Handout: 1

LINEAR SEATING ARRANGEMENTS

Q1 Five persons R, Q, T, S, G are sitting in a straight Q6 P is 9 m to the south of K. K is 5 m to the east of

row, not necessarily in the same order. T sits H. H is 4 m to the north of B. L is 3 m west of B.
between R and G. Q do not sit in the middle and D is 7 m south of L. G is 8 m east of D.
is the immediate left of S. R and S occupy the
extreme positions. If point Z is 8 m to the west of Point P, then
what is the distance between L and Z?
Find the position of Q with reference to G.
(1) 8 (2) 5
(1) Immediate Right (3) 9 (4) 2
(2) Immediate Left (5) 6
(3) Second Left
(4) Third Left
(5) None of these

Q2 T, Q, R, W and E are sitting in a straight line. Q7 How far and in which direction is point K from
T sits between Q and R. point G? (Refer Q7.)
W do not sit in the middle and is the immediate
left of E. (1) 11m to the south
Q and E occupy the extreme positions. (2) 7m to the north
(3) 11m to the north
Find the position of W with reference to R? (4) 7m to the south
(5) 16m to the south
(1) Immediate Right
(2) Immediate Left
(3) Second Left
(4) Third Left
(5) None of these

Q3 Find the person who sits on the second right to Q8 Eight persons P, M, R, T, Q, U, V and W are
Q? (Refer Q2) sitting in front of one another in two rows. Each
row has 4 persons. P is between U and V and
(1) R facing north. Q, who is to the immediate left of
(2) W M is facing W. R is between T and M and W is to
(3) E the immediate right of V.
(4) T or E
(5) None of these Who is sitting in front of R?

(1) U (2) V
(3) E (4) P
(5) Q

Q4 Find the neighbour of T? (Refer Q2) Q9 Who is second to the right of P? (Refer Q8.)

(1) Q (2) Q & R (1) U (2) V

(3) E (4) R & E (3) U or V (4) W
(5) R & W (5) M

Q5 If the position of T and E are interchanged, Q10 In which of the following pairs, persons are
which of the following option denotes the first sitting in front of each other? (Refer Q8.)
two people ?
(1) MV (2) RV
(1) RE (2) QT (3) TV (4) UR
(3) QR (4) WR (5) Data inadequate
(5) QE