Sitting Arrangement – Railway Reasoning part – 2

Total Questions: 50

1. A certain number of people are sitting in a row, facing the north. Only 7 persons sit between F and U. F is at one of the extreme ends of the row. Only 9 persons sit between H and U. Only 12 persons sit between E and H. E is at the extreme right end. H is at the 19th position from the extreme left end. H is 14 th from the extreme right end. If no other person is sitting in the row, what is the total number of persons seated? [Group - D 18/08/2022 ( Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (c) 32
Solution:

Total number of people seated = 7 + 9 + 12 + 4 = 32.

2. P, Q, R, S and T are sitting in a straight row, facing north. Neither Q nor S sit at the exact central position of the row. R is adjacent to S, while P and T are sitting at the extreme ends of the row. Who is sitting at the exact central position of the row? [Group - D 18/08/2022 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (c) R
Solution:

(As all are facing towards the North direction).
R is sitting at the exact central position of the row.

3. Seven gift boxes, X, Y, Z, A, B, C and D are placed in a straight line next to each other facing north but not necessarily in the same order. Y is placed immediate right of B. X is placed as immediate neighbours of both D and A. C is placed immediate left of Z. B is placed second to the right of X. Y and C are placed immediate next to each other. Which gift box is placed at the right end of the row? [Group - D 18/08/2022 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (b) Z
Solution:

The gift box Z is placed at the right end of the row.

4. Five friends A, B, C, D and E are sitting in a straight row, facing north. A is not at the exact center position of the row. C is second from one extreme end, while fourth from the other extreme end. B and D sit at the extreme ends of the row. Who is sitting at the exact centre position of the row? [Group - D 18/08/2022 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (d) E
Solution:From the above figure, it can be concluded that E sits at the exact centre position of the row.

5. Six students P, Q, R, S, T and U sit in a straight line, facing north. P and S are sitting at the extreme ends of the line. T is sitting adjacent to P, while U is sitting adjacent to S. Only one person sits between Q and S. Who is sitting adjacent to Q apart from R? [Group - D 22/08/2022 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (b) U
Solution:

As per given instructions, we can arrange all six students in two ways.
Here it can be clearly seen that Q is sitting adjacent to U apart from R.

6. Eight lawyers with the initials A, K ,L, M, N, O, P and Q were sitting around a square table and were facing the centre. Four of them were sitting at the corners, while the other four were at the exact centre of the sides. L, at a corner, was to the immediate right of M and was diagonally opposite to A. Q, sitting at a corner, was next to both M and K. P was second to the left of A. N was not sitting diagonally opposite to M. Which lawyer was second to the left of K? [Group - D 22/08/2022 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (c) O
Solution:

All are facing the centre. Therefore, it can be clearly seen that O was sitting second to the left of K.

7. Seven surgeons, W, X, Y, Z, A, B and C, were sitting around a square table, facing the center. Four of them were sitting at the corners while three were sitting at the exact center of the sides. One of the center of sides was empty. C, at one of the corners, was immediately next to both B and Y. Z was immediately next to both B and X. A was at the immediate right of X. Which surgeon was third to the right of W? [Group - D 22/08/2022 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (c) B
Solution:

All are facing the centre. Surgeon B was third to the right of W.

8. Few birds (One each of Orange, Yellow, Black, Green, Grey, Red color and three White coloured) were sitting in a row facing north. The black bird was an immediate neighbor of both, the red and the grey bird. The yellow bird was sitting to the immediate right of the green bird. Only three birds were sitting between the orange and the red bird and all these three birds were white. The yellow bird sat third to the right of the black bird. Which color birds were sitting at the leftmost and rightmost ends of the row respectively? [Group - D 22/08/2022 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (a) Orange (Left) and Yellow (Right)
Solution:

From the above figure, it can be clearly seen that the leftmost bird is Orange while the rightmost bird is Yellow.

9. A certain number of people are sitting in a row, facing north. D is to the immediate right of H. A is third to the left of C. Only three people sit between H and L. L is fifth to the right of C. D is at the extreme right end of the row. If no other person is sitting in the row, what is the total number of persons seated? [Group - D 22/08/2022 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (b) 14
Solution:

10. L, M, N, O, P, Q and R, are sitting in a straight row, facing north. Only three people sit between Q and N. M and O are immediate neighbors. O is at the extreme right end of the row. R is at the immediate left of N. Who is at the fifth position from the left end of the row? [Group - D 22/08/2022 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (b) N
Solution:Therefore, it can be clearly seen that N is at the 5th position from the left.