Seating Arrangement Questions to Practice for RBI Assistant Exam

Seating arrangement is one of the most important reasoning topics from which varieties of questions can be asked in the banking examinations. With aspirants finding difficulty in seating arrangement questions we have come up with Seating Arrangement Questions to Practice for Bank Exams. This will be helpful for those preparing for the upcoming RBI Assistant 2023 exam. In the article below we will be giving a detailed explanation of the seating arrangement concept, types of seating arrangement and practice questions that will be helpful for banking exams. 

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Seating Arrangement:

Seating arrangements are one of the most important topics for any competitive examinations. Seating arrangement questions are asked based on the arrangements of persons, objects etc. in or around different arrangements like Linear, Circular or Polygonal as per the situations and conditions given in the questions.

There are several types of Seating arrangement questions asked in reasoning section.

Types of Seating Arrangement:

Basically, there are four types of seating arrangement:

1.) Linear Seating Arrangement

2.) Circular Seating Arrangement

3.) Other Figure based Seating Arrangement

4.) Double Table based Seating Arrangement

All the above types of seating arrangement come in pre-exams in basic form but in mains these are clubbed with different topics of reasoning likes blood relation, direction etc. or more attributes are added to make it more complex.

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1.) Linear Seating Arrangement:

In this type of seating arrangement questions, we have to arrange people, objects etc. in a row, double row or multiple rows as per the given conditions and situations.

This type of arrangements can be subcategorized into further categories,

a.) Single row same direction

b.) Single row different direction

c.) Uncertain row

d.) Double/Parallel row

e.) Multiple row

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2.) Circular Seating Arrangement:

In this type of seating arrangement questions, we have to arrange people, objects etc. in a circle as per the given conditions and situations.

This type of arrangements can be subcategorized into further categories,

a.) Circular arrangement facing same direction

b.) Circular arrangement facing different direction

c.) Uncertain circular arrangement

3.) Other figures-based Seating Arrangement:

In this type of seating arrangement questions, we have to arrange people, objects etc. around different polygonal shaped tables, buildings, etc. such as Triangle, Square, Rectangle, Pentagon, Hexagon etc. as per the given conditions and situations.

This type of arrangements can be subcategorized into further categories,

a.) Arrangement facing same direction

b.) Arrangement facing different direction

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4.) Double Table based Seating Arrangement:

In this type of seating arrangement questions, we have to arrange peoples, objects etc. around circular or polygonal shaped figures which is placed inside/outside of other circular or polygonal shaped table as per the given conditions and situations.

This type of arrangements can be subcategorized into further categories,

a.) Arrangement facing same direction

b.) Arrangement facing different direction

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Seating Arrangement Questions to Practice for Bank Exams

Directions(1-5): Answer the following question based on the information given below.

Ten people (A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, and J) sit in a linear row and face towards the south direction.

At least three people sit between D and J. D does not sit adjacent to A. F sits to the right of D. A sits third to the left of G. One person sits between E and A. One person sits between C and B. C sits at one of the extreme ends. I sits immediate left of H. G sits second to the left of B.

Question 1: How many people sit to the left of D?

1. A) Three
2. B) Four
3. C) Five
4. D) Six
5. E) None of the above

Question 2: How many people sit between E and D?

1. A) Three
2. B) Four
3. C) Five
4. D) Two
5. E) None of the above

Question 3: ____ sits ____ to the right of I.

1. A) E, third
2. B) J, second
3. C) B, fourth
4. D) C, fifth
5. E) B, third

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Question 4: If all the people in the row, starting from A, are made to sit as per the English alphabetical order from the left end of the row (the ends are to be considered as per north direction), such that A sits at the extreme left seat, then the position of how many people will remain unchanged after the rearrangement?

1. A) None
2. B) One
3. C) Two
4. D) Three
5. E) None of the above

Question 5: Who among the following sits third to the left of F?

1. A) G
2. B) H
3. C) A
4. D) E
5. E) None of the above

Directions(6-10): Answer the questions based on the information given below.

Seven persons (T, U, V, W, X, Y and Z) sit around a regular pentagonal table, such that five persons sit at the corners and remaining persons sit on middle of the two adjacent sides of the table. Persons, who sit at the corners, face towards the centre of the table, and remaining persons face away from the centre of the table.

W is neither immediate neighbour of U nor V. Both W and T are immediate neighbours. T does not sit third to the left of Y. Z sits third to the right of U, who sits at the side of the table. X sits third to the right of V, and both of them face towards the centre of the table.

Question 6: Who sits immediate right of X?

1. A) U
2. B) T
3. C) W
4. D) Y
5. E) None of the above

Question 7: How many persons sit between T and Y, when counted from the right of T?

1. A) One
2. B) Two
3. C) Three
4. D) Four
5. E) None of the above

Question 8: Who sits second to the right of Y?

1. A) Z
2. B) V
3. C) W
4. D) X
5. E) None of the above

Question 9: Who sits immediate right of Z?

1. A) V
2. B) W
3. C) T
4. D) Y
5. E) None of the above

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Question 10: What is the position of Y with respect to Z?

1. A) Immediate right
2. B) Immediate left
3. C) Second to the right
4. D) Second to the left
5. E) None of the above

निर्देश(1-5): नीचे दी गई जानकारी के आधार पर निम्नलिखित प्रश्न का उत्तर दें।

दस व्यक्ति (A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, और J) एक रैखिक पंक्ति में दक्षिण दिशा की ओर मुख करके बैठे हैं।

D और J के बीच कम से कम तीन व्यक्ति बैठे हैं। D A के बगल में नहीं बैठा है। F D के दाएं बैठा है। A G के बाएं से तीसरे स्थान पर बैठा है। E और A के बीच एक व्यक्ति बैठा है। C और B के बीच एक व्यक्ति बैठा है। C किसी एक अंतिम छोर पर बैठा है। I H के तत्काल बाएं बैठा है। G B के बाएं से दूसरे स्थान पर बैठा है।

प्रश्न 1: D के बाएं कितने व्यक्ति बैठे हैं?

1. A) तीन
2. B) चार
3. C) पांच
4. D) छह
5. E) उपरोक्त में से कोई नहीं

प्रश्न 2: E और D के बीच कितने व्यक्ति बैठे हैं?

1. A) तीन
2. B) चार
3. C) पांच
4. D) दो
5. E) उपरोक्त में से कोई नहीं

प्रश्न 3: ____, I के दाएं ओर से ____ स्थान पर बैठा है।

1. A) E, तीसरा
2. B) J, दूसरा
3. C) B, चौथा
4. D) C, पांचवां
5. E) B, तीसरा

प्रश्न 4: यदि पंक्ति में सभी लोगों को, A से शुरू करते हुए, पंक्ति के बाएं छोर (छोरों को उत्तर दिशा के अनुसार माना जाता है) से अंग्रेजी वर्णमाला के क्रम के अनुसार इस प्रकार बैठाया जाता है कि A सबसे बाएं ओर बैठा है है, तो पुनर्व्यवस्था के बाद कितने लोगों के स्थान अपरिवर्तित रहेंगे?

1. A) एक भी नहीं
2. B) एक
3. C) दो
4. D) तीन
5. E) उपरोक्त में से कोई नहीं

प्रश्न 5: निम्नलिखित में से कौन F के बाएं से तीसरे स्थान पर बैठा है?

1. A) G
2. B) H
3. C) A
4. D) E
5. E) उपरोक्त में से कोई नहीं

निर्देश(6-10): नीचे दी गई जानकारी के आधार पर प्रश्नों के उत्तर दें।

सात व्यक्ति (T, U, V, W, X, Y और Z) एक नियमित पंचकोणीय मेज के चारों ओर इस प्रकार बैठे हैं कि पांच व्यक्ति कोनों पर बैठे हैं और शेष व्यक्ति मेज के दो बगल की भुजाओं के बीच में बैठे हैं। कोनों पर बैठे व्यक्तियों का मुख मेज के केंद्र की ओर है और शेष व्यक्तियों का मुख केंद्र के बाहर की ओर है।

W न तो U का और न ही V का तत्काल पड़ोसी है। W और T दोनों तत्काल पड़ोसी हैं। T Y के बाएं से तीसरे स्थान पर नहीं बैठा है। Z U के दाएं से तीसरे स्थान पर बैठा है और U मेज के भुजा पर बैठा है। X V के दाएं से तीसरे स्थान पर बैठा है, और उन दोनों का मुख मेज के केंद्र की ओर है।

प्रश्न 6: X के तत्काल दाएं कौन बैठा है?

1. A) U
2. B) T
3. C) W
4. D) Y
5. E) उपरोक्त में से कोई नहीं

प्रश्न 7: T के दाएं से गिनने पर T और Y के बीच कितने व्यक्ति बैठे हैं?

1. A) एक
2. B) दो
3. C) तीन
4. D) चार
5. E) उपरोक्त में से कोई नहीं

प्रश्न 8: Y के दाएं से दूसरे स्थान पर कौन बैठा है?

1. A) Z
2. B) V
3. C) W
4. D) X
5. E) उपरोक्त में से कोई नहीं

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प्रश्न 9: Z के तत्काल दाएं कौन बैठा है?

1. A) V
2. B) W
3. C) T
4. D) Y
5. E) उपरोक्त में से कोई नहीं

प्रश्न 10: Z के सन्दर्भ में Y का स्थान क्या है?

1. A) तत्काल दाएं
2. B) तत्काल बाएं
3. C) दाएं से दूसरा
4. D) बाएं से दूसरा
5. E) उपरोक्त में से कोई नहीं

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ANSWER KEYS and SOLUTIONS:

1) – D)	2) – C)	3) – C)	4) – B)	5) – A)	6) – B)
7) – B)	8) – D)	9) – A)	10) – C)

Solution 1: D)

Starting point: Place A, G, and B initially to from a basic arrangement.

Clues:

1.) A sits third to the left of G.

2.) G sits second to the left of B.

Inferences:

From (1) and (2), A sits fifth to the left of B.

B

G

A

Clues:

1.) One person sits between C and B.

2.) C sits at one of the extreme ends.

Inferences:

From (1), C sits second to the right of B and thus sits at the extreme right end.

Also, we can determine that two people sit to the left of A.

C

B

G

A

Clues:

1.) One person sits between E and A.

2.) I sits immediate left of H

Inferences:

From (1), there can be two cases,

Case 1: E sits to the left of A.

From (2), H sits immediate left of G

C

B

G

H

I

A

E

Case 2: E sits to the right of A.

From (2), H sits immediate left of A

C

B

G

E

A

H

I

Clues:

1.) At least three people sit between D and J. D does not sit adjacent to A.

2.) F sits to the right of D.

Inferences:

Case 1:

From (1) and (2), D sits immediate right of G, A sits immediate right of J, and F sits immediate right of B.

C

F

B

D

G

H

I

A

J

E

From (1) and (2), case 2 can be rejected as no seat is available for F.

The final arrangement is as follows:

C

F

B

D

G

H

I

A

J

E

Six people sit to the left of D.

Hence, option d.

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Solution 2: C)

Five people sit between E and D.

Hence, option c.

Solution 3: C)

B sits fourth to the right of I.

Hence, option c.

Solution 4: B)

After rearrangement,

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

So, the position of D will remain unchanged.

Hence, option b.

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Solution 5: A)

G sits third to the left of F.

Hence, option a.

Solution 6: B)

Starting Point: Z sits third to the right of U, who sits at the side of the table, as it forms two initial cases.

Clues:

1. Z sits third to the right of U, who sits on the side of the table.
2. X sits third to the right of V, and both face towards the centre of the table.
3. Both W and T are immediate neighbours.

Inferences:

From clue 1, we get two possibilities. Z sits at one of the corners.

From clue 2 and 3, we get following cases. Either W or T sits adjacent to U or V or X. V and X sits at the corners.

Case 1: When either W or T sits immediate left of U.

Case 2: When either W or T sits immediate right of X.

Case 3: When either W or T sits immediate left of V.

Clues:

1. W is neither immediate neighbour of U nor V.
2. T does not sit third to the left of Y.

Inference:

From clue 1 and 2, we get case 1 and Case 3 rejected as we can’t place W. T sits immediate right of W. W sits at one of the corners.

The final arrangement is as follows:

T sits immediate right of X.

Hence, option b.

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Solution 7: B)

Two persons sit between T and Y, when counted from the right of T.

Hence, option b.

Solution 8: D)

X sits second to the right of Y.

Hence, option d.

Solution 9: A)

V sits immediate right of Z.

Hence, option a.

Solution 10: C)

Y sits second to the right of Z.

Hence, option c.

This brings us to the end of the article. Learn the concept of seating arrangement and keep practicing seating arrangement questions.

After practicing seating arrangement questions, candidates preparing for higher RBI exams can attempt the RBI Grade B Mock Test to improve Reasoning speed, accuracy, and exam-level confidence.

Disclaimer: The seating arrangement concepts, examples, and practice questions provided are curated by experts after analyzing previous year papers and exam trends. They are intended for practice and guidance only, not official RBI Assistant exam content. Actual exam questions may differ. Candidates should always verify details through official RBI notices.