Puzzle & Seating Arrangement

J&K Bank Banking Associate · Reasoning Ability · 77 practice questions with answers and explanations: 40 Easy, 31 Medium, 6 Hard.

Sample questions

Sample Easy question 1

6 persons, P, Q, R, S, T and U, sit in a row, all facing north. Use the clues to answer. 1. Exactly 3 persons sit between P and U. 2. Q does not sit next to U. 3. Q sits third from the left end. 4. P sits first from the left end. 5. Q sits immediately to the left of T. 6. P does not sit next to S. Who sits at the extreme left end?

  1. U
  2. S
  3. P
  4. T
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Answer: C. The clues fix a single arrangement, from left to right: P, R, Q, T, U, S. So the answer is P.

Sample Easy question 2

5 persons, P, Q, R, S and T, sit in a row, all facing north. Use the clues to answer. 1. Q sits fifth from the right end. 2. P sits first from the right end. 3. T and S sit next to each other. 4. P and R sit next to each other. 5. S sits fourth from the right end. Who sits second from the left end?

  1. P
  2. T
  3. Q
  4. S
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Answer: D. The clues fix a single arrangement, from left to right: Q, S, T, R, P. So the answer is S.

Sample Easy question 3

6 persons, P, Q, R, S, T and U, sit in a row, all facing north. Use the clues to answer. 1. Q sits somewhere between T and P. 2. Exactly 1 person sits between S and T. 3. P and R sit next to each other. 4. Q sits third from the left end. 5. P sits at the extreme right end. Who sits at the extreme right end?

  1. P
  2. S
  3. Q
  4. U
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Answer: A. The clues fix a single arrangement, from left to right: U, T, Q, S, R, P. So the answer is P.

Sample Medium question 4

6 persons, P, Q, R, S, T and U, sit in a row, all facing north. Use the clues to answer. 1. Q sits fifth from the left end. 2. Q does not sit next to U. 3. S sits at the extreme right end. 4. Exactly 2 persons sit between U and P. 5. T sits third from the left end. How many persons sit between R and P?

  1. 0
  2. 3
  3. 2
  4. 1
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Answer: D. The clues fix a single arrangement, from left to right: U, R, T, P, Q, S. So the answer is 1.

Sample Medium question 5

5 persons, P, Q, R, S and T, sit in a row, all facing north. Use the clues to answer. 1. S sits somewhere between R and T. 2. Exactly 2 persons sit between T and R. 3. T sits fifth from the right end. 4. Exactly 1 person sits between P and R. Who sits at the extreme left end?

  1. P
  2. S
  3. Q
  4. T
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Answer: D. The clues fix a single arrangement, from left to right: T, P, S, R, Q. So the answer is T.

Sample Medium question 6

5 persons, P, Q, R, S and T, sit in a row, all facing north. Use the clues to answer. 1. P does not sit next to T. 2. Q sits somewhere between R and T. 3. S sits first from the left end. 4. Q sits third from the right end. 5. P sits somewhere between T and R. Who sits at the extreme right end?

  1. R
  2. S
  3. T
  4. P
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Answer: A. The clues fix a single arrangement, from left to right: S, T, Q, P, R. So the answer is R.

Sample Hard question 7

6 persons, P, Q, R, S, T and U, sit in a row, all facing north. Use the clues to answer. 1. P sits somewhere between T and S. 2. R sits at the extreme left end. 3. Q does not sit next to R. 4. S does not sit next to Q. 5. S sits at the extreme right end. 6. T does not sit next to Q. 7. Exactly 2 persons sit between U and S. Who sits at the extreme left end?

  1. R
  2. U
  3. S
  4. Q
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Answer: A. The clues fix a single arrangement, from left to right: R, T, U, Q, P, S. So the answer is R.

Sample Hard question 8

6 persons, P, Q, R, S, T and U, sit in a row, all facing north. Use the clues to answer. 1. R sits immediately to the left of S. 2. S sits third from the right end. 3. T does not sit next to P. 4. Exactly 4 persons sit between Q and T. 5. Q sits sixth from the left end. How many persons sit between P and R?

  1. 2
  2. 1
  3. 3
  4. 0
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Answer: B. The clues fix a single arrangement, from left to right: T, U, R, S, P, Q. So the answer is 1.

Sample Hard question 9

6 persons, P, Q, R, S, T and U, sit in a row, all facing north. Use the clues to answer. 1. P sits second from the right end. 2. Exactly 1 person sits between P and S. 3. Exactly 3 persons sit between P and R. 4. T sits somewhere between P and S. 5. U and R sit next to each other. Who sits immediately to the left of S?

  1. T
  2. R
  3. U
  4. S
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Answer: C. The clues fix a single arrangement, from left to right: R, U, S, T, P, Q. So the answer is U.

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