Aptitude Questions on Sitting Arrangements Set 2

Aptitude questions and quiz on Sitting Arrangements. Useful for those preparing for bank exams, GATE Exam, NTSE and other Mental Ability Exams. Try to solve these mentally. This is quiz no. 2 in this series.

Last Reviewed and Updated on February 7, 2020
Posted by Parveen(Hoven),
Aptitude Trainer and Software Developer

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Question 1

Ten army cadets A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H ,I and J are standing in a queue.

  1. B and F are not either of the start or end.
  2. G is before D, but not necessarily behind him, and H ahead of J.
  3. There are four persons between E and A.
  4. I is ahead of B and F is before D.
  5. J is in between A and D and G is in between E and F.
  6. There are two persons between H and C.

Who among the following is definitely at one of the ends?

 A

F.

 B

H.

 C

E.

 D

C.

Soln.
Ans: C

Last to first like this: E - G - F - D - J - A - (H or C) - B - I - (H or C)

Question ID: 16-01-13-09-26-42-075.
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Question 2

Five friends A, B, C, D and E are sitting on a bench.

  1. A is sitting next to B.
  2. C is sitting next to D.
  3. D is not Sitting with E.
  4. E is on the left end of the bench.
  5. C is on second position from right.
  6. A is on the right side of B and to the right side of E.
  7. A and C are sitting together.

What is the position of D?

 A

Third from left.

 B

Extreme left.

 C

Second from left.

 D

Extreme right.

Soln.
Ans: D

Positions left to right are: E-B-A-C-D.

D is sitting at the extreme right of the bench.

Question ID: 16-01-13-09-26-42-077.
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Question 3

Seven friends L, M, N, P, Q, R and S are arranged in a line left to right.

  1. N, who is the neighbor of P, is not the neighbor of R.
  2. Q is the second to the left of R.
  3. N is second to left of S, who is the neighbor of M.

Which of the following pairs has the second person sitting second to the right of the first person?

 A

QS.

 B

NQ.

 C

RQ.

 D

RM.

Soln.
Ans: C

They are arranged like this:

N---P/M---R---L---Q---S---P/M

Q is sitting second to the right of R.

Question ID: 16-01-13-09-26-42-089.
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Question 4

Six alphabets A, B, K, D, E and P are arranged in a row. B is between D and P. A does not stand next to either P or D. K does not stand next to D. E stands between A and K.

P stands between.

 A

B and K.

 B

D and B.

 C

E and A.

 D

A and K.

Soln.
Ans: A

The letters are arranged from left to right: A-E-K-P-B-D.

P stands between B and K.

Question ID: 16-01-13-09-26-42-043.
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Question 5

Four women A, B, C and D and their husbands E, F, G and H are sitting around a circular dining table facing each other.

  1. No two females or two males are sitting side by side.
  2. C is sitting between G and E. Also, C is facing D.
  3. F is sitting between D and A and is facing G.
  4. H is to the right of B.

Who is sitting opposite E?

 A

B.

 B

G.

 C

H.

 D

F.

Soln.
Ans: C

The seating is like this clockwise: G-C-E-A-F-D-H-B.

So E is facing H.

Question ID: 16-01-13-09-26-42-018.
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Updated on 2020-02-07. Published on: 2016-02-08