Sitting Arrangement (SSC REASONING)

Total Questions: 50

41. P, Q, R, S, T and U are sitting around a circular table facing the centre (but not necessarily in the same order). U sits to the immediate right of Q. Only two people sit between U and R. P sits to the immediate left of S. Which of the following represents the position of T with respect to S?

Correct Answer: (b) Second to the right
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42. A certain number of people are sitting in a row facing the north direction. 'T' is sitting to the immediate right of 'U'. 'Y' is sitting 5th to the left of 'U'. 'Z' is an immediate neighbour of both 'T' and 'P'. 'V' is sitting 5th to the left of 'T'. 'O' is sitting at one extreme end, and there is only one person sitting between 'O' and 'Y'. If no other person is sitting in the row, what is the total number of people seated?

Correct Answer: (b) 11
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43. P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W are sitting around a circular table facing the centre(but not necessarily in the same order). P is sitting to the immediate right of V and third to the left of U. S is sitting fourth to the right of Q, who is not an immediate neighbour of P and T. Q is sitting to the second right of U. R is sitting to the immediate right of Q and second to the left of P. How many people are sitting between R and T when counted from the left of T ?

Correct Answer: (a) Three
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44. P, Q, R, S, T and U are sitting around a circular table facing the centre (but not necessarily in the same order). P is second to the left of T. Q is an immediate neighbour of both U and P. S and P are immediate neighbours. Who among the following has both T and U as his immediate neighbours?

Correct Answer: (b) R
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45. Seven people A, B, C, D, E, F and G are sitting around a circular table, facing the center (but not necessarily in the same order). F is sitting fourth to the right of D. E is sitting second to the left of F. B is sitting to the immediate left of G. A is not an immediate neighbour of F. How many people are sitting between C and D when counted from the right of D?

Correct Answer: (a) Two
Solution:


'Two people' are sitting between C and D

46. A, B, C, D, E, Fand G are sitting around a circular table facing the centre (but not necessarily in the same order). Only 3 people are sitting between E and A when counted from the right of E. B is sitting 2nd to the left of A. G is sitting to the immediate left of F. Only 2 people are sitting between B and G when counted from the right of B. C is the immediate neighbour of E. What is the position of D with respect to E?

Correct Answer: (a) 3ʳᵈ from the right
Solution:


D is sitting 3rd from the right of E.

47. A, B, C, D, E, F and G are sitting around a circular table facing away from the centre (but not necessarily in the same order). Only 3 people sit between D and F when counted from the right of D. E and G are both immediate neighbours of A. B sits immediately to the left of C. Only 1 person sits between B and G when counted from the right of G. What is the position of E with respect to В?

Correct Answer: (d) Third to the right
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48. P, Q, R, S, T, U and V are sitting around a circular table facing out to the centre (but not necessarily in the same order). P is sitting second to the left of U. R is sitting third to the right of S. S is an immediate neighbour of V. V is sitting to the immediate left of P. T is not an immediate neighbour of U. How many people are sitting between P and Q when counted from the right of Р?

Correct Answer: (d) Two
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49. Seven people C, H, A, P, T, E and R are sitting around a circular table, facing the centre (but not necessarily in the same order). T is sitting to the immediate right of E and to the immediate left of R. Only one person is sitting between E and C when counted from the left of E. Only one person is sitting between R and H when counted from the right of R. Who is sitting to the immediate left of C?

Correct Answer: d (H)
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50. Seven people A, B, C, D, E, F and G are sitting around a circular table, facing the centre (but not necessarily in the same order). D is sitting second to the left of B. Exactly two people are sitting between B and A when counted from the right of B. G is sitting to the immediate left of A. F is not an immediate neighbour of C. What is the position of G with respect to D?

Correct Answer: (d) Third to the left of
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