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Q.1. Six persons A, B, C, D, E & F are standing in a circle. B is between D & C. A is between
E & C. F is at the right of D. Who is between A & F?
(A) E
(B) C
(C) D
(D) None of these.
Q.2. A, B, C, D, E, F & G are sitting in a circular region & playing cards. F is 2nd to the right
of G. B is neighbour of F but not of C. E is a neighbour of C & is siting 4th at the right of
G. D is between E & A.
(1) Who is fourth at left of G ?
(A) D
(B) E
(C) C
(D) B
(2) Who is at left of G ?
(A) A
(B) C
(C) B
(D) F
(3) Who is the neighbour of F ?
(A) E and C
(B) F and B
(C) A and B
(D) C and B
Q.3. Eight friends – P, Q, R, S, T, U, V & W are sitting around a circle facing the center. V is
third to the right of Q & second to the left of R. Q is second to the left of T & immediate
right of S. U is between Q & T. P is not at the left of R.
(1) Who is exactly at left of S ?
(A) Q
(B) P
(C) U
(D) V
(2) Who is second to right of T ?
(A) R
(B) P
(C) W
(D) V
(3) In which of the following pairs first person sits exactly at right of second persons?
(A) UT
(B) WR
(C) WT
(D) VT
(4) What is the exact position of W?
(A) Just left of V
(B) Just right of V
(C) In between U and V
(D) Immediate
right to R
(5) Who is second at right of S?
(A) U
(B) R
(C) T
(D) P
Q.4. (A) P, Q,R,S,T,U & V are sitting around a circle facing the center.
(B) P is between V and S.
(C) R, who is second to right of S, is between Q and U.
(D) Q is no the neighbour of T.
(1) Which of the following statement is true?
(A) V is between P and S.
(B) S is second to the left of V
(C) R is third to the left of P
(D) P is at immediate left of S
(2) What is the position of T?
(A) between R and V
(B) just left of V
(C) second to the left of R.
(D)second to the right of P
(3) Who is between R and U?
(A) none
(B) S
(C) V
(D) Q
(4) Which of the following statement is wrong?
(A) R is at immediate right of U.
(B) Q is at immediate left of R.
(C) T is third to the right of Q.
(D) U is third to the right of T.
(5) In which of the following pairs, the second member is at the immediate right of the
first member?
(A) QS
(B) PV
(C) RU
(D) VT
Q.5. Siva, Sathish, Amar and Praveen are playing cards. Amar is to the right of Sathish,
who is to the right of Siva.
Who is to the right of Amar ?
Q.6. (1) A, B and C are three boys while R, S and T are three girls. They are sitting such that
the boys are facing the girls.
(2) A and R are diagonally opposite to each other.
(3) C is not sitting at any of the ends.
(4) T is left to R but opposite to C.
(A) Who is sitting opposite to B ?
(B) Who is sitting diagonally opposite to B ?
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Q.7. Directions : Read the given information carefully and answer the questions that follow.
Eleven friends M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W are sitting in the first row of the
stadium watching a cricket match.
i. T is to the immediate left of P and third to the right of U.
ii. V is the immediate neighbour of M and N and third to the left of S.
iii. M is the second to the right of Q, who is at one of the ends.
iv. R is sitting next to the right of P and P is second to the right of O.
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1. Who is sitting in the center of the row?
(A) N
(B) O
(C) S
(D) U
2. Which of the following people are sitting to the right of S?
(A) OTPQ
(B) OTPR
(C) UNVM
(D) UOTPR
3. Which of the following statements is true with respect to the above arrangement?
(A) There are three persons sitting between P and S
(B) W is between M and V.
(C) N is sitting between V and U
(D) S and O are neighbours sitting to the immediate right of T
4. Who are the immediate neighbours of T?
(A) O, P
(B) O, R
(C) N, U
(D) V, U
5. If Q and P, O and N, M and T, and W and R interchange their positions then which of the
following pairs of friends is sitting at the ends?
(A) P and Q
(B) Q and R
(C) P and W
(D) W and R
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Q.8. Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.
Twelve people are sitting in two parallel rows containing six people each such that
they are equidistant from each other.
In row 1: P, Q, R, S, T and V are seated and all of them are facing South.
In row 2: A, B, C, D, E and F are seated and all of them are facing North.
Therefore, in the given seating arrangement, each member seated in a row faces
another member of the row.
• S sits third to the right of Q, either S or Q sits at an extreme end of the line.
• The one who faces Q sits second to the right of E.
• Two people sit between B and F, neither B nor F sits at extreme end of the line.
• The immediate neighbour of B faces the person who sits third to the left of P.
• R and T are immediate neighbours.
• C sits second to the left of A.
• T does not face the immediate neighbour of D.
1. Who amongst the following sit at the extreme ends of the rows?
(A) S, D
(B) Q, A
(C) V, C
(D) P, D
(E) Q, F
2. Who amongst the following faces S?
(A) A
(B) B
(C) C
(D) D
(E) F
3. How many persons are seated between V and R?
(A) one
(B) two
(C) three
(D) four
(E) None of these
4. P is related to A in the same way as S is related to B based on the given
arrangement. Which of the following is T related to, following the same pattern?
(A) C
(B) D
(C) E
(D) F
(E) Cannot be determined
5. Which of the following is true regarding T?
(A) F faces T
(B) V is an immediate neighbor of T
(C) F faces the one who is second to the right of T
(D) T sits at one of the extreme ends of the line.
(E) Q sits second to the right of T
6. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on the given
arrangement and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that
group?
(A) A-T
(B) B-T
(C) F-P
(D) C-V
(E) E-Q
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Q.9. Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions:
Eight friends J, K, L, M, N, O, P and Q are seated in a straight line facing north, but not necessarily
in the same order.
N sits third to the left of O who sits at one of the extreme ends of the row.Neither N nor O is an
immediate neighbor of L.Q and L are immediate neighbors. Neither Q nor L sits extreme end of
the row. K sits third to the right of L.M does not sit at any extreme end of the row.Neither M nor
Q is neighbour of N. J is third to the left of M.
o Akram, Bakhtawar, Changez, Dayud, Ekam, Farah, Gulrejr and Humayun are seated in
straight line facing north.
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1. What is the position of J with respect to K?
(A) Immediate left
(B) Immediate right
(C) Second to the left
(D) Second to the right
(E) None of these.
2. How many persons sit between L and O?
(A) One
(B) Three
(C) Five
(D) None
(E) None of these
3. Based on the given arrangement, which of the following is true with respect to N?
(A) Only two persons sit between N and M.
(B) Only two persons sit to the right of N.
(C) None of the given options is true.
(D) Both J and K are immediate neighbors of N.
(E) J sits on the immediate right of N.
4. Who among the following represents the person seated at the extreme end of the
line?
(A) M
(B) P
(C) K
(D) L
(E) Q
5. Who sits between L and J?
(A) N
(B) K
(C) No one
(D) M
(E) None of these.
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o Changez sits fourth to the left of Gulrej. Dayud sits second to right of Gulrej.
o Only two people sit between Dayud and Akram. Bakhtawar and Farah sits adjacent to each
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o Humayun is not an immediate neighbour of Dayud.
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1. Who among the following sits exactly in the middle of the persons who sit fifth from
the left and the person who sits sixth from the right?
(A) Changez
(B) Humayun
(C) Ekam
(D) Farah
(E) None of The Above
2. Who among the following sits third to the right of Changez?
(A) Bakhtawar
(B) Farah
(C) Akram
(D) Ekam
(E) None of The Above
3. Which of the following represents persons seated at the two extreme ends of the
line?
(A) Changez and Dayud
(B) Akram and Bakhtawar
(C) Bakhtawar and Gulrej
(D) Dayud and Humayun
(E) None of The Above
4. What is the position of Humayun with respect to Farah?
(A) Third to the Left
(B) Immediate Right
(C) Second to Right
(D) Fourth to Left
(E) None of The Above
5. How many persons are seated between Akram and Ekam?
(A) One
(B) Two
(C) Three
(D) Four
(E) None of The Above
Q.10.
1. Eleven students A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J and K are sitting in first line facing to the
teacher.
2. D who is just to the left of F, is to the right of C at second place.
3. A is second to the right of E who is at one end.
4. J is the nearest neighbour of A and B and is to the left of G at third place.
5. H is next to D to the right and is at the third place to the right of I.
Who is just in the middle ?
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