Seating Arrangement Questions with Solutions
Seating arrangement questions give a set of clues about where people sit and ask you to work out the full arrangement. This topic covers linear arrangements (people in one or two rows, facing north, south or each other), circular arrangements (facing the centre or facing outward), and square or rectangular tables. Start with the most definite clue, such as a fixed position or two people sitting next to each other. Then add clues that link to people already placed, leaving the vague ones for last. In circular arrangements facing the centre, a person's left is clockwise and right is anticlockwise. When a clue allows two possibilities, draw both cases and eliminate one using later clues. Practise the seating arrangement questions below. Each solution shows the arrangement built step by step.
- Q1.
Six people U, V, W, X, Y and Z stand in a line. Y is between V and Z. W is to the immediate left of V. X is not at either end. U is to the immediate right of Z. If W is at the far left, who is in the 4th position from the left?
A. U or VB. X or YC. V or WD. W or ZmediumAsked in NIMCET 2026View solution › - Q2.
Five boys are sitting in a row. A is on the right of B. E is on the left of B, but to the right of C. If A is on the left of D, who is sitting in the middle?
A. EB. BC. AD. CmediumAsked in MAH MCA CET 2024View solution › - Q3.
A, B, C, D, E, F and G are sitting in a line facing East. C is immediately to the right of D. B is at one of the extreme ends and has E as his neighbour. G is between E and F. D is sitting third from the South end. Who is sitting third from the North end?
A. AB. EC. FD. GmediumAsked in NIMCET 2012View solution › - Q4.
There are six houses in a row. Mr. Lal has Mr. Babu and Mr. Anil as neighbours. Mr. Bhatia has Mr. Gupta and Mr. Sharma as neighbours. Mr. Gupta's house is not next to Mr. Babu or Mr. Anil and Mr. Sharma does not live next to Mr. Anil. Who are Mr. Babu's next-door neighbours?
A. Mr. Lal and Mr. BhatiaB. Mr. Lal and Mr. AnilC. Mr. Sharma and Mr. LalD. Only Mr. LalmediumAsked in NIMCET 2008View solution › - Q5.
U, V, W, X and T are sitting on a bench. T is sitting next to U, V is sitting next to W, W is not sitting with X who is on the left end of the bench. V is in the second position from the right. T is to the right of U and X. T and V are sitting together. In which position is T sitting?
A. Between V and XB. Between U and VC. Between U and WD. Between X and WmediumAsked in NIMCET 2022View solution ›