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 ? āφāĻ āϜāύ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āϕ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§ā§°āϞ⧈ āĻŽā§āĻ– āϕ⧰āĻŋ āĻŦāĻšāĻŋāϛ⧇āĨ¤ A, B ā§° āϏ⧋āρāĻĢāĻžāϞ⧇ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāϤ⧀āϝāĻŧāĨ¤ C, A ā§° āĻŦāĻžāρāĻĢāĻžāϞ⧇ āĻ¤ā§ŽāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖāĻžā§ŽāĨ¤ C ā§° āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒā§°ā§€āϤ⧇ āϕ⧋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 ?āĻ›āϝāĻŧāϜāύ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋā§°āϞ⧈ āĻŽā§āĻ– āϕ⧰āĻŋ āĻŦāĻšāĻŋāϛ⧇āĨ¤ P, Q ā§° āϏ⧋āρāĻĢāĻžāϞ⧇ āϤ⧃āϤ⧀āϝāĻŧāĨ¤ āĻĻāĻŋāĻļ āĻ•āĻŋ ?


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§° āĻŦāĻžāρāĻĢāĻžāϞ⧇ āĻ¤ā§ŽāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖāĻžā§Ž āĻŦāĻšā§‡āĨ¤ āĻŽāĻžāϜāϤ āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāϜāύ ?


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 āϜāύ⧰ āĻŦ⧃āĻ¤ā§āϤāĻžāĻ•āĻžā§° āφāϏāύāϤ X āφ⧰⧁ Y ā§° āĻŽāĻžāϜāϤ āĻ āĻŋāĻ• āĻĻ⧁āϜāύ āĻŦāĻšā§‡āĨ¤ āĻ…ā§ąāĻ¸ā§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§° āĻ•āĻžāώāϤ āύ⧋āĻŦāĻšā§‡” āϕ⧇āϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āϕ⧰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 ? 


āĻĒāĻžāρāϚāϜāύ āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰āϞ⧈ āĻŽā§āĻ– āϕ⧰āĻŋ āĻļāĻžā§°ā§€āϤ āĻŦāĻšāĻŋāϛ⧇āĨ¤ C, A āφ⧰⧁ B ā§° āĻŽāĻžāϜāϤāĨ¤ āĻŽāĻžāϜāϤ āϕ⧋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 āϜāύ⧰ āĻŦ⧃āĻ¤ā§āϤāĻžāĻ•āĻžā§° āφāϏāύāϤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒā§°ā§€āϤ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ āφāϏāύ 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§­ āϜāύ āĻŦ⧃āĻ¤ā§āϤāĻžāĻ•āĻžā§° āĻŸā§‡āĻŦ⧁āϞāϤ āĻŦāĻšāĻŋāϛ⧇āĨ¤ A ā§° āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒā§°ā§€āϤ⧇ āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāϜāύ ?


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 āφ⧰⧁ B āĻāϕ⧇āϞāϗ⧇ āĻŦāĻšāĻŋāϞ⧇ āωāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŽ āĻĒāĻĻā§āϧāϤāĻŋ āĻ•āĻŋ ?


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 āϜāύ āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώāĻŋāĻŖāϞ⧈ āĻŽā§āĻ– āϕ⧰āĻŋ āĻŦāĻšāĻŋāϛ⧇āĨ¤ A, B ā§° āĻŦāĻžāρāĻĢāĻžāϞ⧇āĨ¤ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ•ā§ƒāϤ āĻĻāĻŋāĻļ āĻ•āĻŋ ?


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 ? āϕ⧋āύ āϏ⧂āĻ¤ā§ā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽā§‡ āϏāĻŽāĻžāϧāĻžāύ āϕ⧰āĻŋāĻŦ āϞāĻžāϗ⧇ ?


a) Negative  b) Immediate  c) Exact position   d) Between


Ans: c) Exact position


Q12. Number Position Method


Fastest method to solve circular seating questions ? āĻŦ⧃āĻ¤ā§āϤāĻžāĻ•āĻžā§° āφāϏāύ⧰ āφāϟāĻžāχāϤāĻ•ā§ˆ 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 ? āφāϏāύ⧰ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύāϤ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽā§‡ āĻ•āĻŋ āĻĒāĻĸāĻŧāĻŋāĻŦ āϞāĻžāϗ⧇ ?


a) Clues  b) Diagram   c) Final question   d) Options


Ans: c) Final question


MASTER FORMULA


Fix → Direction → Exact → Between → Immediate → Negative → Answer
āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋā§° āϕ⧰āĻ• → āĻĻāĻŋāĻļ → āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ• āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ → āĻŽāĻžāϜāϤ → āĻ¤ā§ŽāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖāĻžā§Ž → āύāĻžāĻ•āĻžā§°āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻ• → āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰