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Eight friends A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circle facing the centre. B is third to the right of A who is third to the right of C. F is second to the right of E
who is not an immediate neighbor of B. D sits second to the left of H who sits second to the left of G.

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Eight friends J, K, L, M, N, O, P and Q are sitting around a square table in such a way that four of them sit at four corners while four sit in the middle of each of the four
sides. The ones who sit in middle of the sides faces the centre while those who sit at the four corners face outward (i.e. opposite the centre). L sits third to the right of
M. M sits in the middle of one of the sides of the table. Only three people sit between L and Q. Only one person sits between Q and P. N is one of the immediate
neighbors of P. Only three people sit between N and K. J sits second to the right of K.

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H, I, J, K, L, M, N and P are eight family members sitting around a circle facing the centre but not necessarily in the same order. There are five females and three males
in the family. L sits second to the right of his sister and on the immediate left of his wife. J sits third to the right of L. M sits second to the right of her husband P, who is
not an immediate neighbor of his sister K. I sits second to the right of H and has two children. N is not an immediate neighbor of L but son of P. P sits second to the
right of L, who is brother of K.

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Eight persons – P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W – are sitting around a circular table at equal distance between each other, facing the centre but not necessarily in the same
order. Each of them belongs to a different profession, viz Manager, Engineer, Chef, Pilot, Lawyer, Doctor, Architect and Teacher but not necessarily in the same order.

V sits second to the right of the Manager. The Pilot and the Engineer are immediate neighbors of V. R sits second to the right of T, who is a Lawyer. T is an immediate
neighbor of the Pilot. Only one person sits between W and U. S sits third to the left of T. P sits exactly between U and S. The Architect sits second to the left of P. The
Chef and the Teacher are immediate neighbors of the Architect. W is not a Teacher.

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S, T, U, V, W, X, Y and Z are sitting in a straight line equidistant from each other (but not necessarily in the same order). Some of them are facing south while some are
facing north. (Note: Facing the same direction means, if one is facing north then the other is also facing north and if one is facing south then other is also facing south.
Facing the opposite direction means, if one is facing north then the other is facing south and vice-versa.) S faces north. Only two people sit to the right of S. T sits third
to the left of S. Only one person sits between T and X. X sits on the immediate right of W. Only one person sits between W and Z. Both the immediate neighbors of T face
the same direction. U sits third to the left of X. T faces the opposite direction of S. Y does not sit at any of the extreme ends of the line. V faces the same direction as W.
Both Y and U face the opposite direction of Z.

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Four males A, B, C and D and four females, P, Q, R and S are sitting around a circular table, but not necessarily in the same order. Two males and two females are not
facing the centre. C is second to the left of Q, who is not an immediate neighbor of B. P sits third to the left of S and one of them is not facing the centre. A is third to
the right of B, who is facing the centre. R and D are facing each other, but both are not an immediate neighbor of B or S. No three females can sit together. D sits second
to the right of S.

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Four persons A, B, C and D arrive to attend a meeting. D arrives 10 minutes after B and twenty minutes before A, who arrives 10 minutes before C. Who is the first
person to arrive at the meeting?

(A) A (B) B (C) C (D) D

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A grocer, a doctor, a lawyer, a tailor, and a barber are the five persons seated in a row. The grocer does not wish to sit immediately next to the barber. The barber and
the tailor sit immediately next to each other. The lawyer is at the right end of the row. The grocer is immediate to the left of the lawyer. Who is in the middle of the row?

(A) tailor
(B) doctor
(C) barber
(D) Cannot be determined
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Five people Pradeep, Qutub, Raj, Sandy and Tej are in a row. Raj sits to the immediate right of Tej. If Pradeep and Qutub have two persons sitting between them, which
of the following must be true?

(A) Pradeep is at one end of the row.

(B) Qutub is sitting beside Pradeep.
(C) One among Tej and Raj is at one of the ends of the row.
(D) Sandy is at one of the ends of the row.
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Four boxes P, Q, R, and S, and three files A, B, and C are kept on a table one after the other in a row from left to right. File C has as many items to its left as to its right.
No box is at any end of the row. Box P is kept to the immediate right of file A, while file C is kept to the immediate left of box R. What is kept third from the right of the
row on the table?

(A) C
(B) S
(C) R
(D) A
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Eight persons Ankit, Bobby, Chetan, Dhiru, Parvez, Qadir, Rinku and Sahil sit in two parallel rows with four seats in each row facing each other. Ankit and Bobby are not
in the same row. Parvez sits to the immediate left of Chetan in the same row and opposite Qadir. Chetan is at an end of the row. Rinku and Bobby have two persons
between them. Ankit and Parvez have one person between them.

Which of these pairs of persons can be diagonally opposite each other?

(A) Sahil and Dhiru or Qadir and Rinku.
(B) Parvez and Ankit or Ankit and Chetan.
(C) Ankit and Bobby or Rinku and Chetan.
(D) Either (A) or (B)
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Five books on five different subjects Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Anatomy, and Botany are arranged on a shelf. The book on Mathematics is not on top or at the
bottom. Chemistry book and Botany books have exactly two books between them, the same as Mathematics and Physics books. Which of the following books has to be
in the middle of the shelf?
(A) Mathematics
(B) Physics
(C) Anatomy
(D) Cannot be determined
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Ten persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, and J are sitting in a row.
(i) Exactly three persons are sitting between C and J.
(ii) A, G, H, D, and F are sitting from right to left in that order but no two among them are in adjacent positions.
(iii) G is sitting in the fourth position from the right.
(iv) I, E, B, and C are sitting from left to right in that order but no two among them are in adjacent positions.

Q1. How many persons are sitting between I and A?

(A) 5 (B) 6 (C) 4 (D) 7

Q2. How many different arrangements are possible?

(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) None of these

Q3. If F and H interchange their positions, then who is sitting at the ends?
(A) C, F (B) F, H (C) H, C (D) H, A
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Seven persons Paul, Queen, Rax, Sam, Tom, Unif and Vali are sitting in a row. Rax and Sam sit next to each other. There must be exactly four persons between Queen
and Vali. Sam sits to the immediate right of Queen.
1. If Paul and Tom are separated exactly by two persons, then who sits to the immediate left of Vali?
(A) Paul (B) Tom (C) Unif (D) Rax
2. If Queen is not sitting at either extreme of the row, then who among the following has as many persons to his left as he has to his right?
(A) Sam (B) Unif (C) Rax (D) Vali
3. If Queen sits at one extreme, then who is at the other extreme?
(A) Paul (B) Tom (C) Vali (D) Cannot be determined
4. Tom sits to the right of Queen, and Paul is separated from Tom by exactly three persons. Then, who is sitting to the immediate left of Vali?
(A) Unif (B) Paul (C) Tom (D) Rax
5. In how many different ways can the seven persons sit in a row?
(A) 3 (B) 2 (C) 10 (D) 12
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Seven boys – Rajan, Shyam, Vardhan, Mithra, Vimal, Raj and Kishan – are sitting in a row. Shyam sits to the immediate left of Vardhan and third to the right of Rajan,
whereas Mithra, who sits at the left extreme, is next to Kishan.

1. Who is sitting to the immediate right of Shyam?

(A) Mithra (B) Kishan (C) Vimal (D) Vardhan

2. If Vardhan and Kishan exchange places with each other without changing the rest of the arrangement that is already done, who will be sitting to the immediate left of
Rajan?
(A) Kishan (B) Raj (C) Vimal (D) Vardhan

3. If only Shyam sits between Raj and Vardhan, who is exactly in the middle of the row?
(A) Raj (B) Vardhan (C) Vimal (D) Rajan

4. After arranging all the boys as per the conditions given in the data, if Rajan now exchanges his place with Mithra, and Vardhan exchanges his place with Vimal, then
how many persons will be there between Vimal and Rajan?
(A) three (B) two (C) five (D) four
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Six people P, Q, R, S, T and U are having different weights. The one who is 2nd heaviest is 72kg and the one who is 2nd lightest is 55kg. P is heavier to R but lighter to T.
The number of the person(s) heavier to Q is one less than as persons lighter to P. R is not the lightest person. T is 69kg. S is not the heaviest.

Who among the following is the lightest?

AP BR CS DU ET
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There are seven friends K, L, M, N, O, P and Q who live in a seven-story building, but not necessarily in the same order. The lowermost floor of the building is numbered
one, the one above that is numbered two and so on till the topmost floor is numbered seven. M lives neither on any floor above O nor on an odd-numbered floor. There
live two persons between L and Q. N lives on the fifth floor and L lives on an odd-numbered floor. There is only one person between O and P.

Who among the following lives on the topmost floor?

AM
BL
CK
D Can’t be determined
E None of these
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Eight horses of eight different colors – red, yellow, green, blue, violet, pink, brown, and white are tied on two sides of a road. There are four horses on each side of the
road and each horse is facing another horse on the other side of the road. Further, the following information is known about the houses.
1) Pink colored horse is diagonally opposite to brown colored horse and they both are on the ends.
2) Red colored horse is opposite to yellow colored horse and is on the same side as the green-colored horse
3) Violet colored horse is opposite to the white-colored horse but is not on the same side as the blue-colored horse
4) Blue and brown colored horses are on the same side of the road.

How many horses are there between Blue and brown horses?
A0
B1
C2
D3
E None of the above
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Eight friends M, N, O, P, Q, R, S and T are sitting in two opposite rows, facing each other. Each row has four persons.
i- M is between R and S and is facing North.
ii- T is opposite to Q who is to the immediate left of N.
iii- O is between P and N.
iv- T is to the immediate right of S.

Which of the following pairs has the person sitting opposite each other?
A QS
B OR
C PM
D NS
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M, N, O, P, Q, R and S are seven persons sitting in a row for a photo session. O sits to the immediate left of S, and R is to the immediate right of P. N has equal number
of persons on either side of him in the row. M is to the immediate left of N and there are exactly three persons between M and S.

1. Who sits to the immediate right of Q?

(A) O (B) M (C) S (D) P

2. If Q wants to sit to the immediate left of N, then with whom should he exchange his seat?
(A) P (B) R (C) O (D) M

3. How many persons are there between R and Q?

(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 1

4. If P and Q exchange their places in the row, which of the following must be false?
(A) Q is to the left of N.
(B) M and O have two persons between them.
(C) P and R sit together.
(D) S is at one of the extreme ends.
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Nine persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H and I are seated in a row. The seats are numbered from 1 to 9 from left to right as per the following restrictions. C, F and I sit together.
E is to the immediate right of H. B sits in the fourth seat from the left end and D sits in the third seat from the right end. E is not between B and D.

1. If G sits to the immediate left of D, then who will sit at the centre of the row?
(A) B (B) A (C) D (D) F

2. If F sits between C and I, then in how many ways these nine persons can be seated?
(A) 2 (B) 1 (C) 3 (D) 4

3. Who among the following is at one of the extreme ends of the row?
(A) C (B) F (C) E (D) I

4. If I sits at one of the extreme ends and F sits to the immediate left of B, then in how many ways can all be seated, assuming that the other conditions remain the
same?
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4
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Seven men, A, B, C, D, E, F and G have parked their cars in a row. The cars of E and F should be next to each other. The cars of D and G should be parked next to each
other. Whereas A and B cannot park their cars next to each other. But B and D must park their cars next to each other and C’s car is parked to the immediate right of G’s
car.

1. If A’s car is not next to C’s car, then what is the position of A’s car from the right end of the row?
(A) 1st (B) 7th (C) 5th (D) 1st or 7th

2. If F does not park his car next to A’s, which is parked in the left extreme, then which of the following men can park their cars between the cars of E and G?
(A) G, C and B (B) A, F and C (C) F, G and C (D) F, B and D

3. In how many ways can the seven cars be parked in a row?

(A) 2 (B) 8 (C) 7 (D) 5

4. If A parks his car to the immediate right of C’s car, then which of the following cars can be parked at the left extreme end?
(A) Only E (B) Only F (C) Only E or F (D) E or F or B
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P, Q, R, S, T, V, X, and Y are seated in a straight line facing North. P sits fourth to the left of V. V sits either sixth from the left end of the line or fourth from the right end
of the line. S sits second to the right of R. R is not an immediate neighbor of V. T and Q are immediate neighbors of each other but neither T nor Q sits at extreme ends
of the line. Only one person sits between T and X. X does not sit at the extreme end of the line.

Q1. What is the position of Q with respect to P?

a. Fifth to the right b. Immediate neighbor
c. Second to the right d. Third to the left
e. None of these

Q2. Which of the following represents persons seated at the two extreme ends of the line?
a. P, V b. Y, S c. R, V d. Y, P e. R, Y

Q3. How many persons are seated between R and T?

a. One b. Two c. Three d. Four e. None of these
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Eight persons - A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circular table, but not necessarily in that order. Some are facing the centre and the remaining are facing
away from the centre. The following information is known about their seating. A sits adjacent to G and only one among them is facing the center. H sits second to the
right of G and is not adjacent to B. D is not adjacent to B, but sits third to the right of A. The persons who are adjacent to B are not facing the centre and they are neither
E nor F. E sits second to the right of F, who is facing away from the centre. No two adjacent persons are facing the same direction.

Q1. Who sits second to the right of C?

a) A b) D c) F d) Cannot be determined

Q2. How many persons are sitting between E and B when counted in the anticlockwise direction with respect to E?
a) Three b) Two c) Five d) Four
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Ten persons - A through J are sitting around a rectangular table such that three persons are along each of the longer sides and two persons are sitting along each of the
shorter sides. Further it is known that,
(1) H is not adjacent to either F or G.
(2) J and E are sitting on the same side.
(3) A is sitting opposite I.
(4) J and I are sitting adjacent to each other and B is not opposite G.
(5) D is sitting opposite E.
(6) C is to the immediate left of G, who is adjacent to J.

Q1. Who is sitting two places away to the right of F?

a) C b) H c) D d) Cannot be determined

Q2. Who is sitting opposite B?

a) D b) A c) H d) C

Q3. Who among the following is sitting adjacent to D?

a) F b) B c) C d) Cannot be determined