TARGET CAT 2024

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Logical Reasoning

Arrangements
Lecture No.- 01

By Amit Surana Sir

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 Recap
Introduction & Essentials of DILR
1. Reading Clues
• Start with Direct & Relevant Clues.
• Continue with Direct & Less Relevant Clues.
• Eliminate multiple cases using Indirect Clues.
2. Understanding the Questions
3. Understanding the Language
4. Perception
5. Focus
3 6. Elimination
 Videos
1) Arrangements - 1 l Logical Reasoning | LRDI Starter Kit

2) Arrangements - 2 l Logical Reasoning | LRDI Starter Kit

3) CAT 2024 Essentials L2 Fundamentals of Logical Reasoning

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 to be covered
1) Linear Arrangements

2) Set 1

3) Set 2

4) Set 3

5) Circular Arrangements

6) Set 4

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 rules
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 Linear Arrangements

1 2 3 4
B CB A

B is seated to the left of A.

C is seated to the immediate left of A.

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 Linear Arrangements

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Y Y

X sits to the immediate left of Y.

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 SET 1
Confidence 20% +

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 SET 1
Eight people are seated in a linear row facing north. Following information is known:

1. Anil is seated fourth to the left of Radha.

2. Radha is not seated at the end of the row.
3. Jaggu is an immediate neighbor of Anil.
4. Two people are seated between Parul and Jaggu.
5. Anil is seated to the left of Parul.
6. Nisha is seated to the immediate left of Ekta.
7. Shyam is seated to the left of Manju.

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 SET 1
#Q 1. How many people are seated to the left of Parul?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4

#Q 2. The number of people seated between Radha and Ekta is the same as the number of people seated
between _______ and Parul.
A. Shyam B. Anil C. Jaggu D. Nisha

#Q 3. The number of people seated to the left of Shyam is the same as the number of people
seated to the right of _______.
A. Nisha B. Parul C. Radha D. Jaggu

#Q 4. Which of these statements is true?

A. Jaggu is seated at the left end of the row
B. Four people are seated between Shyam and Ekta
C. Parul is an immediate neighbor of Manju
D. All of these

#Q 5. What is the position of Nisha with respect to Parul?

A. 2nd to the left B. 3rd to the right C. 2nd to the right D. 3rd to the left
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 SET 1
Eight people are seated in a linear row facing north. Following information is known:

1. Anil is seated fourth to the left of Radha.

2. Radha is not seated at the end of the row.
3. Jaggu is an immediate neighbor of Anil.
4. Two people are seated between Parul and Jaggu.
5. Anil is seated to the left of Parul.
6. Nisha is seated to the immediate left of Ekta.
7. Shyam is seated to the left of Manju.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

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 SET 1
Eight people are seated in a linear row facing north. Following information is known:

1. Anil is seated fourth to the left of Radha.

2. Radha is not seated at the end of the row.
3. Jaggu is an immediate neighbor of Anil.
4. Two people are seated between Parul and Jaggu.
5. Anil is seated to the left of Parul.
6. Nisha is seated to the immediate left of Ekta.
7. Shyam is seated to the left of Manju.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Jaggu Anil Shyam Parul Manju Radha Nisha Ekta

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 SET 1
#Q 1. How many people are seated to the left of Parul?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4

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 SET 1
#Q 2. The number of people seated between Radha and Ekta is the same as the number of people seated
between _______ and Parul.
A. Shyam B. Anil C. Jaggu D. Nisha

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 SET 1
#Q 3. The number of people seated to the left of Shyam is the same as the number of people seated to the
right of _______.
A. Nisha B. Parul C. Radha D. Jaggu

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 SET 1
#Q 4. Which of these statements is true?
A. Jaggu is seated at the left end of the row
B. Four people are seated between Shyam and Ekta
C. Parul is an immediate neighbor of Manju
D. All of these

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 SET 1
#Q 5. What is the position of Nisha with respect to Parul?
A. 2nd to the left B. 3rd to the right C. 2nd to the right D. 3rd to the left

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 SET 2
Confidence 40% +

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 SET 2
A debate is conducted between two teams of 6 members each. Team 1 consists of Pat, Qat, Rat, Sat, Tat and Vat.
They sit in a row facing North. Bin, Chin, Din, Ekdin, Fin and Gin are a part of Team 2 and they sit in a row facing
South. Each member of Team 1 sits facing a member of Team 2.
1. Rat sits second to the right of Sat.
2. Only one person sits between Rat and Vat.
3. Chin sits to the immediate right of the one who faces Vat.
4. Only two people sit between Chin and Fin.
5. Qat sits fourth to the left of Tat.
6. Gin is an immediate neighbor of the one who faces Tat.
7. Din does not face Rat. And, Gin does not face Pat.
8. Bin sits third to the right of Din. Ekdin sits to the immediate right of Bin.

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 SET 2
#Q 1. Who sits adjacent to D?
A. T B. C C. G D. None of these

#Q 2. The person who sits facing B does not sit adjacent to which of the following?
A. Q B. P C. V D. Cannot be determined

#Q 3. Who sits second to the left of G?

A. E B. B C. C D. None of these

#Q 4. Who sits as far and in the same direction (East/West) to P as E sits to G?

A. S B. Q C. T D. V

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 SET 2
A debate is conducted between two teams of 6 members each. Team 1 consists of Pat, Qat, Rat, Sat, Tat and Vat.
They sit in a row facing North. Bin, Chin, Din, Ekdin, Fin and Gin are a part of Team 2 and they sit in a row facing
South. Each member of Team 1 sits facing a member of Team 2.

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 SET 2
R L
1. Rat sits second to the right of Sat.
2. Only one person sits between Rat and Vat.
3. Chin sits to the immediate right of the one who faces Vat.
4. Only two people sit between Chin and Fin.
L R
5. Qat sits fourth to the left of Tat.
6. Gin is an immediate neighbor of the one who faces Tat.
7. Din does not face Rat. And, Gin does not face Pat.
8. Bin sits third to the right of Din. Ekdin sits to the immediate right of Bin.

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 SET 2
1. Rat sits second to the right of Sat.
2. Only one person sits between Rat and Vat.
3. Chin sits to the immediate right of the one who faces Vat.
4. Only two people sit between Chin and Fin.
5. Qat sits fourth to the left of Tat.
6. Gin is an immediate neighbor of the one who faces Tat.
7. Din does not face Rat. And, Gin does not face Pat.
8. Bin sits third to the right of Din. Ekdin sits to the immediate right of Bin.

R L
F E B C G D
S Q R P V T
L R

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 SET 2
#Q 1. Who sits adjacent to D?
A. T B. C C. G D. None of these

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 SET 2
#Q 2. The person who sits facing B does not sit adjacent to which of the following?
A. Q B. P C. V D. Cannot be determined

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 SET 2
#Q 3. Who sits second to the left of G?
A. E B. B C. C D. None of these

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 SET 2
#Q 4. Who sits as far and in the same direction (East/West) to P as E sits to G?
A. S B. Q C. T D. V

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 SET 3
Confidence 60% +

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 SET 3
BBA Coffee Wali organizes a press conference with seven of its Chief Officers – CEO, CFO, COO, CIO, CSO, CTO and
CDO – who are seated on the stage facing south. Each of these Chief Officers have one of 1%, 2%, 3%, 4%, 5%, 6%,
and 7% stake in the company, but not necessarily in the same order.
The following information is known
1. The CEO is seated second from the right end and the CFO has 1% stake.
2. The COO is seated third to the right of the CFO, but not adjacent to the CEO.
3. There’s one person seated between the Chief Officer who has 3% and the one who has 4% stake.
4. Neither the CEO nor the COO has 4% stake in the company.
5. The CIO is seated second to the left of the Chief Officer with 2% stake, but is not adjacent to the CEO.
6. The COO does not of have 2% stake.
7. The CSO is seated second to the right of the CDO, but has neither 5% nor 6% stake.

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 SET 3
#Q 1. Which of the following Chief Officers have a 7% stake in the company?
A. CDO B. CFO C. CSO D. COO

#Q 2. Which Chief Officer is seated to the immediate right of the Chief Officer who has a 3% stake?
A. CDO B. 7% stake owner C. CEO D. NOTA

#Q 3. How much stake, in %, does the CEO have?

[TITA – Type 0 if the answer is CBD]

#Q 4. What is the sum of the stake, in %, owned by the CEO, the CFO, the CTO and the CIO?
[TITA – Type 0 if the answer is CBD]

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 SET 3
1. The CEO is seated second from the right end and the CFO has 1% stake.
2. The COO is seated third to the right of the CFO, but not adjacent to the CEO.
3. There’s one person seated between the Chief Officer who has 3% and the one who has 4% stake.
4. Neither the CEO nor the COO has 4% stake in the company.
5. The CIO is seated second to the left of the Chief Officer with 2% stake, but is not adjacent to the CEO.
6. The COO does not of have 2% stake.
7. The CSO is seated second to the right of the CDO, but has neither 5% nor 6% stake.

Right Left

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 SET 3
1. The CEO is seated second from the right end and the CFO has 1% stake.
2. The COO is seated third to the right of the CFO, but not adjacent to the CEO.
3. There’s one person seated between the Chief Officer who has 3% and the one who has 4% stake.
4. Neither the CEO nor the COO has 4% stake in the company.
5. The CIO is seated second to the left of the Chief Officer with 2% stake, but is not adjacent to the CEO.
6. The COO does not of have 2% stake.
7. The CSO is seated second to the right of the CDO, but has neither 5% nor 6% stake.

7% 6/5 % 2% 3% 5/6 % 4% 1%
Right Left
CSO CEO CDO COO CIO CTO CFO

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 SET 3
#Q 1. Which of the following Chief Officers have a 7% stake in the company?
A. CDO B. CFO C. CSO D. COO

7% 6/5 % 2% 3% 5/6 % 4% 1%
Right Left
CSO CEO CDO COO CIO CTO CFO

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 SET 3
#Q 2. Which Chief Officer is seated to the immediate right of the Chief Officer who has a 3% stake?
A. CDO B. 7% stake owner C. CEO D. NOTA

7% 6/5 % 2% 3% 5/6 % 4% 1%
Right Left
CSO CEO CDO COO CIO CTO CFO

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 SET 3
#Q 3. How much stake, in %, does the CEO have?
[TITA – Type 0 if the answer is CBD]

7% 6/5 % 2% 3% 5/6 % 4% 1%
Right Left
CSO CEO CDO COO CIO CTO CFO

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 SET 3
#Q 4. What is the sum of the stake, in %, owned by the CEO, the CFO, the CTO and the CIO?
[TITA – Type 0 if the answer is CBD]

7% 6/5 % 2% 3% 5/6 % 4% 1%
Right Left
CSO CEO CDO COO CIO CTO CFO

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 Circular Arrangements

• Facing towards the center

• Facing away from the center

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 Circular Arrangements

• P, Q, R, S, T and U are seated in a circle facing away from the center.

• P sits to the right of R.
• Q sits to the immediate left of R.
• T does not sit next to S.
• S sits in a seat farthest to Q.

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 SET 4
Confidence 80% +

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 SET 4
Eight employees of a company were seated around a meeting table.

1. Of the eight employees, two of them – A and B – are from the Operations department.
2. Three of the employees – C, D and E – are from the Marketing department.
3. F and G are from the Sales department and H is a consultant.
4. Exactly one employee each from the Operations department and from the Sales department are from the Head
Office.
5. Both the members from the Sales department sit adjacent to A.
6. E, who is the only employee from his department reporting from the Head Office, sits facing A, who is not from
the Head Office.
7. The consultant sits between two of the employees from the Marketing department.
8. Two employees reporting from the Head Office are seated next to each other and among them, the one from
the Marketing department sits on the left.
9. B is seated next to a Sales department employee not from the Head Office and D.
10. They are all seated on a round table facing the center.

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 SET 4
#Q 1. Who does D sit opposite to?
A. C B. F C. G D. CBD

#Q 2. Find the odd one out:

A. GF B. ED C. HB D. BA

#Q 3. Which of the following statements is true?

A. Two of the Marketing department employees who sit together are both either from the Head Office or not.
B. The number of employees reporting from the Head Office from each department is more than the number of
employees not.
C. A Sales department employee is a neighbor of both the Operations department employees.
D. People reporting from the same office (Head Office / Not) sit facing each other.

#Q 4. What is true about the ratio of number of employees reporting from the Head Office to that not from the
Head Office?
A. Equal to 1 B. Less than 1 C. Greater than 1 D. CBD

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 SET 4
Eight employees of a company were seated around a meeting table.

1. Of the eight employees, two of them – A and B – are from the Operations department.
2. Three of the employees – C, D and E – are from the Marketing department.
3. F and G are from the Sales department and H is a consultant.
4. Exactly one employee each from the Operations department and from the Sales department are from the Head
Office.
5. Both the members from the Sales department sit adjacent to A.
6. E, who is the only employee from his department reporting from the Head Office, sits facing A, who is not from
the Head Office.
7. The consultant sits between two of the employees from the Marketing department.
8. Two employees reporting from the Head Office are seated next to each other and among them, the one from
the Marketing department sits on the left.
9. B is seated next to a Sales department employee not from the Head Office and D.
10. They are all seated on a round table facing the center.

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 SET 4
1. Of the eight employees, two of them – A and B – are from the Operations department.
2. Three of the employees – C, D and E – are from the Marketing department.
3. F and G are from the Sales department and H is a consultant.
10. They are all seated on a round table facing the center.

Name Dept.
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
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 SET 4
1. Of the eight employees, two of them – A and B – are from the Operations department.
2. Three of the employees – C, D and E – are from the Marketing department.
3. F and G are from the Sales department and H is a consultant.
10. They are all seated on a round table facing the center.

Name Dept.
A Ops
B Ops
C Mkt
D Mkt
E Mkt
F Sales
G Sales
H Cons
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4. Exactly one employee each from the Operations department and from the Sales department are from the HO.
5. Both the members from the Sales department sit adjacent to A.
6. E, who is the only employee from his department reporting from the HO, sits facing A, who is not from the HO.
7. The consultant sits between two of the employees from the Marketing department.
8. Two employees reporting from the HO are seated next to each other and among them, the one from the
Marketing department sits on the left.
9. B is seated next to a Sales department employee not from the HO and D.

HO Name Dept.
A Ops
B Ops
C Mkt
D Mkt
E Mkt
F Sales
G Sales
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4. Exactly one employee each from the Operations department and from the Sales department are from the HO.
5. Both the members from the Sales department sit adjacent to A.
6. E, who is the only employee from his department reporting from the HO, sits facing A, who is not from the HO.
7. The consultant sits between two of the employees from the Marketing department.
8. Two employees reporting from the HO are seated next to each other and among them, the one from the
Marketing department sits on the left.
9. B is seated next to a Sales department employee not from the HO and D.
E, Mkt
HO Name Dept.
Cons, H D, Mkt
Y N A Ops
Y N
Y B Ops
N C Mkt
Mkt, C N Y B, Ops
N D Mkt
Y E Mkt
Y N
N Y/N F Sales
Sales, F/G G/F, Sales N/Y G Sales
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 SET 4
#Q 1. Who does D sit opposite to?
A. C B. F C. G D. CBD

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 SET 4
#Q 2. Find the odd one out:
A. GF B. ED C. HB D. BA

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 SET 4
#Q 3. Which of the following statements is true?
A. Two of the Marketing department employees who sit together are both either from the Head Office or not.
B. The number of employees reporting from the Head Office from each department is more than the number of
employees not.
C. A Sales department employee is a neighbor of both the Operations department employees.
D. People reporting from the same office (Head Office / Not) sit facing each other.

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 SET 4
#Q 4. What is true about the ratio of number of employees reporting from the Head Office to that not from the
Head Office?
A. Equal to 1 B. Less than 1 C. Greater than 1 D. CBD

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 2 Mins Summary

1. Linear Arrangements:
• Left/Right ≠ Immediate Left/Right
• Facing North (L R)
• Facing South (R L)

2. Circular Arrangements:
• Left/Right = Immediate Left/Right
• Towards the center (Clockwise = Left)
• Away from the center (Clockwise = Right)

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