IBPS Seating Arrangement Level - 1 Questions

Direction (1 – 5): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions.

P, Q, R, S, T, V, W and Z are sitting around a circle facing the Centre. Q is second to the right of R. S is second to the right of V, who is second to the right of P. R is third to the left of P and second to the right of T. W is not an immediate neighbor of R.

• Who is to the immediate left of S?

1) P                                2) R                        3) Z        

4) Data Inadequate 5) None of these

• Who is on the immediate right of Z?

1) p                                2) S                         3) W      

4) Data Inadequate                 5) None of these

• Who is second to the right of W?

1) Q                2) S                         3) V       

4) T                 5) None of these

• Who is third to the right of Z?

1) Q                2) S                         3) V       

4) W               5) None of these

• In which of the following sets is the first person sitting between the second and the third person?

1) VWS         2) ZQP                   3) RSZ   

4) PSZ            5) None of these

Direction (6 – 10): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions.

Four boys Pavan, Mahesh, Chandu and Ravi and four girls Eti, Seema, Heena and Anita are sitting around a circular table.

Two girls and two boys are not facing the Centre. No three girls are sitting together. Chandu is 2^nd to the left of Seema who is not sitting next to Mahesh. Eti is 3^rd to the left of Anita and one of them is not facing the center. Pavan is 3^rd to the right of Mahesh who is facing the center. Heena and Ravi are facing each other and both are not sitting next to Mahesh or Anita.

• Who is sitting between Mahesh and Ravi?

1) Eti            2) Seema             3) Chandu

4) Pavan     5) None of these

• How many boys are sitting between Seema and Eti? (Clock wise)

1) One        2) Two                  3) Three              

4) Four        5) None of these

• Who is sitting third to the left of Pavan?

1) Ravi         2) Mahesh          3) Chandu

4) Cannot be determined   5) None of these

• Who is sitting between Heena and Anita?

1) Eti            2) Mahesh          3) Pavan

4) Seema   5) None of these

• Which Four students are not facing the center?
• Heena, Pavan, Chandu, Anita,
• Pavan, Chandu, Eti, Mahesh
• Pavan, Chandu, Anita. Seema
• Pavan, Chandu, Anita, Ravi
• Pavan, Chandu, Eti, Seema

Direction (11 – 15): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions.

Eight People- S, R, N, L, M, T, O and P are sitting in a circle facing the center. All eight belong to different professions – reporter, doctor, cricketer, teacher, accountant, shopkeeper, painter and supervisor. They are not necessarily seated in the mentioned order.

M is sitting third to the left of O. The doctor is to the immediate right of M and M is not a reporter. R is sitting fourth to the right of P. Neither R nor P is an immediate neighbor of M. T is a teacher and is sitting third to the right of the doctor. The shopkeeper is sitting second to the left of the teacher. The painter is sitting second to the left of M. S is the cricketer is sitting exactly between T and P. The accountant is sitting second to the right of the cricketer. N is sitting third to the left of T.

• Who amongst the following is a reporter?

1) O   2) L     3) N    4) R        5) None of these

• What is S’s position with respect to R?

1) Third to the right   2) Second to the right

3) Third to the left     4) second to the left

5) Fourth to the right

• How many people are sitting between P and N when counted in an anti-clockwise direction N?

1) One     2) Two   3) Three    4) Four   5) None

• Four of the following five pairs are alike in a certain way based on their positions in the above arrangement and so form a group. Which of the following does not belong to the group?

1) Teacher-Painter

2) Supervisor- Shopkeeper

3) Cricketer – Reporter

4) Doctor – Accountant

5) Shopkeeper- Doctor

• Which of the following statement is false according to the above mentioned arrangement?

1) N is to the immediate right of the supervisor

2) The cricketer is third to the right of the shopkeeper

3) The doctor is sitting exactly between the supervisor and the accountant

4) L is neither a teacher nor a supervisor

5) There are only three people between S and   

    N

Direction (16 – 20): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions.

Eight friends A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a rectangular table. Four of them sit at the corners and face towards the outer side of the table. Whereas the remaining four sit at the middle of the sides and face the Centre.

A, who is facing the center, sits third to the left of H. C and E are facing each other. D is not an immediate neighbor of either B or C. There are exactly two persons sitting between A and B. Not more than one person can sit between F and E. E cannot sit anywhere to the left of A.

• Who sits between A and C?

1) D              2) F                         3) G       

4) H              5) cannot be determined

• Who sits on the immediate right of D?

1. a) A b) B c) C        
2. d) E e) cannot be determined

• Find the odd one from the following based on the above arrangement?

1. a) HE b) BF c) EH      d) GD    e) AC

• Who sits third to the left of G?

1. a) H b) F c) E     d) B        e) None of these

• If all the persons are made to sit in alphabetical order in clock wise direction starting from A, how many (Excluding A) will remain unchanged as compared to their original seating position?

1) One                        2) Two                  3) Three

4) Four                        5) None of these

Directions (Q.21-25): Study the following information to answer the given questions:

In a board meeting of officers there were eight members, whose names are Aman, Baman, Chaman, Dhawan, Gagan, Magan, Naman, and Pawan. Following information is about their sitting arrangement around a rectangular table on which three persons sit on the each longer side and one sits on the each smaller side.

There are two head officers and they sit on the single sides of the table. Dhawan and Pawan are not near Aman.

1. Magan sits on the corner of the longer
2. Gagan is diagonally opposite to
3. There is only one person between Gagan and Chaman
4. Baman is the head He sits near Chaman, who is diagonally opposite to Naman.
5. Magan and Baman are not Pawan is 3rd left of Gagan and he is not head officer.
6. Aman sits on the middle of longer

• Who is in front of Pawan?

1) Aman     2) Magan             3) Naman            

4) Gagan    5) Dhawan

• Who is the second head other than Baman?

1) Magan   2) Dhawan           3) Pawan

4) Aman     5) Naman

• Who are these three persons who sit on the same side?

1) Gagan, Aman, Dhawan

2) Chaman, Pawan, Gagan

3) Naman, Aman, Chaman.

4) Aman, Naman, Gagan     

5) Can’t be determined

• Who is between Dhawan and Gagan?

1) Aman, Pawan     2) Aman, Naman             

3) Naman, Magan  4) Aman, Magan               

5) Magan, Pawan

• What is the sitting position of Pawan?

1) 2^nd Left of Magan         2) 3^rd right of Aman

3) 2^nd right of Dhawan     4) 2^nd left of Chaman

5) None of these

Directions (Q.26-30): Study the following information to answer the given questions:

Twelve 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 P, Q, R, S, T and V are seated and all of them are facing south.

In row-2 A, B, C, D, E and F 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.

A sits third to the right of D. Neither A nor D sits at extreme ends. T faces D. V does not face A and V does not sit at any of the extreme ends. V is not immediate neighbour of T. B sits at one of the extreme ends. Only two people sit between B and E. E does not face V. Two persons sit between R and Q. R is not an immediate neighbour of T. C does not face V. P in not an immediate neighbour

of R.

• Who amongst the following sit at extreme ends of the rows ?

1. a) B, E                 b) S, T                    c) P, R 
2. d) B, F e) None of these

• Who amongst the following faces A?

1. a) R b) T c) P        d) Q        e) S

• How many persons are seated between T and S?

1. a) One b) Two      c) Three     d) Four   e)    None

• P is related to V in the same way as C is related to F. To which of the following is E related to, following the same pattern?

1. a) B b) D c) C      d) A     e) None of these

• Which of the following is true regarding F?

1. a) F sits second to right of C
2. b) F is not an immediate neighbour of A
3. c) F sits third to left of D
4. d) F sits at one of the extreme ends of the line
5. e) F faces V

Directions (Q.31-35): Study the following information to answer the given questions:

Eight people - E, F, G, H, J, K, L and M are sitting around a circular table facing the center. Each of them is of a different profession - Chartered Accountant, Columnist, Doctor, Engineer, Financial Analyst, Lawyer, Professor and Scientist but not necessarily in the same order.

• F is sitting second to the left of K. The Scientist is an immediate neighbour of K.
• There are only three people between the Scientist and E. Only one person sits between the Engineer and E. The Columnist is to the immediate right of the Engineer.
• M is second to the right of K.
• H is the Scientist.
• G and J are immediate neighbours of each other. Neither G nor J is an Engineer.
• The Financial Analyst is to the immediate left of F. The Lawyer is second to the right of the Columnist.
• The Professor is an immediate neighbour of the Engineer.
• G is second to the right of the Chartered Accountant
• Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on the given arrangement and hence form a group. Which of the following does not belong to that group?

1. a) Chartered Accountant – H
2. b) M – Doctor c) J – Engineer
3. d) Financial Analyst - L e) Lawyer – K

• What is the position of L with respect to the Scientist?

1. a) Third to the left
2. b) Second to the right
3. c) Second to the