LINEAR ARRANGEMENT

Directions (1-3): Study the following arrangements carefully and answer the questions given below:

A,B,C,D,E,F,G and H are standing in a row facing North. B is not neighbour of G. F is to the immediate
right of G and neighbour of E. G is not at the extreme end. A is sixth to the left of E. H is sixth to the right
of C.

1. Who among the following are neighbours?

a) AB b) CG c) FH d) CA e) None of these

2. Which one among the following defines the position of D?

a) Fourth to the right of H b) Third to the right of A c) Neighbour of B and F d) To the immediate left of B
e) None of these

3. Which of following is true?

a) C is to immediate left of A b) D is neighbour of B and F c) G is to the immediate right of D

d) A and E are at extreme ends e) None of these

Directions (4-8): Study the following arrangements carefully and answer the questions given below:

A, B, C, X, Y and Z are seated in a straight line facing North. C is third to the right of Z and B sits second
to the right of C. X sits to the immediate right of A.

4. Which of the following represents the pair of persons sitting exactly in the middle of the line?

a) XB b) ZB c) BX d) XC e) XY

5. What is X’s position with respect to Z?

a) Immediate right of Z b) Second to the left c) Third to the right d) Second to the right e) None of these

6. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on their sitting positions in the above
arrangement and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to the group?

a) ZA b) XC c) CY d) YB e) XA

7. How many persons are seated between A and C?

a) One b) Two c) Three c) Four d) None of these

8. If A:X and Z:A, then Y:?

a)Y b) B c) A d) X e) None of these

Directions (9-12): Study the following arrangements carefully and answer the questions given below:

Eleven students A, B, C , D, E ,F, G, H, I, J, K, are sitting in the first row of a class facing the teacher. D,
who is on the immediate left of F, is second to the right of C. A is second to the right of E, who is at one
of the ends. J is the immediate neighbour of A and B and third to the left of G. H is on the immediate left
of D and third to the right of I.
9. Who is sitting midway between E and H?

a) J b) B c) I d) G e) None of these

10. Which of the following statements is not true in the context of the above sitting arrangement?

a) There are seven students sitting between K and D b) G is the immediate neighbour of I and C

c) H is the immediate neighbour of D and F d) K is between E and A e) F is third to the right of C

11. To obtain the respective seats of all the persons which statement given above is not required?

a) I b) II c) III c) IV e) None of these

12. Besides ‘E’, who among the following is at the extreme end?

a) K b) F c) B d) can’t say e) None of these

Directions (13-15): Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions:

Each of the six friends, A, B, C, D, E and F scored different marks in an examination. C scored more than
only A and E. D scored less than only B. E did not score the least. The one who scored the third highest
marks scored 81 marks. E scored 62 marks.

13. Which of the following could possibly be C’s score?

a) 70 b) 94 c) 86 d) 61 e) 81

14. Which of the following is true with respect to the given information?

a) D’s score was definitely less than 60. b) F scored the maximum marks. c) Only two people scored
more than C. d) There is a possibility that B scored 79 marks. e) None is true

15. The person who scored the maximum, scored 13 marks more than F’s marks. Which of the following
can be D’s score?

a) 94 b) 60 c) 89 d) 78 e) 81

LINEAR ARRANGEMENTS (SINGLE ROW)

Eight people – A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting in a straight line facing north not necessarily in the
same order. F is sitting fifth to right of A. D is sitting fifth to right of E. E is to immediate right of A. H is
third to left of D. B is third to right of G. G is immediate neighbour of A.

16. What is E’s position with respect to C?

a) Second to the left b) Third to the right c) Fourth to the right d) Third to the left e) None of these
17. Who is sitting third to the right of the one who is sitting sixth from the right end of the above
arrangement?

a) D b) C c) E d) H e) None of these

18. Who amongst the following are sitting at the extreme ends of the line?

a) G and D b) A and D c) G and F d) E and D e) A and B

19. Four of the following are alike in a certain way based on their seating positions in the above
arrangement and so form a group. Which one does not belong to the group?

a) HD b) BE c) EC d) AH e) GB

20. If all eight persons are asked to sit in an alphabetical order from right to left, the positions of how
many will remain unchanged as compared to their original seating position?

a) Three b) More than three c) One d) Two e) None

Seven people P, Q, R, S, T, W and X are sitting in a straight line facing north, not necessarily in the same
order. R sits at one of the extreme ends of the line. T has as many people sitting on his right, as to his
left. S sits third to the left of X. Q sits to the immediate left of W. Q does not sit at any of the extreme
ends of the line.

21. If all the people are made to sit in alphabetical order from right to left, the positions of how many
people will remain unchanged?

a) Five b) One c) Three d) None e) Two

22. How many people sit to the right of P?

a) Four b) Five c) Two d) One d) None

23. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way, based on the information given above and so
form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?

a) S b) P c) X d) Q e) W

24. Who amongst the following are immediate neighbours of S?

a) T and R b) Q and P c) W and R d) R and P e) None of these

25. Who amongst the following sits second to the right of fourth person from the right end of the line?

a) W b) Q c) R d) P e) None of these

P, Q, R, S, T and V live on different floors in the same building having six floors numbered one to six (the
ground floor is numbered one 1, the floor above it, numbered 2 and so on and the topmost floor is
numbered 6). Q lives on an even numbered floor. Only two people live between the floors on which Q
and V live. S lives on a floor immediately above the floor on which R lives. S does not live on an odd
numbered floor. P does not live on a floor which is immediately above or below the floor on which T
lives. P does not live on the lowermost floor i.e. floor no. 1.

26. Who amongst the following live on the floors exactly between the floors on which Q and V live?

a) R, S b) P, R c) S, T d) P, T e) Cannot be determined

27. Who amongst the following lives on the floor number 5?

a) P b) Q c) T d) V e) cannot be determined

28. On which of the following floors does T live?

a) 3rd b) 5thc) 1st d) 4the) Cannot be determined

29. How many people live on the floors above the floor on which P lives?

a) None b) One c) two d) Three e) Cannot be determined

Seven friends T, U, V, W, X, Y and Z are sitting in a straight line facing north. W sits fifth to the right of T.
W does not sit at any of extreme ends. Two people sit between Z and X. Y sits third to the left of U. Y sits
exactly in the middle. Z is not an immediate neighbour of Y.

30. What is Z’s position with respect to W?

a) Second to the left b) Third to the right c) Fourth to the left d) Third to the left e) Fourth to the right

31. Who is second to the right of T?

a) Y b) X c) U d) V e) None of these

32. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on their seating positions in the above line
and so form a group. Which is the above one that that does not belong to the group?

a) UW b) XV c) ZT d) YV e) WX

33. If all the seven friends are made to sit alphabetically from right to left. Positions of how many will
remain unchanged?

a) None b) One c) Two d) Three e) Four

Six people – C, D, E, F, G and H are standing in straight line facing north not necessarily in the same
order. D is standing second to the right of F. C is standing fourth to the left of H and H is not standing on
the extreme end of the line. E is standing second to the right of D.

34. What is the position of G with respect to E?

a) Immediate left b) Second to the left c) Third to the left d) Third to the right e) None of these

35. Which of the following pairs represents the people standing at the extreme ends of the line?
a) FH b) CE c) DE d) CH e) None of these

36. Who is standing second to the right of C?

a) F b) D c) G d) E e) None of these

37. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on their positions in the above
arrangement and so form a group. Which of the following does not belong to the group?

a) CG b) GE c) GH d) DE e) FD

38. If all the people are asked to stand in an alphabetical order from left to right, the positions of how
many will remain unchanged?

a) One b) Two c) Three d) None e) None of these

A building has seven floors, numbered one to seven in such a way that the ground floor is numbered
one, the floor above it numbered two and so on such that the topmost floor is numbered seven. One of
the seven persons, viz, P, Q, R, S, T,U and V, live on each floor.

P lives on fourth floor. Two persons live between the floors of P and R. Two persons live between the
floors of Q and S. Q lives on the floor immediately below the V’s floor. Q does not live below the floor of
S. Q lives on the floor above P. T lives on the floor immediately above the floor of R.

39. Who among the following lives on fifth floor?

a) T b) S c) V d) Q e) U

40. How many persons live between the floors of V and R?

a) None b) Two c) Five d) Three e) One

41. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on the given arrangement and hence they
form a group. Which one of the following does not belong to that group?

a) Q b) R c) V d) U e) S

42. Who among the following lives exactly between the floors of U and V?

a) P b) T c) S d) Q e) None

43. Who among the following lives immediately above the floor of P?

a) Q b) U c) T d) S e) V

Seven friends P, Q, R, S, T, V and W are sitting in a straight line facing north, not necessarily in the same
order. T sits at one of the extreme ends of the line. Q sits third to left of T. Only one person sits between
S and W. S is an immediate neighbour of Q. P is not an immediate neighbour of T and S. P and R do not
sit at the extreme ends of the line.
44. What is R’s position with respect to P?

a) Second to the right b) Fourth to the right c) Second to the left d) Third to the left e) None of these

45. Four of the following are alike in a certain way based on their seating positions in the above
arrangement and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to the group?

a) QS b) VP c) TR d) PW e) WQ

46. If all the seven friends are made to sit in alphabetical order from right to left, the positions of how
many will remain unchanged?

a) Four b) Three c) One d) Two e) None

47. Who sits exactly in the middle of the line?

a) P b) W c) S d) Q e) R

48. Who amongst the following sits to the immediate left of W?

a) Q b) P c) R d) S e) T

TWO ROWS

Eight persons from different Banks viz. UCO Bank, Canara Bank, Syndicate Bank, PNB, Dena Bank,
Oriental Bank of commerce, Indian Bank and Bank of Maharashtra are sitting in two parallel rows
containing 4 people each, in such a way that there is an equal distance between adjacent persons. In
row 1- A, B, C and D are seated and all of them are facing south. In row 2- P, Q, R and S are seated and all
of them are facing north. Therefore, in the given seating arrangement each member seated in a row
faces another member of the other row. (All the information given above does not necessarily represent
the order of seating as in the final arrangement)

C sits second to the right of the person from Bank of Maharashtra. R is an immediate neighbour of the
person who faces the person from Bank of Maharashtra. Only one person sits between R and the
person from PNB. Immediate neighbour of the person from PNB faces the person from Canara Bank. The
person from UCO Bank faces the person from Oriental Bank of Commerce. R is not from oriental Bank of
commerce. P is not from PNB. P does not face the person from Bank of Maharashtra. Q faces the person
from Dena Bank. The one who faces S sits to the immediate left of A. B does not sit at any of the
extreme ends of the line. The person from Bank of Maharashtra does not face the person from
Syndicate Bank.

49. Which of the following is true regarding A?

a) The person from UCO Bank faces A b) The person from Bank of Maharashtra is an immediate
neighbour of A. c) A faces the person who sits second to right of R

d) A is from oriental Bank of commerce e) A sits at one of the extreme ends of the line
50. Who is seated between R and the person from PNB?

a) The person from oriental Bank of Commerce b) P c) Q d) The person from Syndicate Bank e) S

51. Who amongst the following sit at extreme ends of the rows?

a) D and the person from PNB b) The person from Indian Bank and UCO Bank c) The person from Dena
Bank and P d) The person from Syndicate Bank and D e) C, Q

52. Who amongst the following faces the person from Bank of Maharashtra?

a) the person from Indian Bank b) P c) R d) The person from Syndicate Bank e) The person from Canara
Bank

53. P is related to Dena Bank in the same way as B is related to PNB based on the given arrangement. To
who amongst the following is D related to, following the same pattern?

a) Syndicate Bank b) Canara Bank c) Bank of Maharashtra d) Indian Bank e) Oriental Bank of Commerce

54. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on the given seating arrangement and thus
form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?

a) Canara Bank b) R c) Syndicate Bank d) Q e) Oriental Bank of Commerce

55. Who amongst the following is from Syndicate Bank?

a) C b) R c) P d) D e) A

56. C is from which of the following Banks?

a) Dena Bank b) Oriental Bank of Commerce c) UCO Bank d) Syndicate Bank e) Canara Bank

Eight people are sitting in two parallel rows containing four people each, in such a way that there is an
equal distance between adjacent persons. In row 1- A, B, C and D are seated (but not necessarily in the
same order) and all of them are facing south. In row 2- P, Q, R and S are seated (but not necessarily in
the same order) and all of them are facing north. Therefore, in the given seating arrangement each
member seated in a row faces another member of the other row. R sits second to left of person who
faces A. S is an immediate neighbour of R. Only one person sits between A and D. One of the immediate
neighbours of C faces Q. B does not sit at any of the extreme ends of the line.

57. Who amongst the following sits second to the right of the person who faces P?

a) A b) B c) C d) D e) Cannot be determined

58. Four of the following five are alike in certain way based on the given seating arrangement and thus
form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to the group?

a) C b) R c) Q d) P e) D

59. Which of the following is true regarding C?

a) C sits second to right of D b) A sits to immediate right of C c) S faces C d) D is an immediate neighbor
of C e) The person who faces C is an immediate neighbour or R.

60. Who amongst the following faces R?

a) A b) B c) C d) D e) Cannot be determined

61. Who amongst the following faces B?

a) P b) Q c) R d) S e) Cannot be determined

Twelve persons are sitting in two parallel rows containing six persons each, in such a way that there is an
equal distance between adjacent persons. In row 1- A, B, C, D, E and F are seated (but not necessarily in
the same order) and all of them are facing south. In row 2- P, Q, R, S, T and V are seated (but not
necessarily in the same order) and all of them are facing north. Therefore, in the given seating
arrangement each person seated in a row faces another person of the other row. A sits third to left of E.
The person facing A sits second to left of T. Two persons are sitting between T and P. C and D are
immediate neighbours. C and D do not sit at any of the extreme ends of the line. Only one person sits
between B and C. The person facing D is an immediate neighbour of Q. V is not an immediate neighbour
of P. S does not face A.

62. Who amongst the following sits second to the right of the person who faces R?

a) C b) D c) B d) E e) Cannot be determined

63. Which of the following statements regarding B is true?

a) B sits second to the left of C b) A sits to immediate left of B c) T faces B d) D is an immediate

neighbour of B e) The person who faces B is an immediate neighbour of S

64. Who amongst the following faces P?

a) A b) D c) C d) E e) Cannot be determined

65. Who amongst the following sits exactly between T and R?

a) V b) Q c) S d) P e) Cannot be determined

66. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on the given seating arrangement and thus
form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to the group?

a) F b) Q c) T d) C e) E

Twelve persons are sitting in two parallel rows containing six persons each, in such a way that there is an
equal distance between adjacent persons. In row 1- A, B, C, D, E and F are seated (but not necessarily in
the same order) and all of them are facing south. In row 2- P, Q, R, S, T, and U are seated (but not
necessarily in the same order) and all of them are facing north. Therefore, in the given seating
arrangement each person seated in a row faces another person of the other row. S sits to right of U. S
does not sit at any extreme end. Two persons sit between P and Q. T sits third to left of U. R is not an
immediate neighbour of U. P is not facing B. F sits third to the right of D. C does not sit at any extreme
end. One person sits between B and D. D sits second to the left of C. C is not an immediate neighbour of
B and A.

67. Who among the following sitting at the extreme ends of any row?

a) ST b) EB c) FB d) TP e) DE

68. What is the position of S with respect to R?

a) Third to the right b) Second to the right c) Third to the left d) Second to the left e) Fourth to the right

69. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on their sitting arrangement and hence
form a group. Which one does not belong to the group?

a) CR b) BQ c) FT d) AS e) EU

70. What is the position of A with respect to E?

a) Second to the right b) Second to the left c) Third to the left d) Third to the right e) Immediate left

71. If all the six persons of row 1- (A,B, C, D, E and F) are asked to sit in an alphabetical order from left to
right, the positions of how many will remain unchanged as compared to their original sitting position?

a) None b) Two c) Three d) One e) More than three

TWO DIRECTIONS:

Eight persons – E, F, G, H, I, J, K and L- are standing in a straight line, but not necessarily in the same
order. Some of them are facing north while others are facing south. K is standing third to left of J. J is at
one of the extreme ends of the line. E is not an immediate neighbour of J. Neither I nor L is at extreme
end of the line. L is not an immediate neighbour of K. There is only one person between K and E. I is
standing second to the left of L. F is to immediate right of H. G is standing second to the right of E. The
immediate neighbours of K face opposite direction to that of K. The immediate neighbour of J faces
opposite direction. Both G and H face the same direction as that of E. E is to the immediate left of I who
faces south.

72. The immediate neighbours of L are:

a) E and I b) E and G c) G and H d) F and G e) E and F

73. How many persons are standing exactly between H and G?

a) Three b) Four c) Five d) Two e) None

74. Who among the following is to the immediate right of J?

a) There is no person b) H c) L d) E e) J

75. Who among the following is fourth to the right of H?

a) I b) L c) K d) E e) F

76. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on the above arrangement and hence they
form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?

a) K b) G c) E d) H e) I

77. Who among the following is third to the right of K?

a) J b) E c) L d) G e) F

Eight persons- J, K, L, M, W, X, Y and Z- are standing in a straight line, but not necessarily

in the same order. Some of them are facing north while some others are facing south. J is standing at the
fourth position to the right of X. X is standing at one of the extreme ends of the line. Both the immediate
neighbours of J face north. M is standing at the third position to the right of J. M is facing the same
direction as that of J. There is only one person between M and L. L is standing at the third position to the
right of Y. Z is standing to the immediate left of L. K is not facing north. Z is facing the same direction as
that of W. K is not standing at any of the extreme ends of the line.

78. Who among the following are facing south?

a) M, J, Y b) J, K, M, X c) J, K, M, X, Y d) J, M, X, Y e) K, M, X, Y

79. How many persons are standing exactly between Y and Z?

a)Three b) Four c) Two d) Five e) None of these

80. Who among the following is to the immediate left of W?

a) K b) Y c) L d) J e) None of these

81. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on the above arrangement and hence form
a group. Which is the one that does not belong to the group?

a) M b) J c) L d) Y e) X

82. Who among the following is standing at one of the ends excluding X?

a) Z b) M c) W d) Y e) L

Seven people – P,Q, R, S, T, U and V – are sitting in a straight line with equal distance between each
other, but not necessarily in the same order. Some of them are facing north and some are facing south.
Only two people are sitting to left of V. only two people sitting between V and Q. P sits second to left of
Q. The immediate neighbours of P face opposite directions (i.e. if one of the neighbours faces south then
the other faces north and vice-versa). Only one person sits between P and R. U sits third to left of R. S is
not an immediate neighbour of Q. Both the immediate neighbours of R face the same direction ( i.e. if
one neighbour faces south then the other neighbour also faces south and vice-versa). P faces the same
direction as that of R. T faces north. Q sits to the immediate left of T.

83. Who amongst the following sits exactly between V and the one who is sitting to the immediate left
of Q?

a) P b) R c) Other than those given as options d) T e) u

84. Who amongst the following sits exactly in the middle of the line?

a) S b) P c) U d) T e) R

85. Which of the following statements is TRUE as per the given information?

a) S faces South b) V sits third to the left of Q c) None of the given options is true d) S sits exactly
between R and P e) U sits to the immediate right of P

86. Which of the following pairs represent the people sitting at the two extreme ends of the line?

a) QR b) None of these c) TU d) SQ e) ST

87. Who amongst the following sits second to the right of S?

a) U b) V c) Q d) Other than those given as options e) P

88. Which of the following pairs represent the immediate neighbours of Q?

a) TU b) QP c) PR d) TV e) VU