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Seating Arrangement and Floor Puzzles MCQs

Solved seating arrangement MCQs: linear rows, circular tables facing the centre and floor puzzles, each with a step-by-step solution, for banking and SSC reasoning.

20 MCQsUpdated 27 October 2026

Seating arrangement and floor puzzles give a set of clues about where people sit or live, then ask questions about the final arrangement. This set covers linear rows, circular tables and floor puzzles.

Start with the most definite clue, such as a fixed position, then add the clues that link to it. Draw every possible case and remove those that break a later clue.

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  1. 1

    Five people A, B, C, D and E sit in a row facing north. C sits in the middle. A sits at the left end. B sits immediately to the right of C. E does not sit next to A. Who sits at the right end?

    Correct answer: C. E

    A is 1st and C is 3rd, so B is 4th. Places 2 and 5 are left for D and E; E cannot sit next to A, so E is 5th and D is 2nd. Order (left to right): A D C B E.

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  2. 2

    Five people A, B, C, D and E sit in a row facing north. C sits in the middle. A sits at the left end. B sits immediately to the right of C. E does not sit next to A. Who sits between A and C?

    Correct answer: D. D

    A is 1st and C is 3rd, so B is 4th. Places 2 and 5 are left for D and E; E cannot sit next to A, so E is 5th and D is 2nd. Order (left to right): A D C B E.

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  3. 3

    Five people P, Q, R, S and T sit in a row facing north. S sits second from the right end. Q sits at the left end. T sits immediately to the left of S. R does not sit at the right end. Who sits in the middle of the row?

    Correct answer: A. T

    S is 4th from the left and T is 3rd. Q is 1st. Places 2 and 5 remain for P and R; R is not at the right end, so R is 2nd and P is 5th. Order: Q R T S P.

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  4. 4

    Five people P, Q, R, S and T sit in a row facing north. S sits second from the right end. Q sits at the left end. T sits immediately to the left of S. R does not sit at the right end. Who sits immediately to the right of Q?

    Correct answer: B. R

    S is 4th from the left and T is 3rd. Q is 1st. Places 2 and 5 remain for P and R; R is not at the right end, so R is 2nd and P is 5th. Order: Q R T S P.

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  5. 5

    Six people J, K, L, M, N and O sit in a row facing north. K sits at one of the ends. L sits third to the right of K. M sits immediately to the left of L, and O immediately to the right of L. N does not sit next to K. Who sits at the right end?

    Correct answer: D. N

    L is third to the right of K, so K cannot be at the right end: K is 1st and L is 4th. Then M is 3rd and O is 5th. Places 2 and 6 remain; N cannot sit next to K, so N is 6th and J is 2nd. Order: K J M L O N.

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    Six people J, K, L, M, N and O sit in a row facing north. K sits at one of the ends. L sits third to the right of K. M sits immediately to the left of L, and O immediately to the right of L. N does not sit next to K. How many people sit between K and O?

    Correct answer: C. Three

    L is third to the right of K, so K cannot be at the right end: K is 1st and L is 4th. Then M is 3rd and O is 5th. Places 2 and 6 remain; N cannot sit next to K, so N is 6th and J is 2nd. Order: K J M L O N.

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  7. 7

    Five friends Ravi, Sita, Tara, Uma and Vikram sit in a row facing north. Uma sits at the right end. Tara sits second to the left of Uma. Ravi sits immediately to the left of Tara. Vikram does not sit next to Uma. Who sits at the left end?

    Correct answer: D. Vikram

    Uma is 5th, so Tara is 3rd and Ravi is 2nd. Places 1 and 4 remain; Vikram cannot sit next to Uma, so Vikram is 1st and Sita is 4th. Order: Vikram, Ravi, Tara, Sita, Uma.

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  8. 8

    Five friends Ravi, Sita, Tara, Uma and Vikram sit in a row facing north. Uma sits at the right end. Tara sits second to the left of Uma. Ravi sits immediately to the left of Tara. Vikram does not sit next to Uma. Who sits immediately to the right of Tara?

    Correct answer: D. Sita

    Uma is 5th, so Tara is 3rd and Ravi is 2nd. Places 1 and 4 remain; Vikram cannot sit next to Uma, so Vikram is 1st and Sita is 4th. Order: Vikram, Ravi, Tara, Sita, Uma.

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    Six people G, H, I, J, K and L sit in a row facing north. H sits at the left end. K sits fourth to the right of H. G sits immediately to the right of H. I does not sit next to K. J sits somewhere to the right of L. Who sits at the right end?

    Correct answer: C. J

    H is 1st, G is 2nd and K is 5th. Places 3, 4 and 6 remain. I cannot sit next to K (places 4 and 6), so I is 3rd. J is to the right of L, so L is 4th and J is 6th. Order: H G I L K J.

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    Six people G, H, I, J, K and L sit in a row facing north. H sits at the left end. K sits fourth to the right of H. G sits immediately to the right of H. I does not sit next to K. J sits somewhere to the right of L. Who sits third from the left end?

    Correct answer: A. I

    H is 1st, G is 2nd and K is 5th. Places 3, 4 and 6 remain. I cannot sit next to K (places 4 and 6), so I is 3rd. J is to the right of L, so L is 4th and J is 6th. Order: H G I L K J.

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    Five friends Amit, Bela, Chirag, Divya and Eshan live on different floors of a five-storey building (the ground floor is floor 1 and the top floor is floor 5). Divya lives on the top floor. Amit lives just below Divya. Chirag lives on an even-numbered floor below Amit. Bela lives on a floor above Eshan. Who lives on the ground floor?

    Correct answer: A. Eshan

    Divya is on floor 5 and Amit on floor 4. The only even floor below 4 is 2, so Chirag is on floor 2. Floors 1 and 3 remain; Bela is above Eshan, so Bela is on floor 3 and Eshan on floor 1.

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  13. 12

    Five friends Amit, Bela, Chirag, Divya and Eshan live on different floors of a five-storey building (the ground floor is floor 1 and the top floor is floor 5). Divya lives on the top floor. Amit lives just below Divya. Chirag lives on an even-numbered floor below Amit. Bela lives on a floor above Eshan. Who lives on the floor between Chirag and Amit?

    Correct answer: B. Bela

    Divya is on floor 5 and Amit on floor 4. The only even floor below 4 is 2, so Chirag is on floor 2. Floors 1 and 3 remain; Bela is above Eshan, so Bela is on floor 3 and Eshan on floor 1.

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    Six people P, Q, R, S, T and U live on different floors of a six-storey building (floor 1 is the lowest). R lives on floor 3. Q lives two floors above R. T lives immediately below R. P lives on an odd-numbered floor. U lives on a floor above S. Who lives on the top floor?

    Correct answer: C. U

    R is on floor 3, Q on floor 5 and T on floor 2. Floors 1, 4 and 6 remain; the only odd one is 1, so P is on floor 1. U is above S, so S is on floor 4 and U on floor 6.

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    Six people P, Q, R, S, T and U live on different floors of a six-storey building (floor 1 is the lowest). R lives on floor 3. Q lives two floors above R. T lives immediately below R. P lives on an odd-numbered floor. U lives on a floor above S. Who lives immediately above R?

    Correct answer: B. S

    R is on floor 3, Q on floor 5 and T on floor 2. Floors 1, 4 and 6 remain; the only odd one is 1, so P is on floor 1. U is above S, so S is on floor 4 and U on floor 6.

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  16. 15

    Kabir, Lata, Mohan, Neha and Om live on different floors of a five-storey building (floor 1 is the ground floor). Neha lives on floor 2. Om lives above Neha but not on the top floor. Kabir lives immediately above Om. Lata lives on the top floor. Who lives on the ground floor?

    Correct answer: A. Mohan

    Lata is on floor 5. Om is on floor 3 or 4, but if Om were on 4, Kabir would need floor 5, which is Lata's. So Om is on floor 3 and Kabir on floor 4, leaving floor 1 for Mohan.

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    Kabir, Lata, Mohan, Neha and Om live on different floors of a five-storey building (floor 1 is the ground floor). Neha lives on floor 2. Om lives above Neha but not on the top floor. Kabir lives immediately above Om. Lata lives on the top floor. Who lives immediately below Kabir?

    Correct answer: B. Om

    Lata is on floor 5. Om is on floor 3 or 4, but if Om were on 4, Kabir would need floor 5, which is Lata's. So Om is on floor 3 and Kabir on floor 4, leaving floor 1 for Mohan.

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    Six friends A, B, C, D, E and F sit around a circular table facing the centre. A sits opposite D. B sits to the immediate right of A. C sits opposite B. E does not sit next to D. Who sits to the immediate left of A?

    Correct answer: B. E

    Fix A's seat. D is directly opposite A, and B is on A's right. C is opposite B, so C sits next to D on the side away from B. The two seats left are next to A (on A's left) and next to D; E cannot sit next to D, so E sits to the immediate left of A and F sits between D and B.

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  19. 18

    Six friends A, B, C, D, E and F sit around a circular table facing the centre. A sits opposite D. B sits to the immediate right of A. C sits opposite B. E does not sit next to D. Who sits opposite E?

    Correct answer: C. F

    Fix A's seat. D is directly opposite A, and B is on A's right. C is opposite B, so C sits next to D on the side away from B. The two seats left are next to A (on A's left) and next to D; E cannot sit next to D, so E sits to the immediate left of A and F sits between D and B.

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  20. 19

    Six people K, L, M, N, O and P sit around a circular table facing the centre. K sits opposite N. L sits second to the left of K. M sits to the immediate left of N. O does not sit next to L. Who sits between K and L?

    Correct answer: A. P

    Fix K's seat; N is directly opposite. Moving to K's left, the second seat is L, so L sits next to N. M is to N's immediate left, which puts M two seats to K's right. The two empty seats are between K and L, and between M and K. O cannot sit next to L, so O sits between M and K, and P sits between K and L.

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  21. 20

    Six people K, L, M, N, O and P sit around a circular table facing the centre. K sits opposite N. L sits second to the left of K. M sits to the immediate left of N. O does not sit next to L. Who sits opposite L?

    Correct answer: D. O

    Fix K's seat; N is directly opposite. Moving to K's left, the second seat is L, so L sits next to N. M is to N's immediate left, which puts M two seats to K's right. The two empty seats are between K and L, and between M and K. O cannot sit next to L, so O sits between M and K, and P sits between K and L.

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