Practice Questions Seating Arrangement- 3 - Logical Reasoning for CLAT

Directions for Questions 1 to 5: Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
(i) P, Q, R, S, T, U and V are sitting around a circular table facing the centre
(ii) R is next to the left of U and V is second to the left of R.
(iii) P is sitting third to the left of T.
(iv) Q is between S and T.

Q1: Which of the following is true?
(a) R is fourth to the right of T.
(b) P is to the immediate right of V.
(c) S is second to the left of T.
(d) Q is second to the right of V.
Ans: (b)
Explanation: Use the given clues step by step. Place U and put R immediately to U's left (clue ii). From R, count two places to the left to place V (clue ii). Place T such that P is third to T's left (clue iii). Finally, put Q between S and T (clue iv). This arrangement makes P sit immediately to the right of V, so option (b) is correct.

P is to the immediate right of V is correct.

Q2: What is the position of U?
(a) Fourth to the right of S
(b) To the immediate left of R
(c) Between P and T
(d) To the immediate right of P
Ans: (a)
Explanation: From the constructed arrangement, count positions clockwise from S. Following the clues leads to U being the fourth person to the right of S. Thus option (a) is correct.

U is sitting fourth to the right of S.

Q3: Which of the following is false?
(a) P is fourth to the right of T.
(b) U is to the immediate right of R.
(c) U is third to the right of S.
(d) Q is to the immediate left of S.
Ans: (c)
Explanation: Verify each option from the same seating. Options (a), (b) and (d) match the positions found from the clues. Option (c) claims U is third to the right of S, but the actual position of U relative to S is fourth to the right. Therefore (c) is false and is the correct choice.

U is third to the right of S is wrong.

Q4: Which of the following pairs has the first person sitting to the immediate left of the second person?
(a) QT
(b) RP
(c) VS
(d) SV 
Ans: (d)
Explanation: From the completed arrangement, S is placed immediately to the left of V. Check the other pairs and you will find they do not have the immediate-left relation. Hence (d) SV is correct.

S is sitting to the left of V.

Q5: In which of the following options, the middle person is sitting between the other two?
(a) URT
(b) TUQ
(c) STQ
(d) None of these
Ans: (d)
Explanation: Check each triplet on the seating diagram. For (a) URT, R is not between U and T. For (b) TUQ, U is not between T and Q. For (c) STQ, T is not between S and Q. Since none of the given triplets have the middle person sitting between the other two, choose (d).

None of the options is true.

Directions for Questions 6 to 10: Read the following information carefully and answer these questions:
(i) K, L, M, N, O, P and Q are sitting in a circle facing at the centre and playing cards.
(ii) O is neighbour of K and N.
(iii) Q is not between P and M.
(iv) P is to the immediate right of K.
(v) L is second to the left of Q.

Q6: Which of the following pairs has the second person sitting immediately to the right of the first?
(a) KL
(b) ML
(c) OK
(d) None of these
Ans: (c)
Explanation: Use the clues to build the circle. O is neighbour of K and N (ii). P is immediately right of K (iv). With these placements, K sits immediately to the right of O, so in the pair OK the second person (K) is immediately to the right of the first (O). Therefore option (c) is correct.

K is sitting immediately right of O.

Q7: Who are the neighbours of L?
(a) K and P
(b) M and N
(c) P and M
(d) None of these
Ans: (c)
Explanation: From the arrangement satisfying all clues, L is placed second to the left of Q (v). Filling remaining seats so that Q is not between P and M (iii) and P is right of K (iv) gives L's neighbours as P and M. Thus option (c) is correct.

P and M are the neighbours of L.

Q8: Which of the following does not have the pair of persons sitting adjacent to each other?
(a) LK
(b) ML
(c) NO
(d) QN
Ans: (a)
Explanation: From the constructed seating, L sits between P and M, so L and K are not adjacent. The other pairs ML, NO and QN are each adjacent in the arrangement. Hence (a) LK is the pair that is not adjacent.

L and K are not sitting next to each other.

Q9: Which of the following persons are sitting adjacent to each other in clockwise order as shown?
(a) LQM
(b) PLM
(c) MNQ
(d) ONQ
Ans: (d)
Explanation: Read the seating in clockwise direction from the diagram. The sequence O → N → Q appears as three adjacent persons in clockwise order, so ONQ is correct. The other triplets do not occur consecutively in that clockwise order.

ONQ are sitting adjacent to each other in clockwise direction.

Q10: What is the position of P?
(a) Second to the left of M
(b) Second to the right of M
(c) To the immediate left of K
(d) To the immediate right of L
Ans: (a)
Explanation: From the final arrangement consistent with all clues, P is placed two seats to the left of M. Check positions relative to M to confirm that P is second to M's left, so option (a) is correct.

P is second to the left of M.