Puzzle & Seating Arrangement

Ladakh Prison Department · Reasoning · 16 practice questions with answers and explanations: 7 Easy, 8 Medium, 1 Hard.

Sample questions

Sample Easy question 1

In a row, C is 2nd from the left, and there are 3 people to his right. How many people are in the row?

  1. 7
  2. 5
  3. 4
  4. 6
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Answer: B. Total = 2 (up to and including C) + 3 (to his right) = 5.

Sample Easy question 2

In the same arrangement (E, B, D, C, A from left to right), who sits exactly in the middle?

  1. E
  2. C
  3. D
  4. B
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Answer: C. With 5 people in order E,B,D,C,A, the middle (3rd) position is D.

Sample Easy question 3

In a row of 6 people, D is 3rd from the left. How many people sit to his right?

  1. 4
  2. 5
  3. 2
  4. 3
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Answer: D. 6 - 3 = 3 people are to D's right.

Sample Medium question 4

Six friends sit in a row. P is at one end and Q at the other. R sits 3rd from the left, and S sits immediately to R's right. How many people sit between Q and S?

  1. 1
  2. 3
  3. 0
  4. 2
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Answer: A. With P=1, Q=6, R=3, S=4, only position 5 lies between Q and S — 1 person.

Sample Medium question 5

Five people sit in a row. B is 2nd from the left, A sits immediately right of B, D sits at the right end, and C sits immediately left of D. Which position does E occupy?

  1. 5th
  2. 4th
  3. 1st
  4. 2nd
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Answer: C. With B=2nd, A=3rd, C=4th and D=5th (right end), the only remaining position, 1st, must be E's.

Sample Medium question 6

Five friends A, B, C, D, E sit in a row. B is immediately right of A. C is at the left end. A is second from the left. Who is at the left end?

  1. D
  2. B
  3. C
  4. A
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Answer: C. It's directly given that C is at the left end.

Sample Hard question 7

Six friends sit in a row facing north. D is third to the left of F. C is second to the right of D. B is at the left end. E is immediately left of C. Who sits second from the left end?

  1. E
  2. A
  3. F
  4. D
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Answer: B. With B at position 1, D at 3, E at 4, C at 5, F at 6, only position 2 remains — filled by A.

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