Topic- Circular Arrangements and Venn Diagram

-By Puru Jain

Shortcuts, G-strategy
Q. Eight friends P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, and W are sitting around the circular table facing inside. P is sitting third to the
left of W and third to the right of T. S is sitting between W and Q. U is second to the right of V.
 Q. Who is sitting opposite of W?
1. R
2. U
3. V
4. More than one of the above
 Q. Who is sitting opposite of U?
1. S
2. R
3. U
4. V
 Q. How many people sit between Q and T?
1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4
 Q. Seven persons Kriti, Lavanya, Mahesh, Narender, Pooja, Rajat, and Suman are sitting around a circular table.
Some of them are facing outside and some of them are facing inside the centre. Rajat is sitting second to the left of
Lavanya. One person is sitting between Pooja and Rajat. Three persons are sitting between Pooja and Kriti. Mahesh
and Suman are immediately left of each other. Suman is not the immediate neighbour of Pooja. Narender sits
second to the right of Kriti. The Immediate neighbour of Narender faces the same direction. Rajat and Kriti face
opposite directions. Narender faces inside. No three persons facing the same direction sit together.
 Q. How many persons are sitting between Pooja and Lavanya when counted to the right of Pooja?
1. One
2. Two
3. Three
4. Four
Q. How many persons are facing inside?
1. One
2. Two
3. Three
4. Four
 Q. Who is sitting just between Kriti and Narender ?
1. Rajat
2. Mahesh
3. Suman
4. Lavanya
 Q. Who are the immediate neighbours of Suman?
1. Pooja, Rajat
2. Narender, Kriti
3. Rajat, Lavanya
4. Mahesh, Lavanya
Q. P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W are sitting round the circle and are facing the centre:
P is second to the right of T who is the neighbour of R and V.
S is not the neighbour of P.
V is the neighbour of U.
Q is not between S and W.
W is not between U and S.
Q. Which one is immediate right to the V ?
1. P
2. U
3. R
4. T
Q. How many people are sitting between P and V?
1. 2
2. 3
3. 4
4. CND
Q. Position of P with respect to W.
Q Eight persons P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W are sitting around a circular table facing the center (not
necessarily in the same order). Two persons sit between Q and W. V sits immediate left of W. Three
persons sit between S and T. R sits immediate left of T. U is not the neighbor of P. One person sits
between P and Q.
Q. Which of the following statement is correct?
1. Q sits to the immediate right of U.
2. One person sits between P and R.
3. Three persons sit between Q and R.
4. One person sits between S and U.
Q. How many people are sitting between U and Z, when counted from the right of Z?
1. One
2. Two
3. Three
4. Four
Q. Who is sitting opposite to T?
1. W
2. S
3. U
4. V
Q. In a survey among 140 students, 60 likes to play videogames, 70 likes to play indoor games, 75 likes
to play outdoor games, 30 play indoor and outdoor games, 18 like to play video games and outdoor
games, 42 play video games and indoor games and 8 likes to play all types of games. Use the Venn
diagram to find:
(i) students who play only outdoor games
(ii) students who play video games and indoor games, but not outdoor games.
Question : In a survey, it is found that 21 people read English newspaper, 26 people read Hindi
newspaper, and 29 people read regional language newspaper. If 14 people read both English and
Hindi newspapers; 15 people read both Hindi and regional language newspapers; 12 people read both
English and regional language newspaper and 8 read all types of newspapers, find:
(i) How many people were surveyed?
(ii) How many people read only regional language newspapers?
Q. 50 people were asked whether they like camping, holiday home or hotel holidays.

18% of people said they like all three.

7 like camping and holiday homes but not hotels.
11 like camping and hotels.
13/25 like camping.

Of the 27 who like holiday homes, all but 1 like at least one other type of holiday. 7 people do not like any of these
types of holiday.

By representing this information on a Venn diagram, Find number of for holiday games.
Q. In a town of 500 people, 285 read Hindu and 212 read Indian Express and 127 read Times of
India, 20 read Hindu and Times of India and 29 read Hindu and Indian Express and 35 read Times of
India and Indian express . 50 read no news paper . Then how many read only one paper ?
A) 123
B) 231
C) 312
D) 321
Q. 1000 patients currently suffering from a disease were selected to study the effectiveness of treatment of four types of medicines — A, B, C and
D.
These patients were first randomly assigned into two groups of equal size, called treatment group and control group. The patients in the control
group were not treated with any of these medicines; instead they were given a dummy medicine, called placebo, containing only sugar and
starch. The following information is known about the patients in the treatment group.
a. A total of 250 patients were treated with type A medicine and a total of 210 patients were treated with type C medicine.
b. 25 patients were treated with type A medicine only. 20 patients were treated with type C medicine only. 10 patients were treated with type D
medicine only.
c. 35 patients were treated with type A and type D medicines only. 20 patients were treated with type A and type B medicines only. 30 patients
were treated with type A and type C medicines only. 20 patients were treated with type C and type D medicines only.
d. 100 patients were treated with exactly three types of medicines.
e. 40 patients were treated with medicines of types A, B and C, but not with medicines of type D. 20 patients were treated with medicines of
types A, C and D, but not with medicines of type B.
f. 50 patients were given all the four types of medicines. 75 patients were treated with exactly one type of medicine
Q. How many patients were treated with medicine type B?
Q. The number of patients who were treated with medicine types B, C and D, but not type A was:
Q. How many patients were treated with medicine types B and D only?
Q. The number of patients who were treated with medicine type D was: