Parallel Lines Arrangement
Direction (1-5) Study the following information and answer the question below.
Ten people are sitting in two parallel rows containing five people each, in such a way that there is equal
distance between adjacent persons.
In row -1, A,B,C,D and E are seated and all of them are facing North
In row -2, L,M,N,O and P are seated and all of them are facing south.
Therefore , in the given seating arrangement each member seated in a row faces another member of the other
row.B sits second to the right of D. The person facing B sits to the immediate left of N . L sits second to the right
of N. Only two people sit between L and P . E is not an immediate neighbor of D. O does not face E. C neither
faces N nor sits at an extreme end of the line.
1. Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding O ?
A. L sits to the immediate left of O. B. Only three persons sit between P and O
C. O sits exactly in the middle of the row D. O faces one of the immediate neighbours
of B
2. Who amongst the following is facing A ?
A. L B. M C. O D. N
3. Who amongst the following is facing M ?
A. E B. A C. D D. B
4. For of the following five are alike in a certain way based on the given arrangement and hence form a group.
Which is the one that does not belong to the group ?
A. NO B. CE C. AB D. PO
5. What is the position of C with respect to B ?
A. Second to the left B. Third to the left C. Immediate left D. Immediate
right
Directions [6-10]: Study the given information carefully and answer the given questions:
Ten people are sitting in two parallel rows having five people each in such a way that there is equal distance
between adjacent persons. In row – 1 Roy, Thakur, Singh, Gupta and Saini are seated (not necessarily in the
same order) and all of them are facing south. In row-2 Mishra, Yadav, Rathore, Aggarwal and Pathak are
seated (not necessarily in the same order) and all of them are facing north. Therefore, in the given seating
arrangement each member seated in a row faces another member of the other row.
Pathak sits third to the right of Yadav. Mishra sits second to the left of Pathak. The person facing Mishra sits on
the immediate right of Thakur. Only one person sits between Thakur and Gupta. Roy is not an immediate
neighbour of Thakur. Only two people sit between Roy and Singh. Neither Thakur nor Roy faces Aggarwal.
6. Who amongst the following is facing Saini?
A. Aggarwal B. Pathak C. Mishra D. Rathore
7. Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding Gupta?
A. Gupta faces one of the immediate neighbours of Rathore B. Thakur is one of the immediate
neighbours of Gupta
C. None of the given statements is true D. Singh sits on the immediate right of
Gupta
8. Who among the following is facing Rathore?
A. Thakur B. Singh C. Gupta D. Roy
9. What is the position of Pathak with respect to Aggarwal?
A. Third to the right B. Second to the right C. Immediate left D. Immediate right
10. Four of the given five are alike in a certain way based on the given arrangement and hence form a group.
Which is the one that does not belong to that group?
A. Gupta B. Roy C. Saini D. Yadav
Directions [11-15]:Twelve friends are sitting on two rows (such that they are facing each other).
Pravin, Pappu, Prince, Pankaj, Pranav and Piyush are seated in first row and facing south.
Renu, Ruchi, Rinky, Reshma, Roshani and Ratan are seated in second row and facing north.
Ruchi is on the immediate right of Reshma who is facing Pravin. Pankaj is on the immediate right of Pravin.
Renu, Piyush and Prince are at the extreme ends and nobody is seated on the right of Piyush. Only Ratan is
seated between Renu and Roshani and she is not facing Pappu. Ruchi is on the immediate left of Rinky.
11. Who is facing Prince?
A. Renu B. Ratan C. Roshani D.
Rinki
12. Which of the following pairs is at one of the extreme ends?
A. Piyush, Roshani B. Prince, Roshani C. Renu, Pappu D. Rinky,
Prince
13. Who is facing Ratan?
A. Pappu B. Pranav C. Pankaj D. Can’t be
determined
14. If Pravin is related to Rinky in a certain way and Pranav is related to Reshma in the same way, then which of
the follwing is related to Pankaj?
A. Ruchi B. Roshani C. Renu D.
Ratan
15. If in the first row first person from the left interchange its position with the sixth person from the left and
following the same way second person changes its position with fifth and third person change its position with
fourth then who will face Reshma?
A. Pravin B. Pappu C. Prince D.
Pankaj
Directions for questions 16-19: There are 8 classrooms located on both sides of a corridor in a college. Each of
the classroom is allotted to exactly one of the 8 courses Mechanical, Electronics, Electrical, Civil, IT, CS,
Automobile and Aeronautics. There are 4 classrooms on one side and 4 classrooms on the other side of the
corridor.
Further instructions are as follows:
1. The Electrical and Civil classrooms are not on the same side of the corridor.
2. CS is allotted the 3rd classroom from the entrance.
3. The Automobile classroom is the last classroom on one side and is farthest from the Electronics classroom
on the other side.
4. The Electrical classroom is the first classroom on the same side as the CS classroom.
5. Aeronautics and IT have been allotted alternate classrooms.
6. The Mechanical classroom is opposite the IT classroom.
Q16: Which classroom is farthest from the Electrical classroom?
A. Civil B. IT C. Aeronautics D. cannot be
determined
Q17: The Mechanical classroom is alternate to which classroom?
A. [Link] B. CS C. Electrical D. cannot be
determined
Q18: If we count from the farthest end of the corridor, IT classroom is at what position?
A. 1st B. 2nd C. 3rd D. 4th
Q19: Which classroom is opposite to the Aeronautics classroom?
A. CS B. IT C. Automobile. D. cannot be
determined
Directions for questions 20-24: Twelve people are sitting in two parallel rows containing six people each, in
such a way that there is an equal distance between adjacent persons. In row-1 P, Q, R, S, T and V are seated
and all of them are facing south. In row-2 A, B, C, D, E and F are seated and all of them are facing north.
Therefore, in the given seating arrangement each member seated in a row faces another member of the
other row. S sits third to right of Q. Either S or Q sits at an extreme end of the line. The one who faces Q sits
second to right of E. Two people sit between B and F. Neither B nor F sits at an extreme end of the line. The
immediate neighbour of B faces the person who sits third to left of P. R and T are immediate neighbours of
each other. C sits second to the left of A. T does not face the immediate neighbour of D
Q20: Who amongst the following sit at extreme ends of the rows?
A. S, D B. Q, A C. V, C D. P, D
Q21: Who amongst the following faces S?
A. A B. B C. C D. D
Q22: How many persons are seated between V and R?
A. One B. Two C. Three D. none of
these
Q23: P is related to A in the same way as S is related to B based on the given arrangement. To which of the
following is T related to, following the same pattern?
A. C B. D C. E D. cannot be
determined
Q24: Which of the following is true regarding T?
A. T Faces F B. V is an immediate neighbour of T
C. F faces the one who is second to right of T D. T sits at one of the extreme ends of the
line
Q25: Four of the following five are alike in a
certain way based on the given arrangement and so form a group. Which is the
one that does not belong to that group?
A. A – T B. B – T C. F – P D. E – Q
1.C 2.D 3.A 4.D 5.B 6.C 7.D 8.A 9.C 10.C 11.D 12.D 13.B
14.A 15.D 16.C 17.A 18.C 19.C 20.D 21.A 22.B 23.C 24.C 25.D