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Circular Seating Arrangement MCQ & Answers [PDF Download]

Circular Seating Arrangement questions are fundamental in logical reasoning sections of competitive exams including Bank PO, SSC CGL, UPSC, and other aptitude tests. These problems require systematic thinking to arrange...
1.

Eight friends A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H are sitting around a circular table facing the center. B is sitting second to the right of A. C is sitting opposite to A. D is sitting third to the left of B. E is sitting second to the right of C. F is not adjacent to A. Who is sitting immediately to the left of D?

2.

Six people P, Q, R, S, T, and U are sitting around a circular table. P is facing the center. Q is facing outward and is second to the left of P. R is facing the center and is opposite to Q. S is facing outward and is adjacent to R. T is facing the center and is not adjacent to Q. U is facing outward. How many people are facing the center?

3.

Seven executives A, B, C, D, E, F, and G are sitting around a circular conference table. A is sitting third to the right of B. C is sitting second to the left of A. D is sitting opposite to C. E is sitting adjacent to D. F is sitting between A and G. Who is sitting second to the right of D?

4.

Nine people numbered 1 to 9 are sitting around a circular table. Person 1 is diametrically opposite to person 5. Person 3 is second to the left of person 7. Person 4 is third to the right of person 2. Person 6 is not adjacent to person 1. If person 8 is sitting between persons 4 and 9, what is the position of person 2 with respect to person 5?

5.

Eight students A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H are sitting around a circular table. All are facing the center except B and F who are facing outward. C is second to the left of B. D is diametrically opposite to A. E is second to the right of D. G is not adjacent to B. Which two students are sitting adjacent to each other?

6.

Six couples (12 people total) are sitting around a circular table such that each couple sits together. The couples are: (A,B), (C,D), (E,F), (G,H), (I,J), and (K,L). A is sitting second to the right of C. E is sitting opposite to A. G is sitting third to the left of E. I is not sitting adjacent to couple (A,B). If B is sitting to the immediate left of A, what is the position of J with respect to G?

7.

Seven friends P, Q, R, S, T, U, and V are sitting around a circular table. Each person likes a different color: Red, Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange, Purple, and Pink. P likes Red and is sitting second to the left of the person who likes Blue. Q likes Yellow and is sitting opposite to the person who likes Green. R is sitting between the persons who like Orange and Purple. The person who likes Pink is third to the right of Q. Who likes Blue?

8.

Eight department heads are sitting around a circular meeting table. The Marketing head is sitting opposite to the Finance head. The HR head is second to the right of the Marketing head. The Operations head is third to the left of the Finance head. The IT head is adjacent to the Marketing head. The Sales head is sitting between the Legal and Admin heads. If the Research head is sitting second to the left of the HR head, who is sitting immediately to the right of the Operations head?

9.

Ten friends are sitting in a circle numbered 1-10 clockwise. In a game, every alternate person starting from position 1 gets eliminated in the first round. In the second round, every third person gets eliminated from the remaining people, starting from position 2. Who remains at the end?

10.

Eight family members are sitting around a circular dining table following family hierarchy: grandfather (G), grandmother (GM), father (F), mother (M), uncle (U), aunt (A), son (S), and daughter (D). Spouses sit together, G sits opposite to GM, and parents sit adjacent to their children. If F is sitting second to the right of G, where is S sitting with respect to M?

11.

Six people A, B, C, D, E, F are seated in a circle where exactly 3 face inward and 3 face outward. People seated next to each other face opposite directions. A faces inward and is second to the right of B. C faces outward and is not adjacent to A. D faces inward and is opposite to A. Who is sitting between E and F?

12.

Seven people represent different cities: Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, and Pune. The Mumbai representative is third to the left of the Delhi representative. The Chennai representative is opposite to the Mumbai representative. The Bangalore representative is second to the right of the Kolkata representative. The Pune representative is not adjacent to the Delhi representative. If P represents Mumbai and R represents Chennai, who represents Bangalore?

13.

Nine board members sit around a circular table, each with voting power from 1 to 9. The member with voting power 5 sits opposite to the member with voting power 1. The member with voting power 9 is third to the right of the member with voting power 3. The member with voting power 7 is second to the left of the member with voting power 2. No two adjacent members have consecutive voting powers. What is the voting power of the member sitting second to the right of the member with voting power 1?

14.

Eight software engineers from different specializations sit around a circular table: Frontend (F), Backend (B), DevOps (D), Data Science (DS), Machine Learning (ML), Mobile (M), Security (S), and Testing (T). The Frontend engineer is second to the left of the Backend engineer. The DevOps engineer is not adjacent to Frontend or Backend engineers. The Data Science engineer sits opposite to the Machine Learning engineer. The Security engineer is third to the right of the Mobile engineer. If the Testing engineer sits between DevOps and Data Science engineers, who sits immediately to the left of the Machine Learning engineer?

15.

Ten students sit alternately as boys and girls around a circular table. There are 5 boys (B1, B2, B3, B4, B5) and 5 girls (G1, G2, G3, G4, G5). B1 sits second to the right of G1. B3 sits opposite to G3. G2 is not adjacent to B1. B4 sits third to the left of G4. If G5 sits between B2 and B5, what is the position of B2 with respect to G2?

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Seven corporate executives sit around a circular table, each with different years of experience: 5, 7, 9, 12, 15, 18, 20 years. The executive with 15 years sits opposite to the executive with 5 years. The executive with 20 years is second to the left of the executive with 7 years. No executive sits adjacent to another whose experience differs by exactly 3 years. If the executive with 12 years is third to the right of the executive with 9 years, what is the experience of the executive sitting immediately to the right of the one with 18 years?

17.

Eight ambassadors from countries A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H sit around a circular table following diplomatic protocol. Countries A and E are allies and their ambassadors must sit together. Countries C and G are rivals and their ambassadors cannot sit adjacent. The ambassador from B sits second to the right of the ambassador from A. The ambassador from D sits opposite to the ambassador from F. If the ambassador from H is third to the left of the ambassador from C, who sits between the ambassadors from A and E?

18.

Nine poker players sit around a circular table, each with different chip counts: 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900. The player with 500 chips sits second to the left of the player with 200 chips. The player with 800 chips sits opposite to the player with 300 chips. The player with 700 chips is not adjacent to players with 600 or 800 chips. The player with 400 chips is third to the right of the player with 100 chips. If the player with 900 chips sits between players with 100 and 600 chips, how many chips does the player sitting second to the right of the 300-chip player have?

19.

Six chefs specializing in different cuisines sit around a circular table: Italian (I), Chinese (C), Indian (N), French (F), Mexican (M), and Japanese (J). Italian and French chefs sit adjacent, Chinese and Japanese chefs sit adjacent, but Indian chef doesn't sit next to Chinese chef. The Italian chef is second to the right of the Mexican chef. The French chef is not opposite to the Italian chef. If the Japanese chef sits between Indian and French chefs, who sits opposite to the Chinese chef?

20.

Eight research team members sit around a circular table: 4 senior researchers (S1, S2, S3, S4) and 4 junior researchers (J1, J2, J3, J4). Each senior researcher must have at least one junior researcher adjacent, but no two seniors can sit adjacent. S1 sits second to the right of J1. S3 sits opposite to J3. J2 is not adjacent to S1. If S2 sits between J2 and J4, who sits immediately to the left of J3?

21.

Ten delegates from different time zones sit in a circle: GMT+0, GMT+1, GMT+3, GMT+5, GMT+6, GMT+8, GMT+9, GMT+10, GMT+12, GMT-5. Adjacent delegates' time zones should not differ by more than 3 hours. The GMT+0 delegate sits third to the right of the GMT+5 delegate. The GMT+12 delegate sits opposite to the GMT+1 delegate. The GMT-5 delegate is not adjacent to any positive GMT zone delegate. If the GMT+10 delegate is second to the left of the GMT+8 delegate, who sits between the GMT+3 and GMT+6 delegates?

22.

Seven authors from different genres sit around a circular table: Mystery (M), Romance (R), Science Fiction (SF), Fantasy (F), Biography (B), History (H), and Poetry (P). Fiction writers prefer sitting near each other, Non-fiction writers prefer sitting together, and Poetry can sit anywhere. The Mystery author is second to the left of the Science Fiction author. The Biography author is not adjacent to any fiction author. The Romance author sits opposite to the History author. If the Fantasy author is third to the right of the Poetry author, who sits immediately to the right of the Mystery author?

23.

Eight reality TV contestants sit around a circular table, each having won different numbers of challenges: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. Contestants with even wins must sit in even positions (2, 4, 6, 8), and contestants with odd wins must sit in odd positions (1, 3, 5, 7). The contestant with 7 wins sits opposite to the contestant with 3 wins. The contestant with 5 wins is second to the right of the contestant with 1 win. The contestant with 8 wins is not adjacent to the contestant with 6 wins. If the contestant with 2 wins is third to the left of the contestant with 4 wins, how many wins does the contestant in position 6 have?