Seating Arrangement

Crack SBI PO Prelims 2018 – Reasoning Ability (Seating Arrangement) Day-140

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

Eight friends namely – Priya, Meena, Kalpana, Anand, Kevin, Tanu, Kaviya, and Pragya are sitting in a circular table facing towards the centre. Each of them has to join the College in different months viz. January, February, March, April, May, June, July and August but not necessarily in the same order.

Kevin sits to the immediate right of Priya. The person who’s joining date is in February sits to the immediate left of Anand. The person who joins in August sits second to the right of Pragya. Pragya is not joining in July month. Tanu sits third to the right of the person whose joining date is in January. Neither Priya nor Kevin has joining dates in January and August. Tanu’s joining date is not in August. Only two people sit between Kevin and the one whose joining date is in July. Kalpana joins the college on one of the months before July. Kevin joins after April. Pragya joins after Priya. Meena is not an immediate neighbour of Anand and Pragya. Pragya is an immediate neighbour of neither Priya nor Kevin. Only one person sits between Kevin and Meena. Pragya sits third to the right of the person who joins in May.

1). Who among the following joins the college on August?

  1. The one who sits to the immediate left of Meena
  2. The one who sits to the immediate left of the one who joins in January.
  3. The one who sits to the immediate right of the one who joins in February.
  4. The one who sits to the immediate left of Tanu.
  5. None of these

2). What is the position of Kalpana with respect to the one who joins the college in April?

  1. Second to the right
  2. Second to the left
  3. Third to the right
  4. Third to the left
  5. None of these

3). Which of the following statement is correct?

  1. Kalpana sits to the immediate right of Pragya
  2. Kevin joins the college in May
  3. Meena sits to the immediate right of Kalpana.
  4. Anand sits second to the right of the one who joins in the college on May.
  5. None of these

4). Which of the following month does Priya joins the college?

  1. June
  2. April
  3. March
  4. February
  5. None of these

5). How many person sits between the one who joins the college in March and Kalpana, when counted in anticlockwise direction from Kalpana?

  1. One
  2. Two
  3. Three
  4. No one
  5. None of these

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

There are eight persons namely Deepika, Saina, Katrina, Kareena, Anushka, Priyanka, Aliya and Mariya sitting in the straight line. Each of them likes different colors, viz. Red, Blue, Yellow, White, Black, Pink, Orange and Violet, but not necessarily in the same order. Four of them facing north while the rest facing south.

Anushka likes Pink. Aliya sits to the immediate left of the one who likes Black. The one who likes Violet faces south. The one who likes Orange is an immediate neighbour of Anushka. The one who likes Blue is an immediate neighbour of Katrina. The one who likes Red sits to the immediate right of Mariya. The one who likes White sits sixth to the left of Priyanka who faces north. Only one person sits between Saina and the one who likes White. Kareena likes White. Two persons facing same direction are not sitting adjacent to each other. Only two persons sit between Kareena and Mariya. Kareena sits fifth to the right of the person who like Violet. Priyanka is not an immediate neighbour of Mariya.

6). Who among the following like Yellow?

  1. The one who sits to the immediate right of the one who likes Red.
  2. The one who sits to the immediate right of the one who likes White.
  3. The one who sits to the immediate left of Kareena.
  4. The one who sits at one of the extreme end of the line.
  5. None of these

7). Who among the following persons are sitting at the extreme end of the line?

  1. The one who likes white- The one who likes Black
  2. The one who likes Black- The one who likes Yellow
  3. The one who likes Pink- The one who likes White
  4. The one who likes Blue- The one who likes Pink
  5. None of these

8). How many persons are sitting between Priyanka and the one who likes Pink?

  1. One
  2. Two
  3. Three
  4. No one
  5. None of these

9). What is the position of Aliya with respect to the one who likes Red?

  1. Second to the Right
  2. Second to the Left
  3. Third to the Right
  4. Third to the Left
  5. None of these

10). Which of the following combinations is correct?

  1. Aliya-Violet
  2. Priyanka-Black
  3. Mariya-Orange
  4. Katrina-Violet
  5. None of these

Answers:

Direction (1-5):

  • Pragya sits third to the right of the person who joins in May.
  • The person who joins in August sits second to the right of Pragya.
  • Pragya is not joining in July month.
  • Kevin sits to the immediate right of Priya.
  • Pragya is an immediate neighbour of neither Priya nor Kevin.
  • Neither Priya nor Kevin has joining dates in January and August.
  • Now we have 3 Cases.

  • Tanu sits third to the right of the person whose joining date is in January.
  • Tanu’s joining date is not in August.
  • Neither Priya nor Kevin has joining dates in January and August.
  • Kevin joins after April.
  • Pragya joins after Priya.
  • Case 2 and Case 3 derived from two cases.

  • The person who’s joining date is in February sits to the immediate left of Anand.
  • Only one person sits between Kevin and Meena.
  • Only two people sit between Kevin and the person whose joining date is in July.
  • Case 3a was dropped. But 2 cases is derived from Case 3b.

  • Only one person sits between Kevin and Meena.
  • Meena is not a immediate neighbour of Anand and Pragya.
  • From this condition Case 2a and Case 3b (2) was dropped.
  • Only two people sit between Kevin and the person whose joining date is in July.
  • Pragya joins after Priya.
  • Kevin joins after April.
  • From above condition Kevin and Priya is joining the college on June.
  • Hence Case 3b (1) was dropped.

  • Kalpana joins on one of the months before July.
  • Kevin joins after April.
  • Pragya joins after Priya.
  • Case 2b not satisfied above condition because in the month of March, April and June are not fixed properly.
  • Hence Case 2b was dropped.
  • From Case 1
  • Kevin Joining on June and Kalpana Joins on May.
  • Kaviya on July.
  • Then Priya Joins on March and Pragya Joins on April.
  • So the final arrangement is..

1). Answer:c

2). Answer:d

3). Answer:c

4). Answer:c

5). Answer:e

Direction (6-10):

  • The one who likes White sits sixth to the left of Priyanka who faces north.
  • Kareena sits fifth to the right of the person who likes Violet.
  • The one who likes Violet is facing south.
  • Only two persons sit between Kareena and Mariya.
  • Priyanka is not an immediate neighbour of Mariya.
  • The one who likes Red sits to the immediate right of Mariya.
  • Only one person sits between Saina and the one who likes White.
  • Two persons facing same direction are not sitting adjacent to each other.
  • Kareena likes White.
  • Now we have 2 Cases.

  • Aliya sits on the immediate left of the one who likes Black.
  • Anushka likes Pink.
  • The one who likes Orange is an immediate neighbour of Anushka.
  • Now case 2 derived from 2 cases

  • The one who likes Blue is an immediate neighbour of Katrina.
  • From this condition case 1 and Case 2(b) was dropped.
  • So the final arrangement is..

6). Answer: b

7). Answer: c

8). Answer: d

9). Answer: a

10). Answer: d

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