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These Lateral thinking Puzzle questions on Linear Seating Arrangement will help the candidates in going through the Puzzles level of difficulty of SBI Clerk 2016 and IBPS PO Clerk VI, SSC, UPSC, CAT and other Competitive Exams 2016 - 2017.
Logical Reasoning Puzzle Questions Answers - Moderate Level
Directions (1 - 7) : Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.- Twelve people are sitting in two parallel rows containing six people 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 and all of them are facing south.
- In row – 2 P, Q, R, S, T and V are seeded 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.
- V sits third to right of S. S faces F and F does not sit at any of the extreme ends of the line. D sits third to right of C.
- R faces C. The one facing E sits third to right of P. B and P do not sit at the extreme ends of the line.
- T is not an immediate neighbor of V and A is not an immediate neighbor of C.
1. Who amongst the following faces D?
(a) T
(b) P
(c) Q
(d) R
(e) None of these
2. Who amongst the following represent the people sitting at extreme ends of the rows?
(a) R, F
(b) T, A
(c) D, R
(d) C, Q
(e) S, A
3. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and thus form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?
(a) B-T
(b) A-Q
(c) C – S
(d) F – P
(e) D – R
4. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and thus form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?
(a) D
(b) S
(c) V
(d) T
(e) A
5. How many individuals are seated between R and T?
(a) One
(b) Two
(c) Three
(d) Four
(e) None
6. Who amongst the following faces Q?
(a) D
(b) B
(c) E
(d) A
(e) None of these
7. Which of the following is true regarding B?
(a) B sits to the immediate left of C
(b) B faces Q
(c) B sits fourth from the extreme left end of the line
(d) D and F are immediate neighbours of B
(e) None is true
Directions (8 - 13) : Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.
- Ten people are sitting in two parallel rows containing five people each, in such a way that there is an equal distance between adjacent persons.
- In row - 1 P, Q, R, S and T are seated and all of them are facing South.
- In row - 2 A, B, C, D and E 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.
- D sits third to the left of A. P faces immediate neighbour of D. R sits second to the right of P. Only one person sits between Q and S.
- B and E are immediate neighbours of each other. E does not face P and Q.
8. How many persons are seated between Q and T?
(a) None
(b) One
(c) Two
(d) Three
(e) Cannot be determined
9. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and thus form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?
(a)R
(b) S
(c) C
(d) T
(e) A
10. Who amongst the following represent the people sitting exactly in the middle of the rows?
(a) P, E
(b) S, D
(c) S, A
(d) A, R
(e) P, B
11. Which of the following is true regarding B?
(a) A and C are immediate neighbours of B
(b) B sits at one of the extreme ends of the line
(c) Q faces B
(d) T is an immediate neighbour of the person facing B
(e) D sits to the immediate left of B
12. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and thus form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?
(a) T-E
(b) Q-C
(c) S-B
(d) R-A
(e) P-D
13. Who amongst the following faces S?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
Answer 1: (a) From the Table we can say that T faces D.
Answer 2: (b) T and A sit at the extreme ends.
Answer 3: (e) D- R is different. In the rest of the options, the first person to the left of the person who is opposite to the second person. Correct option is (e).
Answer 4: (b) Except S, all others are sitting at the extreme ends.
Answer 5: (b) There are two people between R and T.
Answer 6: (c) From the diagram we can say that E faces Q.
Answer 7: (d) D and F are immediate neighbours of B.
Answers (8 - 13)
Answer 8: (c) There are 2 people between Q and T. Correct option is (C).
Answer 9: (b) All are at the end except S Correct option is (b)
Answer 10: (e) P and B sit in the middle. Correct option is (e).
Answer 11: (e) D sits to the immediate left of B. Correct option is (e).
Answer 12: (d) RA does not follow the general trend of other options. Others follow the trend: The first person is opposite the person who is to the right of the 2nd person. Correct option is (d).
Answer 13: (e) E faces S Correct option is (e).
Answers of Puzzles 2016
Answers (1-7)Answer 1: (a) From the Table we can say that T faces D.
Answer 2: (b) T and A sit at the extreme ends.
Answer 3: (e) D- R is different. In the rest of the options, the first person to the left of the person who is opposite to the second person. Correct option is (e).
Answer 4: (b) Except S, all others are sitting at the extreme ends.
Answer 5: (b) There are two people between R and T.
Answer 6: (c) From the diagram we can say that E faces Q.
Answer 7: (d) D and F are immediate neighbours of B.
Answers (8 - 13)
Answer 8: (c) There are 2 people between Q and T. Correct option is (C).
Answer 9: (b) All are at the end except S Correct option is (b)
Answer 10: (e) P and B sit in the middle. Correct option is (e).
Answer 11: (e) D sits to the immediate left of B. Correct option is (e).
Answer 12: (d) RA does not follow the general trend of other options. Others follow the trend: The first person is opposite the person who is to the right of the 2nd person. Correct option is (d).
Answer 13: (e) E faces S Correct option is (e).
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