Wednesday 4 January 2012

Reasoning Practice test - 12 for BANK EXAMS (Seating Arrangement )


Study the given information carefully and answer the questions that
follows.
(1)A, B, C, D, E, F and G are sitting on a wall and all of them are
facing east.
(2)C is on the immediate right to D.
(3)B is at an extreme end and has E as his neighbour.
(4)G is between E and F.
(5)Dis sitting third from the south end.

1.Who is sitting to the right of E?
(a) A (b) C (c) D (d) F (e) None of
These

2.Which of the following pairs of people are sitting at the extreme
ends?
(a) AB (b) AE (c) CB (d) FB (e) Cannot be
Determined

3.Name the person who should change places with C such that he gets
the third
place from the north end?
(a)  E (b) F (c) C (d) D

4.Immediatly between which of the following pairs of people is
sitting?
(a) AC (b) AF (c) CE (d) CF (E) None of
These

Solution:
C is to the right of D.
D is third from south.
So, B will be at the extreme end from north because it should have
E as its neighbour.
G is between E and F. SO, the sequence is
B->
E->
G->
F-> East
D->
C->
A->
Answer for 8th question is (e), G is sitting to the right of E.
Answer for 9th question is (a), A and B are sitting at the extreme
ends.
Answer for 10th question is (c), G should change place with C
to make it third from north.
Answer for 11th question is (d), D is sitting between C and F.
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5.In the Olympic games, the flags of six nations were flown on the
masts in the following way:
The flag of America was to the left of Indian tricolor and to the
right of the flag of France. The flag of Australia was on the right of the Indian flag but was to the left of the flag of Japan, which was to the left of the flag of China Find the two
flags which are in the center.
(a) India and Australia (b) America and India
(c)Japan and Australia (d) America and Australia
Solution:
The correct sequence is
France, America, India, Australia, Japan, China.
The two flags in the center are India and Australia.
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6.Mr A , Miss B, Mr C and Miss D are sitting around a table and
discussing
their trades.

(1)Mr A sits opposite to cook.
(2)Miss B sits right to the barber.
(3)The washer man is on the left of the tailor.
(4)Miss D sits opposite to Mr C.
What are the trades of A and B?
(a) Tailor and Barber (b) Tailor and Cook
(c)Barber and Cook (d) Washer man and Cook.
Solution : (b)
C and D sit opposite to each other .So if A sits opposite to cook, B
shall be cook.
Now B is to the right of barber. So, one of the rest say C will be
barber, then D on
the opposite side shall be washer man or tailor. But washer man is
left of
tailor and D is to the left of A. So, D is washer man and A is
tailor. Thus , A and B
are Tailor and Cook.
On the information given below, answer the questions.
(A) P, Q, R, S and T are sitting in a circle facing the center.
(B) R is immediate left of T.
(C) P is between S and T.

7.Who is to the immediate left of R?
(a) P (b) Q (c) S (d) T (e) cannot be
Determine

8.To find the answer to the above question, which of the following
Statements can be dispensed with?
(a) None (b) B only (c) C only (d) B or
C only
Solution: Solution for 7th and 8th questions are
In the circle the arrangement is as shown:
P
S T
Q
R
Answer for 7th question is (b), Q is to the immediate left of R.
Answer for 8th question is (a), All the statements are necessary.

9.Six friends A, B, C, D, E and F are sitting in a closed circle
facing the center.
A is facing D. C is between A and B. F is between E and A. Who is to
the
immediate left of B?
(a) A (b) C (c) D (d) E
Answer is (b)
Clearly, in a circle the arrangement is as shown:
A
C F
B E
D
So, C is to the immediate left of B.
A, B, C, D, E and F are seated in a circle facing the center. C is
between F and B.
A is second to the left of D and second to the right of E.

10.Who is facing A?
(a) B (b) D (c) F (d) either F or B (e) None

11.Who among the following is facing D?
(a) A (b) C (c) E (d) cannot be determine (e) None

Solution: Solution for 10 th and 11th questions is
The circular arrangement is as shown
C
A E
F B
D
Answer for 10 th question is (a), Clearly B is facing A.
Answer for 11th question is (b), C is facing D.
Eight friends A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting in circle facing
the center.
B is sitting between G and D. H is third to the left of B
and second to the right of A.
C is sitting between A and G and B and E are not sitting opposite
to each other.

12.Who is third to the left of D?
(a) A (b) E (c) F (d) cannot be determine (e) None

13.Which of the following statements is not correct?
(a) C is third to the right of D.
(b) A is sitting between C and F.
(c)D and A are sitting opposite to each other.
(d)E is sitting between F and D.
(e) E and C are sitting opposite to each other
Solution: Solution for 12th and 13th question is
B is between G and D i,e the order is G B D. H is third to the left
of B
and second to the right of A. So, forming a circle we have:
H A
G D
B
C is between A and G. But E is not opposite B. So, C is between A
and H.
C
H A
F E
G D
B
Answer for 12th question is (c) , F is third to the left of D.
Answer for 13th question is (d), Clearly, E is not sitting between F
and D.

14.A group of eight members sit in a circle. D is between A and F and
is
opposite to G.E is to the right of A but on the left of C, whose
right
hand neighbour is G. B enjoys having H to his left and F to his right
Find the members who is diagonally opposite to A?
(a) B (b) F (c) G (d) H
Answer for 21st question is (d)
In a circle the arrangement is as shown
G
H C
B E
F A
D
H is diagonally opposite to A.

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