Seating Arrangement Questions for CAT with Answers PDF

Ten students are sitting in two parallel rows containing five persons in each row, with equal distances between them. In first row, Sanaya, Narayan, Arti, Sunayna and Aditi are seated and all of them are facing south. In second row, Shreya, Sujata, Sushil, Sapna and Jivan are seated and all of them are facing north. Therefore, in the given seating arrangement, each member seated in a row faces another member seated in the other row. Sapna sits third to the left of Shreya. Sanaya faces the immediate neighbour of Sapna. Arti sits second to the right of Sanaya. Only one person sits between Narayan and Sunayna. Sujata and Jivan are immediate neighbours of each other. Jivan does not face Sanaya or Narayan.

Q. Who are sitting at the extreme ends of the first row?

Ten students are sitting in two parallel rows containing five persons in each row, with equal distances between them. In first row, Sanaya, Narayan, Arti, Sunayna and Aditi are seated and all of them are facing south. In second row, Shreya, Sujata, Sushil, Sapna and Jivan are seated and all of them are facing north. Therefore, in the given seating arrangement, each member seated in a row faces another member seated in the other row. Sapna sits third to the left of Shreya. Sanaya faces the immediate neighbour of Sapna. Arti sits second to the right of Sanaya. Only one person sits between Narayan and Sunayna. Sujata and Jivan are immediate neighbours of each other. Jivan does not face Sanaya or Narayan.

Q. Who are the immediate neighbours of Jivan?

Ten students are sitting in two parallel rows containing five persons in each row, with equal distances between them. In first row, Sanaya, Narayan, Arti, Sunayna and Aditi are seated and all of them are facing south. In second row, Shreya, Sujata, Sushil, Sapna and Jivan are seated and all of them are facing north. Therefore, in the given seating arrangement, each member seated in a row faces another member seated in the other row. Sapna sits third to the left of Shreya. Sanaya faces the immediate neighbour of Sapna. Arti sits second to the right of Sanaya. Only one person sits between Narayan and Sunayna. Sujata and Jivan are immediate neighbours of each other. Jivan does not face Sanaya or Narayan.

Q. Who is sitting second to the left of Narayan?

A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H and I are sitting in a row, all facing toward north. Each of them likes different brand of car - Mercedes, Audi, BMW, Tata, Mahindra, Toyota, Maruti, Honda and Hyundai (but not necessarily in the same order). There are two people sitting between E and the person who likes Mahindra. I sits third to the left of the person who likes Mercedes. Hyundai is liked by H. D sits second to the left of F. There is only one person between B and C. The person who likes Audi is third to the left of A. A and the person who likes Honda are immediate neighbours. The person who likes Tata is sitting at one of the ends, but is not an immediate neighbour of H. The person who likes Hyundai is third to the right of the person sitting in the middle of the row. The person who likes Toyota is sitting second to the left of H. E does not like Tata and is not sitting at either of the extreme ends. The person who likes BMW is second to the left of the person sitting in the middle of the row. The person who likes Audi is an immediate neighbour of the person who likes Tata. I is sitting fourth to the right of the person who likes Audi. Only one person is sitting between F and the person who likes Maruti. Maruti is not liked by A and G. The person who likes Mahindra is the immediate neighbour of the person who likes Toyota. C does not sit at either of the ends.

Q. What car does G like?

A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H and I are sitting in a row, all facing toward north. Each of them likes different brand of car - Mercedes, Audi, BMW, Tata, Mahindra, Toyota, Maruti, Honda and Hyundai (but not necessarily in the same order). There are two people sitting between E and the person who likes Mahindra. I sits third to the left of the person who likes Mercedes. Hyundai is liked by H. D sits second to the left of F. There is only one person between B and C. The person who likes Audi is third to the left of A. A and the person who likes Honda are immediate neighbours. The person who likes Tata is sitting at one of the ends, but is not an immediate neighbour of H. The person who likes Hyundai is third to the right of the person sitting in the middle of the row. The person who likes Toyota is sitting second to the left of H. E does not like Tata and is not sitting at either of the extreme ends. The person who likes BMW is second to the left of the person sitting in the middle of the row. The person who likes Audi is an immediate neighbour of the person who likes Tata. I is sitting fourth to the right of the person who likes Audi. Only one person is sitting between F and the person who likes Maruti. Maruti is not liked by A and G. The person who likes Mahindra is the immediate neighbour of the person who likes Toyota. C does not sit at either of the ends.

Q. What is the position of A with respect to the one who likes Mercedes?

A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H and I are sitting in a row, all facing toward north. Each of them likes different brand of car - Mercedes, Audi, BMW, Tata, Mahindra, Toyota, Maruti, Honda and Hyundai (but not necessarily in the same order). There are two people sitting between E and the person who likes Mahindra. I sits third to the left of the person who likes Mercedes. Hyundai is liked by H. D sits second to the left of F. There is only one person between B and C. The person who likes Audi is third to the left of A. A and the person who likes Honda are immediate neighbours. The person who likes Tata is sitting at one of the ends, but is not an immediate neighbour of H. The person who likes Hyundai is third to the right of the person sitting in the middle of the row. The person who likes Toyota is sitting second to the left of H. E does not like Tata and is not sitting at either of the extreme ends. The person who likes BMW is second to the left of the person sitting in the middle of the row. The person who likes Audi is an immediate neighbour of the person who likes Tata. I is sitting fourth to the right of the person who likes Audi. Only one person is sitting between F and the person who likes Maruti. Maruti is not liked by A and G. The person who likes Mahindra is the immediate neighbour of the person who likes Toyota. C does not sit at either of the ends.

Q. Who is sitting in the middle of the row and what car does that person like?

A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I and J are 10 CEOs, each working in different individual banks. There are 3 private banks namely ICICI, HDFC and Axis and 7 public sector banks namely SBI, UCO, Canara, Union, Bank of Maharashtra (BOM), PNB, Dena, though not in the same order. They are sitting in two rows with A, B, C, D and E facing South and F, G, H, I and J facing North respectively, though not in the same order. There are 3 female and 7 male CEOs. No male is a CEO of a private bank. None of the females is facing the other. I who works in Axis bank sits in the middle of the row. The persons working in HDFC and ICICI banks sit on either sides of the person who is exactly opposite to I. G sits third to the right of the person who works in UCO bank, who is not facing the person working in HDFC bank. There are two persons sitting between F and J. The person working in HDFC bank is facing F, who is working in BOM. B sits to the end of the row and D sits third to the right of B, who is working in Union bank. A and B are immediate neighbours of E. E is not facing the person working in Dena Bank. The person working in Canara Bank and J are diagonally opposite to each other. The person working in SBI bank faces South.

Q. Which of the following is a group of female CEOs?

A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I and J are 10 CEOs, each working in different individual banks. There are 3 private banks namely ICICI, HDFC and Axis and 7 public sector banks namely SBI, UCO, Canara, Union, Bank of Maharashtra (BOM), PNB, Dena, though not in the same order. They are sitting in two rows with A, B, C, D and E facing South and F, G, H, I and J facing North respectively, though not in the same order. There are 3 female and 7 male CEOs. No male is a CEO of a private bank. None of the females is facing the other. I who works in Axis bank sits in the middle of the row. The persons working in HDFC and ICICI banks sit on either sides of the person who is exactly opposite to I. G sits third to the right of the person who works in UCO bank, who is not facing the person working in HDFC bank. There are two persons sitting between F and J. The person working in HDFC bank is facing F, who is working in BOM. B sits to the end of the row and D sits third to the right of B, who is working in Union bank. A and B are immediate neighbours of E. E is not facing the person working in Dena Bank. The person working in Canara Bank and J are diagonally opposite to each other. The person working in SBI bank faces South.

Q. Which of the following is different from others?

A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I and J are 10 CEOs, each working in different individual banks. There are 3 private banks namely ICICI, HDFC and Axis and 7 public sector banks namely SBI, UCO, Canara, Union, Bank of Maharashtra (BOM), PNB, Dena, though not in the same order. They are sitting in two rows with A, B, C, D and E facing South and F, G, H, I and J facing North respectively, though not in the same order. There are 3 female and 7 male CEOs. No male is a CEO of a private bank. None of the females is facing the other. I who works in Axis bank sits in the middle of the row. The persons working in HDFC and ICICI banks sit on either sides of the person who is exactly opposite to I. G sits third to the right of the person who works in UCO bank, who is not facing the person working in HDFC bank. There are two persons sitting between F and J. The person working in HDFC bank is facing F, who is working in BOM. B sits to the end of the row and D sits third to the right of B, who is working in Union bank. A and B are immediate neighbours of E. E is not facing the person working in Dena Bank. The person working in Canara Bank and J are diagonally opposite to each other. The person working in SBI bank faces South.

Q. Which of the following is different from others?

There are seven persons (M, N, O, P, Q, R and S) sitting around a circular table. Three of them are facing inside, while the rest are facing outside. They work in different companies viz. A, B, C, D, E, F and G, but not necessarily in the same order.
P sits between O and the person who is facing inside and he is to the immediate right of the latter. S works in F and sits second to the left of Q, who works in A and is facing outside. M is fourth to the right of N and both are facing the same direction. R, who works in D, is the neighbour of both Q and S. P does not work in G. The persons who are facing inside are to the immediate right of the persons who are facing outside. R and N are facing inside. The person who works in B sits to the immediate right of the one who works in A. The person who works in C sits to the immediate left of S.

Q. Who among the following is facing inside?

There are seven persons (M, N, O, P, Q, R and S) sitting around a circular table. Three of them are facing inside, while the rest are facing outside. They work in different companies viz. A, B, C, D, E, F and G, but not necessarily in the same order.
P sits between O and the person who is facing inside and he is to the immediate right of the latter. S works in F and sits second to the left of Q, who works in A and is facing outside. M is fourth to the right of N and both are facing the same direction. R, who works in D, is the neighbour of both Q and S. P does not work in G. The persons who are facing inside are to the immediate right of the persons who are facing outside. R and N are facing inside. The person who works in B sits to the immediate right of the one who works in A. The person who works in C sits to the immediate left of S.

Q. If P and N interchange their positions but keep their companies the same (i.e. all work in the same company as previously they worked in), then who among the following will be second to the left of the one that works in F?

There are seven persons (M, N, O, P, Q, R and S) sitting around a circular table. Three of them are facing inside, while the rest are facing outside. They work in different companies viz. A, B, C, D, E, F and G, but not necessarily in the same order.
P sits between O and the person who is facing inside and he is to the immediate right of the latter. S works in F and sits second to the left of Q, who works in A and is facing outside. M is fourth to the right of N and both are facing the same direction. R, who works in D, is the neighbour of both Q and S. P does not work in G. The persons who are facing inside are to the immediate right of the persons who are facing outside. R and N are facing inside. The person who works in B sits to the immediate right of the one who works in A. The person who works in C sits to the immediate left of S.

Q. In which of the following companies does O work?

Eight persons Pankaj, Qadir, Ruheen, Simran, Taran, Urwashi, Vikram and William are sitting around a circular table at equal distances but not necessarily in the same order with some of them facing towards centre and rest of them facing outwards. One of the immediate neighbours of Taran is facing inwards and the other is facing outwards. The person sitting fourth to Urwashi is facing inwards. Simran is sitting third to the left of Ruheen. Pankaj is not sitting opposite to Qadir who is sitting to the immediate left of the person facing outwards. There is only one person sitting between William and Urwashi who is facing outwards. There are exactly two people sitting between Pankaj and Urwashi and those people are facing outwards. Vikram is sitting fourth to Ruheen who is second to the right of Taran. William is sitting to the immediate left of a person facing inwards who is third to the left of Urwashi. Taran is sitting fourth to the person who is fifth to the right of Urwashi.

Q. Which of the following pairs is different from the others?

Eight persons Pankaj, Qadir, Ruheen, Simran, Taran, Urwashi, Vikram and William are sitting around a circular table at equal distances but not necessarily in the same order with some of them facing towards centre and rest of them facing outwards. One of the immediate neighbours of Taran is facing inwards and the other is facing outwards. The person sitting fourth to Urwashi is facing inwards. Simran is sitting third to the left of Ruheen. Pankaj is not sitting opposite to Qadir who is sitting to the immediate left of the person facing outwards. There is only one person sitting between William and Urwashi who is facing outwards. There are exactly two people sitting between Pankaj and Urwashi and those people are facing outwards. Vikram is sitting fourth to Ruheen who is second to the right of Taran. William is sitting to the immediate left of a person facing inwards who is third to the left of Urwashi. Taran is sitting fourth to the person who is fifth to the right of Urwashi.

Q. Who is the immediate left neighbour of the person sitting 4th to the left of Taran?

Eight persons Pankaj, Qadir, Ruheen, Simran, Taran, Urwashi, Vikram and William are sitting around a circular table at equal distances but not necessarily in the same order with some of them facing towards centre and rest of them facing outwards. One of the immediate neighbours of Taran is facing inwards and the other is facing outwards. The person sitting fourth to Urwashi is facing inwards. Simran is sitting third to the left of Ruheen. Pankaj is not sitting opposite to Qadir who is sitting to the immediate left of the person facing outwards. There is only one person sitting between William and Urwashi who is facing outwards. There are exactly two people sitting between Pankaj and Urwashi and those people are facing outwards. Vikram is sitting fourth to Ruheen who is second to the right of Taran. William is sitting to the immediate left of a person facing inwards who is third to the left of Urwashi. Taran is sitting fourth to the person who is fifth to the right of Urwashi.

Q. Who is sitting 2nd to the left of Taran?