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Seating Arrangement and Puzzles MCQs

Seating Arrangement and Puzzles MCQs are multiple-choice questions in which people are placed in a row, around a table or across days and categories using a set of clues, and you must work out the full arrangement. Every question on MCQs360 shows its correct answer instantly, so you can check your diagram and see which clue you misread.

Question 01 Seating Arrangement and Puzzles

Four students, Kiran, Lubna, Pooja and Rumana, each study a different subject among Mathematics, Physics, Economics and History, and each comes from a different city among Delhi, Sylhet, Kolkata and Karachi. Pooja is not from Karachi. The student of Economics is not from Sylhet. Pooja does not study Mathematics. Rumana does not study Mathematics. Lubna does not study Mathematics. Pooja does not study History. The student of Mathematics is from Delhi. The student of Physics is not from Sylhet. Rumana is not from Sylhet. Pooja does not study Economics. Which city is Kiran from?

Correct answer C. Delhi

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Question 02 Seating Arrangement and Puzzles

Four students, Mitali, Naveed, Parveen and Vikram, each study a different subject among Biology, Physics, Mathematics and Computer Science, and each comes from a different city among Sylhet, Delhi, Kolkata and Quetta. Vikram is not from Sylhet. The student of Computer Science is not from Quetta. Vikram does not study Computer Science. Vikram is not from Kolkata. Mitali is not from Sylhet. Parveen does not study Computer Science. Naveed does not study Computer Science. Naveed does not study Physics. The student of Physics is from Kolkata. The student of Mathematics is not from Quetta. Who is from Quetta?

Correct answer A. Vikram

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Question 03 Seating Arrangement and Puzzles

Four students, Lalit, Ritu, Sohail and Usman, each study a different subject among Biology, Physics, English and Mathematics, and each comes from a different city among Delhi, Karachi, Lahore and Kolkata. The student of Mathematics is from Kolkata. Usman is not from Kolkata. Ritu does not study Mathematics. Lalit does not study Biology. Usman does not study Biology. The student of English is not from Karachi. The student of Biology is from Delhi. Ritu does not study Biology. Usman does not study English. Who is from Karachi?

Correct answer B. Usman

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Question 04 Seating Arrangement and Puzzles

Four students, Charu, Ishaan, Javed and Pooja, each study a different subject among English, Computer Science, Mathematics and History, and each comes from a different city among Peshawar, Dhaka, Sylhet and Kolkata. Ishaan is not from Sylhet. Pooja is not from Kolkata. Ishaan is not from Kolkata. Ishaan is not from Peshawar. Javed does not study English. The student of Computer Science is from Dhaka. The student of Mathematics is from Kolkata. The student of History is not from Sylhet. Pooja is not from Sylhet. Which city is Ishaan from?

Correct answer B. Dhaka

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Question 05 Seating Arrangement and Puzzles

Four students, Hina, Kamal, Ojas and Raza, each study a different subject among Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science and Mathematics, and each comes from a different city among Quetta, Lahore, Delhi and Chittagong. Kamal is not from Quetta. The student of Physics is not from Chittagong. The student of Mathematics is not from Chittagong. Raza does not study Mathematics. Raza is not from Chittagong. Raza is not from Delhi. The student of Computer Science is from Lahore. Hina does not study Physics. The student of Physics is not from Quetta. Kamal does not study Physics. Which city is the student of Physics from?

Correct answer B. Delhi

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Question 06 Seating Arrangement and Puzzles

Four students, Ali, Nusrat, Vikram and Yasmin, each study a different subject among Chemistry, Mathematics, English and Economics, and each comes from a different city among Sylhet, Jaipur, Karachi and Chittagong. Nusrat does not study English. Vikram is not from Chittagong. Vikram is not from Jaipur. The student of English is from Sylhet. Ali is not from Chittagong. Ali is not from Sylhet. Nusrat does not study Chemistry. Vikram does not study English. The student of Economics is from Jaipur. Which subject does Yasmin study?

Correct answer B. English

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Question 07 Seating Arrangement and Puzzles

Four students, Junaid, Qasim, Sana and Tania, each study a different subject among English, History, Physics and Computer Science, and each comes from a different city among Chittagong, Dhaka, Lahore and Karachi. Junaid is not from Chittagong. The student of Computer Science is from Chittagong. Qasim is not from Dhaka. The student of Physics is from Lahore. Junaid is not from Karachi. The student of History is not from Dhaka. Junaid does not study English. Tania is not from Dhaka. Qasim does not study Computer Science. Which city is Junaid from?

Correct answer A. Lahore

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Question 08 Seating Arrangement and Puzzles

Four persons, Anika, Ishaan, Meera and Usman, live on the four floors of a building, one per floor, numbered 1 (lowest) to 4 (top). Each likes a different colour among black, orange, white and blue. Anika lives immediately above Usman. The person who likes orange lives immediately below Meera. Meera does not like black. The person who likes orange lives immediately above Anika. The person who likes white lives on floor 2. On which floor does the person who likes orange live?

Correct answer D. Floor 3

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Question 09 Seating Arrangement and Puzzles

Five persons, Arjun, Dev, Ehsan, Mahnoor and Rina, live on the five floors of a building, one person per floor. The lowest floor is numbered 1 and the top floor is numbered 5. Arjun lives on a floor below Rina. Ehsan lives on an even-numbered floor. Rina lives on the floor immediately above Mahnoor. Only one person lives between Arjun and Mahnoor. Who lives on the floor immediately above Rina?

Correct answer A. Dev

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Question 10 Seating Arrangement and Puzzles

Five teachers, Kiran, Omar, Salma, Uzma and Waqas, each give one lecture on a different day of the same week, from Monday to Friday. Waqas’s lecture is on a day before Salma’s lecture. Waqas’s lecture is on the day immediately after Uzma’s lecture. Exactly two lectures are held between the lectures of Kiran and Waqas. Kiran’s lecture is not on Friday. Whose lecture is on Thursday?

Correct answer A. Waqas

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Question 11 Seating Arrangement and Puzzles

Five teachers, Anika, Charu, Pooja, Tanvir and Uzma, each give one lecture on a different day of the same week, from Monday to Friday. Tanvir’s lecture is on the day immediately after Charu’s lecture. Uzma’s lecture is on a day before Pooja’s lecture. Anika’s lecture is on some day after Pooja’s lecture, but not on the very next day. On which day is Anika’s lecture?

Correct answer A. Friday

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Question 12 Seating Arrangement and Puzzles

Six teachers, Arjun, Lalit, Sana, Usman, Vikram and Yasmin, each give one lecture on a different day of the same week, from Monday to Saturday. Arjun’s lecture is on some day after Vikram’s lecture, but not on the very next day. Only one lecture is held between the lectures of Vikram and Arjun. Lalit’s lecture is on Monday. Only one lecture is held between the lectures of Sana and Vikram. Vikram’s lecture is on a day before Yasmin’s lecture. Whose lecture is on the day immediately after Sana’s lecture?

Correct answer B. Usman

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Question 13 Seating Arrangement and Puzzles

Six teachers, Ayesha, Bushra, Kamal, Mitali, Shirin and Tariq, each give one lecture on a different day of the same week, from Monday to Saturday. Only one lecture is held between the lectures of Kamal and Tariq. Exactly three lectures are held between the lectures of Ayesha and Bushra. Bushra’s lecture is on some day after Ayesha’s lecture, but not on the very next day. Shirin’s lecture is on a day before Mitali’s lecture. Exactly three lectures are held between the lectures of Shirin and Tariq. Tariq’s lecture is neither on the first day nor on the last day. On which day is Shirin’s lecture?

Correct answer C. Monday

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Question 14 Seating Arrangement and Puzzles

Seven teachers, Charu, Dev, Gul, Jahid, Kamal, Moni and Zubair, each give one lecture on a different day of the same week, from Monday to Sunday. Only one lecture is held between the lectures of Moni and Charu. Exactly four lectures are held between the lectures of Jahid and Gul. Moni’s lecture is on the day immediately after Zubair’s lecture. Kamal’s lecture is on a day before Zubair’s lecture. Gul’s lecture is neither on the first day nor on the last day. Dev’s lecture is on a day before Gul’s lecture. Dev’s lecture is on some day after Jahid’s lecture, but not on the very next day. Whose lecture is on Thursday?

Correct answer C. Zubair

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Question 15 Seating Arrangement and Puzzles

Seven teachers, Arjun, Bilal, Ehsan, Hamza, Lubna, Omar and Rafiq, each give one lecture on a different day of the same week, from Monday to Sunday. Ehsan’s lecture is on a day before Lubna’s lecture. Exactly three lectures are held between the lectures of Rafiq and Lubna. Arjun’s lecture is on some day after Ehsan’s lecture, but not on the very next day. Only one lecture is held between the lectures of Omar and Bilal. Ehsan’s lecture is on the day immediately after Omar’s lecture. Arjun’s lecture is on a day before Hamza’s lecture. On which day is Arjun’s lecture?

Correct answer A. Saturday

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Question 16 Seating Arrangement and Puzzles

Four persons, Dev, Komal, Rafiq and Varun, live on the four floors of a building, one per floor, numbered 1 (lowest) to 4 (top). Each likes a different colour among red, blue, white and black. Rafiq does not like black. Varun does not like red. The person who likes black lives on floor 2. Varun lives immediately above Komal. Komal lives immediately above Rafiq. The person who likes blue lives on floor 4. Who likes blue?

Correct answer C. Dev

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Question 17 Seating Arrangement and Puzzles

Four persons, Farhan, Ira, Nadia and Rafiq, live on the four floors of a building, one per floor, numbered 1 (lowest) to 4 (top). Each likes a different colour among orange, blue, red and yellow. The person who likes red lives on an odd-numbered floor. The person who likes yellow lives immediately below Ira. Nadia lives immediately above Ira. The person who likes orange lives on floor 3. The person who likes yellow lives immediately above Rafiq. Who likes red?

Correct answer A. Rafiq

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Question 18 Seating Arrangement and Puzzles

Five persons, Anika, Ehsan, Ira, Usman and Varun, live on the five floors of a building, one per floor, numbered 1 (lowest) to 5 (top). Each likes a different colour among white, green, orange, yellow and blue. The person who likes blue lives immediately above Ira. The person who likes yellow lives immediately below Varun. Varun lives immediately above Ira. The person who likes orange lives on floor 2. Usman does not like green. Usman lives immediately above Anika. Ehsan lives on a floor below Anika. Which colour does Usman like?

Correct answer A. White

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Question 19 Seating Arrangement and Puzzles

Five persons, Ayesha, Bilal, Nadia, Parveen and Wasim, live on the five floors of a building, one per floor, numbered 1 (lowest) to 5 (top). Each likes a different colour among black, red, orange, green and yellow. The person who likes yellow lives on floor 2. The person who likes green lives on floor 1. Nadia lives on a floor below Wasim. The person who likes black lives immediately above Bilal. The person who likes orange lives immediately below Bilal. Parveen lives on the top floor. Ayesha lives on a floor below Nadia. Who likes black?

Correct answer D. Parveen

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Question 20 Seating Arrangement and Puzzles

Five persons, Farhan, Javed, Raza, Sana and Uzma, live on the five floors of a building, one per floor, numbered 1 (lowest) to 5 (top). Each likes a different colour among yellow, green, red, blue and white. Raza lives on a floor below Javed. Farhan lives immediately above Uzma. The person who likes yellow lives immediately above Farhan. The person who likes green lives immediately above Javed. The person who likes red lives immediately below Uzma. The person who likes white lives on floor 1. On which floor does the person who likes yellow live?

Correct answer B. Floor 5

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About Seating Arrangement and Puzzles MCQs

Linear seating questions place five to eight people in a straight row facing north or south, with clues such as "sits third to the right of" and "are immediate neighbours". Circular questions seat people around a table facing the centre, where left and right depend on the direction of facing. Both types ask who sits at a given position or between two people.

Puzzle questions match people with two or more attributes, such as subject studied and home city, or schedule lectures and talks across the days of a week. They are solved with a grid that rules out options clue by clue. These puzzles carry heavy weight in IBPS and SBI reasoning papers and also appear in MDCAT, NTS and SSC exams.

Key facts to remember

In a row facing north, a person's right is the viewer's right; in a row facing south, left and right are reversed for the viewer.
Around a circular table facing the centre, moving to a person's right is anticlockwise and moving to their left is clockwise.
In a circle of n people, sitting kth to the right of someone is the same as sitting (n − k)th to their left.
"Immediate neighbours" means sitting directly next to each other, with no one in between.

Exams that include Seating Arrangement and Puzzles MCQs

Pakistan

MDCAT
NTS
GAT
ISSB
PPSC
FPSC

India

SSC CGL
SSC CHSL
IBPS PO
IBPS Clerk
SBI PO
SBI Clerk
RRB NTPC
CAT

Bangladesh

BCS
Bangladesh Bank recruitment tests

How to prepare for Seating Arrangement and Puzzles MCQs

Start with the most definite clue, such as a fixed end seat or a fixed day, and build outward.
When a clue allows two cases, draw both and test later clues to eliminate one.
For attribute puzzles, use a grid with people as rows and attributes as columns, marking ticks and crosses.
Re-check the facing direction in every circular question, since outward facing reverses left and right.

Frequently asked questions

How do left and right work in circular seating?

When everyone faces the centre, a person's right is anticlockwise and their left is clockwise as seen from above. If people face outward, this is reversed. Drawing the circle and marking one person's facing direction avoids confusion.

Which exams ask Seating Arrangement and Puzzle MCQs?

Seating and puzzle questions are a major part of IBPS PO, IBPS Clerk, SBI PO and SBI Clerk reasoning papers in India, and appear in SSC and RRB exams. In Pakistan they appear in MDCAT, NTS and GAT tests, and in Bangladesh in BCS and bank recruitment tests.

How can I solve long puzzles faster?

Read all the clues once, then start from the most fixed one. Keep the diagram neat, note possible cases side by side, and eliminate cases as each new clue is applied. Regular practice with timed sets builds the speed needed for bank exams.

Last reviewed October 2026