Reasoning: Circular Arrangements

Circular Arrangements

Model 1: Simple Arrangement

Exercise 1

Directions (1-6): Study the following information to answer the given questions:

A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circle facing, the centre. H is fourth to the left of B
and second to the right of F. A is third to the left of C, who is not an immediate neighbor of F.G
is second to the left of A. D is second to the right of E.

1. Who is on the immediate right of F?

1) H 2) A 3) G

4) Data inadequate 5) None of these

2. Who is third to the left of A?

1) C 2) F 3) B

4) Data inadequate 5) None of these

3. In which of the following pairs is the first person sitting on the immediate left of the second
person?

1) EH 2) CE 3) AF 4) DB 5) None of these

4. Which of the following pairs represents the immediate neighbors of E?

1) DH 2) HC 3) CA

4) Data inadequate 5) None of these

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5. Who is on the immediate right of H?

1) E 2) C 3) H

4)Data inadequate 5) None of these

6. Who is on the immediate right of B?

1) D 2) E 3) F

4) Data inadequate 5) None of these

Exercise 2

Directions (7-11): Study the following information to answer the given questions:

A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circle facing the centre. B is third to the right of F
and third to the left of H. C is fourth to the left of A, who is not an immediate neighbor of F or B.
E is not an immediate neighbor of B. G is second to the right of D

7. Who is to the immediate left of B?

1) D 2) G 3) D or G

4) Data inadequate 5) None of these

8. Who is to the immediate right of H?

1) A 2) E 3) F

4) Data inadequate 5) None of these

9. Which of the following pairs represents the immediate neighbors of F?

1) CH 2) ED 3) HD 4) CE 5) None of these

10. In which of the following pairs is the first person sitting to the immediate right of the second
person?

1) BG 2) GA 3) AH 4) HE 5) CF

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11. Who is third to the left of E?

1) A 2) C 3) G

4) Data inadequate 5) None of these

Exercise 3

Directions (12-16): Study the following information to answer the given questions:

Eight friends A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circle facing the centre. E is third to
the left of G, who is on the immediate right of B, who is third to the left of A. H is second to the
right of F, who is not an immediate neighbor of E. D is not an immediate neighbor of B.

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12. Who is second to the right of B?

1) F 2) A 3) H 4) D 5) None of these

13. Which of the following pairs has the first person on the immediate left of the second person?

1) GB 2) HA 3) CE 4) HD 5) None of these

14. Which of the following is the correct position of B with respect to D?

1) Second to the right 2)Second to the left 3) Third to the right

4) Third to the left 5)None of these

15. Who sits between A and D?

1) F 2) E 3) G 4) B 5) H

16. What is Es position with respect to C?

1) On the immediate right 2)On the immediate left 3) Second to the right

4) Cannot be determined 5)None of these

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Model 2: Complex Arrangement

Directions (17-23): Study the following information to answer the given questions: A, B, C, D, E,
F, G and H are sitting around a circular table, facing the centre. Each of them has a different
profession, viz doctor, engineer, architect, pilot, banker, teacher, businessman and politician.

The politician sits third to the right of G. C is an immediate neighbour of G. The architect sits
second to the right of C. B sits third to the right of H. H is neither a politician nor an architect.
Only one person sits between C and the teacher. A and F are immediate neighbours of each
other. Neither A nor F is a politician. The doctor sits second to the right of A. Two people sit
between D and the engineer. D is not a politician. The pilot is not an immediate neighbour of
the politician. The banker sits second to the left of A.

17. Who amongst the following is a businessman?

1) A 2) H 3) C 4) F 5) D

18. What is the position of F with respect to the politician?

1) Immediate right 2)Third to the left 3)Second to the right

4) Fourth to the left 5)Second to the left

19. Who sit(s) exactly between the teacher and the engineer?

1) C and H 2)Only the politician 3)Only the doctor

4) C and B 5)The architect and the banker

20. Which of the following is true with respect to the given seating arrangement?

1) D is an immediate neighbour of G.

2) G is a banker.

3) The banker and the teacher are immediate neighbours of each other.

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4) The pilot sits exactly between the architect and the businessman.

5) The doctor sits second to the right of the businessman.

21. What is the profession of G?

1) Businessman 2) Pilot 3) Banker 4) Teacher 5)Architect

22. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on the given seating

arrangement and thus form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?

1) G-Doctor 2)E-Architect 3) H-Businessman

4) E- Politician 5)D- Pilot

23. What is the profession of E?

1) Businessman 2) Architect 3) Banker 4) Politician 5)Engineer

Exercise 2

Directions (24-30): Study the following information and answer the questions given below:
Eight friends A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circular table not necessarily in the
same order. Three of them are facing outward while five are facing towards the centre. There
are equal number of males and females in the group.

C is facing the centre. E is sitting third to the right of C. F is sitting third to the left of E. Three
persons are sitting between F and B. The immediate neighbours of B are females. G is sitting
third to the right of F. D is sitting third to the right of A. A is not an immediate neighbour of E.
Neighbours of E are males .The immediate neighbours of Dare are females and face outside.
The one sitting third to the left of B is a male. No female is an immediate neighbour of G.
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24. Who is sitting second to the right of E?

1) C 2) B 3) G 4) H 5) None of these

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25. How many persons are sitting between H and C when counted from the left side of H?

1) One 2) Two 3) Three 4) Four 5) More than four

26. Which of the following statements is true regarding H?

1) The one who is second d to the right of H is a female.

2) H is facing the centre.

3) H is a male.

4) The immediate neighbours of H are facing outside.

5) None is true.

27. What is D’s position with respect to G?

1)Third to the left 2)Third to the right 3) Second to the left

4)Second to the right 5)None of these

Directions: Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on their seating positions
in the above arrangement and hence form a group. Which of the following does not belong to
the group?

28. 1) BE 2) CG 3) GA 4) DH 5) AF

29. 1) B 2) F 3) G 4) A 5) D

30. If all the friends are asked to sit in an alphabetical order starting from A in an anti clockwise

direction, the positions of how many will remain unchanged (excluding A)?

1) Four 2) Three 3) Two 4) One 5) None

Answers

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Note: The date and time mentioned against some questions refer to the doubts clarification
session on Reasoning Ability in which the question was solved.

Additional Examples

Directions (1-5): Study the following information carefully and answer the given
questions.

P, Q, R, S, T, V, W and X are captains of eight different cricket teams, namely Australia, New
Zealand, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, England, West Indies and South Africa, but not necessarily
in the same order. All of them are seated around a circular table and are facing centre.

P sits third to the left of the Sri Lanka captain. Only two people sit between T and W. Neither T
nor W is immediate neighbour of P. Neither T nor W is the captain of Sri Lanka. The captain of
South Africa sits second to the right of S. S is not an immediate neighbour of P. S is not the Sri
Lankan captain and P is not the captain of South Africa. The Australian captain sits third to the
left of V. The Australian and Sri Lanka captains are not immediately neighbours. Only one
person sits between S and the Indian captain. Captains of Pakistan and New Zealand are
immediate neighbours. S is not the captain of New Zealand’s team. Only one person sits
between Q and the captain of England. The captain of England is an immediate neighbour of X.
W and Q are not immediate neighbours.

1. How many people sit between T and the captain of England when counted in clockwise direction
form T?

1) None 2) One 3) Two 4) Four 5) Five

2. Who is the captain of the Australian team?

1) P 2) V 3) W 4) T 5) Q

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3. Which of the following is true with respect to the given seating arrangement?

1) R is the captain of South Africa. 2) W is an immediate neighbour of V.

3) The captains of Australia and England are immediate neighbours.

4) Four people sit between W and Q.

5) X sits second to the left of S.

4. Who is the Indian captain?

1) Q 2) V 3) X 4) T 5) Cannot be determined

5. What is the position of the captain of West Indies with respect to R?

1) Immediately left 2)Second to the left 3) Third to the right

4) Second to the right 5)Third to the left

6. Directions (6-10): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given
below:

Eight friends E, F, G, H, S, T, U and V are sitting around a square table in such a way that four
of them at four corners of the square table while four sit in middle of each of the four sides. The
ones who sit at the four corners face the centre while those who sit in the middle of the sides
face outside.

 S is an immediate neighbour of both E and V. S sits in the middle of one of the sides of the table.

 Only one person sits between E and H.

 T sits second to the right of U. U is not an immediate neighbour of E but V.

 F is not an immediate neighbour of G.

 G faces a direction opposite to that of U. (i.e. If U faces the centre then G faces outside and vice-
versa)

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6. How many people sit between F and G when counted from the right side of F?

1) Three 2) Two 3) Four 4) None 5) One

7. Which of the following is true regarding F?

1) Only three people sit between F and H

2) F sits in middle of one of the sides.

3) F sits second to right of U

4) None of the given options is true.

5) Both S and G are the immediate neighbours of F.

8. Who sits to the immediate right of H?

1) U 2) S 3) G 4) F 5) T

9. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on the given arrangement and so form a
group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?

1) T 2) V 3) G 4) H 5) E

10. What is the position of U with respect to E?

1) Third to the right 2) Fifth to the left 3) Second to the left

4) Third to the left 5) Second to the right

Directions (11-17): Study the following information carefully and answer the given

questions:

A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circle around a circle facing the centre but not
necessarily in the same order.

1) B sits second to left of H’s husband. No female is an immediate neighbor of B.

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2) D’s daughter sits second to right of F. F is the sister of G. F is not an immediate neighbor of H’s
Husband.

3) Only one person sits between A and F. A is the father of G. H’s brother D sits to the immediate
left of H’s mother. Only one person sits between H’s mother and E.

4) Only one person sits between H and G. G is the mother of C. G is not an immediate neighbour
of E.

11. What is the position of A with respect to his mother in-law?

1)Immediate left 2)Third to the right 3) Third to the left

4)Second to the right 5)Fourth to the left

12. Who amongst the following is D’s daughter?

1) B 2) C 3) E 4) G 5) H

13. What is the position of A with respect to his grandchild?

1) Immediate right 2) Third to the right 3) Third to the left

4) Second to the left 5) Fourth to the left

14. How many people sit between G and her uncle?

1) One 2) Two 3) Three 4) Four 5) More than four

15. Four of the following five are alive in a certain way based on the given information and so

form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?

1) F 2) C 3) E 4) H 5) G

16. Which of the following is true with respect to the given seating arrangement?

1) C is the cousin of E

2) H and H’s husband are immediate neighbours of each other.

3) No female is an immediate neighbour of C

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4) H sits third to left of her daughter

5) B is the mother of H

17. Who sits to the immediate left of C?

1) F’s grandmother 2) G’s son 3) D’s mother-in-law

4) A 5) G

Answers

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