Aptitude Questions on Sitting Arrangements Set 17

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. 17 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

Six persons P, Q, R, S, T and U are sitting in a circle facing one another front to front. P is sitting in front of Q. Q is sitting to the right of T and left of R. P is to the left of U and right of S.

Who is sitting opposite of R?

 A

T.

 B

U.

 C

P.

 D

S.

Soln.
Ans: B

They are sitting clockwise like this: U-P-S-R-Q-T.

U is sitting opposite to R.

Question ID: 16-01-13-09-26-42-065.
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Question 2

  1. Ten cages numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 are situated adjacent to one another in two different rows of 5 cages each.
  2. Ten animals M, N, O, P, Q, R, S T, U and V are housed in these cages.
  3. Cages with odd numbers are situated opposite to the cages with even numbers, and no two cages with even numbers and no two cages with odd numbers are adjacent to each other.
  4. Cage No. 8 is occupied by N and it is to the extreme left of one row.
  5. Cages 4 and 6 are not in the row of cage no. 8 and any of the cages numbered 4, 6, 2 are not in the middle of the row.
  6. T lives in cage no. 5 and its cage is not situated in the row in which cage no. 6 is situated.
  7. O is housed in an odd numbered cage and resides in the row in which the N resides but both are not adjacent to each other.
  8. Q's and R's cages are adjacent to cage no. 6 However, R's cage is not adjacent to cage no 4.
  9. M's and V's cages are in the same row.
  10. P's cage is even numbered and is diagonally opposite to cage no. 1.
  11. Cage no. 6 is second from one of the ends of its own row.
  12. No two cages have consecutive number on them and S's cage is neither opposite to Q's cage nor adjacent to it.

Which cage is contains O?

 A

10.

 B

2.

 C

7.

 D

1.

Soln.
Ans: C

Arrangement is like this:

1(S)---4(M/V)---9 (Q)---6(M/V)---3(R)
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8(N)---5(T)-----10(U)---7(O)-----2(P)
Question ID: 16-01-13-09-26-42-070.
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Question 3

  1. Eight boxes P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W are located adjacent to one another in two different rows with four in each row.
  2. No boxes of consecutive letter are either adjacent or opposite to each other.
  3. P and Q are located at the end of two different rows.
  4. R is just left of T and is located in the same row in which P is located.
  5. U is just left of Q.
Which box is opposite to P?

Which box is diagonally opposite to S?

 A

W.

 B

Q.

 C

V.

 D

T.

Soln.
Ans: C

Locations are:

V---R---T---P
Q---U---W---S
Question ID: 16-01-13-09-26-42-031.
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Question 4

Five persons are standing in a queue. P and B are at the extreme ends. A is standing ahead of S. X is behind B. S is between P and A.

Which of the following is in the middle of the queue?

 A

A.

 B

P.

 C

S.

 D

X.

Soln.
Ans: A

From last to first: P-S-A-X-B.

A is in the middle of queue.

Question ID: 16-01-13-09-26-42-036.
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Question 5

Eight alphabets D, E, F, G, H, I, J and K are arranged in a row. G is between D and H only, I is second to the left of H. E is between F and J only. I is between J and K only.

In which of the following pairs, second alphabet is to the immediate left of the first alphabet?

 A

K, H.

 B

E, F.

 C

E, J.

 D

G, D.

Soln.
Ans: B

They are arranged like this:

F-E-J-I-K-H-G-D
Question ID: 16-01-13-09-26-42-044.
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Updated on 2020-02-07. Published on: 2016-02-08