Sitting Arrangement – Railway Reasoning part – 1

Total Questions: 50

31. Six horses numbered as A,B,C,D,E and F are participating in a horse race. On the race track horse C is standing between horse A and horse E as its immediate neighbours. Horse D is not standing at any of the extreme ends. Horse B is standing to the immediate right of horse E. Horse F is not standing at the extreme right end. Horse D is standing at fourth to the left of horse B. If all the horses are facing towards the north, which horse is standing at the extreme left end? [NTPC CBT II Level 3 (17/06/2022) Shift 2]

Correct Answer: (c) F
Solution:

All horses are facing North direction.
We can clearly see in the above diagram that F is sitting at the extreme left end.

32. Ganesh, Raju, Rohit, Isha, Janak, Preeti, Chandan and Madhur are eight employees who are sitting for a discussion around a circular table, facing the centre. Their professions are Pilot, Doctor, Publisher, Engineer, General Manager, Union Leader, Researcher and Dean, but not necessarily in the same order. Raju is sitting second to the left of Preeti. The Dean is to the immediate left of Preeti. Only three people are there between the Dean and Ganesh. There is only one person sitting between the Engineer and Ganesh. The Publisher is sitting immediate right of the Engineer. Madhur is sitting second to the right of Preeti. Isha is a Dean. Rohit and Janak are immediate neighbours of each other. Neither Rohit nor Janak is the Engineer. The General Manager is sitting to the immediate left of Raju. The Union Leader is sitting second to the right of the Publisher. The Researcher is an immediate neighbour of the Engineer. Rohit is sitting second to the right of the Pilot. [NTPC CBT II Level 3 (17/06/2022) Shift 2]

What is the position of Chandan with respect to the Dean?

Correct Answer: (a) Second to the right
Solution:We can clearly see in the given above sitting diagram that position of chandan with respect to Dean is second to the right

33. A group of friends are sitting in an arrangement with one each at the corner of an octagon. All are facing the centre. Medha is sitting diagonally opposite Radha. Medha is on Seema’s left. Raman is next to Seema and opposite to Govind. Govind is on Chandra‘s right, Shanti is not on Medha’s right but is opposite to Shashi. Who is opposite to Chandra? [NTPC CBT - I 28/12/2020 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (a) Seema
Solution:

From the given informations we can draw the following diagram :So, here we can see the person who is sitting opposite to Chandra is Seema.

34. Seven friends are sitting in an arch shape facing inwards. R and V are sitting on the corner sides. T says that, “On my right-hand side more than two persons are sitting and R is the last one". Q says that, “On my left-hand side there are three persons sitting in which V is the last one“. S and V are sitting beside each other. How many people are sitting to the left and right side of T respectively? [NTPC CBT - I 16/01/2021 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (d) Two and four
Solution:

35. Six persons A, B, C, D, E and F are sitting in a row facing towards north (not necessarily in the same order). Their ages are in successive multiples of 3 from left to right end. B is second to the right of A. A is to the immediate left of E. Only three people sit between C and F. The age of D is 18 years and the maximum. C sits to the left of E. What is the total age of A and B? [NTPC CBT - I 30/01/2021 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (b) 18 years
Solution:

Sum of age of A and B = 6 + 12 = 18 years

36. Three couples are sitting at a round table facing the center. No more than two men (or two women) are sitting next to each other. No man is sitting next to his wife. B is sitting to the immediate left of C whose wife is sitting exactly opposite to C. A and his wife are sitting on either side of the wife of C. Who are Sitting to the immediate left and to the immediate right of A? [NTPC CBT - I 15/02/2021 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (c) The wives of B and C
Solution:

37. Seven persons A, B, C, D, E, F and G are sitting in a row (not necessarily in the same order) facing towards north. C sits third to the left of E. E is the neighbour of A. Only two persons sit between A and B. Only three persons sit between C and F. Only two persons sit between F and G. Which of the following seating arrangement cannot be possible (from left to right)? [NTPC CBT - I 13/03/2021 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (b) B, D, C, G, A, E, F
Solution:

Clearly, we can see that D and E are not sitting next to each other.

38. Eight friends — P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W are sitting around a circular table facing the center but not necessarily in the same order. Each one of them wears different colours of shirts - blue, green, red, black, yellow, white, purple and pink. P sits third to the right of the one who wears pink, and only two people sit between the one who wears pink and W. Those who wear yellow and green are the immediate neighbours. Neither P nor W wears yellow or green. The one who wears yellow is not an immediate neighbour of the one who wears pink. The one who wears blue sits second to the left of T. T is not an immediate neighbour of W. The one who wears blue is an immediate neighbour of both those who wear white and purple. The one who wears purple sits third to the right of Q . Q does not wear yellow. R sits to the immediate right of the one who wears red. P does not wear red. U is not an immediate neighbour of P. V is not an immediate neighbour of the one who wears blue. [RRB JE 22/05/2019 (Evening) ]

The person who wears ________ sits exactly between those who wear pink and white.

Correct Answer: (d) Red
Solution:From the above sitting arrangements, we can clearly see that, Person who wears Red sits exactly between those who wear pink and white.

39. A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circular table facing the centre. No two males or two females are immediate neighbours of each other. A is the wife of H and sits to the immediate left of H. A sits third to the left of E. F sits second to the right of D. D is not an immediate neighbour of A or E. H and C are immediate neighbours of each other. F is not an immediate neighbour of his wife B. [RRB JE 23/05/2019 (Evening)]

How many people sit between B and F when counted in anti-clockwise direction from B?

Correct Answer: (a) Two
Solution:

From the above diagram it is clearly seen that there are 2 people sit between B and F.

40. Ten friends are sitting in two parallel rows of six seats each. One seat is vacant in each row. V, W, X, Y and Z are sitting in row-1 facing south. H, I, J, K and L are sitting in row-2 facing north. Each likes different brand of laptops--HP, Lenovo, Dell, Asus, Acer, iBall, Apple, Wildcraft, Micromax and Harissons. K sits third to the right of J and likes Asus. Only two people sit between I and the vacant seat. I does not like Acer or Dell. Z is not an immediate neighbour of X. W likes Harissons. The one who likes Dell faces the one who likes Wildcraft. The one who likes Dell sits opposite to the one who sits on the third right of the person who sits opposite to K. X is not an immediate neighbour of Y. L, who likes neither Acer nor iBall, does not face the vacant seat. Neither K nor J sits at any of the extreme ends of the row. Y faces J. Vacant seats are not opposite to each other. Two seats are there between X and W, and W sits on the third right of the one who likes Apple. The one who likes Micromax faces the one who likes Asus. The persons who like HP and Wildcraft are adjacent to each other. Vacant seat of row - 1 is not an immediate neighbour of Y. I sits at one of the extreme ends of the row. J does not like HP and Wildcraft. Vacant seat of row-1 does not face K who does not sit at any of the extreme ends of the row. [RRB JE 29/05/2019 (Afternoon)]

Who among the following sits opposite to Z?

Correct Answer: (c) L
Solution:

From the above diagram it is clearly seen that L sits opposite to Z