Reasoning: Puzzles and Arrangements for RRB Prelims

Eight persons – A, B, C, D, P, Q, R and S are sitting around a circle not in same order. Three of them are facing towards the centre of circle while others are facing outside.

D is sitting third to right of A. There are 2 persons between D and Q. C and P are immediate neighbors and both are facing opposite direction. C and P both are not immediate neighbors of Q. S is sitting third to right of C. There is one person sitting between S and R. Q and D are facing opposite directions (like if Q is facing inside, then D is facing outside and vice versa). B is sitting immediate left of D. S sits second to right of R. D and S faces same direction. D and C faces opposite direction.

1.      Who is sitting second to left of Q?
A) A                        B) D                C) S                 D) B                E) P

2.      Who is sitting opposite S?
A) C                        B) P                 C) D                D) A                E) Q

3.      Who is sitting third to right of P?
A) Q                        B) D                C) R                D) B                E) A

4.      Which of the following persons faces towards the centre?
A) B, D, S               B) A, D, P       C) A, C, Q      D) C, Q, S       E) None of these

5.      Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on the given arrangement and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?
A) Q – C                 B) B – Q         C) P – S           D) A – B         E) D – R

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

Ten people are sitting in two parallel rows containing six people each, in such a way that there is an equal distance between adjacent persons. In row-1 A, B, C, D, and E are seated and all of them are facing South. In row-2 P, Q, R, S, and T are seated and all of them are facing North. Therefore, in the given seating arrangement each member seated in a row faces another member of the other row.

B is sitting at second position from right end of row. The person who is sitting second to left of Q is facing B. T is immediate neighbor of P. Either of T or P is sitting at one of the extreme ends of line. D is sitting opposite S. E is sitting second to the right of D. The person who is facing P is sitting second to right of A. R faces one who is sitting second to left of D.

6.      Which of the following is true as per the above arrangement?
A) Q is one place away from P
B) E is sitting second to left of D
C) Two persons are sitting between B and C
D) B is facing S
E) C is not sitting at an extreme end.

7.      Who is facing C?
A) Q            B) R                C) T                 D) P                 E) S

8.      How many persons are sitting between P and Q?
A) None      B) Three          C) One            D) Two            E) cannot be determined

9.      Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on the given arrangement and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?
A) A – S      B) D – Q         C) E – P          D) B – Q         E) C – Q

10.  Which of the following pairs is sitting at extreme end of lines?
A) C, P        B) C, T            C) R, P           D) E, A           E) None of these