Reasoning: Puzzles and Arrangements Set 64 (for Clerk Prelims)

Directions (1 – 5): Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.

Eight friends A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are seating around a circular table. Some of them are facing inside & others are facing outside. Opposite direction means if one is facing inside the centre, second one face outside the centre, and vice versa.

Three person are seating between F and D and both face opposite direction to each other. E is seating second to right of both D and F, and face opposite direction as F faces. C is seating third to right of E, who is not opposite to B. G is neighbour of both E and D, and seating second to right of B, who is not a neighbour of E. G is third to left of A, who is third to right of both H and G. B face towards the centre and is seating second to left of C.  

1. If all the friends are seating according to alphabetical order in anti clock wise direction, starting from A, how many friends remain at same position (excluding A)?
   A) One
   B) Two
   C) Three
   D) Four
   E) None
   
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     Option B
   Explanation:
   
                 
2. If  D interchanged his position with H and, F interchanged his position with G, who sits immediately right of H in new arrangement?
   A)  F
   B)  G
   C)  E
   D)  A
   E) None
   
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     Option A
                 
3. Who is seating third to left of B?
   A)  H
   B) C
   C) A
   D) F
   E) None
   
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     Option D
                 
4. How many persons are facing away from the centre?
   A) Three
   B) Four
   C) Five
   D) Two
   E) None
   
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     Option B
                 
5. Who among the following pairs are facing same direction and seating opposite to each other ?
   A) H, B
   B) C, G
   C) F,  D
   D) E, A
   E) None
   
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   Option A 

Directions (6 – 10): Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.

Nine friends P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, and X are seating in a row. Some are facing north and others are facing south. Opposite direction means (if one is facing North direction, second one is facing south direction , and vice versa).

R sits fourth from any end of row. More than two persons are seating between R and W. W is facing opposite direction as R is facing. P is seating third to right of W, and facing same direction as W. Two persons are seating between P and X. As many persons are seating between W and X as between T and U. Both of T and U do not sit at any extreme end of the row. Two persons are seating between U and V. Q is seating second to right of V, who is seating in the middle of the row. X is seating fifth to left of T. Not more than three persons are facing south direction. Q and U are facing opposite direction as P is facing. S is seating second to right of X.

6. If all the friends sit according to alphabetical order from left to right, position of how many remain unchanged in the new arrangement?
   A) One
   B) Two
   C) Three
   D) Four
   E) None
   
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     Option E
   Explanation: 
   .                           S…………U………..X………..R…………V……….P………..Q…………T……….W
   Directions         N…………N……….S…………N………..N………..S……….N………….N……….S
7. If P interchanged his position with X and, Q interchanged his position with W, who is immediately  left of X in new arrangement?
   A) W
   B) V
   C) X
   D) S
   E) None
   
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     Option A
                 
8. What is position of U with respect of Q ?
   A) Third to left
   B) Immediately left
   C) Fifth to left
   D) Fourth to left
   E) None
   
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     Option C
                 
9. Who is seating third to right of R?
   A)  V
   B)  Q
   C)  S
   D)  T
   E) None
   
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     Option B
                 
10. Who among the following pairs are seating extreme end of row?
    A) V, P
    B) U, S
    C) P, R
    D) W, S
    E)  None
    
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    Option D      

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