Seating Arrangement

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Directions (1-5): Study following information carefully and answer the  questions given below.

Eight friends- Anu, Bharathi, Banu, Ragu, Vibin, Subi, Vinoth and Vivek are sitting in a row facing north. All of them like different animals viz., Lion, Tiger, Zebra, Cat, Dog, Fox, Bull and Elephant, but not necessarily in the same order.

Vibin sits third to the left of Banu and likes Tiger. Subi is an immediate neighbour of both Vinoth and Banu.  Only one person sits between Banu and the one who likes Bull. Bharathi does not like Lion. Anu sits fourth to the left of the one who likes Bull and does not like Zebra. The one who likes Dog sits third to the right of the one who likes Lion. The one who likes Lion sits at one of the extreme ends of the row. Vivek sits at one of the extreme ends of the row. The one who likes Cat sits second to the right of the one who likes Elephant. The one who likes Dog and the one who likes Zebra are immediate neighbours. The one who likes Dog sits immediate right of Anu. Ragu does not like Cat. Bharathi does not sit at any of the extreme end of the row.

 

1). Who among the following likes Cat?

  1. The one who sits immediate left of Vinoth
  2. The one who sits the immediate right of the one who likes Bull
  3. Bharathi
  4. Vinoth
  5. None of these

2). Which of the following combination is correct?

  1. Ragu-Lion
  2. Dog-Ragu
  3. Bharathi-Dog
  4. Both a) and c)
  5. Banu-Bull

3). What is the position of the one who likes Elephant with respect to the one who likes Fox?

  1. Third to the left
  2. Second to the left
  3. Third to the right
  4. Second to the right
  5. None of these

4). How many persons sit between the one who likes Dog and the one who likes Lion?

  1. Two
  2. One
  3. Three
  4. Four
  5. None of these

5). Who among the following likes Fox?

  1. The one who sits the immediate left of the one who likes Tiger
  2. The one who sits second to the right of the one who likes Lion.
  3. The one who sits the second to the left of the one who likes Cat
  4. The one who sits to the immediate right of Bharathi
  5. None of these

Directions (6-10): Study following information carefully and answer the questions given below.

Ten people-S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z, P and R sitting around a rectangular table. Each one of them likes different cities viz., Delhi, Chennai, Mumbai, Trivandrum, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Kolkata, Goa, Patna and Bhopal but not necessarily in the same order. All of them are sitting around the rectangular table in such a way that four of them sit at the corners, two each on the longer sides and one each on the smaller sides. Five of them are facing center and five of them facing outside the table. Not more than two people sitting together facing the same direction.

W likes Chennai and sits second to the left of the one who likes Bangalore. V sits at one of the corners and sits diagonally opposite to Y, both of them face opposite directions. W sits to the immediate left of V and is not the immediate neighbour of U. S and W are facing the same direction. P is not an immediate neighbour of S, T and X. The one who likes Delhi sits to the immediate left of the one who likes Kolkata. Z does not like Kolkata. The one who likes Goa sits immediate right of P. P likes Trivandrum. The one who likes Kolkata sits second to the left of U. V sits third to the left of R. S sits on one of the smaller sides. R sits immediate right of the one who likes Patna. Z sits to the immediate left of R. S sits third to the right of X. V likes Bhopal and sits third to the left of the one who likes Hyderabad. P sits to the immediate right of U, who does not facing center of the table. P sits one of the corners of the table. Only two among the four persons are sitting on the corners facing outside of the table.

6). Who among the following likes Delhi?

  1. The one who sits to the immediate right of U
  2. The one who sits to the immediate right of the one who like Goa
  3. The one who sits to the immediate left of the one who like Kolkata
  4. The one who sits to the immediate right of Y.
  5. None of these

7). Z likes which of the following cities?

  1. Delhi
  2. Mumbai
  3. Patna
  4. Hyderabad
  5. None of these

8). Which of the following statement is correct?

  1. The one who likes Mumbai sits to the immediate left of the one who likes Bangalore
  2. The one who likes Patna sits to the immediate right of the one who likes Kolkata.
  3. The one who likes Bangalore sits to the immediate left of V
  4. T likes Mumbai.
  5. None is correct

9). Which of the following combinations are correct?

  1. X-Bangalore
  2. Z-Delhi
  3. R-Patna
  4. S-Mumbai
  5. All are correct

10). What is the position of T with respect to the one who likes Patna?

  1. Second to the right
  2. Third to the right
  3. Immediate left
  4. Second to the left
  5. Immediate right

Answers:

Direction (1-5)

  • The one who likes Lion sits at one of the extreme ends of the row.
  • The one who likes Dog is third to the right of the one who likes Lion.
  • Vivek sits at one of the extreme ends of the row.
  • Now we have 2 cases.

  • The one who likes Dog sits immediate right of Anu.
  • Anu sits fourth to the left of the one who likes Bull and does not like Zebra.
  • The one who likes Dog and the one who likes Zebra are immediate neighbours.
  • Only one person sits between Banu and the one who likes Bull.

  • Subi is an immediate neighbour of both Vinoth and Banu.
  • Vibin sits third to the left of Banu and likes Tiger.

  • The one who likes Cat sits second to the right of the one who likes Elephant.
  • Ragu does not like Cat, hence Ragu likes Lion.
  • Bharathi does not like Lion.
  • Bharathi does not sit at any extreme end of the row.
  • Hence case 2 was dropped.
  • Anu likes Fox.
  • So the final arrangement is..

  1. Answer: b
  2. Answer: d
  3. Answer: c
  4. Answer: a
  5. Answer: b

Direction (6-10)

  • V sits at one of the corners and sits diagonally opposite to Y, both of them face opposite directions.
  • W sits to the immediate left of V and is not the immediate neighbour of U.
  • V likes Bhopal.
  • Now we have 4 Cases.

  • P is not an immediate neighbour of S, T and X.
  • P sits immediate right of U, who is not facing center.
  • P sits one of the corners of the table.
  • S sits on one of the smaller sides.
  • Hence case 3 was dropped

  • S sits third to the right of X.
  • Hence Case 1 was dropped.
  • P likes Trivandrum.
  • The one who likes Kolkata sits second to the left of U.
  • W likes Chennai and sits second to the left of the one who likes Bangalore.
  • Hence case 4 was dropped.

  • Only two among the four persons are sitting on the corners facing outside of the table.
  • The one who likes Goa sits immediate right of P.
  • The one who likes Delhi sits immediate left of the one who likes Kolkata.
  • V sits third to the left of R.
  • Z sits immediate left of R.
  • V likes Bhopal and sits third to the left of the one who likes Hyderabad.
  • R sits immediate right of the one who likes Patna.
  • Not more than two people sitting together face same direction.
  • Hence Z facing center and S face center.
  • S and W face the same direction.
  • Hence T faces outside and likes Delhi.

6. Answer: c

7. Answer: b

8. Answer: b

9. Answer: a

10. Answer: d

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