Linear Seating Arrangement Questions and Answers

Answer: D

B is second from left.

Number the seats 1 to 5 from the left. E is at the left end, seat 1 (IV), and C is second from the right, seat 4 (V). D sits next to C but not next to E, so D is in seat 3 or 5, and A sits next to C (VII), so A is in the other of seats 3 and 5.

A must also sit next to B and to the right of B (I, VI). If A were in seat 5, B would have to be in seat 4, which C holds, so A is in seat 3, D in seat 5, and B in seat 2.

The arrangement is E, B, A, C, D, so B is second from the left. The extreme left is E, the extreme right is D, and second from the right is C.

Answer: C

The person second to the right of S is P.

Placing the seven gives the line, from left to right, W T S Q P V R. Put T in place p; then W is p − 1, Q is p + 2 and V is p + 4. V cannot be at an end, so p + 4 is at most 6, and W needs p of at least 2, so p = 2: W 1, T 2, Q 4, V 6. R is not next to Q, so R is not in 3 or 5 and takes 7. S is not next to V, so S is not in 5 or 7 and takes 3. P takes 5.

S is in place 3, so second to its right is place 5, which is P. V is in place 6, Q is in place 4 and W is in place 1, so they are not second to the right of S.

Answer: C

The person exactly between T and Q is S.

Placing the seven gives the line, from left to right, W T S Q P V R. Put T in place p; then W is p − 1, Q is p + 2 and V is p + 4. V cannot be at an end, so p + 4 is at most 6, and W needs p of at least 2, so p = 2: W 1, T 2, Q 4, V 6. R is not next to Q, so R is not in 3 or 5 and takes 7. S is not next to V, so S is not in 5 or 7 and takes 3. P takes 5.

T is in place 2 and Q is in place 4, so the one between them is in place 3, which is S. W, R and P are not in place 3.

Answer: C

The person with as many people on the right as on the left is Q.

Placing the seven gives the line, from left to right, W T S Q P V R. Put T in place p; then W is p − 1, Q is p + 2 and V is p + 4. V cannot be at an end, so p + 4 is at most 6, and W needs p of at least 2, so p = 2: W 1, T 2, Q 4, V 6. R is not next to Q, so R is not in 3 or 5 and takes 7. S is not next to V, so S is not in 5 or 7 and takes 3. P takes 5.

In a line of seven, the middle person (place 4) has three on each side. Place 4 is Q. S has two on the left and four on the right, P has four and two, and R is at the end.

Answer: C

The person third to the left of V is S.

Placing the seven gives the line, from left to right, W T S Q P V R. Put T in place p; then W is p − 1, Q is p + 2 and V is p + 4. V cannot be at an end, so p + 4 is at most 6, and W needs p of at least 2, so p = 2: W 1, T 2, Q 4, V 6. R is not next to Q, so R is not in 3 or 5 and takes 7. S is not next to V, so S is not in 5 or 7 and takes 3. P takes 5.

V is in place 6, so third to its left is place 3, which is S. R, Q and P are in places 7, 4 and 5.

Answer: A

Immediately to the right of Reena is Monica.

Put the clues together from left to right. Sheena is to the right of Beena and to the left of Remya, so the order runs Beena, Sheena, Remya. Monica is to the right of Remya, and Reena sits between Remya and Monica, so the order continues Remya, Reena, Monica.

The full arrangement is Beena, Sheena, Remya, Reena, Monica. Reena is fourth, and the person to her immediate right is Monica. Remya is on her left, and Beena and Sheena sit at the other end of the bench.

Answer: C

The lady in the middle is Remya.

Sheena is to the right of Beena and to the left of Remya. Monica is to the right of Remya, and Reena is between Remya and Monica. The order from left to right is Beena, Sheena, Remya, Reena, Monica.

Remya is in the third of the five seats, the middle one. Beena and Sheena are at the left end, and Reena and Monica at the right.

Answer: D

The lady immediately to the left of Remya is Sheena.

The order from left to right is Beena, Sheena, Remya, Reena, Monica. Sheena sits directly next to Remya on her left.

Reena and Monica are on Remya's right. Beena sits next to Sheena, two seats away from Remya, so she is not the immediate neighbour.

Answer: B

The seat next to D is occupied by A.

C is next to neither A nor D, so C's only possible neighbour is B, and C must sit at one end with B beside it: C, B, _, _. A must be next to B, giving C, B, A, D.

D is at the other end, with A as the only neighbour. B sits next to C and A, not D, so 'B' and 'B and A' are wrong, and the arrangement is fully determined.

The arrangement could also be written D, A, B, C from the other end; it is the same seating, so D's only neighbour is still A.

Answer: C

R and T sit between P and E.

Number the five seats 1 to 5 from left to right. P is on the extreme left (seat 1), and E is second from the extreme right (seat 4).

T sits next to E, so T is in seat 3 or 5. T also sits next to R; if T were in seat 5, R would have to be in seat 4, which is E's. So T is in seat 3, R is in seat 2, and S takes seat 5:

P, R, T, E, S

The people between P and E are R and T. S is at the right end, so the options with S are wrong.