G
G
G
2. Arrangements
Many students consider this topic as one of the most difficult topics in BANK Exams but in
reality this is one area where students can fetch marks easily. But in the recent past these
questions became little tough as arrangements are combined with assignment of objects,
professions, organisations etc. In this chapter we present you a detailed way of doing
arrangement questions.
Arrangements should be done with great attention otherwise if somebody gets struck in the
end, they have to start from beginning which leads to wastage of time. So certain rules for
arrangement are to be followed strictly.
Rules:
1. First count the number of people/objects to be arranged
2. Directions sense is quite important in case of arrangements. In a linear arrangement
where a person is facing north, directions with respect to him are as followed.
Left
Right
X
Directions with respect to that person
3. For a person facing south the directions with respect to him are as followed
X
Right
Left
left
5. In case of a circular arrangement if a person is facing outside left of that person is Anti
clock wise directions right of him is clock wise direction
Left
Right
A
B
C
All the above statements are referring to A only.
2) A is 2nd to left of B who is third to right of C means
C A_ B
C
A
7. When the person in the statement has no relation with the already arranged people then
we should wait till we get some reference or else try all the possibilities. In the first case
we have to arrange them outside the circle and then try to fit that into the arrangement
later on.
Theory for complex Arrangements
In bank exams one of the most common questions we find is assigning professions, sports,
subjects etc for given people based on the given statements. Even though this looks like
time consuming model a simple method can give you answer in 2 or 3 minutes of time
getting you 5 marks.
All of you might know the rules of Sudoku game.
Taking a 5 x 5 Sudoku
If somebody is assigned some colour or subject for sure keep it inside of the table if
he cant take up some thing for sure keep it out side
ex:
P Likes Mathematics but doesnt like either blue or black
Blue or Black
Colour
Students
Subjects
Maths
Hindi
M likes Hindi
This way we have to fill up the given data first in the table and then look for the
other clues.
If some thing was written out side the table later we should integrate that in into
table
EX: yellow colour is liked by English student
English Yellow (combination) as we dont know who is that student we have to
write outside and integrate the same in table later.
A study in college X with only B means only two students can study in college X.
Exercise-A
Directions(Q. 1-5): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions
given below:
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H and K are sitting around a circle facing the center B is fourth to the
left of G, who is second to the right of C. F is fourth to the right of C and is second to the
left of K.A is 4th to right of K. D is not an immediate neighbor of either K or B. H is third to
the right of E.
1. In which of the following combinations is the third person sitting between the first and
the second persons?
1. EKB
2. CHB
3. AGC
4. FGD
5. None of these
2. C
3. G
4. Data inadequate
5. None of these
2. H
3. F
4. E
5. Data inadequate
4. F
5. None of these
4. B
5. None of these
2. D
3. G
2. H
3. E
Directions(Q. 6-10): Study following information carefully and answer the questions
given below:
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H and K are sitting around a circle facing the center. F is fourth to the
right of A, who is third to the right of B. K is fourth to the left of B and third to the right of
D. C is third to the right of H. E is second to the left of G.
6. Who is fourth to the left of G?
1. C
2. A
3. D
4. K
5. Data inadequate
5.None of these
8. Who is third to the right of K?
1. F
2. E
3. G
4.Data inadequate
5. None of these
4. Data inadequate
5. None of these
2. G
3. E
10.In which of the following combinations is the third person sitting between the first and
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2. BGH
3. ADC
4. KEC
5. EGF
Directions(Q. 11-15): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions
given below:
A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circle facing the circle. B is second to the right
of D, who is third to the right of F. C is second to the left of A, who is second to the left of
F. G is third to the right of E.
11.In which of the following combinations is the first person sitting between the second
and the third person?
1. GCD
2. FGH
3. EFH
4. ABE
5. None of these
2. D
3. C
4. Data inadequate
5. None of these
2. E
3. F
4. Data inadequate
5. None of these
2. F
3. D
4. Data inadequate
5. None of these
Directions(Q. 16-20): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions
given below:
P, Q, R, S, T, V, W and Z are sitting around a circle facing the circle. T is second to the
right of R, who is third to the right of P. S is second to the left of P and fourth to the right
of Q. Z is third to the right of V, who is not an immediate neighbour of P.
16.In which of the following combinations is the first person sitting between the second
and the third persons?
1. VTS
2. TZS
3. QRV
4. PWQ
5. VRT
2. Z
3. P
4. R
5. None of these
5.None of these
19.Who is on the immediate left of Z?
1. T
2. P
3. S
4. V
5. None of these
2. Q
3. Z
4. S
5. None of these
Directions(Q. 21-25): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions
given below:
P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W are sitting around a circle facing the center. T is second to the left
of P and third to the right of V. S is second to the right of W, who is on the immediate right
of T. Q is third to the right of U.
21.In which of the following pairs is the third person sitting in between the first and the
second person?
1. USP
2. VRU
3. TQW
4. WPS
5. None of these
2. W
3. R
4. Data inadequate
5. None of these
2. V
3. U
4. Q
5. None of these
4. Fifth to the
left
5.None of these
25.Who is fourth to the left of R?
1. U
2. P
3. S
4. W
5. None of these
Directions(Q. 26-30): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions
below:
A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circle facing the center. F is second to the
right of A and third to the left of C. B is second to the left of C and fourth to the right of H.
D is second to the right of G.
26.Who is to the immediate left of D?
1. H
2. C
3. G
4. Data inadequate
5. None of these
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2. G
3. H
4. Data inadequate
5. None of these
4. Data inadequate
5. None of these
2. H
3. F
2. EFB
3. DAH
4. AEF
5. GCD
EXERCISE-A : Answers
Arrangement in clockwise direction
KEFDGACH--B
1)4
2)1
3)2
4)3
5)4
7)4
8)3
9)2
10)5
12)3
13)2
14)5
15)1
17)2
18)4
19)3
20)1
22)1
23)3
24)1
25)2
27)1
28)5
29)4
30)3
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Exercise-B
Directions (Q. 1-5): Study the following information carefully and answer the given
questions.
i.
Five topics, A, B, C, D, E are to be discussed, one topic on each day, from Monday to
Saturday.
ii.
iii.
iv.
v.
There will be a gap of two days between the days on which topics D and B will be
discussed.
vi.
Topic C will be discussed immediately before the rest day. The rest day will not be
the second or the fourth day.
1. Which of the following is the correct sequence of the discussion on the topics including
the rest day F?
1) AEBFCD
2) ABECFD
3) AEBCFD
4) Cannot be determined
5) None of
these
2. Which of the following is a correct statement?
1) Topic A will be discussed on Tuesday.
2) Discussion on topic C will be immediately preceded by discussion on topic B.
3) discussion on topic B will take place before that on A.
4) Thursday is the rest day.
5) None of these
3. On which of the following days will the topic C be discussed?
1) Tuesday
2) Wednesday
3) Friday
4) Cannot be determined
5) None of these
4. How many days gap will be there between the days on which topic E and B will be
discussed?
1) Nil
2) One
3) Two
4) Three
5) None of these
5) None of these
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KEY:
Monday
Tuesday
A
E
Wednesday
Thursday
B
C
Friday
Saturday
F
D
1.3
2.2
3.5 Thursday
4.1
5.1
Directions (Q. 1-7): Study the following information carefully and answer the given
questions.
A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circular table, facing the centre. Each of them
has a different profession, viz doctor, engineer, architect, pilot, banker, teacher,
businessman and politician.
The politician sits third to the right of G. C is an immediate neighbour of G. The architect
sits second to the right of C. B sits third to the right of H. H is neither a politician nor an
architect. Only one person sits between C and the teacher. A and F are immediate
neighbours of each other. Neither A nor F is a politician. The doctor sits second to the right
of A. Two people sit between D and the engineer. D is not a politician. The pilot is not an
immediate neighbour of the politician. The banker sits second to the left of A.
1. Who amongst the following is a businessman?
1) A
2) H
3) C
4) F
5) D
4) C and B
4. Which of the following is true with respect to the given seating arrangement?
1) D is an immediate neighbour of G.
2) G is a banker.
3) The banker and the teacher are immediate neighbours of each other.
4) The pilot sits exactly between the architect and the businessman.
5) The doctor sits second to the right of the businessman.
5. What is the profession of G?
1) Businessman
2) Pilot
3) Banker
4) Teacher
5) Architect
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6. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on the given seating
arrangement and thus form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that
group?
1) G-Doctor
2) E-Architect
3) H-Businessman
4) E- Politician
5) D-
Pilot
7. What is the profession of E?
1) Businessman
2) Architect
3) Banker
4) Politician
5) Engineer
KEY:
1.1
2.3
3.3
4.5
5.2
6.4
7.4
Directions (Q.1-7): Study the following information to answer the given questions:
P, Q, R, S, T, V and W are sitting in a straight line facing north. Each one of them lives on a
different floor in the same building which is numbered from one to seven.
Q sits fourth to the left of the person living on the 6th floor. Either Q or the person living on
the 6th floor sits at the extreme ends of the line.
Only one person sits between Q and W.W lives on the 3rd floor. The person living on the 1st
floor sits third to right of S. S is not an immediate neighbour of W. Only one person lies
between T and person who live on the 2nd floor.
P and R are immediate neighbours of each other. P does not live on the 6th floor. One who
lives on the 5th floor sits third to right of the one who lives on the7th floor.
1. Who amongst the following lies on the4th floor?
1) P
2) Q
3) R
4) S
5) V
2) 2nd
3) 5th
4) 6th
5) 7th
3. How many floors are there between the floors on which V and P live?
1) One
2) Two
3) Three
4) Four
5) None
(Q. 4-7): Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on the given
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arrangement and thus form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?
4. 1) W
2) T
5. 1) T- 2nd floor
3) S
4) P
2) R-7th floor
5) Q
3) V-3rd floor
4) S- 5th floor
5) Q-6th floor
2) V
3) W
4) T
5) s
KEY:
1.4
2.1
3.2
7.5
Directions (Q. 1-7): Study the following information and answer the questions given
below:
Eight friends _A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H- are sitting around a circular table not necessarily
in the same order. Three of them are facing outward while five are facing towards the
centre. There are equal number of males and females in the group.
C is facing the centre. E is sitting third to the right of C. F is sitting third to the left of E.
Three persons are sitting between F and B. The immediate neighbours of B are females. G
is sitting third to the right of F. D is sitting third to the right of A. A is not an immediate
neighbour of E. Neighbours of E are males .The immediate neighbours of Dare are females
and face outside. The one sitting third to the left of B is a male. No female is an immediate
neighbour of G.
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2) B
3) G
4) H
5) None of these
2. How many persons are sitting between H and C when counted from the left side of H?
1) One
2) Two
3) Three
4) Four
5) None of these
Directions (Q. 5-6): Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on their
seating positions in the above arrangement and hence form a group. Which of the following
does not belong to the group?
5. 1) BE
2) CG
3) GA
4) DH
5) AF
6. 1) B
2) F
3) G
4) A
5) D
7. If all the friends are asked to sit in an alphabetical order starting from A in an anti
clockwise direction, the positions of how many will remain unchanged (excluding A) ?
1) Four
2) Three
3) Two
4) One
5) None
KEY:
1.3
2.2 F and A
3.1
4.2
7.4
Directions (Q.1-5): Study the following information to answer the given questions:
Each of the seven plays viz P, Q, R, S, T, V, and W are scheduled to be staged on a
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different day of a week starting form Monday and ending on Sunday of the same week.
Play V is scheduled on Thursday. Two plays are scheduled to be held between play V and
Play P. Only one play is scheduled between play T and Play S. Play T is not scheduled on
the days immediately before or immediately after the day when Play V is scheduled. Play R
is scheduled the day immediately before the day when Play W is scheduled. Play S is not
scheduled after Play Q.
1. How many plays are scheduled to be staged between Play R and Play S?
1) None
2) One
3) Two
4) Three
5) Four
2) W
3) R
4) S
5) T
3. R is related to S in a certain way. In the same way P is related to V based on the given
schedule. Which of the following is W related to following the same pattern?
1) P
2) Q
3) R
4) T
5) Cannot be determined
2) Tuesday
3) Wednesday
4) Saturday
5) Cannot be determined
2) T
3) Q
4) W
5) S
KEY:
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
1.3
2.1
3.2
4.3
5.5
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Directions (Q. 1-7): Study the following information carefully and answer the given
questions.
Eight colleagues A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H are sitting around a circular table facing the
centre but not necessarily in the same order. Each one of them holds a different post ____
Manager, Company, Secretary, Chairman, President, Vice President, Group Leader,
Financial Advisor and Managing Director.
A sits third to the right of the Managing Director. Only two people sit between the Managing
Director and H. The Vice President and the Company Secretary are immediate neighbours.
Neither A nor H is Vice President or a Company Secretary. The Vice President is not an
immediate neighbour of the managing Director. The Manager sit second to the left of E. E is
not an immediate neighbour of H. The Manager is an immediate neighbour of both the
Group Leader and the Financial Advisor. The Financial Advisor sits third to the right of B. B
is not the Vice President. C sits on the immediate right of the Chairman. A is not the
Chairman. F is not an immediate neighbour of A. G is not an immediate neighbour of the
Manager.
1. Who amongst the following sits third to the left of E?
1) Manager
2) G
3) A
4) Financial Advisor
5) B
2. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on the given arrangement and
thus form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?
1) F- Chairman
2) G-President
3) D-Manager
4) A- Financial Advisor
5) B-Managing Director
3. Who among the following is the President of the company?
1) A
2) C
3) H
4) G
5) D
4. Which of the following is true with respect to the given seating arrangement?
1) The Group Leader of the company is an immediate neighbour of the Vice President.
2) G sits second to the right of D.
3) The Group Leader and the Company Secretary are immediate neighbours.
4) The Chairman of the company sits to the immediate left of the Managing Director.
5) The Group Leader sits second to the left of D.
5. Which of the following posts does B hold in the company?
1) Chairman
2) Manager
3) Company Secretary
4) Vice President
5) Financial Advisor
6. Who among the following sits exactly between the Managing Director and H?
1) H and the Chairman
2) Band G
4) F and C
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2) F
3) G
4) H
5) A
KEY:
1.4
2.5
3.1
4.4
5.3
6.5
7.2
Exercise- C
Directions (Q. 1-6): Study the following information carefully and answer the given
questions.
P, Q, R, S, T, V, W and X are captains of eight different cricket teams, namely Australia,
New Zealand, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, England, West Indies and South Africa, but not
necessarily in the same order. All of them are seated around a circular table and are facing
centre.
P sits third to the left of the Sri Lanka captain. Only two people sit between T and W.
Neither T no W is immediate neighbour of P. Neither T nor W is the captain of Sri Lanka.
The captain of South Africa sits second to the right of S. S is not an immediate neighbour of
P. S is not the Sri Lankan captain and P is not the captain of South Africa. The Australian
captain sits third to the left of V. The Australian and Sri Lanka captains are not immediately
neighbours. Only one person sits between S and the Indian captain. Captains of Pakistan
and New Zealand are immediate neighbours. S is not the captain of New Zealands team.
Only one person sits between Q and the captain of England. The captain of England is an
immediate neighbour of X. W and Q are not immediate neighbours.
1. How many people sit between T and the captain of England when counted in clockwise
direction form T?
1) None
2) One
3) Two
4) Four
5) Five
2) V
3) W
4) T
5) Q
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3. Which of the following would come in place of question mark based upon the given
seating arrangement?
1) SW
2) WX
3) QW
4) QX
5) VR
4. Which of the following is true with respect to the given seating arrangement?
1) R is the captain of South Africa.
2) W is an immediate neighbour of V.
3) The captains of Australia and England are immediate neighbours.
4) Four people sit between W and Q.
5) X sits second to the left of S.
5. Who is the Indian captain?
1) Q
2) V
3) X
4) T
5) Cannot be determined
Directions (Q. 7-12): Study the following information to answer the given questions:
Ten people are sitting in two parallel rows containing five people each, in such a way that
there I san equal distance between adjacent persons. In row I, P, Q, R, S and T are seated
and all of them are facing south. In row 2, A, B, C, D and E are seated and all of them are
facing north. Therefore, in the given seating arrangements, each member seated in a row
faces another member of the other row.
D sits third to the left of A. P faces immediate neighbour of D. R sits second to the right of
P. Only one person sits between Q and S. B and E are immediate neighbours. E does not
face P and Q.
2) One
3) Two
4) Three
5) Cannot be determined
8. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and thus form a group. Which is the
one that does not belong to that group?
1) R
2) S
3) C
4) T
5) A
9. Who amongst the following are sitting exactly in the middle of the rows?
1) P, E
2) S, D
3) S, A
4) A,R
5) P, B
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2) Q- C
3) S- B
4) R-A
5) P-D
2) B
3) C
4) D
5) e
Directions (Q. 13-19): Study the following information carefully and answer the given
questions.
Eight friends, Meenal, Rumia, Shikha, Ali, Peter, Harleen, Ketan and Bharat, are sitting
around a square table in such a way that four of them sit at four corners of the square
while four sit in the middle of each of the four sides. The ones who sit at the four corners
face the centre while those who sit in the middle of the sides face outside.
Bharath sits second to the right of Shikha. Bharat does not sit at any of the corners.
Meenal sits third to the right of Peter. Peter is not an immediate neighbour of Shikha.
Rumia and Ketan are immediate neighbours of each other but Rumia does not sit at any of
corners of the table. Harleen is an immediate neighbour of neither Peter nor Shikha.
13.Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the
one that does not belong to that group?
1) Peter
2) Rumia
3) Harleen
4) Shikha
5) Bharat
4) Peter
5) Cannot be determined
2) Rumia
3) Shikha
2) Ali
3) Bharat
4) Harleen
5) Meenal
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2) Bharat, Rumia
3) Bharat, Meenal
4) Ali, Rumia
5) Ali, Ketan
18.Who amongst the following sits exactly between Peter and Ali?
1) Only Bharat
3) Only Harleen
2) Ali
3) Ketan
4) Harleen
5) Shikha
Directions (Q. 21-24): Study the following information carefully and answer the
questions given below:
M, N, P, Q, R, S and T are sitting around a circle facing the centre. P is second to the left of
S and third to the right of M. T is third to the left of S. Q is not an immediate neighbour of
S. N is not an immediate neighbour of M.
20.Who is third to the right of N?
1) Q
2) T
3) P
4) R
5) None of these
2) R
3) S
4) Cannot be determined
5) None of these
2) R and N
3) N
4) Data inadequate
5) None of these
2) three
3) four
4) tow or three
5) None of these
2) N
3) Q and P
4) Data inadequate
5) None of these
KEY:
1.3
2.1
3.2: There is pattern of going from the second member of a pair to the first member of the
next pai: +2, +3, +4CW.
4.3
5.4
6.4
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7.3: P and S
9.5
10.5
11.4: In all other, the second is the neighbour of the one facing the first.
12.5: E
13-19
14.1
15.4
16.4
17.2
18.5
19.5
20.5: M
21.3
22.3
23.4
24.5:
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