FREE IBPS Puzzles and Seating Arrangements Questions and Answers

Question 1

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Eight friends—P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, and W—are sitting around a circular table facing the center.
P sits third to the right of W.
Only one person sits between P and S.
U sits second to the left of T.
T is not an immediate neighbor of P or W.
R is not an immediate neighbor of S.
Who sits exactly between P and S when counted from the right of P?

Accepted Answer

V

Answer

Q

Answer

T

Answer

R

Question 2

Seven people—A, B, C, D, E, F, and G—are standing in a straight line facing north. B stands third from the left end. Only two people stand between B and F. D stands immediately to the right of F. A stands second to the right of G. C is not at an extreme end. What is the position of E with respect to D?

Accepted Answer

Immediate left

Answer

Second to the left

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Immediate right

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Third to the right

Question 3

Eight boxes, labeled J, K, L, M, N, O, P, and Q, are stacked one above the other, but not necessarily in that order. The bottommost box is numbered 1. There are three boxes between Box M and Box K. Box M is placed just above Box P. Box K is at an even-numbered position but not on the top. Box J is placed two boxes above Box Q. Box L is placed above Box N, and there are more than two boxes between them. Box O is not at the top. Which of the following boxes is at the top (position 8)?

Accepted Answer

Box L

Answer

Box M

Answer

Box K

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Box J

Question 4

Six colleagues, Aman, Bimal, Charu, Divya, Elina, and Fatima are sitting in two parallel rows containing three people each. The rows are such that there is an equal distance between adjacent persons. In Row 1, Aman, Bimal, and Charu are seated and all of them are facing South. In Row 2, Divya, Elina, and Fatima are seated and all of them are facing North. Aman is facing the person who is to the immediate right of Elina. Bimal is sitting at an extreme end of the row. Divya sits to the immediate left of Fatima. Who is facing Bimal?

Accepted Answer

Elina

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Divya

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Fatima

Answer

Cannot be determined

Question 5

There are nine floors in a building, numbered 1 to 9 from bottom to top. Nine people—G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, and O—live on different floors. H lives on an even-numbered floor below the 6th floor. Only three people live between H and M. J lives on a floor immediately above L. I lives on an odd-numbered floor but not the 1st floor. N lives two floors above G. O lives on a floor below K. The number of people living above M is the same as the number of people living below I. Who lives on the 7th floor?

Accepted Answer

M

Answer

K

Answer

N

Answer

J

Question 6

Eight people are sitting around a square table. Four sit at the corners facing the center, and four sit in the middle of the sides facing away from the center. S sits third to the right of P, who faces the center. Y sits second to the left of Q, who is not an immediate neighbor of P. R and T are immediate neighbors, and R does not sit at a corner. V sits opposite to W. Which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

W sits second to the right of S.

Answer

T faces away from the center.

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V and P are immediate neighbors.

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Q sits opposite to R.