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Reasoning: Linear Seating MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers
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Q1Five persons A, B, C, D and E are sitting in a straight line facing north. B is to the immediate right of D. A is second to the left of B. E is at one of the ends and is not adjacent to A. Which statement is correct?
All persons face north, so left and right are read in the normal page direction. B is immediately to the right of D, giving the pair D B. A is second to the left of B, so A must be two places before B. This fixes A at position 1, D at position 2 and B at position 3. E has to be at an end and must not be adjacent to A, so E cannot be at position 2 and must be at position 5. C takes the remaining position 4. The order is A D B C E; hence E is at the extreme right end.
Q2Six trainees A, B, C, D, E and F are sitting in a straight line facing north. C is at the left end. B is second to the right of C. E sits immediately to the right of B. F is at the right end. D sits immediately to the left of F. Consider the statements: I. A is immediately to the left of B. II. E is fourth from the left. III. D is second to the right of E. IV. Exactly one person sits between C and B. Which statements are correct?
Place the six seats from left to right. C is at seat 1. B is second to the right of C, so B is at seat 3. E is immediately to the right of B, so E is at seat 4. F is at the right end, seat 6, and D is immediately to the left of F, so D is at seat 5. The remaining seat 2 is A. Now A is immediately left of B, E is fourth from the left, and exactly one person, A, sits between C and B. D is only immediately to the right of E, not second. Hence I, II and IV are correct.
Q3Six students P, Q, R, S, T and U are sitting in a straight line facing north. P is second from the left end. Q sits immediately to the right of P. R sits third to the right of Q. S sits immediately to the left of U. T is not at any end. Who sits at the right end?
Number the seats from left to right as 1 to 6. P is second from the left, so P is at seat 2. Q is immediately to P's right, so Q is at seat 3. R is third to the right of Q, so from seat 3 we count seats 4, 5 and 6; R is at seat 6. This fixes the right end. The remaining clues only arrange S, U and T in seats 1, 4 and 5 without changing seat 6. Therefore, R sits at the right end.
Q4Five persons B, C, D, E and F are sitting in a row facing north. C sits exactly in the middle. B sits immediately to the left of C. E is at the extreme right end. F sits between C and E. D occupies the remaining seat. Assertion: F is second to the right of B. Reason: C is at the extreme left end and F sits between C and E. Choose the correct relation between the assertion and the reason.
The row has five seats. C is exactly in the middle, so C is third. B is immediately to the left of C, so B is second. E is at the extreme right end, the fifth seat. F sits between C and E, so F is fourth. The remaining first seat is D. From B in the second seat, the second seat to the right is the fourth seat, occupied by F. Thus the assertion is true. The reason is false because C is in the middle, not at the extreme left end.
Q5Six persons J, K, L, M, N and O are sitting in a row facing north. N is at the extreme left end. K is third to the left of O. J is immediately to the right of K. M sits between J and O. Match each person with his or her position from the left: I. J, II. K, III. L, IV. M.
N is fixed at the extreme left, so N is in position 1. K is third to the left of O, which gives a gap of two seats between K and O. The workable placement is K at position 2 and O at position 5. J is immediately to the right of K, so J is in position 3. M sits between J and O, so M is in position 4. The only remaining person, L, takes position 6. Thus J is 3rd, K is 2nd, L is 6th and M is 4th from the left.
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6Five people A, B, C, D and E are sitting in a row facing south. A is second to the right of B. C is immediately to the left of B. D is at the left end. Which statement is correct?
7Seven persons M, N, O, P, Q, R and S are sitting in a straight line facing north. N is exactly in the middle. M is second to the left of N. O sits immediately to the right of M. P is at the right end. Q sits immediately to the left of P. R is not at the left end. Which of the following statements is incorrect?
8Six persons P, Q, R, S, T and U sit in a straight line facing north. P is second to the left of U. T is immediately to the left of R. Q is at the left end. S is immediately to the left of U. R sits at the extreme right end. Which statement is correct?
9Six persons P, Q, R, S, T and U are sitting in a straight row facing north. Q is at the left end and T is at the right end. P sits immediately to the right of Q. U sits between R and S. R sits immediately to the left of U. Match the persons with their positions from the left: I. P, II. R, III. S.
10Six persons L, M, N, O, P and Q are sitting in a straight row facing south. M is third from the left end. Q is at the left end. N sits immediately to the left of M. P sits second to the right of N. O sits at the right end. Which statement is incorrect?
11Five persons V, W, X, Y and Z are sitting in a straight row facing north. V sits at the left end. X sits second to the right of V. Z sits immediately to the left of Y. W does not sit at the right end. Match the persons with their positions from the left end. I. W II. X III. Z
12Six girls Isha, Jaya, Kiran, Leena, Mona and Neha sit in a straight row facing north. Jaya sits at the left end. Kiran sits third to the right of Jaya. Mona sits immediately to the left of Kiran. Neha sits at the right end. Leena sits between Kiran and Neha. Which statement is incorrect?
13Five persons R, S, T, U and V are sitting in a straight line facing north. R sits at one of the ends. T is second to the right of R. U sits immediately to the left of S. V is not adjacent to R. Who sits in the middle?
14Five students P, Q, R, S and T are sitting in a straight row facing south. R is in the middle. P sits immediately to the right of R. T is at the left end. Q is not a neighbour of R. Which statement is correct?
15Five persons V, W, X, Y and Z are sitting in a row facing north. W is immediately to the left of Y. X is at the extreme right end. V is second to the left of X. Z is not adjacent to W. Consider the statements: I. Y is second to the left of Z. II. V is immediately to the right of Y. III. W is at the extreme left end. IV. X is second to the right of V. Which statements are true?