    3. Q
    4. P
    5. None of these


Answer: (b) U

Solution: answer image
U is second to the right of S.

  1. Who are the immediate neighbours of T?

    1. P and Q
    2. R and Q
    3. U and P
    4. R and U
    5. None of these


Answer: (a) P and Q

Solution: answer image
P and Q are the immediate neighbours of T.

  1. Who is third to the left of R?

    1. P
    2. W
    3. S
    4. T
    5. None of these


Answer: (a) P

Solution: answer image
P is third to the left of R.

  1. Three of the following four are alike in a certain way based on the information given above and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?

    1. PQ
    2. PW
    3. QV
    4. VW
    5. None of these


Answer: (b) PW

Solution: answer image
The group PW follows the clockwise direction and all other groups follow the anti-clockwise direction.