Circular Arrangements

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Circular Arrangements: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Even Number of Persons in Circular Arrangement, Odd Number of Persons in Circular Arrangement, Circular Arrangement with Multiple Attributes & Double Table Circular Arrangement etc.

Important Questions on Circular Arrangements

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Eight people P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, and W are seated around a circular table facing the centre. There are three lady members, and they are not seated next to each other.
U is between P and Q. P and Q are not lady members. Q is third to the left of W. T is third to the right of W who is not a lady member. V who is a lady member is not an immediate neighbour of T. T is not a lady member. U is a lady member.

Which of the following person sits second to the right of P? 

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A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circle facing the centre but not necessarily in the same order.

B sits second to the left of H's husband. No female is an immediate neighbour of B. D's daughter sits second to the right of F. F is the sister of G. F is not an immediate neighbour of H's husband. Only one person sits between A and F. A is the father of G. H's brother D sits to the immediate left of H's mother. Only one person sits between H's mother and E. Only one person sits between H and G. G is the mother of C. G is not an immediate neighbour of E.

Who amongst the following is D's daughter?

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Eight friends Ruchit, Jyo, Sumit, Pratibha, Nikhil, Deepika, Sonal and Jai are sitting around a campfire in a jungle.
(1) Ruchit is sitting 3rd to right of Sonal who is third to right of Sumit.
(2) Jyo is second to left of Nikhil and third to right of Jai.
(3) Pratibha sits in front of Nikhil.
(4) Deepika sits between Sonal and Nikhil.

Who is sitting fourth from either side of Sonal?

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Eight family members A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H, are sitting around a circular table, facing the center but not necessarily in the same order. F, the wife of D, is sitting third to the right of C. A is the son of H. A is sitting second to the left of D. D is not an immediate neighbour of either F or C. No male is an immediate neighbour of D. G sits second to the left of D's son. Only two persons sit between H and A's brother. Neither C nor D is the brother of A. D's son and the wife of D's son are immediate neighbours of each other. F is the mother of H. F is not an immediate neighbour of B and G. G is the sister of E. H is a female.

Which of the following statements regarding H is definitely correct?

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Family members L, M, N, O, P, Q, R and S are sitting around a circular table facing opposite to the centre but not in the same order. Female members of the family are not seated next to each other. There are three married couples in the family.

S is not opposite to R. O who is not a neighbour of P, is the grandson of M who is fifth to the right of R. M is the mother-in-law of Q. L have only female child. S who is the sister of L is not second to the right of R, who is the father of L. M is fourth to the right of P, the wife of R. S is not a neighbour of N, who is the husband of L and second to the left of R.

Who among the following is the father of O?

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Study the following information carefully and answer the question given below:A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H and K are sitting around a circle facing the centre. B is fourth to the left of G who is second to the right of C. F is fourth to the right of C and is second to the left of K. A is fourth to the right of K. D is not an immediate neighbour of either K or B and H is third to the right of E.

Who is fourth to the left of E?

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Six persons A, B, C, D, E and F are sitting around a round table facing towards the centre of the table in a restaurant. They have ordered different items (Pizza, Strawberry, Vanilla, Burger, Pastries and Patties) as their lunch. They are wearing T-shirts of different colours, i.e. white, black, green, red, yellow and blue. The order of items for the lunch and colours of T-shirts are not necessarily according to the order of their names.
I. The persons who have ordered for Pizza, Vanilla and Pastries are neither in white T-shirt nor in black.
II. The persons who are in green and yellow T-shirts have neither ordered for Pizza nor for Vanilla.
III. A is neither in a white T-shirt nor on the immediate left of the person who has ordered for Burger.
IV. The only person who is between E and F eats Strawberry. The person who is on the left side of the person in the white T-shirt does not eat Patties.
V. D has ordered the burger and the colour of his T-shirt is green. He is facing the person who has ordered Strawberry.
VI. One who has ordered for Pizza is seated opposite the person wearing a blue T-shirt, while the person whose T-shirt is of green colour is on the left of the person who has ordered for Pastries.
VII. One who has ordered for Patties is on the immediate right of the person in a white T-shirt but on the immediate left of the person who has ordered for Vanilla.
VIII. C has not ordered for Vanilla while F has not ordered for Pizza.

Which of the following is correctly matched?

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Eight friends Ruchit, Jyo, Sumit, Pratibha, Nikhil, Deepika, Sonal and Jai are sitting around a campfire in a jungle.
(1) Ruchit is sitting 3rd to the right of Sonal who is third to the right of Sumit.
(2) Jyo is second to the left of Nikhil and third to the right of Jai.
(3) Pratibha sits in front of Nikhil.
(4) Deepika sits between Sonal and Nikhil.

Who is sitting on the left of Deepika?

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Study the following information carefully and answer the question given below:A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H and K are sitting around a circle facing the centre. B is fourth to the left of G who is second to the right of C. F is fourth to the right of C and is second to the left of K. A is fourth to the right of K. D is not an immediate neighbour of either K or B and H is third to the right of E.

In which of the following combinations is the third person sitting in between the first person and the second person?

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A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circle facing the centre but not necessarily in the same order. B sits second to the left of H's husband. No female is an immediate neighbour of B. D's daughter sits second to the right of F. F is the sister of G. F is not an immediate neighbour of H's husband. Only one person sits between A and F. A is the father of G. H's brother D sits to the immediate left of H's mother. Only one person sits between H's mother and E. Only one person sits between H and G. G is the mother of C. G is not an immediate neighbour of E.

What is the position of A with respect to his mother-in-law?

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Seven children Zee, Yippee, Xon, Won, Vicky, Uma and Twish are sitting around a circle and facing towards the centre but not necessarily in the same order. Twish is to the immediate right of Won and second to the left of Yippee. Zee is third to the left of Won. Zee and Xon are immediate neighbours of each other. Vicky and Yippee are not immediate neighbours of Uma.

What is the position of Zee with respect to Twish?

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Eight persons 26, 25, 24, 23, 22, 21, 20 and 19 are sitting around a circular table facing the centre but not necessarily in the same order. Each one of them holds a different post in a MEPL company viz. Branch manager, Faculty, R&D member, Publisher, Operator, Accountant, DTP Head and Area Manager.
26 sits third to the right of the Area Manager. Only two people sit between the Area Manager and 19. The Operator and the Faculty are immediate neighbours of each other. Neither 26 nor 19 is an the Operator or the Faculty. The Operator is not an immediate neighbour of the Area Manager. The Branch manager sits second to the left of 22. 22 is not an immediate neighbour of 19. The Branch Manager is an immediate neighbour of both the Accountant and the DTP Head. The DTP Head sits third to right of 25. 25 is not the Operator. 24 sits to the immediate right of the R&D member. 26 is not R&D member. 21 is not an immediate neighbour of 26. 20 is not an immediate neighbour of the Branch manager.

Who amongst the following sits third to the left of 22?

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Study the following information carefully and answer the question given below:A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H and K are sitting around a circle facing the centre. B is fourth to the left of G who is second to the right of C. F is fourth to the right of C and is second to the left of K. A is fourth to the right of K. D is not an immediate neighbour of either K or B and H is third to the right of E.

Who is third to the right of H?

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A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circle facing the centre but not necessarily in the same order. B sits second to the left of H's husband. No female is an immediate neighbour of B. D's daughter sits second to the right of F. F is the sister of G. F is not an immediate neighbour of H's husband. Only one person sits between A and F. A is the father of G. H's brother D sits to the immediate left of H's mother. Only one person sits between H's mother and E. Only one person sits between H and G. G is the mother of C. G is not an immediate neighbour of E.

Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on the given information and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?

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Six persons A, B, C, D, E and F are sitting around a round table facing towards the centre of the table in a restaurant. They have ordered for different items (Pizza, Strawberry, Vanilla, Burger, Pastries and Patties) as their lunch. They are wearing T-shirts of different colours, i.e. white, black, green, red, yellow and blue. Order of items for the lunch and colours of T-shirts are not necessarily according to the order of their names.
I. The persons who have ordered for Pizza, Vanilla and Pastries are neither in white T-shirt nor in black.
II. The persons who are in green and yellow T-shirts have neither ordered for Pizza nor for Vanilla.
III. A is neither in a white T-shirt nor on the immediate left of the person who has ordered for Burger.
IV. The only person who is between E and F eats Strawberry. The person who is on the left side of the person in the white T-shirt does not eat Patties.
V. D has ordered a Burger and the colour of his T-shirt is green. He is facing the person who has ordered Strawberry.
VI. One who has ordered for Pizza is seated opposite the person wearing a blue T-shirt, while the person whose T-shirt is of green colour is on the left of the person who has ordered for Pastries.
VII. One who has ordered for Patties is on the immediate right of the person in a white T-shirt but on the immediate left of the person who has ordered for Vanilla.
VIII. C has not ordered for Vanilla while F has not ordered for Pizza.

The only person, who is between E and D, is wearing a T-shirt of the colour:

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Family members L, M, N, O, P, Q, R and S are sitting around a circular table facing opposite to the centre but not in the same order. Female members of the family are not seated next to each other. There are three married couples in the family.

S is not opposite to R. O who is not a neighbour of P, is the grandson of M who is fifth to the right of R. M is the mother-in-law of Q. L have only female child. S who is the sister of L is not second to the right of R, who is the father of L. M is fourth to the right of P, the wife of R. S is not a neighbour of N, who is the husband of L and second to the left of R.

What is the position of Q with respect to her/his mother-in-law?

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Six persons A, B, C, D, E and F are sitting around a round table facing towards the centre of the table in a restaurant. They have ordered for different items (Pizza, Strawberry, Vanilla, Burger, Pastries and Patties) as their lunch. They are wearing T-shirts of different colours, i.e. white, black, green, red, yellow and blue. The order of items for the lunch and colours of T-shirts are not necessarily according to the order of their names.
I. The persons who have ordered for Pizza, Vanilla and Pastries are neither in white T-shirt nor in black.
II. The persons who are in green and yellow T-shirts have neither ordered for Pizza nor for Vanilla.
III. A is neither in a white T-shirt nor on the immediate left of the person who has ordered for Burger.
IV. The only person who is between E and F eats Strawberry. The person who is on the left side of the person in the white T-shirt does not eat Patties.
V. D has ordered Burger and the colour of his T-shirt is green. He is facing the person who has ordered Strawberry.
VI. One who has ordered for Pizza is seated opposite the person wearing a blue T-shirt, while the person whose T-shirt is of green colour is on the left of the person who has ordered for Pastries.
VII. One who has ordered for Patties is on the immediate right of the person in a white T-shirt but on the immediate left of the person who has ordered for Vanilla.
VIII. C has not ordered for Vanilla while F has not ordered for Pizza.

Who among the following is in a white T-shirt?

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Six persons A, B, C, D, E and F are sitting around a round table facing towards the centre of the table in a restaurant. They have ordered for different items (Pizza, Strawberry, Vanilla, Burger, Pastries and Patties) as their lunch. They are wearing T-shirts of different colours, i.e. white, black, green, red, yellow and blue. Order of items for the lunch and colours of T-shirts are not necessarily according to the order of their names.
I. The persons who have ordered for Pizza, Vanilla and Pastries are neither in white T-shirt nor in black.
II. The persons who are in green and yellow T-shirts have neither ordered for Pizza nor for Vanilla.
III. A is neither in a white T-shirt nor on the immediate left of the person who has ordered for Burger.
IV. The only person who is between E and F eats Strawberry. The person who is on the left side of the person in white T-shirt does not eat Patties.
V. D has ordered Burger and the colour of his T-shirt is green. He is facing the person who has ordered for Strawberry.
VI. One who has ordered for Pizza is seated opposite to the person wearing a blue T-shirt, while the person whose T-shirt is of green colour is on the left of the person who has ordered for Pastries.
VII. One who has ordered for Patties is on the immediate right of the person in white T-shirt but on the immediate left of the person who has ordered for Vanilla.
VIII. C has not ordered for Vanilla while F has not ordered for Pizza.

The colour of the T-shirt of the person, who has ordered for Patties, is:

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Study the following information carefully and answer the question given below:A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H and K are sitting around a circle facing the centre. B is fourth to the left of G who is second to the right of C. F is fourth to the right of C and is second to the left of K. A is fourth to the right of K. D is not an immediate neighbour of either K or B and H is third to the right of E.

Who is fourth to the right of D?

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A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circle facing the centre but not necessarily in the same order. B sits second to the left of H's husband. No female is an immediate neighbour of B. D's daughter sits second to the right of F. F is the sister of G. F is not an immediate neighbour of H's husband. Only one person sits between A and F. A is the father of G. H's brother D sits to the immediate left of H's mother. Only one person sits between H's mother and E. Only one person sits between H and G. G is the mother of C. G is not an immediate neighbour of E.

Who amongst the following is H's husband?