50- Practice Questions

Rectangular &
Triangular Based
Seating Arrangement
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Questions

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

Eight employees A, B, C, D, M, N, O and P of a company are sitting around a rectangular

table and facing away from the center of the table but not necessarily in the same order.
Four of them are seated at the corners of the table and four are seated in the sides of the
table.

M is sitting 3rd to the left of the one who is sitting 2ndto the right of C. Only three persons
are sitting between D and O. P is an immediate neighbour of either M or C. Person who is
sitting opposite to A, is sitting 2nd to the right of O. N is sitting 2nd to the right of B. N is
neither sitting opposite to C nor sitting in the corner of the table.

1) Who among the following person is sitting opposite to the one who is sitting immediate
left of O?

1) C

2) P

3) A

4) B

5) M

2) What is the position of B with respect to the one who is sitting 2ndto the right of M?

1) 2ndto the right

2) 3rdto the left

3) Immediate left

4) 4thto the right

5) 3rdto the right

3) Which of the following statements is definitely false?

1) M is sitting immediate right of O

2) Two persons are sitting between A and P, when counted from left of A

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3) B is sitting opposite to one of the immediate neighbours of C

4) N is sitting opposite to M

5) None of these

4) Four from the following five are related in a certain way and hence form a group. Find
the one who doesn’t belong to that group.

1) The one who is immediate left of A

2) N

3) The one who is second to the left of C

4) The one who is second to the right of N

5) P

5) Who among the following person is sitting exactly between A and D?

1) O

2) The one who is third to the left of N

3) The one who is second to the right of B

4) P

5) The one who is second to the left of P

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

Six persons P, Q, R, S, T, and U are sitting around the rectangular table such that two
persons were seated at each long side, and one person was seated at each shorter side
of the table and they are all facing inside. They like different ice cream flavours Chocolate,
Vanilla, Black walnut, Strawberry, Blueberry, and Blue mint. All the information is not
necessarily in the same order.

Q and R are not immediate neighbours. The one who likes Black walnut sits second to the
left of the one who likes Blueberry who sits at the bottom side of the rectangular table. T
and U are sitting diagonally opposite to each other. Q and the one who like Vanilla are
immediate neighbours. U likes Chocolate who sits third to the left of the one who likes

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Black walnut and U is an immediate neighbour of the one who likes Blue mint. Only one
person sits between P and the one who likes blueberry.

6) Who among the following person sits third to the right of the one who likes Blue mint?

1) The one who likes Vanilla

2) The one who likes Chocolate

3) The one who likes Black Walnut

4) S

5) Either a or d

7) Which of the following statement(s) is/are false?

I. Only one person sits between P and the one who likes Blueberry when counted left of P.

II. T sits immediate left of S.

III. S sits at the longer side

1) Only I and III

2) Only III

3) Only I and II

4) Only II

5) None of the statement is false

8) What is the position of T with respect to the one who likes Strawberry?

1) Second to the right

2) Immediate left

3) Immediate right

4) Third to the left

5) None of the above

9) Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and hence form a group. Who
among the following one does not belong to the group?

1) T

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2) R

3) Q

4) U

5) S

10) Who among the following person sits third to the left of the one who sits second to the
right of the one who likes Vanilla?

1) T

2) R

3) U

4) Q

5) P

Direction (11-15): Study the following information carefully and answer the
questions given below.

Eight persons T, U, V, W, P, Q, R, and S are sitting around a rectangular table. Four of

them sit at the four corners of the table and four of them sit in the middle of each side of
the table. All are facing the center of the table but not necessarily in the same order.

Q sits immediate left of the one who sits 2nd to the right of S. Only two persons sit
between W and Q. V faces P who is not an immediate neighbour of R. Q doesn’t face R. T
sits on the corner and facing one of the immediate neighbours of W.

11) Who among the following person sits 2nd to the right of the one who sits opposite to
S?

1) U

2) The one who sits immediate right of V

3) The one who sits immediate left of T

4) T

5) V

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12) How many persons sit between T and V when counted from the right of V?

1) Four

2) Five

3) Two

4) One

5) Three

13) Which of the following statement is false regarding R?

1) R is an immediate neighbour of W

2) Q sits 2nd to the left of R

3) U sits opposite to R

4) S is an immediate neighbour of the one who faces R

5) None of these

14) Who among the following person sits exactly between P and W?

1) T

2) S

3) the one who sits immediate left of P

4) Both (c) and (e)

5) the one who sits immediate right of S

15) Who among the following person is an immediate neighbour of V?

1) T Q

2) W R

3) U S

4) R Q

5) T R

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Direction (16-20): Study the following information carefully and answer the question
below.

Eight persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H are sitting around a rectangular table – 2 persons

on each side. The persons who are sitting on the longer side are facing inside and the
persons who are sitting on the smaller side are facing outside.

C is sitting 2nd to the right of F who is sitting opposite to the one who is an immediate
neighbour of H who sits on the smaller side of the table. D sits immediate left of B and vice
versa. G faces one of the immediate neighbours of A. E neither sits opposite to B nor sits
on the smaller side of the table. C is not an immediate neighbor of A.

16) Who among the following person is sitting 2nd to the left of the person who is sitting
opposite to H?

1) A

2) E

3) G

4) D

5) C

17) Which of the following is definitely true regarding A?

1) A faces inside of the table

2) B faces one of the immediate neighbors of A

3) G sits 2nd to the left of A

4) H is an immediate neighbor of A

5) Both (b) and (d)

18) Who among the following person is sitting to the immediate left of the person who is
sitting to the 2nd left of E?

1) F

2) C

3) H

4) B

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5) D

19) How many persons are sitting between C and G when counted from the right side of
G?

1) Five

2) Two

3) One

4) Four

5) Three

20) Who among the following person is sitting 5th to the right of D?

1) C

2) A

3) E

4) H

5) G

Directions (21-25): Answer the questions based on the information given below.

Ten persons viz. M, N, O, P, Q, A, B, C, D and E are seated in a rectangular table in such

a way that three persons are seated on each longer side while two persons are seated on
each shorter side and all of them are facing towards the center, but not necessarily in the
same order.

Note: The consecutive alphabetically named person doesn’t sit on the same side of the
table.

Q sits to the immediate left of P who sits third to the left of M. The one who sits exactly
opposite to M is second to the right of O. Only one person sits between O and A who sits
exactly opposite to N. C sits exactly in the middle of D and B but more than one person
sits between them. N and B sit on a different side. E neither sits adjacent to D nor faces C.

21. Who among the following person sits second to the left of A?

1) D

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2) B

3) The one who sits third to the left of O

4) The one who sits immediate right of B

5) Cannot be determined

22. How many persons are there between M and N when counted from the right of M?

1) One

2) Two

3) Three

4) More than three

5) None

23. Who among the following person faces E?

1) The one who sits immediate left of Q

2) N

3) Q

4) The one who sits second to the left of D

5) Cannot be determined

24. What is the position of C with respect to the one who is second to the right of D?

1) Immediate right

2) Immediate left

3) Exactly opposite

4) Third to the right

5) Second to the right

25. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and hence form a group. Find the
one who doesn’t belong to that group.

1) M

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2) O

3) C

4) N

5) A

Direction (26-30): Study the following information carefully and answer the
questions given below.

Six persons i.e. A, B, C, D, E and F are sitting around a triangular table. Three of them are
sitting at the corner of the table and the other three are sitting at the middle of the table. All
of them are facing inside the table.

A sits second to the right of C. Two persons sit between A and E. B sits to the immediate
left of E. Two persons sit between F and B. D does not sit at the middle side of the table.

26. Which among the following pairs sit immediate left and immediate right of each other’s
respectively?

1) A, F

2) E, C

3) D, B

4) Both A and B

5) Both B and C

27.How many persons sit between E and the person sits to the immediate right of A?

1) 1

2) 2

3) 3

4) 4

5) Both A and C

28. Who among the following sits to the immediate left of the person who sits third to the
left of F?

1) Person sits second to the right of E

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2) Person sits in front of C

3) Person sits to the immediate left of A

4) Both A and B

5) Both A and C

29. __ Sits fifth to the left of C and sits __ to the left of B.

1) A, Fourth

2) F, Fifth

3) A, Fifth

4) F, Third

5) None of These

30. Who sits exactly between D and F?

1) Person sits second to the right of C

2) Person sits third to the left of B

3) Person sits fifth to the right of F

4) Both A and B

5) Both A and C

Direction (31-35): Answer the questions based on the information given below.

Five persons i.e. P, Q, R, S and T are sitting around a six seated (three seats at the corner
and three seats at the middle) triangular table. One seat of the table is Vacant. All of them
are facing inside the table.

S and T are immediate neighbours of each other. P faces T. R and Q are sitting opposite
to each other. One seat is there between Q’s seat and P’s seat. Vacant place is in the
middle of the table. T doesn’t sit second to the left of R.

31. Who among the following sits exactly between P and Q?

1) Person sits fourth to the left of P

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2) Person sits third to the right of Q

3) No one

4) Either A or C

5) Either B or C

32. __ sit to the immediate left of T.

1) Person sits fifth to the left of R

2) Person sits fifth to the right of T

3) Person sits in front of Vacant seat

4) Both A and B

5) All A, B and C

33. How many persons sit between S and P when counted from the right of S?

1) 4

2) 3

3) 2

4) 1

5) 0

34. Which among the following pairs are immediate neighbours of each other?

1) Person sits to the immediate left of T and R

2) S and the person sits third to the left of Q

3) Person sits third to the left of P and R

4) Both A and B

5) Both A and C

35. Who among the following sits second to the right of S?

1) Person sits to the immediate right of T

2) Person sits to the immediate left of P

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3) Person sits second to the right of R

4) Both A and B

5) Both A and C

Direction (36-40): Study the following information carefully and answer the
questions given below.

Six persons i.e. D, E, F, G, H and I are sitting around a triangular table. Two persons are
sitting on each side of the table. All of them are facing inside the table.

Two persons sit between F and H. G sits second to the right of H. One person sits
between D and E. E is not the neighbour of G. I sits to the immediate right of F on the
same side.

36. Which among the following pairs sit exactly between H and G?

1) F

2) D

3) I

4) Both A and B

5) Both B and C

37. Which of the following statements is/are true?

1) I sits second to the right of H

2) D sits fourth to the left of E

3) I sits second to the left of G

4) Both A and B

5) Both A and C

38.Who among the following sits fourth to the right of F?

1) Person sits exactly between G and H

2) Person sits third to the right of E

3) Person sits third to the left of I

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4) Both A and C

5) Both A and B

39. Which of the following statements is/are not true?

1) E sits exactly between F and D

2) G sits to the immediate right of D

3) I sits exactly between G and E

4) D sits second to the right of E

5) All are True

40. Who among the following pairs sit on the same side?

1) G, D

2) I, H

3) F, E

4) D, H

5) None of These

Direction(Q.41-45) Study the following information carefully and answer the given
questions.

Six persons i.e. J, K, L, M, N and O are sitting around a triangular table. Two persons are
sitting on each side of the table. All of them are facing inside the table.

N sits second to the left of J. One person sits between N and M. L and K are immediate
neighbours of M. K sits fourth to the right of O. J and L do not sit on the same side of the
table.

41. Which among the following pair sits to the immediate left and immediate right of each
other respectively?

1) N, K

2) J, O

3) L, M

4) K, M

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5) None of These

42. Who sits exactly between O and L?

1) Person sits second to the left of N

2) Person sits immediate right of O

3) Person sits third to the left of M

4) Both A and C

5) Both B and C

43. __ sits second to the right of ___

1) N, M

2) O, L

3) O, K

4) Both A and C

5) Both A and B

44. Who sits to the immediate right of J?

1) Person sits to the immediate right of M

2) Person sits to the immediate left of M

3) Person sits second to the right of K

4) Person sits second to the left of O

5) None of These

45. If all the persons sit in the alphabetical order starting from O in clockwise direction then
the position of how many persons remain unchanged excluding O?

1) 4

2) 3

3) 0

4) 2

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5) 1

Directions(Q.46-50): Answer the questions based on the information given below.

Nine Persons i.e. P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W and X are sitting around a triangular table such
that three of them are sitting at the corner of the table and two persons are sitting on each
side of the table. All of them are facing inside the table.

T sits third to the right of S. S does not sit at the corner of the table. Q sits second to the
left of S. R sits to the immediate right of T. U sits between Q and S. X sit third to the right
of P. V sits at the middle side of the table but not with S.

46. Who among the following sits fourth to the right of T?

1) Person sits second to the left of S

2) V

3) Q

4) Both A and C

5) None of These

47. Which of the following statements is/are true?

1) W sits second to the right of U

2) Three persons sit between V and P, from left of V

3) Q sits sixth to the right of W

4) Both A and B

5) All A, B and C

48. How many persons are between S and Q when counted from the right of S?

1) 8

2) 7

3) 6

4) 5

5) None of these

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49. _sits second to the left of R, and sits second to the right of __

1) V and U

2) P and the person sit second to the right of Q

3) Person sits second to the right of S and V

4) Both P and Q

5) None of These

50. Who among the following sits exactly between X and P?

1) Person sits fourth to the right of R

2) Person sits third to the left of T

3) Person sits second to the left of V

4) Both A and B

5) Both A and C

Explanations

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1) 2
2) 1
3) 4
4) 3
5) 5
Direction (1-5):

Explanation:

M is sitting 3rdto the left of the one who is sitting 2ndto the right of C.

Here we get two possibilities.

Case-1

C M

Case-2

C M

Only three persons are sitting between D and O. P is an immediate neighbor of either M or C. Person who is
sitting opposite to A, is sitting 2ndto the right of O. Here we get two possibilities in both cases.

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A O

Case-1
P

D C M

Case-2
D O

C M P

Case-1a
D O

P C M

D A

Case-2a
P

C M O

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N is sitting 2nd to the right of B. N is neither sitting opposite to C nor sitting in the corner of the table.
We cannot fix the position of N in case (1), case (1a) and case (2). So these cases are eliminated.

D B A

Case-2a
P N

C M O

6) 5
7) 2
8) 3
9) 5
10) 1

Direction (6-10):

The one who likes Black walnut sits second to the left of one who likes Blueberry who sits at the bottom
side of the rectangular table.

From the above conditions, there are two possibilities.

Black Case-1
Walnut

Blueberry

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Black

Walnut

Case-2

Blueberry

U likes Chocolate who sits third to the left of the one who likes Black walnut and U is an immediate
neighbor of the one who likes Blue mint.

T and U are sitting diagonally opposite to each other.

Black Case-1 U Chocolate

Walnut

Blueberry

T Black

Walnut

Case-2 Blue Mint

Blueberry U, Chocolate

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Q and the one who like Vanilla are immediate neighbors. Q and R are not immediate neighbours.

Only one person sits between P and the one who likes blueberry.

From the above condition, Case2 shows the final arrangement.

T Black Strawberry

Walnut R

S Vanilla Case-2 P Blue Mint

Blueberry Q U, Chocolate

11) 3

12) 1

13) 3

14) 4

15) 4

Direction (11-15):

T sits on the corner and facing one of the immediate neighbors of W

Case-1

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Case-2 W

Case-1

S Q

Q S

Case-2 W

V faces P who is not an immediate neighbor of R. Q doesn’t face R.

U W R

P Case-1 V

S Q

Q S

Case-2 W

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Final Arrangement:

U W R

P Case-1 V

S Q

(16-20):

16) 3
17) 4
18) 1
19) 4
20) 3

Directions (16-20):

C is sitting 2nd right of F who is sitting opposite to the one who is an immediate neighbor of H who sits on
the smaller side of the table. Here we get three possibilities.

C Case-1

F Case-1

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Case-3 H

D sits immediate left of B and vice versa.

C Case-1

B/D H

D/B

F Case-2

B/D H

D/B

G faces one of the immediate neighbors of A who is not an immediate neighbor of C.

C Case-1 A

B/D H

D/B G

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G C

F Case-2

B/D H

D/B A

G F

C Case-1a

B/D H

D/B A

E neither sits opposite to B nor sits on the smaller side of the table.

We cannot fix the position of E in Case (2) and Case (3). So these cases are eliminated.

Final arrangement

E F

C Case-1 A

B H

D G

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(21-25):

21) 4
22) 3
23) 3
24) 1
25) 2

Directions (21-25):

Note: The consecutive alphabetically named person doesn’t sit on the same side of the table.

Q sits to the immediate left of P who sits third to the left of M. The one who sits exactly opposite to M is
second to the right of O.

Case-1
Q M

Case-2
O P

Only one person sits between O and A who sits exactly opposite to N.

C sits exactly in the middle of D and B but more than one person sits between them.

N and B sit on a different side.

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O A

B/D D/B
Case-1
Q M

P C N

A M

B/D D/B
Case-2
O P

N C Q

E neither sits adjacent to D nor faces C. Hence, case 1 gets eliminated.

Final arrangement

A M E

D B
Case-2
O P

N C Q

(26-30):

26) 5

27) 5

28) 2

29) 4

30) 1

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A sits second to the right of C.

As per this statement, there will be two cases getting framed and they are as follows:

CASE I:

CASE II:

C A

Two persons sit between A and E. B sits to the immediate left of E.

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CASE I:

B A

E C

CASE II:

C A

F faces B. D does not sit at the middle side of the table.

As per this statement, CASE II will get eliminated and we will continue with CASE I and the final
arrangement will look like this:

CASE I:

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B A

E C F

(31-35):

Solution:

31) 4
32) 5
33) 3
34) 4
35) 1

S and T are immediate neighbours of each other. P faces T.

As per this statement, there will be two cases getting framed and they are as follows:

CASE I:

S/ T S/

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Case-II

S/ P

T S/

R and Q are sitting opposite to each other. One seat is there between Q’s seat and P’s seat. Vacant place is
in the middle of the table. T doesn’t sit second to the left of R.

R P
Case-1
Eliminated

T S Q

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R/Q

S P
Case-1A
eliminated

T Q/ R

Case-1 and Case-1-A gets eliminated since Vacant place is in the middle of the table.

Case-2-A gets eliminated since One seat is there between Q’s seat and P’s seat.

Final arrangement

R Vacant
Case-2

S T Q

(36-40):

36) 5

37) 2

38) 4

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39) 3

40) 1

STEP I: Two persons sit between F and H.

As per this statement, two cases will get framed and they will look like this:

CASE I:

Case-II

F H

G sits second to the right of H.

I sits to the immediate right of F on the same side.

As per this statement, CASE II will get eliminated and we will continue with CASE I and the arrangement will
look like this:

CASE I:

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F G

One person sits between D and E. E is not the neighbour of G.

As per this statement, the final arrangement will look like this:

F G

I D

E H

(Q.41-45)

Solution:

41) 3
42) 2
43) 4
44) 2
45) 5

STEP I: N sits second to the left of J.

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As per this statement, there will be two cases getting framed and they are as follows:

CASE I:

Case-II

One person sits between N and M, L and K are immediate neighbours of M.

As per this statement, the arrangement will look like this:

Case-I

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N L/K

J L/K

Case-II

L/K M

N L/ K

K sits fourth to the right of O.

As per this statement, the arrangement will look like this:

CASE I:

N K

O M

J L

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Case-II

K M

N L

O J

J and L do not sit on the same side of the table

As per this statement, CASE I will get eliminated and we will continue with CASE II and the final
arrangement will look like this:

CASE I:

K M

N L

O J

(Q.46-50):

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Solution:

46) 4
47) 5
48) 3
49) 2
50) 1

T sits third to the right of S. S does not sit at the corner of the table.

As per these statements, there will be two cases getting framed and they will look like this:

CASE I:

Case-II

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Q sits second to the left of S. R sits to the immediate right of T.

As per this statement, the arrangement will look like this:

CASE I:

Q T

Case-II

Q S

U sits between Q and S. X sit third to the right of P.

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As per this statement, the arrangement will look like this:

CASE I:

U S P

Case-II

X T

Q U S

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V sits at the middle side of the table but not with S.

As per this statement, CASE II will get cancelled and we will continue with CASE I and the final arrangement
will look like this:

CASE I:

V R

Q T

U S W P

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