Linear Seating Arrangement Reasoning Questions

Linear Seating Arrangement Reasoning questions are a type of Puzzle problems in which all people are sitting in a straight line either facing the same direction or opposite directions. It is an important topic as you can expect 5 questions from this topic in Pre & Mains exams.

Here, in this article we are discussing with you 1 set based on Linear Seating Arrangement Reasoning:

Directions (1-5): Linear Seating Arrangement Reasoning based puzzle:

Eight friends P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, and W are sitting in a straight line but not necessarily in the same order. Some of them are facing north while some are facing south.

(Note: Facing the same direction means that if one is facing the north direction then the other also faces this direction and vice-versa on the other hand facing the opposite directions means if one is facing the North direction then the other faces south direction and vice-versa).

Q sits third to the left of U. Two persons sit between Q and W. U does not sit at any of the extreme ends of the row. R does not sit adjacent to Q and W. S sits second to the right of V. R sits fourth to the right of P. S does not sit adjacent to P. Immediate neighbor of V faces opposite direction. The one who sits at the extreme end faces opposite direction. S faces north and sits immediate left of Q. S and Q face the same direction. An immediate neighbor of U faces the same direction as U.

Q1. How many persons sits between S and T?

(a) One

(b) None

(c) Three

(d) Two

(e) None of these

Q2. Who among the following pair sits at the extreme ends?

(a) W, T

(b) S, W

(c) S, T

(d) V, W

(e) None of these

Q3. Who sits third to the left of S?

(a) Q

(b) P

(c) V

(d) R

(e) T

Q4. Who sits immediate right of T?

(a) No one

(b) P

(c) R

(d) S

(e) Q

Q5. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on their seating arrangement and thus form a group. Which one of the following does not belong to that group?

(a) P

(b) R

(c) U

(d) V

(e) W

Sol 1-5:

Step1:

Q sits third to the left of U. Two persons sit between Q and W. U does not sit at any of the extreme ends of the row.

Step2:

R does not sit adjacent to Q and W. S sits second to the right of V. R sits fourth to the right of P. S does not sit adjacent to P. Immediate neighbor of V faces opposite direction

Step3:

The one who sits at the extreme end faces opposite direction. S faces north and sits immediate left of Q. S and Q face the same direction. An immediate neighbor of U faces the same direction as U.

S1. Ans (d)

Two persons sit between S and T.

S2. Ans (a)

W and T sit at the extreme ends.

S3. Ans (e)

T sits third to the left of S.

S4. Ans (a)

No one sits immediate right of T.

S5. Ans (e)

W does not belong to that group as all other faces south direction.

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