Sitting Arrangement – Railway Reasoning part – 1

Total Questions: 50

21. Seven people A, B, D, E, G, H and K are sitting in a straight line facing the north. E is sitting at an extreme end of the line. B is an immediate neighbour of E. Only three people are sitting between A and E. A is sitting second to the right of G. H is neither an immediate neighbour of A nor B. K is sitting second to the right of D. How many people are sitting to the right of K ? [Group - D 11/10/2022 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (c) One
Solution:

So, Only one person is sitting to the right of K.

22. A, B, C, D, J, K, L and M are sitting around a square table facing the centre of the table. Four of them are sitting at either of the corners while the other four are sitting at the exact centre of either of the sides. D sits at one of the corners of the table. Only two people sit between D and C, when counted from the left of D. Only three people sit between C and B. M sits third to the left of B. K sits to the immediate right of M. A is neither an immediate neighbour of B nor C. J sits to the immediate left to A. [NTPC CBT II Level 6 (09/05/2022) Shift 2 ]

Who sits second to the right of L?

Correct Answer: (d) M
Solution:

23. Ten people are sitting in two parallel rows 1 and 2. J, K, L, M, and N are sitting in row 1 facing south, and Q, R, S, T and U are sitting in row 2 facing north, in such a way that each member in row 1 faces a member of row 2. Only two people sit to the left of Q . J faces an immediate neighbour of Q . M sits to the immediate left of J. The one who faces K sits to the immediate left of S. Neither K nor S sit at any of the extreme ends. Only two people sit between S and T. N faces an immediate neighbour of U.Who faces R? [NTPC CBT II Level 6 (09/05/2022) Shift 2]

Correct Answer: (a) M
Solution:

24. In a boat, people are sitting in two parallel rows, with five people each in a row, in such a way there is equal distance between adjacent persons. In the first row, Mani, Nani, Alex, Puri and Tuli are seated (not necessarily in the same order) and all of them are facing south. [NTPC CBT II Level 5 (12/06/2022) Shift 1]

In the second row, Sharma, Atkin, Putin, Neha and Priya are seated (not necessarily in the same order) and all of them are facing north.
Therefore, people in the opposite rows face each other in this arrangement. priya sits third to the right of Atkin. Atkin sits at one of the extreme ends. Sharma sits second to the left of Priya. The person facing Sharma sits to the immediate right of Nani. Puri sits second to left of Nani. Mani is not an immediate neighbour of Nani.Only two people sit between Mani and Alex. Neither Nani nor Mani faces Neha.
Who among the following is facing Tuli?

Correct Answer: (a) Sharma
Solution: So, according to the above arrangement, Sharma is facing Tuli.

25. Eight friends Janaki, Komali, Lokesh, Manu, Nirvan, Ranjan, Paru and Silpa, are sitting around a square table in such a way that four of them sit at four corners while four sit in the middle of each of the four sides. The ones who sit in the middle of the sides face the centre, while those who sit at the four corners face outward (i.e opposite the center). Lokesh sits third to the right of Manu. Manu sits in the middle of one of the sides of the table. Exactly three people sit between Lokesh and Silpa. Paru sits second to the right of silpa. Nirvan is one of the immediate neighbours of Paru. Exactly three people sit between Nirvan and Komali. Janaki sits second to the right of Komali. Which of the following statements is true regarding Rajan? [NTPC CBT II Level 5 (12/06/2022) Shift 2]

Correct Answer: (b) Both Manu and Komali are immediate neighbours of Rajan.
Solution:

According to the option, Both Manu and Komali are the immediate neighour of Ranjan.

26. There are two benches A and B and one chair. Three persons can sit on each of these benches and one on the chair. Seven persons Aman, Bhaskar, Chetan, Dablu, Ekta, Fauzia, and Ganesh are to be seated on these benches and the chair following certain constraints as given. [NTPC CBT II Level 2 (13/06/2022) Shift 2]

(i) Fauzia does not sit on the same bench as Dablu.
(ii) Ekta does not sit on the same bench as Dablu
(iii) Chetan can sit with Aman but not with Ganesh
(iv) Aman can sit with Dablu but not with Bhaskar or Ganesh
(v) Ganesh does not sit on the same bench as Fauzia If Fauzia sits on Bench
A and Chetan sits on Bench B, then who is sitting in the chair?

Correct Answer: (c) Ganesh
Solution:

Fauzia, Ekta, Bhaskar, Dablu, Chetan and Aman are sitting on the bench. So, Ganesh is sitting in the chair.

27. Eight friends are sitting around a circular table at equal distances with their back towards the centre of the table. Ishin is sitting to the immediate right of Anshu. Amina is not an immediate neighbour of Dhruv. Only three people sit between Harmeet and Fiza. Dhruv is to the immediate left of Varun. There are only two people between Mohit and Harmeet. Fiza is sitting to the immediate left of Anshu. Only three people sit between Ishin and Varun. Who is sitting to the immediate left of Harmeet? [NTPC CBT II Level 3 (14/06/2022) Shift 2]

Correct Answer: (c) Amina
Solution:

Amina is sitting to the immediate left of Harmeet.

28. Ten people are sitting in two parallel rows 1 and 2. A, B, C, D and E are sitting in row 1 facing the South and V, W, X, Y and Z are sitting in row 2 facing the North, in such a way that each member in row 1 faces a member of row 2.W sits at the extreme left end of the row. W faces an immediate neighbour of B. C sits at one of the positions to the left of B but not at the extreme end of the row. The one who faces C sits to the immediate left of Y. D sits third to the right of A. V sits to the immediate right of X. Who faces Z? [NTPC CBT II Level 5 (15/06/2022) Shift 2]

Correct Answer: (b) E
Solution:

29. On all the five corners of pentagon, five people Ram, Rohan, Sunita, Seema and Chandan sit in a specific order facing towards the centre. Ram is to the immediate left of Rohan. Sunita is not an immediate neighbour of Ram. Chandan is an immediate neighbour of both Sunita and Seema. [NTPC CBT II Level 2 (16/06/2022) Shift 1]

What will be the position of Sunita with respect to Ram?

Correct Answer: (b) Sunita occupies third place from Ram in the clockwise direction.
Solution:We can clearly see in the above diagram that Sunita occupies third places from Ram in the clockwise direction.

30. Five boys Anand, Balu, Charan, Dinesh and Tom are sitting on a staircase in a way such that Anand is sitting exactly below Tom, who is sitting exactly below Balu. Charan is sitting exactly between Anand and Dinesh. Who is sitting exactly between Tom and Charan on the staircase? [NTPC CBT II Level 2 (16/06/2022) Shift 2]

Correct Answer: (a) Anand
Solution:We can clearly see in the above sitting diagram that Anand is sitting between Tom and Charan.