Practice Questions: Seating Arrangements | CSAT Preparation - UPSC PDF Download

• For this question start by using direct clues first. We know that there are six cards P, Q, R, S, T, U; six colours—blue, red, green, grey, yellow and brown and, six pictures— King, Princess, Queen, Palace, Joker and Prince. 
• The following set of deductions gives us the entire solution to the problem. 
• The second part of the third statement is the most directly usable → P-Brown-Queen-Extreme right. 
• We also know that R-King-Grey-Fifth from Right (ivth statement). 
• Also, Q being next to R, the following arrangements are possible.
  
• From this point, we start using indirect clues.
  From statement (iii), Palace-Blue-Not S → Hence T or U Further, from statement (iv), Princess — Not S and not T, → Not Green or Yellow → Hence, Red and U. This further gives us Palace —T-Blue.
• Hence, S must be the joker (the only pair left). Also, green and yellow must be shared between Q and S.
  Thus, the following pairings emerge:
  ► P — Brown — Queen
  ► Q — Green/Yellow — Prince
  ► R — Grey — King
  ► S — Yellow/Green —Joker
  ► T — Blue —Palace
  ► U — Red — Princess
• For the Princess card (U) to be immediately between the Palace (T) and the Prince (Q), Possibility Table 2 must emerge to be the correct one. 
• In such a case, the arrangement of cards becomes S R Q U T P. 
• Hence the Joker’s cards must be at the extreme left. Option (c) is correct.

• For this question, start by using direct clues first. We know that there are six cards P, Q, R, S, T, U; six colours—blue, red, green, grey, yellow and brown and, six pictures— King, Princess, Queen, Palace, Joker and Prince. The following set of deductions gives us the entire solution to the problem.
• The second part of the third statement is the most directly usable → P-Brown-Queen-Extreme right. 
• We also know that R-King-Grey-Fifth from Right (ivth statement). Also, Q being next to R, the following arrangements are possible:
  
• From this point, we start using indirect clues.
• From statement (iii), Palace-Blue-Not S → Hence T or U Further, from statement (iv), Princess — Not S and not T, → Not Green or Yellow → Hence, Red and U. This further gives us Palace —T-Blue.
• Hence, S must be the joker (the only pair left). Also, green and yellow must be shared between Q and S.
  Thus, the following pairings emerge:
  ► P — Brown — Queen
  ► Q — Green/Yellow — Prince
  ► R — Grey — King
  ► S — Yellow/Green —Joker
  ► T — Blue —Palace
  ► U — Red — Princess
  ► U-Red is correct. Option (b) is correct.

• For this question, start by using direct clues first. We know that there are six cards P, Q, R, S, T, U; six colours—blue, red, green, grey, yellow and brown and, six pictures— King, Princess, Queen, Palace, Joker and Prince. The following set of deductions gives us the entire solution to the problem.
• The second part of the third statement is the most directly usable → P-Brown-Queen-Extreme right. 
• We also know that R-King-Grey-Fifth from Right (ivth statement). Also, Q being next to R, the following arrangements are possible:
  
• From this point, we start using the indirect clues.
• From statement (iii), Palace-Blue-Not S → Hence T or U Further, from statement (iv), Princess — Not S and not T, → Not Green or Yellow → Hence, Red and U. This further gives us Palace —T-Blue.
• Hence, S must be the joker (the only pair left). Also, green and yellow must be shared between Q and S.
  Thus, the following pairings emerge:
  ► P — Brown — Queen
  ► Q — Green/Yellow — Prince
  ► R — Grey — King
  ► S — Yellow/Green —Joker
  ► T — Blue —Palace
  ► U — Red — Princess
  The Palace is on Card T. Option (b) is correct.

• For this question, start by using direct clues first. We know that there are six cards P, Q, R, S, T, U; six colours—blue, red, green, grey, yellow and brown and, six pictures— King, Princess, Queen, Palace, Joker and Prince. The following set of deductions gives us the entire solution to the problem.
• The second part of the third statement is the most directly usable → P-Brown-Queen-Extreme right. We also know that R-King-Grey-Fifth from Right (ivth statement).
• Also, Q being next to R, the following arrangements are possible:
  
• From this point, we start using indirect clues.
• From statement (iii), Palace-Blue-Not S → Hence T or U Further, from statement (iv), Princess — Not S and not T, → Not Green or Yellow → Hence, Red and U. This further gives us Palace —T-Blue.
• Hence, S must be the joker (the only pair left). Also, green and yellow must be shared between Q and S. Thus, the following pairings emerge:
  ► P — Brown — Queen
  ► Q — Green/Yellow — Prince
  ► R — Grey — King
  ► S — Yellow/Green —Joker
  ► T — Blue —Palace
  ► U — Red — Princess
  Data remains inadequate since we do not know which colour is for which card. Option (d) is correct

For this question, start by using the direct clues first. We know that there are six cards P, Q, R, S, T, U; six colours—blue, red, green, grey, yellow and brown and, six pictures— King, Princess, Queen, Palace, Joker and Prince. The following set of deductions gives us the entire solution of the problem.
The second part of the third statement is the most directly usable → P-Brown-Queen-Extreme right. We also know that R-King-Grey-Fifth from Right (ivth statement). Also Q being next to R, the following arrangements are possible

From this point we start using the indirect clues.
From statement (iii), Palace-Blue-Not S → Hence T or U Further, from statement (iv), Princess — Not S and not T, → Not Green or Yellow → Hence, Red and U. This further gives us Palace —T-Blue.
Hence, S must be the joker (only pair left). Also, green and yellow must be shared between Q and S. Thus, the following pairings emerge:
P — Brown — Queen
Q — Green/Yellow — Prince
R — Grey — King
S — Yellow/Green —Joker
T — Blue —Palace
U — Red — Princess
Data inadequate since we don’t know whether the Joker is yellow or green. Option (d) is correct.

Given that A, C and D have to be separate and that A is Quants, and C cannot be on the last day. Also that there are 3 lectures (at least) on day 1, the order of A, C and D must be

• Further B cannot be clubbed with A or D, hence must be on the second day. 
• Thus F must also be on the same day. This gives us the following table.
  
• This leaves us with G, H and E. Since, Day 1 has to have at least 3 lectures, G and H must be on day 1. 
• This leaves us with E, which can be placed on either day 1 or 2 or 3.
  Thus, the final table is:
  
• The data is inadequate since we do not know whether E was on Day 2 or not. Option (d) is correct.

Given that A, C and D have to be separate and that A is Quants, and C cannot be on the last day. Also that there are 3 lectures (at least) on day 1, the order of A, C and D must be

• Further B cannot be clubbed with A or D, hence must be on the second day. 
• Thus F must also be on the same day. This gives us the following table.
  
• This leaves us with G, H and E. Since, Day 1 has to have at least 3 lectures, G and H must be on day 1. 
• This leaves us with E, which can be placed on either day 1 or 2 or 3.
  Thus, the final table is:
  
• Again, the data is inadequate since we do not know for sure which the last 2 lectures were. Option (d) is correct.

Using the three clues, we get the following pairings:
► P — B — Not April or May
► Q — A — March
► R—Not C or D — January
Put them together to get the following table:
This leaves S and T to be teaching either C or D and either in April or May.
Course B occurs in February. Hence, we need to look for who is teaching in March. The answer to the question is Lecturer Q. Option (a) is correct

Using the three clues, we get the following pairings:
► P — B — Not April or May
► Q — A — March
► R—Not C or D — January
Put them together to get the following table:

This leaves S and T to be teaching either C or D and either in April or May.
In January, Course E is taught. Option (c) is correct

• The first two statements are just introductions to the situation. Going ahead from third statement onwards, the following chain of thoughts should arise.
  
• At this stage, use Statement 4 to get the following figure. 
• Since speech comes before mimicry, storytelling comes after mimicry. 
• Song Speech Mimicry Storytelling Drama Dance C D E 
• The unused clues at this stage are (B not song): (F not last), (A not speech). Using them does not give a definite placement for any of A, B or F. 
• Hence, Either A or B. Option (c) is correct.

• The first two statements are just introductions to the situation. Going ahead from third statement onwards, the following chain of thoughts should arise.
• 
• At this stage, use Statement 4 to get the following figure. 
• Since speech comes before mimicry, storytelling comes after mimicry. 
• Song Speech Mimicry Storytelling Drama Dance C D E 
• The unused clues at this stage are (B not song): (F not last), (A not speech). Using them does not give a definite placement for any of A, B or F. 
• Hence, Can be either A or F. Hence, data inadequate. Option (d) is correct

• The first two statements are just introductions to the situation. Going ahead from third statement onwards, the following chain of thoughts should arise.
• 
• At this stage, use Statement 4 to get the following figure. 
• Since speech comes before mimicry, storytelling comes after mimicry. 
• Song Speech Mimicry Storytelling Drama Dance C D E 
• The unused clues at this stage are (B not song): (F not last), (A not speech). Using them does not give a definite placement for any of A, B or F. 
• Hence, Again could be A or B. Hence, data inadequate. Option (d) is correct

The first two statements are just introductions to the situation. Going ahead from third statement onwards, the following chain of thoughts should arise.

At this stage, use Statement 4 to get the following figure. Since speech comes before mimicry, storytelling comes after mimicry. Song Speech Mimicry Storytelling Drama Dance C D E The unused clues at this stage are (B not song): (F not last), (A not speech). Using them does not give a definite placement for any of A, B or F. Hence, Data inadequate, since F can be either song or speech. Option (d) is correct.

Basic information: Six persons A, B, C, D, E & F on six days, Monday to Saturday; six posts — Clerk (C), Officer (O), Technician (T), Manager (M), Supervisor (S) and Sales Executive (SE). 

The second paragraph gives the clues directly to fit in the following table:

We also know that the officer joined on Wednesday. It can only be Celina (C).

Thus, the table will look like:

⇒ Bobby (c)

Basic information: Six persons A, B, C, D, E & F on six days, Monday to Saturday; six posts — Clerk (C), Officer (O), Technician (T), Manager (M), Supervisor (S) and Sales Executive (SE).

The second paragraph gives the clues directly to fit in the following table:

We also know that the officer joined on Wednesday. It can only be Celina (C).

Thus, the table will look like:

⇒ Friday (b)

The arrangement is:

Since Chandan-Bony (C-B) and Abdul-Devdas (A-D) are definitely next to each other in that order (note: C is to the right of B will be represented by C-B when they are facing South), Eram (E) will definitely be in the centre place (as he is not at the end).

This gives us two possible arrangements for the men:

(i) C B E A D or

(ii) A D E C is not possible since Abdul has to be second to Bony’s left. Thus the arrangement is:

(Where Paro, Queen, Reena, Saifali and Tulika are represented by P, Q, R, S, T respectively) The answer is: (d)

Since Chandan-Bony (C-B) and Abdul-Devdas (A-D) are definitely next to each other in that order (note: C is to the right of B will be represented by C-B when they are facing South), Eram (E) will definitely be in the centre place (as he is not at the end).

This gives us two possible arrangements for the men:

(i) C B E A D or

(ii) A D E C B is not possible since Abdul has to be second to Bony’s left.

Thus the arrangement is:

(Where Paro, Queen, Reena, Saifali and Tulika are represented by P, Q, R, S, T respectively) The answer is: (a) Eram