IBPS PO Reasoning: Circular Seating Arrangement questions with solutions

Q1. Seven persons P, Q, R, S, T, U and V of different ages, 6, 15, 19, 23, 30, 45 and 60 years, are sitting around a circular table facing the center. Note: No two consecutive letters are in alphabetical order. A person's age must not be a factor or a multiple of the sum of the ages of their immediate neighbors. R sits immediate right of the person whose age is 15. One person sits between T and R (either to the left or right). One person sits between P and the person whose age is 6 (either to the left or right). The age of T is twice the age of the person who sits second to the right of T. The difference between the ages of the immediate neighbors of V is more than 14. The age of U must not be a multiple of 10. The sum of the ages of the immediate neighbors of R is 34. Q is younger than P. What is the age of Q?

1. 15
2. 60
3. 23
4. None of these

Answer: None of these

The constraints on R's neighbors and T's relative position tightly determine the seating and age assignment. After satisfying all adjacency and age conditions, Q's age is not among 15, 60, or 23. Hence the correct option is 'None of these'.

Q2. Eight people — M, N, O, P, Q, R, S and T — are sitting around a circular table. They hold different posts: Manager, Company Secretary, Chairman, President, Group Leader, Financial Advisor, Vice President and Managing Director. The Managing Director sits third to the right of S. O is an immediate neighbour of S. The Chairman sits second to the right of O. N sits third to the right of T. T is neither the Managing Director nor the Chairman. Only one person sits between O and the Group Leader. M and R are immediate neighbours of each other. Neither M nor R is the Managing Director. The Manager sits second to the right of M. Two people sit between P and the Company Secretary. P is not the Managing Director. The President is not an immediate neighbour of the Managing Director. The Vice President sits second to the left of M. Find the odd one out.

1. TP
2. MS
3. NR
4. OS

Answer: OS

After arranging the people and assigning posts, TP, MS, and NR fit valid positional relationships from the puzzle. OS does not match the intended relation in the final arrangement, so it is the odd one out.

Q3. Eight persons R@, R#, R, R&, R%, R*, R© and RΩ are sitting around a hollow circular table such that R&, R, R#, and RQ sit on the inner side of the table and the rest are sitting on the outer side of the circular table. They all are facing away from the center. The persons sitting on the inner side of the circular table are sitting just behind the persons sitting on the outer side of the circular table, and all are graduated from different universities, namely HTS, UGI, LPU, HNB, KPJ, UPI, NIT and FPT. All the information is not necessarily in the same order. The one who is graduated from KPJ sits just behind the one who sits second to the left of the one who is graduated from UPI. RΩ sits just behind R*. R%, who is graduated from UGI, sits opposite the one who sits at the immediate left of R©. R& is not graduated from FPT. The one who is graduated from HTS sits at the immediate left of the one who is graduated from LPU. The one who is graduated from KPJ sits just behind R@. RΩ sits at the immediate right of R&. The persons who are graduated from FPT and HNB are sitting on the same table and sit opposite to each other. R& sits just behind the one who is graduated from UGI. R is not graduated from FPT. Who among the following is sitting third to the right of the one who is sitting just behind R©?

1. The one who is graduated from KPJ
2. R&
3. The one who is sitting at the immediate left of R
4. RΩ

Answer: The one who is graduated from KPJ

Using the inner-outer seating relations and university assignments, the person just behind R© can be fixed. From that position, moving third to the right leads to the person graduated from KPJ.

Q4. Nine persons K, J, Y, R, D, L, X, P and S sit around a circular table but not necessarily in the same order. All of them are facing away from the centre of the table. K sits 3rd to the left of J. One person sits between K and Y. Two persons sit between K and L. D sits immediately to the right of R, and both of them are not adjacent to L. At least three persons sit between P and Y, whether counted from the left or the right. Y is not adjacent to S. Which of the following pairs does not belong to the group formed by the other three pairs?

1. K, R
2. S, L
3. R, J
4. Y, K

Answer: R, J

This is a circular seating arrangement with multiple positional constraints. After arranging everyone, three pairs follow the same relation pattern, while R and J do not fit that pattern, so they are the odd pair out.

Q5. Passage: Eight people A, B, C, D, P, Q, R and S are sitting around a circle facing the center. Only one person is sitting between P and S. Two people are sitting between S and D. Q sits second to the left of R and Q is one of the immediate neighbours of D. An equal number of people are sitting between A and C when counting from the left and right of A. A is the immediate neighbour of neither S nor P. B is sitting third to the left of P. Question: Who is sitting third to the right of P? A) Q B) A C) D D) C

1. Q
2. A
3. D
4. C

Answer: A

Using the clues, P and S are placed with one person between them, and D is fixed two seats away from S. Then Q is positioned second to the left of R and adjacent to D, while B is placed third to the left of P. Completing the arrangement shows that A sits third to the right of P.

Q6. Passage: Eight persons A, B, C, D, M, N, O, and P are sitting around a circular table but not necessarily in the same order. Five of them are facing the center and the rest are facing away from the center. Consecutive alphabetical persons are not sitting next to each other. O sits second to the right of B. C sits third to the right of O. Three persons sit between C and D. D sits second to the left of A. M is facing away from the center. P sits immediately to the right of N. P and A are facing opposite directions. Immediate neighbors of P are facing the same direction. The one who sits second to the left of P is facing away from the center. Question: Which of the following statements is/are true? I. A is sitting second to the right of D. II. N and P are immediate neighbors. III. Two persons are sitting between B and C when counted to the right of B.

1. Both I and II
2. Both II and III
3. Only II
4. Both I and III

Answer: Only II

The circular arrangement can be completed only by carefully accounting for the facing directions of each person. In the final arrangement, N and P are adjacent, so statement II is true. Statement I and III do not hold simultaneously with the valid arrangement, so only II is correct.

Q7. Eight persons namely A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H are sitting around a circular table, some of them facing outside and some facing inside the circular table. Note: No two persons facing the same direction sit together. A sits second to the right of B, who is an immediate neighbor of C. D is an immediate neighbor of E, who sits opposite B. H does not face outside the circle. D is neither an immediate neighbor of A nor sits opposite C. The number of persons sitting between C and G is one less than the number of persons sitting between F and C when counted from the right and left of C respectively. C is not an immediate neighbor of F. Find the odd one out.

1. G
2. C
3. B
4. E

Answer: C

The clues about A being second to the right of B, B being adjacent to C, and E opposite B allow a unique circular arrangement with alternating facing directions. After placing D, F, G, and H using the remaining constraints, the final configuration identifies one option that does not fit the same relational pattern as the others. That odd one out is C.

Q8. Abdul, Bismi, Carol, Daisy, Esha, Fasna, Gulam, and Hari are sitting around a circle, some facing the center and some facing outside. Abdul sits second to the left of Carol. Esha sits third to the right of Abdul. Three persons sit between Esha and Bismi. Esha faces the opposite direction to Hari. Hari sits immediate right of Carol. Daisy sits second to the right of Fasna, who sits third to the left of Hari. Abdul and Carol face opposite directions. Carol sits third to the right of Gulam, and both face the same direction. Daisy and Bismi face the same direction as Fasna. Esha faces inside. Which of the following is true? I. Two persons sit between Abdul and Hari II. Fasna sits immediate right of Gulam III. Abdul and Daisy are opposite IV. Daisy and Carol are immediate neighbours V. Esha sits immediate right of Fasna How many persons are facing outside?

1. Two
2. Three
3. Four
4. Five

Answer: Five

Using the given left/right relations and facing directions, the circular arrangement can be completed uniquely. Once the positions are fixed, five persons are found to be facing outside. Therefore, the correct answer is Five.