PE 1 - Arrangements | LR - Arrangements
Answer the next 4 questions based on the information given below.
Four couples are sitting around a rectangular table along with the host and hostess who are sitting at opposite ends of the smaller side of the table and three people on each on the longer side. Every person had at least one person of the opposite sex next to him/her.
- Monish is opposite Savita, who is not the hostess.
- Jatin has a woman on his right and is sitting opposite a woman.
- Manisha is sitting to the hostess’s right, next to Ishan.
- One person is seated between Mamta and Harshita, who is not the hostess.
The men were Monish, Jatin, Ishan and Paras, while the women were Mamta, Harshita, Savita and Manisha.
Paras must be ...
I. seated opposite Mamta.
II. seated to the right of Savita.
III. seated two places to the right of Manisha.
- (a)
I only
- (b)
III only
- (c)
I and II only
- (d)
II and III only
Solution
Discuss
ReportIf Jatin had exchanged seats with the person four places to his left, which of the following would have been true after the exchange?
I. Neither the host nor the hostess changed seats.
II. One of the longer side of the table consisted entirely of persons of the same sex.
III. No one was seated between two persons of the opposite sex.
- (a)
I only
- (b)
II only
- (c)
I and II only
- (d)
II and III only
Which of the following persons is definitely not seated next to a person of the same sex?
- (a)
Monish
- (b)
Mamta
- (c)
Paras
- (d)
Savita
If each person is placed directly opposite his/her spouse, which of the following pairs must be married?
- (a)
Monish and Savita
- (b)
Mamta and Ishan
- (c)
Harshita and Paras
- (d)
Jatin and Mamta
Answer the next 4 questions based on the information given below.
Eight persons – K, L, M, N, O, P, Q and R – are sitting around a circular table facing the centre, but not necessarily in the same order. Each person belongs to a different city among Denmark, Mexico, Australia, Peru, Vietnam, HongKong, Malaysia and Oman. The following information is known about them.
- M faces the person who is from Australia.
- R faces the person from Oman.
- L and P are not from Australia.
- M sits third to the right of the person from HongKong.
- N sits three places away from the person who is from Denmark.
- The persons from Mexico and Peru face each other.
- R and O sit adjacent to each other and neither of them sits adjacent to either N or M.
- M sits two places away from the person who is from Denmark.
- N does not sit adjacent to the person who is from Oman.
- The person from Vietnam sits to the immediate left of the person from Peru.
They are sitting in such a way that no two persons whose names start with consecutive letters sit together. For example: L does not sit adjacent to K or M.
Who is from Oman?
- (a)
P
- (b)
L
- (c)
M
- (d)
N
Which of the following statement is true?
- (a)
O sits second to the left of the person from Peru.
- (b)
M is from Oman.
- (c)
The person who is from Australia sits adjacent to L.
- (d)
None of these
Who sits second to the left of K?
- (a)
The person from Vietnam
- (b)
R
- (c)
M
- (d)
The person from Australia