Seating arrangement (with tricks):1
Q1. Circular Seating (Verified)
Eight persons A–H sit around a circular table facing centre. A is second to the right of B. C is immediate left of A. Who sits opposite C ? āĻāĻ āĻāύ āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻā§āύā§āĻĻā§ā§°āϞ⧠āĻŽā§āĻ āĻā§°āĻŋ āĻŦāĻšāĻŋāĻā§āĨ¤ A, B ā§° āϏā§āĻāĻĢāĻžāϞ⧠āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāϤā§āϝāĻŧāĨ¤ C, A ā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻĢāĻžāϞ⧠āϤā§āĻā§āώāĻŖāĻžā§āĨ¤ C ā§° āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒā§°ā§āϤ⧠āĻā§āύ ?
a) A b) B c) D d) H
Ans: c) D
Correct Solution (Trick)
- Fix B anywhere
- Facing centre → right = clockwise
- 2nd right of B = A
- Immediate left of A = C
- Opposite = 8 ÷ 2 = 4 seats
→ Opposite of C = D
Q2. Direction Rule
Six persons sit around a circular table facing outside. P is third to the right of Q. In which direction is P from Q ?āĻāϝāĻŧāĻāύ āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋā§°āϞ⧠āĻŽā§āĻ āĻā§°āĻŋ āĻŦāĻšāĻŋāĻā§āĨ¤ P, Q ā§° āϏā§āĻāĻĢāĻžāϞ⧠āϤā§āϤā§āϝāĻŧāĨ¤ āĻĻāĻŋāĻļ āĻāĻŋ ?
a) Clockwise b) Anti-clockwise c) North d) South
Ans: b) Anti-clockwise
Trick: Facing outside → Right = Anti-clockwise
Q3. Immediate Rule
A sits immediately to the left of B in a row. How many persons sit between A and B ? A, B ā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻĢāĻžāϞ⧠āϤā§āĻā§āώāĻŖāĻžā§ āĻŦāĻšā§āĨ¤ āĻŽāĻžāĻāϤ āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāĻāύ ?
a) 0 b) 1 c) 2 d) Cannot say
Ans: a) 0
Trick: Immediately = no gap
Q4. Between Rule (Corrected)
In a circular seating of 8 persons, there are exactly 2 persons between X and Y. What is their position ?
ā§Ž āĻāύ⧰ āĻŦā§āϤā§āϤāĻžāĻāĻžā§° āĻāϏāύāϤ X āĻā§°ā§ Y ā§° āĻŽāĻžāĻāϤ āĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻĻā§āĻāύ āĻŦāĻšā§āĨ¤ āĻ ā§ąāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ ?
a) Adjacent b) Opposite c) Same side d) Cannot say
Ans: b) Opposite
Trick: 2 persons on each side → total gap = 4
8 ÷ 2 = 4 → Opposite
Q5. Negative Clue
“A does not sit beside B.” When should this clue be used ? “A, B ā§° āĻāĻžāώāϤ āύā§āĻŦāĻšā§” āĻā§āϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦ ?
a) First b) Middle c) Last d) Ignore
Ans: c) Last
Trick: Negative clues are never used for placement, only verification.
Q6. Linear Seating
Five persons A, B, C, D and E sit in a row facing north. C sits between A and B. Who must be in the middle ?
āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻāĻāύ āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰āϞ⧠āĻŽā§āĻ āĻā§°āĻŋ āĻļāĻžā§°ā§āϤ āĻŦāĻšāĻŋāĻā§āĨ¤ C, A āĻā§°ā§ B ā§° āĻŽāĻžāĻāϤāĨ¤ āĻŽāĻžāĻāϤ āĻā§āύ ?
a) A b) B c) C d) Cannot say
Ans: c) C
Trick: “Between” means middle position.
Q7. Opposite Formula
In a circular seating of 10 persons, how many seats away is the opposite person ?
ā§§ā§Ļ āĻāύ⧰ āĻŦā§āϤā§āϤāĻžāĻāĻžā§° āĻāϏāύāϤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒā§°ā§āϤ āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻāϏāύ āĻĻā§ā§°āϤ ?
a) 4 b) 5 c) 6 d) 7
Ans: b) 5
Trick: Opposite = Total ÷ 2 = 10 ÷ 2 = 5
Q8. Odd Number Case
Seven persons sit around a circular table. How many persons sit exactly opposite A ?
ā§ āĻāύ āĻŦā§āϤā§āϤāĻžāĻāĻžā§° āĻā§āĻŦā§āϞāϤ āĻŦāĻšāĻŋāĻā§āĨ¤ A ā§° āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒā§°ā§āϤ⧠āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāĻāύ ?
a) 1 b) 2 c) 0 d) 3
Ans: c) 0
Trick: Odd number → no exact opposite seat.
Q9. Pair Unit Concept
If A and B are sitting together in a circular arrangement, what is the best method ?
A āĻā§°ā§ B āĻāĻā§āϞāĻā§ āĻŦāĻšāĻŋāϞ⧠āĻāϤā§āϤāĻŽ āĻĒāĻĻā§āϧāϤāĻŋ āĻāĻŋ ?
a) Place separately b) Treat as one unit c) Ignore the clue d) Guess
Ans: b) Treat as one unit
Q10. Facing South
Five persons sit in a row facing south. A is to the left of B. Where is A actually with respect to B ?
ā§Ģ āĻāύ āĻĻāĻā§āώāĻŋāĻŖāϞ⧠āĻŽā§āĻ āĻā§°āĻŋ āĻŦāĻšāĻŋāĻā§āĨ¤ A, B ā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻĢāĻžāϞā§āĨ¤ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻā§āϤ āĻĻāĻŋāĻļ āĻāĻŋ ?
a) Left b) Right c) Front d) Back
Ans: b) Right
Trick: Facing south → directions reverse.
Q11. Strongest Clue Order
Which clue should be solved first in seating arrangement ? āĻā§āύ āϏā§āϤā§ā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽā§ āϏāĻŽāĻžāϧāĻžāύ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦ āϞāĻžāĻā§ ?
a) Negative b) Immediate c) Exact position d) Between
Ans: c) Exact position
Q12. Number Position Method
Fastest method to solve circular seating questions ? āĻŦā§āϤā§āϤāĻžāĻāĻžā§° āĻāϏāύ⧰ āĻāĻāĻžāĻāϤāĻā§ āĻĻā§ā§°ā§āϤ āĻĒāĻĻā§āϧāϤāĻŋ ?
a) Draw circle b) Guess c) Use numbers d) Skip
Ans: c) Use numbers
Q13. Final Question Strategy
What should be read first in seating questions ? āĻāϏāύ⧰ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύāϤ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽā§ āĻāĻŋ āĻĒāĻĸāĻŧāĻŋāĻŦ āϞāĻžāĻā§ ?
a) Clues b) Diagram c) Final question d) Options
Ans: c) Final question
MASTER FORMULA
Fix → Direction → Exact → Between → Immediate → Negative → Answer
āϏā§āĻĨāĻŋā§° āĻā§°āĻ → āĻĻāĻŋāĻļ → āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ → āĻŽāĻžāĻāϤ → āϤā§āĻā§āώāĻŖāĻžā§ → āύāĻžāĻāĻžā§°āĻžāϤā§āĻŽāĻ → āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰