SSC previous year seating arrangement (with tricks):
Q1 (SSC CGL – Circular Seating)
Eight persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circular table facing the centre. A is third to the right of B. C is second to the left of A. Who sits opposite C ? āĻāĻ āĻāύ āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϤā§āϤāĻžāĻāĻžā§° āĻā§āĻŦā§āϞāϤ āĻā§āύā§āĻĻā§ā§°āϞ⧠āĻŽā§āĻ āĻā§°āĻŋ āĻŦāĻšāĻŋ āĻāĻā§āĨ¤ A, B ā§° āϏā§āĻāĻĢāĻžāϞ⧠āϤā§āϤā§āϝāĻŧ āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύāϤ āĻŦāĻšāĻŋāĻā§āĨ¤ C, A ā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻĢāĻžāϞ⧠āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāϤā§āϝāĻŧ āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύāϤ āĻŦāĻšāĻŋāĻā§āĨ¤ C ā§° āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒā§°ā§āϤ⧠āĻā§āύ āĻŦāĻšāĻŋāĻā§ ?
a) A b) B c) D d) F
Ans āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰:: c) D
Short Trick: Fix B → 3 right = A → 2 left = C → Opposite (8÷2=4) = D
Q2 (SSC CHSL – Direction Rule)
Six persons sit around a circular table facing outside. P is second to the right of Q. In which direction is P with respect to Q ?
a) Clockwise b) Anti-clockwise c) North d) South
Ans: b) Anti-clockwise
Short Trick: Facing outside → Right = Anti-clockwise
āĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋā§°āϞ⧠āĻŽā§āĻ āĻā§°āĻŋāϞ⧠→ āϏā§āĻāĻĢāĻžāϞ = āĻāĻĄāĻŧā§ā§° āĻāϞā§āĻāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāĻļ
Q3 (SSC MTS – Immediate Rule)
A sits immediately to the left of B in a row. How many persons sit between A and B ?
a) 0 b) 1 c) 2 d) Cannot be determined
Ans: a) 0
Short Trick: Immediately = No gap. Immediately āĻŽāĻžāύ⧠āĻŽāĻžāĻāϤ āĻā§āύ⧠āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āύāĻžāĻ
Q4 (SSC CGL – Between Rule)
There are two persons between X and Y in a circular seating of 8 persons. What is their position ?
a) Adjacent b) Opposite c) Same side d) Cannot say
Ans: b) Opposite
Short Trick: Even number + equal gap → Opposite. āϏāĻŽāϏāĻāĻā§āϝāĻž + āϏāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāϧāĻžāύ = āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒā§°ā§āϤ āĻāϏāύ
Q5 (SSC GD – Negative Clue)
A does not sit beside B. When should this clue be used?
a) First b) Middle c) Last d) Ignore
Ans: c) Last
Short Trick: Negative clues = verification only. “āĻāĻžāώāϤ āύāĻšāϝāĻŧ” āϧ⧰āĻŖā§° āϏāĻāĻā§āϤ āĻļā§āώāϤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦ āϞāĻžāĻā§
Q6 (SSC CHSL – Linear Seating)
Five persons A, B, C, D and E are sitting in a row facing north. C sits between A and B. D sits at one end. Who sits in the middle ?
a) A b) B c) C d) E
Ans: c) C
Short Trick: Between clue = strongest clue. Between āϏā§āϤā§ā§° āĻāĻāĻžāĻāϤāĻā§ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞā§
Q7 (SSC CGL – Opposite Formula)
In a circular seating of 10 persons, the person sitting opposite A is how many seats away ?
a) 4 b) 5 c) 6 d) 7
Ans: b) 5
Short Trick: Opposite = Total ÷ 2. āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒā§°ā§āϤ āĻāϏāύ = āĻŽā§āĻ āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋ ÷ ⧍
Q8 (SSC MTS – Odd Number)
Seven persons sit around a circular table. How many persons sit exactly opposite A ?
a) 1 b) 2 c) 0 d) Cannot say
Ans: c) 0
Short Trick: Odd number → No opposite. āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻĄāĻŧ āϏāĻāĻā§āϝāĻž āĻšāϞ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒā§°ā§āϤ āĻāϏāύ āύāĻžāĻĨāĻžāĻā§
Q9 (SSC CGL – Pair Unit)
If A and B sit together, what is the best method?
a) Place separately b) Treat as one unit
c) Ignore d) Guess
Ans: b) Treat as one unit
Short Trick: Pair → One unit first. āĻāĻā§ā§āϞāĻā§ āĻŦāĻšāĻŋāϞ⧠→ āĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻāύāĻŋāĻ āĻšāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻĒā§ āϧ⧰āĻž
Q10 (SSC Strategy Question)
What should be read first in seating questions ?
a) All clues b) Final question c) Options d) Diagram
Ans: b) Final question
Short Trick: Question-first saves time. āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽā§ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ āĻĒāĻĸāĻŧāĻŋāϞ⧠āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻā§
SSC VERIFIED FORMULA :
Fix → Direction → Strong Clue → Between → Immediate → Negative → Answer