Seating Arrangement MCQs : SETâ1
Q1. (Circular – Fix One Person)
Six persons A, B, C, D, E and F are sitting around a circular table facing the centre. A sits second to the right of B. Who sits opposite A ?
āĻāϝāĻŧāĻāύ āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϤā§āϤāĻžāĻāĻžā§° āĻā§āĻŦā§āϞāϤ āĻā§āύā§āĻĻā§ā§°ā§° āĻĢāĻžāϞ⧠āĻŽā§āĻ āĻā§°āĻŋ āĻŦāĻšāĻŋ āĻāĻā§āĨ¤ A, B ā§° āϏā§āĻāĻĢāĻžāϞ⧠āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāϤā§āϝāĻŧ āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύāϤ āĻŦāĻšāĻŋāĻā§āĨ¤ A ā§° āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒā§°ā§āϤ⧠āĻā§āύ āĻŦāĻšāĻŋāĻā§ ?
a) C b) D c) E d) F
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: b) D
Trick: Fix B → move 2 right → A → opposite = D
Q2. (Direction Rule)
Eight persons sit around a circle facing outside. P is third to the right of Q. Direction of movement is ?
āĻāĻ āĻāύ āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋā§°āϞ⧠āĻŽā§āĻ āĻā§°āĻŋ āĻŦāĻšāĻŋāĻā§āĨ¤ Q ā§° āϏā§āĻāĻĢāĻžāϞ⧠āϤā§āϤā§āϝāĻŧ āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύāϤ P āĻŦāĻšāĻŋāĻā§āĨ¤ āĻĻāĻŋāĻļ āĻā§āύāĻā§ ?
a) Clockwise b) Anti-clockwise c) Both d) Cannot say
Ans: b) Anti-clockwise
Rule: Facing outside → Right = Anti-clockwise
Q3. (Immediate Rule)
A sits immediately to the left of B. How many persons sit between A and B ? A, B ā§° āϤā§āĻā§āώāĻŖāĻžā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻāĻĢāĻžāϞ⧠āĻŦāĻšāĻŋāĻā§āĨ¤ āĻŽāĻžāĻāϤ āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāĻāύ ?
a) 0 b) 1 c) 2 d) Cannot say
Ans: a) 0
Immediately = No gap
Q4. (Between Rule)
There are two persons between P and Q in a circular seating. Total persons = 8. P and Q are ? P āĻā§°ā§ Q ā§° āĻŽāĻžāĻāϤ āĻĻā§āĻāύ āĻāĻā§āĨ¤ āĻŽā§āĻ ā§Ž āĻāύāĨ¤ P āĻā§°ā§ Q āĻ’āϤ āĻŦāĻšāĻŋāĻā§ ?
a) Adjacent b) Opposite c) Same side d) Corner
Ans: b) Opposite
Even number + equal gap → Opposite
Q5. (Strongest Clue First)
Which clue should be solved first ? āĻā§āύāĻā§ āϏā§āϤā§ā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦ āϞāĻžāĻā§ ?
a) Not neighbour b) Immediate left c) Second right of d) Does not sit beside
Ans: c) Second right of
Exact position = strongest clue
Q6. (Opposite Seat Formula)
In a circular seating of 10 persons, opposite seat is after ? ā§§ā§Ļ āĻāύ⧰ āĻŦā§āϤā§āϤāĻžāĻāĻžā§°āϤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒā§°ā§āϤ āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻĒāĻŋāĻāϤ ?
a) 3 b) 4 c) 5 d) 6
Ans: c) 5
Formula: Total ÷ 2
Q7. (Negative Clue)
A does not sit beside B. When should it be used ? A, B ā§° āĻāĻžāώāϤ āύā§āĻŦāĻšā§āĨ¤ āĻā§āϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦ āϞāĻžāĻā§ ?
a) First b) Middle c) Last d) Never
Ans: c) Last
Negative clue → always last
Q8. (Pair Unit Trick)
A and B sit together. Best method ? A āĻā§°ā§ B āĻāĻā§āϞāĻā§ āĻŦāĻšā§āĨ¤ āĻāϤā§āϤāĻŽ āĻĒāĻĻā§āϧāϤāĻŋ ?
a) Place separately b) Ignore c) Treat as one unit d) Guess
Ans: c) Treat as one unit
Q9. (Number Position Method)
Fastest method for seating questions ? āϏ⧰ā§āĻŦāĻžāϧāĻŋāĻ āĻĻā§ā§°ā§āϤ āĻĒāĻĻā§āϧāϤāĻŋ āĻā§āύāĻā§ ?
a) Drawing circle b) Guessing c) Number positions d) Writing names
Ans: c) Number positions
Q10. (Exam Strategy)
Best exam strategy ? āĻĒā§°ā§āĻā§āώāĻžā§° āϏ⧰ā§āĻŦā§āϤā§āϤāĻŽ āĻā§āĻļāϞ ?
a) Solve full arrangement b) Read question first c) Skip question d) Guess
Ans: b) Read question first
Q11. (Row Seating)
Five persons sit in a row facing north. A sits left of B but right of C. Who is in the middle ?
āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻāĻāύ āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰āĻŽā§āĻā§ āĻļāĻžā§°ā§āϤ āĻŦāĻšāĻŋāĻā§āĨ¤ A, B ā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻāĻĢāĻžāϞ⧠āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤ⧠C ā§° āϏā§āĻāĻĢāĻžāϞā§āĨ¤ āĻŽāĻžāĻāϤ āĻā§āύ?
Ans: A
Order: C – A – B
Q12. P sits at one end. Q sits second from left. Total persons ? P āĻāĻā§āĻŦāĻžā§°ā§ āĻļā§āώāϤāĨ¤ Q āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻāĻĢāĻžāϞ⧰ āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāϤā§āϝāĻŧāĨ¤ āĻŽā§āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāĻāύ ?
a) 3 b) 4 c) 5 d) Cannot say
Ans: d) Cannot say
Q13. If X sits between Y and Z, order is ? X, Y āĻā§°ā§ Z ā§° āĻŽāĻžāĻāϤ āĻŦāĻšāĻŋāϞ⧠āĻā§ā§°āĻŽ āĻāĻŋ āĻš’āĻŦ āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§ ?
a) Y-X-Z or Z-X-Y b) X-Y-Z c) Z-Y-X d) None
Ans: a)
Q14. Who sits at extreme right ? (Based on given data) āĻāĻā§āĻŦāĻžā§°ā§ āϏā§āĻāĻĢāĻžāϞ⧠āĻā§āύ āĻŦāĻšāĻŋāĻā§?
Ans: Data based
Rule: Extremes solved last
Q15. (Corrected)
Facing south → Left side becomes ? āĻĻāĻā§āώāĻŋāĻŖāĻŽā§āĻā§ āĻš’āϞ⧠āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻāĻĢāĻžāϞ āĻā§āύāĻā§ ?
a) North b) South c) East d) West
Ans: c) East (āĻĒā§ā§ą)
Q16. Facing centre + immediate right → direction ? āĻā§āύā§āĻĻā§ā§°āϞ⧠āĻŽā§āĻ āĻā§°āĻŋ āϏā§āĻāĻĢāĻžāϞ⧠āĻā§ā§°āĻŋāϞ⧠?
a) Clockwise b) Anti-clockwise c) Both d) Cannot say
Ans: a) Clockwise
Q17. Facing outside + immediate left → direction ? āĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋā§°āϞ⧠āĻŽā§āĻ āĻā§°āĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻāĻĢāĻžāϞ⧠āĻā§ā§°āĻŋāϞ⧠?
a) Clockwise b) Anti-clockwise c) Both d) Cannot say
Ans: a) Clockwise
Q18. Seven persons sit in a circle. Opposite seat ? ā§ āĻāύ āĻŦā§āϤā§āϤāĻžāĻāĻžā§°āϤ āĻŦāĻšāĻŋāϞ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒā§°ā§āϤ āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ ?
a) Exists b) Does not exist c) Two seats d) Cannot say
Ans: b) Does not exist
Q19. A, B, C, D sit in a row. A not neighbour of C. Possible ? A, B, C, D āĻļāĻžā§°ā§āϤāĨ¤ A, C ā§° āĻāĻžāώāϤ āύāĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ āϏāĻŽā§āĻā§ą āύ⧠?
a) Yes b) No c) Cannot say d) Depends
Ans: a) Yes
Q20. (Best Solving Order)
Best verified order to solve seating questions ? āĻŦāĻšāĻž āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāϏā§āĻĨāĻž āϏāĻŽāĻžāϧāĻžāύ⧰ āϏ⧰ā§āĻŦā§āϤā§āϤāĻŽ āĻā§ā§°āĻŽ ?
a) Guess → Solve
b) Fix → Direction → Strong clue → Fill → Verify → Answer
c) Draw only
d) Skip
Ans: b)