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Seating Arrangement is one of the most important parts of the Reasoning section in the bank exams. Every year, the bank sets question paper in a way that the seating arrangement forms a prominent part of the exams. The preliminary, as well as the Mains exam, have at least 5 to 10 seating arrangement questions in the paper. The candidates who are willing to appear for the bank exams and are preparing for the Reasoning can check more information i.e. types of the questions, tricks to solve the seating arrangement problems, etc on this page.

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Importance of Seating Arrangement Questions in Bank Exams

The seating arrangement is one of the integral parts of the bank exams considering the Reasoning section. In fact, there are a lot of subparts in the same that the candidates must gain mastery over to ace the whole examination process. The candidates can check the important chapters of the Seating Arrangement in the space below:

Linear Seating Arrangement
Circular Seating Arrangement
Train Seating Arrangement
Row Based Arrangement
Complex Arrangement

Seating Arrangement Tricks

The Seating Arrangement is one of the most prominent parts of the banking exams. In addition to this, if the candidates know the best way and trick to solve the same then they can easily fetch 10 15 marks in less time. The most important seating arrangement trick that a candidate can use to solve the seating arrangement exam is given in the space below:

The candidates must always try to read the question in a go and then try to break it into bits and pieces.
Also, the candidates must start with those lines that consist of the maximum clues to solve the questions.
The candidates while solving the seating arrangement problems must try to find the possible causes and try to eliminate every point one by one. Following the right process will help the candidates in easily solving the questions of the seating arrangement PDF.

Circular Seating Arrangement Questions

The bank exams i.e. IBPS Clerk, SBI Clerk have the reasoning section that has circular seating arrangement questions as given below:

Eight persons-A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting at a circular table. Some of them facing the centre and some of them are facing the outward of the table.

G sits second to the left of A. D and H are immediate neighbours and facing the same directions. A sits third to the left of F. The immediate neighbours of C face the same directions. D sits second to the right of both A and B. The one who sits immediate right of A face centre of the table and both the immediate neighbours of A face opposite directions. F sits third to the right of G and both are facing opposite directions. E sits second to the right of both C and H.

1) How many persons sit between E and F?

a) Two
b) Three
c) No one
d) One
e) None of these

2) What is the position of H concerning the one who sits second to the left of C?

a) Second to the right
b) Immediate left
c) Second to the left
d) Immediate right
e) None of these

3) How many persons are facing outward of the table?

a) Three
b) Five
c) Six
d) Four
e) None of these

4) Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and thus form a group as per the given arrangement. Which of the following does not belong to that group?

a) F
b) A
c) C
d) E
e) B

5) What is the position of G concerning the one who sits immediate left of A?

a) Immediate left
b) Immediate right
c) Third to the right
d) Third to the left
e) None of these

Answer:

G sits second to the left of A.
F sits third to the right of G and both are facing opposite directions.
A sits third to the left of F.
D sits second to the right of both A and B.
The one who sits immediate right of A face centre of the table and both the immediate neighbours of A face opposite directions.
Now we have 2 Cases.

D and H are immediate neighbours and facing the same directions.
The immediate neighbours of C face the same directions.
E sits second to the right of both C and H.
From the above condition Case, 2 was dropped.
So the final seating arrangement is here.

1) Answer: b)

2) Answer c)

3) Answer: d)

4) Answer: e)

5) Answer a)

Train Seating Arrangement

Eight friends- E, I, K, L, M, O, S and R are sitting on the straight line facing north but not necessarily in the same order.

O sits third to the left of M. R sits at one of the extreme ends of the line. Only two persons sit between M and K. E is not an immediate neighbour of L. Only one person sits between S and R. K is not an immediate neighbour of R. Only three persons sit between S and L.

1) What is the position of R concerning E?

Third to the right

Third to the left

Second to the right

Second to the left

None of these

2) How many persons sit between the one who sits to the immediate right of R and the one who sits to the immediate left of E?

Three

No one

None of these

3) Which of the following statement is correct?

O and R sits at the extreme ends of the line

L sits second to the left of M.

Only one person sits between M and E.

S and E are immediate neighbours.

None of these

4) Which of the following sitting arrangement is correct?

ROSMIELK

ROESMILK

ROSEMLIK

ROSELMIK

ROSEMILK

5) Who among the following represents the persons sit at the immediate neighbours of M?

E, K

S, L

I, E

K, S

None of these

Answer:

The explanation is here.

Only one person sits between S and R.
R sits at one of the extreme ends of the line.
Only three persons sit between S and L.
Now we have 2 cases.

O sits third to the left of M.
Only two persons sit between M and K.

E is not an immediate neighbour of L.
K is not an immediate neighbour of R.
From the above condition Case, 2 was dropped.
So the final seating arrangement is here.

Answer: b
Answer: d
Answer: d
Answer: e
Answer: c

Circular Seating Arrangement Questions for IBPS Clerk

The candidates can check the circular arrangement questions relevant to the IBPS Clerk exam in the space below. The candidates can check the solution to the questions that are been asked by the IBPS Clerk previously.

Eight friends – Sundar, Satya, Mark, Cook, Putin, Obama, Trump and Nitish are sitting around the circular table facing the centre, but not necessarily in the same order.

Putin and Obama are not immediate neighbours. Only two persons sit between Sundar and Trump. Obama is not an immediate neighbour of Trump and Cook. Putin is not an immediate neighbour of Mark and Trump. Sundar sits second to the left of Cook. Nitish is not an immediate neighbour of Putin. Only three persons sit between Mark and Obama. Satya sits not opposite of Cook. Trump is not an immediate neighbour of Putin.

1) What is the position of Cook concerning Putin?

Third to the right

Second to the right

Immediate right

Fourth to the right

None of these

2) How many persons sit between the one who sits the second to the left of Cook and Mark when counted from the left of Mark?

Three

No one

None of these

3) Which of the following statement is correct?

Only one person sits between Nitish and the one who sits to the immediate left of Sundar

Cook sits to the immediate left of Trump.

Only three persons sit between Satya and Sundar

Sundar and Mark are immediate neighbours

None of these

4) What is the position of the one who sits second to the left of Sundar concerning Trump?

Immediate right

Fourth to the right

Second to the right

Third to the left

None of these

5) Which of the following statement is correct?

Nitish sits to the immediate left of Obama

Cook is an immediate neighbour of Satya

Only two persons sit between Mark and Nitish when counted from left of Nitish

Trump is an immediate neighbour of Cook

Both a and c

Answer:

Only two persons sit between Sundar and Trump.
Sundar sits second to the left of Cook.
Now we have 2 cases.

Obama is not an immediate neighbour of Trump and Cook.
Only three persons sit between Mark and Obama.

Putin is not an immediate neighbour of Mark and Trump.
Satya sits not opposite of Cook.
Putin and Obama are not immediate neighbours.
Nitish is not an immediate neighbour of Putin. Trump is not an immediate neighbour of Putin.
From the above condition Case, 1 was dropped.
So the final seating arrangement is here.