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How To Solve Seating Arrangement Problems
How To Solve Seating Arrangement Problems
Seating Arrangement Introduction: Seating Arrangement is not any new word which directly invented / introduced for competitive exams. Its just picked up from our daily life. We follow this strategy in formal dinners, weddings, theaters, trains etc to avoid chaos and confusion upon entrance. But in competitive exams we should arrange given people in a specific shape. Most widely asked shapes are Circular, Octagonal, Square, Rectangle and Two or Three parallel lines.
If A is sitting immediate left of B, that means B is on immediate right of A. To avoid confusion of left and rights in circular and other shapes' seating arrangement problems, you should assume that all people are facing to center (unless and until they specify the direction).
Its always better idea to assume you are one among them so that it will be easier for you to get an idea of the arrangement. If you are unable to get the idea from a line then better skip that line and go to next line. You can revisit to the skipped line after getting another clue.
now lets have a look at some problems on seating arrangement so that you will get the concept clear.
1. Six persons A, B, C, D, E and F are sitting around a circular table. B is sitting to the
immediate right of E. C is not sitting next to F. F is sitting opposite to B and D is sitting opposite to E. Who is sitting to the immediate left of D ? Solution :
Its given that there are 6 persons sitting around the table. Six persons that means you should represent 6 points. That means 3 lines. Draw 3 lines as shown in the below figure. Later it is given that B is sitting to the immediate right of E. So we shall start with E. Just choose any of the end of the line and mark it as E. And B is sitting immediate right to E. So put B at the right side of E. Now the arrangement will be look like this,
Later its given that C is not sitting next to F. We don't have any idea about this statement at present. So skip to next statement, i.e., F is sitting opposite to B. We know where B is. So mark F to the opposite to B.
Its also given that D is sitting opposite to E. So mark D as opposite to E. Now the arrangement will look like,
the immediate right of W. 'V' is not next to either R or T. 'W' is to the immediate right of T, who is sitting opposite to R. U and W are sitting opposite to each other. Followed by some questions...
Solution : Here there are 8 persons. That means 4 lines. Given that S sat immediate right of W. So start with W. And place S immediate right to W. 'V' is not next to either R or T.. No clue about this statement. So skip it. 'W' is to the immediate right of T, who is sitting opposite to R.. We know where W is... Given that it is immediate right of T. That means T should be immediate left of W. Now from the above statement we came to know that T is sitting opposite to R. So place R opposite to T. Now the arrangement will appear like this...
1. Who is sitting opposite to 'S' ? 1. V 2. R 3. T 4. U 5. None of these 2. Who is sitting two places to the right of 'W' ? 1. P 2. S 3. V 4. Can't Say 5. None of these 3. If R and V interchange their places, then who is opposite to 'T' ? 1. P 2. S 3. R 4. V 5. None of these 4. If V is to the immediate left of 'P', then who is to the immediate left of 'R' ? 1. U 2. P 3. Q 4. Can't Say 5. None of these