Seating Arrangement For IBPS RRB Exam, Check Tips and Tricks

Seating Arrangement for IBPS RRB 2024 Exam: Seating arrangement questions are asked in almost all banking exams. In these questions, you are given partial information about some people who are sitting together. The information is incomplete and you have to put the information in such a way that all the questions can be answered. These types of questions require prior practice. Without prior practice, it may be difficult for you to answer seating arrangement questions in the actual exam. In this article, we are giving you tips that will help you answer these questions quickly and accurately. We are also giving you questions to practice.

Types of Seating Arrangements 

here candidates check the different types of seating arrangement sets that are usually asked in the IBPS RRB 2024 Exam.

• Linear Seating Arrangement
• Double Row Seating Arrangement
• Circular Seating Arrangement (facing inside, outside or both sides)
• Square/ Rectangular Seating Arrangement (facing inside, outside or both sides)

Important Question for Seating Arrangements Section

Directions (1-5): Answer the following question based on the information given below.

Certain number of people sits in a linear row and face towards north direction. No seat in the row is vacant. At most twenty people sit in the row.

V sits at one of the extreme ends. Five people sit between V and S. T sits second to the right of S. X sits exactly in the middle of V and T. Six people sit between X and Y. Number of people to the left of Y are one more than the number of people to the right of Y. U sits exactly in the middle of Y and the person, who sits at one of the extreme ends. Four people sit between W and U.

Starting point: Start by placing V, S and T to form a basic arrangement.

Clues:

1.) V sits at one of the extreme ends.

2.) Five people sit between V and S.

3.) T sits second to the right of S.

Inferences:

From (1), there can be two cases depending upon the position of V.

Case 1: V sits at extreme right end.

From (2), S sits sixth to the left of V.

From (3), T sits second to the right of S.

Case 2: V sits at the extreme left end.

From (2), S sits sixth to the right of V.

From (3), T sits second to the right of S

Clues:

1.) X sits exactly in the middle of V and T.

2.) Six people sit between X and Y.

Inferences:

Case 1:

From (1), X sits second to the right of T.

From (2), Y sits seventh to the left of X.

Case 2:

From (1), X sits fourth to the left of T.

From (2), Y sits seventh to the right of X.

Clues:

1.) Number of people to the left of Y is one more than the number of people to the right of Y.

2.) U sits exactly in the middle of Y and the person, who sits at one of the extreme ends.

3.) Four people sit between W and U.

Inferences:

Case 1:

From (1), nine people sit to the right of Y, so, ten people sit to the left of Y.

From (2), U sits fifth to the left of Y.

From (3) and (4), W sits at the extreme left end. Twenty people sit in the row.

Case 2:

From (1), eleven people sit to the left of Y, so, ten people sit to the right of Y.

This however leads to the number of people in the row to be 22 which exceed 20. So, case 2 can be rejected.

The final arrangement is as follows:

Question 1: How many people sit between S and U?

A) Five

B) Six

C) Seven

D) Eight

E) None of the above

Solution:

Seven people sit between S and U.

Hence, option c.

Question 2: How many people sit in the row?

A) 15

B) 17

C) 18

D) 20

E) None of the above

Solution:

20 people sit in the row.

Hence, option d.

Question 3: How many people sit to the right of V?

A) Thirteen

B) Eleven

C) Fifteen

D) Nineteen

E) None

Solution:

No person sits to the right of V.

Hence, option e.

Question 4: X sits __ to the __ of V.

A) Third, right

B) Seventh, left

C) Second, left

D) Ninth, right

E) None of the above

Solution:

X sits second to the left of V.

Hence, option c.

Question 5: How many people sit between Y and W?

A) Eight

B) Nine

C) Ten

D) Thirteen

E) None of the above

Solution:

Nine people sit between Y and W.

Hence, option b.

Directions (6-10): Answer the questions based on the information given below:

Eight persons G, H, I, J, K, L, M and N are sitting around a circular table such that some are facing towards the centre while others are facing away from the centre. Not more than two persons sitting adjacent to each other face same direction.

N sits third to the left of K, who faces away from the centre. L sits third to the right of N. J sits immediate left of L. One person sits between J and G from either side of the table. Both G and J face same direction. J doesn’t sit adjacent to K. I sits immediate right of H. Both M and H face same direction. H doesn’t sit adjacent to N.

Starting Point: Start with placing N, K and L, so that we don’t have to create any cases.

Clues:

1. N sits third to the left of K, who faces away from the centre.

2. L sits third to the right of N.

Inference:

From Clue 1 and 2, we get N faces towards the centre. L sits 2^nd to the right of K.

Clues:

3. J sits immediate left of L.

4. J doesn’t sit adjacent to K.

5. One person sits between J and G from either side of the table.

6. Both G and J face same direction.

Inference:

From Clue 3 and 4, we get L faces towards the centre and J sits immediate left of L.

From Clue 5 and 6, we get G sits immediate right of L and both G and J faces away from the centre as not more than two persons sitting adjacent to each other face same direction.

Clues:

7. I sits immediate right of H.

8. H doesn’t sit adjacent to N.

9. Both M and H face same direction.

Inference:

From Clue 7 and 8, we get H faces towards the centre and sit immediate left of K. M sits immediate right of J.

From Clue 9, we get M faces towards the centre and I faces away from the centre.

Therefore, the final arrangement is given below:

Question 6: Who sits sixth to the right of K?

A) H

B) N

C) I

D) M

E) None of the above.

Solution:

I sits sixth to the right of K.

Hence, option c.

Question 7: What is the position of H with respect to L?

A) Third to the left

B) Fourth to the left

C) Fifth to the right

D) Third to the right

E) None of the above

Solution:

H sits third to the right of L.

Hence, option d.

Question 8: How many persons sit between J and K, when counted from the right of K?

A) Four

B) Three

C) Two

D) Either (a) or (c)

E) None of the above

Solution:

Two persons sit between J and K, when counted to the right of K.

Hence, option c.

Question 9: H sits _____ to the right of _____.

A) 3^rd, J

B) 4^th, G

C) 2^nd, N

D) 3^rd, L

E) None of the above

Solution:

H sits 3^rd to the right of L.

Hence, option d.

Question 10: If H and L interchange their positions, then who sits immediate right of H?

A) G

B) J

C) I

D) K

E) None of the above

Solution:

If H and L interchange their positions, then G sits immediate right of H.

Hence, option a.

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