Seating arrangement
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See all →- Five friends A, B, C, D and E are sitting around a circular table facing the centre. C sits second to the right of A. B sits to the immediate left of A. D sits to the immediate right of C.Who sits to the immediate left of B? Answer: D. D Answer: (D) D Go round to the right (anticlockwise) from A. C is second to the right of A, so one seat lies between them; D com... 1
- Eight people A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circular table facing the centre. E sits opposite A. B sits second to the right of A. C sits to the immediate left of E. H sits opposite C. F sits to the immediate left of B. D does not sit… Answer: A. G Answer: (A) G Seats 1–8 clockwise; facing the centre, left = clockwise and right = anticlockwise. A in 1, E opposite in 5. B se... 1
- Seven people A, B, C, D, E, F and G are sitting in a row. A, B, C and D face north, while E, F and G face south. G sits in the middle of the row. A sits to the immediate right of G. B sits to the immediate left of G. D sits second to the right of B.… Answer: A. C Answer: (A) C Number seats 1–7 from west to east. G (facing south) is in seat 4; for a south-facing person, right is west. A is... 1
- Eight people A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circular table. A, C, E and G face the centre, while B, D, F and H face away from the centre. E sits opposite A. B sits to the immediate left of E. G sits to the immediate right of B. D sits… Answer: A. B Answer: (A) B Seats 1–8 clockwise. Facing the centre, left = clockwise; facing outside, left = anticlockwise. A in 1, E opposit... 1
- Eight people sit in two parallel rows of four, facing each other. P, Q, R and S sit in row 1 facing south; A, B, C and D sit in row 2 facing north, so each person in one row faces exactly one person in the other row. Q sits at an extreme end of row 1… Answer: B. D Answer: (B) D Number the seats 1–4 from west to east in both rows. Row 1 faces south, so a row-1 person’s right is west; row 2... 1
- Eight people A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting in a row facing north. A sits fourth from the left end. Three people sit between A and D. E sits to the immediate right of A. H sits to the immediate left of A. B sits to the immediate left of G, and… Answer: D. 4 Answer: (D) 4 A is 4th, so D (three people between) is 8th. E is 5th and H is 3rd. Free seats: 1, 2, 6, 7. B and G need adjacen... 1