CAT 2025
Lecture- 01 Logical Reasoning
Arrangements
By- GOURAV GUPTA SIR
TOPICS
1 Basics of Arrangements
2 Different types of Arrangements
3 Questions based on Arrangements
Topic : Arrangements
Basics of Arrangements
Basics of Arrangements
Basics of Arrangements
Basics of Arrangements
Types of Arrangements
Questions on Arrangements
Read the following passage and answer the given questions.
Eight people are seated in a linear row facing north. Anil is seated fourth to
the left of Radha. Radha is not seated at the end of the row. Jaggu is an
immediate neighbour of Anil. Two people are seated between Parul and
Jaggu. Anil is seated to the left of Parul. Nisha is seated to the immediate left
of Ekta. Shyam is seated to the left of Manju.
#Q. How many people are seated to the left of Parul ?
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4
#Q. The number of people seated between Radha and Ekta is the same as the number of people seated
between _______ and Parul.
(A) Shyam (B) Anil (C) Jaggu (D) Nisha
#Q. The number of people seated to the left of Shyam is the same as the number of people seated to the
right of _______.
(A) Nisha (B) Parul (C) Radha (D) Jaggu
#Q. Which of these statements is true ?
(A) Jaggu is seated at the left end of the row(B) Four people are seated between Shyam and Ekta
(C) Parul is an immediate neighbor of Manju (D) All of these
#Q. What is the position of Nisha with respect to Parul ?
(A) 2nd to the left (B) 3rd to the right (C) 2nd to the right (D) 3rd to the left
QUESTION- 1
#Q. How many people are seated to the left of Parul ?
A 01
B 02
C 03
D 04
QUESTION- 2
#Q. The number of people seated between Radha and Ekta is
the same as the number of people seated between
_______ and Parul.
A Shyam
B Anil
C Jaggu
D Nisha
QUESTION- 3
#Q. The number of people seated to the left of Shyam is the
same as the number of people seated to the right of
_______.
A Nisha
B Parul
C Radha
D Jaggu
QUESTION- 4
#Q. Which of these statements is true ?
A Jaggu is seated at the left end of the row
B Four people are seated between Shyam and Ekta
C Parul is an immediate neighbor of Manju
D All of these
QUESTION- 5
#Q. What is the position of Nisha with respect to Parul ?
A 2nd to the Left
B 3rd to the Right
C 2nd to the Right
D 3rd to the Left
Read the following passage and answer the given questions.
#Q. Ten people are seated in two parallel rows, containing five people in each row.
They like three different types of cakes, viz. Sponge, Butter and Chiffon cakes,
but not necessarily in the same order. In Row 1, A, B, C, D, E are seated facing
the South. In Row 2, P, Q R, S, T are seated facing the North. P, who likes Sponge
cake, sits at one of the extreme ends. D, who likes Butter cake, faces S. A, who
likes Chiffon cake, sits second to the left of D. Q, who likes neither Chiffon nor
Sponge cake, sits third to the left of P. E, who sits at one of the extreme ends of
the row, sits third to the right of C, who faces R. Only four people in the group
like Chiffon cake. Both C and R, who doesn't like Chiffon cake, like the same kind
of cake. E likes neither Sponge nor Chiffon cake. Only one person among the
five seated in row-2 likes Butter cake.
#Q. Who is seated third to the right of A ?
(A) B (B) E (C) C (D) D
#Q. Who is facing Q ?
(A) C (B) E (C) B (D) A
#Q. How many people in the group like Sponge cake ?
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4
#Q. Which of the following statements is True based on the given information?
(A) Number of people who like Chiffon cakes is one more than the number of people who like Sponge cakes.
(B) S likes Butter cakes.
(C) B, who faces Q, is seated at one of the extreme ends of the row.
(D) T likes Sponge cake.
#Q. Three of the four are alike in a certain way and thus form a group. Find out the odd one out that doesn't
belong to that group.
(A) A – T (B) B – R (C) C – Q (D) D – T
Read the following passage and answer the given questions.
#Q. Ten people are seated in two parallel rows, containing five people in each row. They like three different types of cakes, viz.
Sponge, Butter and Chiffon cakes, but not necessarily in the same order. In Row 1, A, B, C, D, E are seated facing the South. In Row
2, P, Q R, S, T are seated facing the North. P, who likes Sponge cake, sits at one of the extreme ends. D, who likes Butter cake, faces
S. A, who likes Chiffon cake, sits second to the left of D. Q, who likes neither Chiffon nor Sponge cake, sits third to the left of P. E,
who sits at one of the extreme ends of the row, sits third to the right of C, who faces R. Only four people in the group like Chiffon
cake. Both C and R, who doesn't like Chiffon cake, like the same kind of cake. E likes neither Sponge nor Chiffon cake. Only one
person among the five seated in row-2 likes Butter cake.
QUESTION- 1
#Q. Who is seated third to the right of A ?
A B
B E
C C
D D
QUESTION- 2
#Q. Who is facing Q ?
A C
B E
C B
D A
QUESTION- 3
#Q. How many people in the group like sponge cake?
A 1
B 2
C 3
D 4
QUESTION- 4
#Q. Which of the following statements is True based on the given information?
A Number of people who like Chiffon cakes is one more than the number of people who like Sponge cakes.
B S likes Butter cakes.
C B, who faces Q, is seated at one of the extreme ends of the row.
D T likes Sponge cake.
QUESTION- 5
#Q. Three of the four are alike in a certain way and thus form a group.
Find out the odd one out that doesn't belong to that group.
A A-T
B B-R
C C-Q
D D-T
Refer to the data below and answer the questions that follow.
Four married couples are sitting around a round table such that neither
any couple nor two men are sitting together. All of them are facing
towards the center of the table.
• A is a male sitting opposite to G.
• E is sitting between F and G.
• To the immediate right of B is H.
• C and H are of same sex and are not sitting opposite to each other.
• Only two persons are sitting between C and B who are married to each
other.
#Q. Who is married to D?
1) A 2) B 3) F 4) G
#Q. Which of following cannot be the married couple according to given conditions?
1) G and H 2) E and A 3) G and E 4) None of these
#Q. Who is married to the male sitting between H and C?
1) C 2) H 3) D 4) E
#Q. Who is sitting to the immediate left of the person who is married to F?
1) C 2) H 3) D 4) G
#Q. Who is married to the person who is sitting second to the right of C?
1) A 2) H 3) G 4) E
Refer to the data below and answer the questions that follow.
Four married couples are sitting around a round table such that neither any couple nor two men are sitting together. All of
them are facing towards the center of the table.
• A is a male sitting opposite to G.
• E is sitting between F and G.
• To the immediate right of B is H.
• C and H are of same sex and are not sitting opposite to each other.
• Only two persons are sitting between C and B who are married to each other.
Direction: Study the following information and answer the questions given below:
Eight friends, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H, are sitting around a circular table, not necessarily in the
same order. Four of them face away from the centre and four of them face towards the centre.
The following information is also known.
a. Both the immediate neighbours of A, who is not an immediate neighbour of D, face away
from the centre.
b. F faces away and both the immediate neighbours of F face towards the centre.
c. E sits second to the right of F, while D sits third to the left of F.
d. G is an immediate neighbour of A, who faces towards the centre.
e. B, who faces away from the centre, is an immediate neighbour of H, who sits second to
the left of C.
f. D sits third to the right of E.
Eight friends, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H, are sitting around a circular table, not necessarily in the same order.
Four of them face away from the centre and four of them face towards the centre.
a. Both the immediate neighbours of A, who is not an immediate neighbour of D, face away from the centre.
b. F faces away and both the immediate neighbours of F face towards the centre.
c. E sits second to the right of F, while D sits third to the left of F.
d. G is an immediate neighbour of A, who faces towards the centre.
e. B, who faces away from the centre, is an immediate neighbour of H, who sits second to the left of C.
f. D sits third to the right of E.
QUESTION- 1
#Q. Who among the following sits third to the right of C?
A A
B F
C G
D C
QUESTION- 2
#Q. Who among the following sits second to the right of E?
A B
B D
C C
D F
QUESTION- 3
#Q. How many pairs of friends are there who sit to the right of each other?
A 1
B 2
C 3
D 4
QUESTION- 4
#Q. How many people are seated between B and C when counted clockwise
from C?
A One
B Two
C Three
D Four
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