Seating Arrangements MCQ

1. Five boys A, B, C, D and E are sitting in a row. A is to the right of B and E is to the left of B but to the right of C. A is to the left of D. Who is second from the left end? (U.P.B.Ed 2013)

2. There are five different houses, A to E, in a row. A is to the right of B and E is to the left of C and right of A. B is to the right of D. Which of the houses is in the middle? IB CA (IO) 2013

3. Five friends P, Q, R, S and T are sitting in a row facing North. Here, S is between T and Q and Q is to the immediate left of R. P is to the immediate left of T. Who is in the middle? (SSC Multi Task 2014)

4. Six children A, B, C, D, E and F are standing in a row. B is between F and D. E is between A and C. A does not stand next to F or D. C does not stand next to D. F is between which of the following pairs of children? (SSC FCI 2012)

5. There are eight books kept one over the other. Two books are on Organisation Behaviour, two on TQM, three on Industrial Relations and one on Economics. Counting from top, second, fifth and sixth books are on Industrial Relations. Two books on Industrial Relations are between two books on TQM. One book of Industrial Relations is between two books on Organizational Behaviour while the book above Economics is TQM. Which book is the last book from top? (MAT 2011)

6. Five boys are standing in a row facing East. Pavan is to the left of Tavan, Vipin and Chavan. Tavan, Vipin and Chavan are to the left of Nakul. Chavan is between Tavan and Vipin. If Vipin is fourth from the left, then how far is Tavan from the right?

7. Six persons M, N, O, P, Q and R are sitting in two rows with three persons in each row. Both rows are in front of each other. Q is not at the end of any row. P is second the left of R. O is the neighbour of Q and diagonally opposite to P. N is the neighbour of R. Who is in front of N? (UPSC CSAT 2011)

8. Six persons A, B, C, D, E and F are sitting in two rows, three in each row. (I) E is not at the end of any row (II) D is second to the left of F (III) C, the neighbor of E, is sitting diagonally opposite to D (IV) B is the neighbor of F. Which of the following are in one of the two rows? (MAT 2011)