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SEATING ARRANGEMENTS

HOMEWORK
PUZZLES
PUZZLE - 22 TO 29.
S E A TIN G A R R A N G E M E N T S

PUZZLE - 22
Seven persons J, K, L, M, N, Y and Z sit on a bench, in such a way that some of them face north and the remaining face south. The following information is known about
them. J sits third to the right of Y, who is second to the right of M. Y faces north. J and M face different directions. M sits at an end. N is second to the right of J. Neither
K nor L sits at an end. K is second to the right of N. L is to the left of Z. No three persons sitting in consecutive positions face the same direction.

1. How many persons sit between K and L?


(A) One (B) Two (C) Three (D) Four

2. Who sits second to the left of K?


(A) Y (B) L (C) N (D) J

3. What is the ratio of the number of persons who face north to the number of persons who face south?
(A) 3 : 4 (B) 4 : 3 (C) 2 : 5 (D) 5 : 2
S E A TIN G A R R A N G E M E N T S

PUZZLE - 23
Four boys A, B, C and D sit in row-Ι, facing north (not necessarily in the same order). Four girls P, Q, R, and S sit in row-ΙΙ, facing South(not necessarily in the same order).
All are seated at equal distance from each other and each person in row-Ι faces the other person in row-ΙΙ.

P and R do not sit adjacent to each other. A sits opposite neither P nor R. Q sits opposite the person who sits second to the left of B. P does not sit at any end. C does not
sit between A and B. S is not adjacent to R.

1. Who sits opposite S?


(A) C (B) B (C) A (D) D

2. Which of the following pairs of persons sit at the ends?


(A) QA (B) SB (C) RA (D) PD
S E A TIN G A R R A N G E M E N T S

PUZZLE - 24
Gitanjali, Shradda, Sujata, Harini, Manjula, Priya and Tanuja are sitting on a bench facing North.

=> Exactly three and exactly five persons are sitting to the left of Harini and Manjula respectively.
=> Shradda is the only one in between Priya and Sujata.
=> Priya and Tanuja are at the ends.

1. Who is sitting at the middle?


a) Harini b) Gitanjali c) Shradda d) Sujata

2. Who is sitting at the right end?


a) Priya b) Tanuja c) Shradda d) Cannot be determined

3. Who is sitting to the immediate left of Harini?


a) Shradda b) Priya c) Sujata d) Cannot be determined

4. Who is sitting to the immediate right of Gitanjali?


a) Manjula b) Tanuja c) Sujata d) None of these
S E A TIN G A R R A N G E M E N T S

PUZZLE - 25
A building has eight floors from 1 to 8 in such a way that the first floor is numbered 1, the above floor is numbered 2, and so on. The topmost floor is numbered 8. Eight
persons G, P, M, R, Q, A, D, and C are staying on one of these floors. A is staying on floor 6. There is a gap of three persons between G and R. C is staying on the topmost
floor. Neither P nor M is staying on floor 5. Q is staying middle of P and M. R is staying on floor 1. M is not an immediate neighbor of G.

Ques - In how many different ways, the seating arrangements can be done?
S E A TIN G A R R A N G E M E N T S

PUZZLE - 26
Ten people U, B, D, S, F, G, K, L, A, and P are living in a building. A building has ten floors numbered one to ten. The topmost floor numbered ten. B and L’s floors are near
to each other but both of them do not live on the 1st and 2nd floors. S lives on the 5th floor but G does not live on the 1st and 2nd floors. There are three floors between
the F and D floors. U lives on the 10th floor. P’s floor is not immediately above K’s floor but A’s floor is immediately below S’s floor. There are four floors between D and
G.
S E A TIN G A R R A N G E M E N T S

PUZZLE - 27
Eight people T, S, A, D, F, G H, and K are living in a building of seven floors. Except for one floor, all other floors have only one person but not necessarily in the same
order. T lives on the 6th floor but he is not on the adjacent floor of A and F. G lives immediately above K's floor. There are two people on the 5th floor. Neither G nor D
lives on the 5th floor. K does not live on the 2nd and 3rd floors. H’s floor is not near K’s floor.

How many different arrangements are there?


S E A TIN G A R R A N G E M E N T S

PUZZLE - 28
Ten persons are sitting in two rows facing each other. P, Q, R, S, and T sit in row Ι facing south. U, V, W, X and Y sit in row ΙΙ facing north. (not necessarily in the same
order). They work in five different companies. Exactly two persons work in each company. The companies in which they work are Samsung, Hutch, Nokia, Sonata and
Mahindra. Persons working in the same company sit neither in the same row nor opposite each other. The following information is known about them.
(1) The person working in Hutch, who sits in row - I sits opposite X and adjacent to R.
(2) Y sits second to the right of X, who sits at the left end.
(3) W sits to the immediate right of the person working in Hutch and W is sitting opposite T.
(4) Neither T nor the person working in Mahindra sits at the ends.
(5) Q, who works in Mahindra sits opposite the person who is to the immediate left of the person working in Sonata.
(6) P and V sit opposite each other and one of them works in Sonata.
(7) X and T work in the same company.
(8) Neither V nor R works in Samsung.

1. Who among the following sits opposite R?


(A) Y (B) the person working in Mahindra (C) U (D) Both (B) and (C)
2. Which among the following is definitely true?
(A) Y and T sit opposite each other. (B) W works in Nokia and sits adjacent to V.
(C) U works in Mahindra and sits opposite Q. (D) None of these.
3. Who among the following are neighbours of Q?
(A) T and the person working in Nokia (B) T and the person working in Hutch. (C) R and the person working in Sonata. (D) R and S
S E A TIN G A R R A N G E M E N T S

PUZZLE - 29
Ten persons - A through J are sitting around a rectangular table such that three persons are along each of the longer sides and two persons are sitting along each of the
shorter sides. Further it is known that,
(1) H is not adjacent to either F or G.
(2) J and E are sitting on the same side.
(3) A is sitting opposite I.
(4) J and I are sitting adjacent to each other and B is not opposite G.
(5) D is sitting opposite E.
(6) C is to the immediate left of G, who is adjacent to J.

Q1. Who is sitting two places away to the right of F?


a) C b) H c) D d) Cannot be determined

Q2. Who is sitting opposite B?


a) D b) A c) H d) C

Q3. Who among the following is sitting adjacent to D?


a) F b) B c) C d) None of these

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