Linear Seating Arrangement Questions and Answers

Answer: A

Two friends stand between S and Q. Only P is taller than R, so P is tallest and R is second tallest. Only S is shorter than T, so S is shortest and T is second shortest. Q is taller than U, and the two places left are the middle ones, so U is third and Q is fourth.

The row from shortest to tallest is S, T, U, Q, R, P. Between S (first) and Q (fourth) stand T and U, which is two people. One, zero and three do not match this order.

A quick check: from the row S, T, U, Q, R, P read from shortest to tallest, S is shortest and has T only above it among the two lowest places, and P is the only one taller than R, so every given condition holds with this single order.

Answer: C

P is at one of the extreme ends. Facing west, a person's right is north, so P stands immediately north of T. Only N is between K and T, so the order from north to south must be P, T, N, K. Only J is between L and K, so J and L follow K: P, T, N, K, J, L.

P is at the north end, so (C) is true. P is not between L and T, L is at the south extreme end, and the person at T's immediate right is P, not N.

A check on the order P, T, N, K, J, L: N is the only person between T and K, J is the only person between K and L, and P is immediately to the right of T, so every clue is met.

Answer: B

Number the seven places 1 to 7 from the left, which is the west side for people facing north. C is immediately left of E, so C and E are in neighbouring places; G is a neighbour of E and A, so G sits on E's other side with A beyond it, and F is third to the right of E. That gives C, E, G, A, F in a row. D must have four people between itself and E, so D is at the far right end and the remaining boy B sits between F and D. The row is C, E, G, A, F, B, D. The boys between C and D are E, G, A, F and B, which makes 5. The answer is 5, option (B); 2, 4 and 3 count too few of them.

Answer: C

Correct answer: Taud is in between Paul and Jack

Paul takes one of the two middle houses, and Harry stands immediately left of Larry with at least one house further to their left. Mike lives between Paul and Larry, which seats Harry, Larry, Mike and Paul in houses 2 to 5. Because Harry is immediately left of Larry, Harry would lie between Taud and Larry whenever Taud is further left - the question rules that out, so Taud is to Larry’s right. At least one boy lives right of Robert, so Robert is not in house 8, and Jack must stay clear of Siman. The row reads:

1 Jack · 2 Harry · 3 Larry · 4 Mike · 5 Paul · 6 Siman · 7 Robert · 8 Taud

Checking the statements: Robert is in house 7, not the left end; Robert does stand between Siman and Taud; and Siman, Robert and Taud - three boys - live to Paul’s right. But Taud is at the far right of the row and Jack at the far left, with Paul between them, so Taud is not between Paul and Jack. That is the statement which is not correct.

Answer: B

A is at middle position, so arrangement will be like this at this stage

Now it is told that that there is no person to the right of E, it means E is at the extreme right of the line ⇒ E is at the position 7. It is also told that D is at extreme corner of row and adjacent to B. Since one end is already occupied by E so D will be at position 1 and B will be at position 2. So our arrangement will be like:

Again, it is told that there is only one person between E and F and it is also told that B and C are opposite side of A. Since B is on the left side of A, so C will be on the right side of A. Since there is only one person between E and F so position 6 will be occupied by C and F at 5. Now only one position is remaining so that will be lled by G.

Hence, position of G is between A and B.

Answer: B

Correct answer: X

S and Z occupy the two middle places, third and fourth, and A and P the two ends. R must sit to A’s left, which is only possible if A is at the far end - so P is first, R fifth and A sixth, leaving X second. The person to P’s right is therefore X.

Answer: A

Correct answer: None

All seven face north, so right means east. W sits five places to T’s right and not at an end, so T is first and W sixth; Y is exactly in the middle and U three places to Y’s right. Z must be three places from X and not beside Y, which fixes the rest. From left to right the row reads T, Z, V, Y, X, W, U.

Seating them alphabetically from right to left would put Z first, Y second, X third and so on to T at the far right. Comparing that with the row above, not one of the seven keeps the place they already hold, so the answer is none.

Answer: B

Correct answer: AB

They face east, so right means south. D is third from the south end with C just south of him; B is at the north end with E beside him, and G sits between E and F. From north to south the wall holds B, E, G, F, D, C, A.

The two ends of the wall are held by B at the north and A at the south.

Answer: B

Correct answer: Between B and C

E is at the left end and C second from the right, that is fourth of five. A must sit beside C and to the right of both B and E, which puts A third and B second, with D fifth beside C. The bench reads E, B, A, C, D, so A sits between B and C.