Seating Arrangement and Puzzles MCQs

Question 1

Five persons, Ali, Ehsan, Moni, Shirin and Tariq, 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, blue and white. Moni lives immediately above Ali. Ehsan lives immediately above Moni. Only one person lives between Tariq and Ehsan. The person who likes orange lives immediately above Ali. The person who likes black lives on an odd-numbered floor. The person who likes blue lives on floor 1. The person who likes white lives immediately above Moni. Which colour does Shirin like?

Accepted Answer

Red

Answer

Blue

Answer

Black

Answer

Orange

Question 2

Five persons, Imtiaz, Meera, Omar, Qasim 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 blue, black, white, green and orange. The person who likes black lives on floor 2. The person who likes blue lives immediately below Wasim. The person who likes white lives immediately below Imtiaz. Wasim lives immediately above Omar. Imtiaz does not like orange. Exactly three persons live between Imtiaz and Meera. Who likes white?

Accepted Answer

Wasim

Answer

Omar

Answer

Meera

Answer

Imtiaz

Question 3

Four students, Arjun, Ira, Pooja and Yusuf, each study a different subject among Economics, Biology, English and Physics, and each comes from a different city among Mumbai, Chittagong, Lahore and Multan. Arjun is not from Mumbai. Pooja does not study Biology. The student of English is not from Lahore. The student of Biology is from Mumbai. Arjun is not from Chittagong. Ira is not from Mumbai. Ira is not from Chittagong. Arjun does not study Economics. The student of Economics is from Multan. Which subject does Arjun study?

Accepted Answer

Physics

Answer

Economics

Answer

Biology

Answer

English

Question 4

Four students, Ayesha, Esha, Meera and Shirin, each study a different subject among Mathematics, History, Biology and English, and each comes from a different city among Lahore, Chittagong, Delhi and Karachi. Meera is not from Chittagong. Meera is not from Karachi. Esha is not from Karachi. The student of History is not from Karachi. The student of Mathematics is from Lahore. The student of English is not from Delhi. Meera is not from Lahore. Shirin is not from Lahore. Shirin is not from Karachi. The student of History is not from Delhi. Which city is the student of Biology from?

Accepted Answer

Delhi

Answer

Chittagong

Answer

Karachi

Answer

Lahore

Question 5

Four students, Bushra, Harun, Priya and Uzma, each study a different subject among History, Physics, English and Economics, and each comes from a different city among Jaipur, Chittagong, Dhaka and Quetta. The student of Economics is from Quetta. The student of English is not from Chittagong. Bushra is not from Jaipur. Priya does not study Economics. Harun does not study Economics. Priya is not from Dhaka. Priya does not study Physics. Harun does not study Physics. The student of Physics is from Jaipur. Who is from Quetta?

Accepted Answer

Bushra

Answer

Priya

Answer

Uzma

Answer

Harun

Question 6

Eight friends, Gauri, Hina, Jahid, Mahnoor, Ritu, Shabnam, Varun and Waqas, are seated around a circular table, equally spaced and facing the centre. Gauri sits directly opposite Mahnoor. Ritu sits second to the right of Hina. Jahid and Ritu are immediate neighbours. Varun sits second to the right of Ritu. Shabnam sits third to the left of Mahnoor. Who sits second to the right of Waqas?

Accepted Answer

Mahnoor

Answer

Jahid

Answer

Gauri

Answer

Varun

Question 7

Eight friends, Moni, Nusrat, Omar, Sana, Tania, Uzma, Yusuf and Zubair, are seated around a circular table, equally spaced and facing the centre. Zubair sits second to the right of Nusrat. Nusrat and Uzma are immediate neighbours. Moni is not an immediate neighbour of Tania. Tania sits immediately to the left of Nusrat. Nusrat sits directly opposite Omar. Nusrat sits third to the left of Sana. Who are the two immediate neighbours of Yusuf?

Accepted Answer

Moni and Tania

Answer

Moni and Nusrat

Answer

Moni and Uzma

Answer

Tania and Uzma

Question 8

Five persons, Bilal, Ira, Jahid, Shirin and Yusuf, 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. Shirin lives on a floor below Yusuf. Jahid lives on a floor below Bilal. Ira lives on a floor below Shirin. Jahid lives on a floor below Shirin. Only one person lives between Jahid and Yusuf. Who lives on floor 2?

Accepted Answer

Jahid

Answer

Bilal

Answer

Yusuf

Answer

Shirin

Question 9

Five persons, Ali, Fahim, Lubna, Tariq and Vikram, 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. Only one person lives between Tariq and Lubna. Fahim lives on some floor above Tariq, but not immediately above. Lubna lives on some floor above Vikram, but not immediately above. On which floor does Vikram live?

Accepted Answer

Floor 1

Answer

Floor 2

Answer

Floor 5

Answer

Floor 4

Question 10

Six persons, Dev, Qasim, Rafiq, Vikram, Waqas and Yusuf, live on the six floors of a building, one person per floor. The lowest floor is numbered 1 and the top floor is numbered 6. Exactly two persons live between Rafiq and Vikram. Rafiq lives on some floor above Qasim, but not immediately above. Waqas lives on some floor above Yusuf, but not immediately above. Vikram lives on the top floor. Only one person lives between Rafiq and Dev. Who lives on the floor immediately above Dev?

Accepted Answer

Vikram

Answer

Rafiq

Answer

Qasim

Answer

Waqas

Question 11

Six persons, Ishaan, Kamal, Laila, Mitali, Nadia and Tanvir, live on the six floors of a building, one person per floor. The lowest floor is numbered 1 and the top floor is numbered 6. Nadia lives on a floor below Ishaan. Exactly two persons live between Kamal and Laila. Ishaan lives on a floor below Tanvir. Kamal lives on an odd-numbered floor. Tanvir lives neither on the top floor nor on the lowest floor. Only one person lives between Kamal and Mitali. Mitali lives on some floor above Kamal, but not immediately above. Who lives on floor 2?

Accepted Answer

Ishaan

Answer

Laila

Answer

Mitali

Answer

Nadia

Question 12

Six persons, Anika, Dilip, Ehsan, Ira, Karan and Shirin, live on the six floors of a building, one person per floor. The lowest floor is numbered 1 and the top floor is numbered 6. Exactly two persons live between Karan and Anika. Dilip lives on the floor immediately above Ira. Dilip lives on an even-numbered floor. Anika lives on an even-numbered floor. Exactly three persons live between Ira and Ehsan. On which floor does Shirin live?

Accepted Answer

Floor 4

Answer

Floor 5

Answer

Floor 2

Answer

Floor 1

Question 13

Seven persons, Dev, Gul, Ishaan, Laila, Pooja, Varun and Zubair, live on the seven floors of a building, one person per floor. The lowest floor is numbered 1 and the top floor is numbered 7. Varun lives on a floor below Ishaan. Dev lives on a floor below Laila. Exactly four persons live between Dev and Varun. Gul lives on some floor above Pooja, but not immediately above. Exactly four persons live between Zubair and Ishaan. Who lives on floor 5?

Accepted Answer

Gul

Answer

Zubair

Answer

Pooja

Answer

Laila

Question 14

Seven persons, Arjun, Charu, Ehsan, Nusrat, Ritu, Yasmin and Zara, live on the seven floors of a building, one person per floor. The lowest floor is numbered 1 and the top floor is numbered 7. Charu lives on some floor above Ritu, but not immediately above. Arjun lives on a floor below Zara. Charu lives on some floor above Nusrat, but not immediately above. Only one person lives between Ritu and Ehsan. Charu lives neither on the top floor nor on the lowest floor. Exactly two persons live between Ehsan and Zara. Exactly three persons live between Nusrat and Arjun. Who lives on the floor immediately above Nusrat?

Accepted Answer

Ritu

Answer

Ehsan

Answer

Zara

Answer

Arjun

Question 15

Eight friends, Asif, Fahim, Ishaan, Meera, Neha, Ojas, Waqas and Yasmin, are seated around a circular table, equally spaced and facing the centre. Asif sits second to the left of Waqas. Meera and Ojas are immediate neighbours. Yasmin sits third to the right of Ishaan. Fahim sits second to the right of Neha. Waqas sits third to the right of Ojas. Who sits third to the left of Neha?

Accepted Answer

Asif

Answer

Ojas

Answer

Ishaan

Answer

Fahim

Question 16

Eight friends, Ishaan, Javed, Meera, Priya, Shabnam, Varun, Waqas and Yasmin, are seated around a circular table, equally spaced and facing the centre. Varun sits second to the left of Priya. Javed sits third to the right of Shabnam. Ishaan sits third to the left of Varun. Shabnam sits second to the left of Yasmin. Meera and Varun are immediate neighbours. Javed is not an immediate neighbour of Varun. Who sits directly opposite Shabnam?

Accepted Answer

Ishaan

Answer

Varun

Answer

Javed

Answer

Yasmin

Question 17

Six friends, Bilal, Farhan, Gul, Parveen, Wasim and Zubair, sit in a straight row facing north. Bilal sits second to the left of Zubair. Bilal sits immediately to the right of Farhan. Exactly three persons sit between Farhan and Wasim. Gul sits somewhere to the left of Parveen, but not next to Parveen. Wasim does not sit at either end of the row. Who sits immediately to the right of Zubair?

Accepted Answer

Wasim

Answer

Farhan

Answer

Bilal

Answer

Parveen

Question 18

Seven friends, Anika, Esha, Farhan, Harun, Javed, Ojas and Ritu, sit in a straight row facing north. Exactly three persons sit between Farhan and Esha. Farhan sits third to the left of Javed. Anika is not an immediate neighbour of Ritu. Javed sits third to the left of Ritu. Farhan sits second to the left of Harun. Who sits exactly in the middle of the row?

Accepted Answer

Javed

Answer

Anika

Answer

Ritu

Answer

Farhan

Question 19

Seven friends, Bushra, Gul, Lubna, Nadia, Qasim, Shirin and Uzma, sit in a straight row facing north. Shirin sits second to the right of Qasim. Bushra sits third to the left of Gul. Only one person sits between Shirin and Nadia. Qasim does not sit at either end of the row. Uzma is not an immediate neighbour of Nadia. Who sits third to the right of Qasim?

Accepted Answer

Lubna

Answer

Nadia

Answer

Gul

Answer

Bushra

Question 20

Seven friends, Bushra, Gauri, Kiran, Mitali, Ojas, Shabnam and Uzma, sit in a straight row facing north. Exactly four persons sit between Uzma and Gauri. Exactly two persons sit between Uzma and Bushra. Bushra sits immediately to the left of Shabnam. Exactly two persons sit between Kiran and Shabnam. Mitali sits at one of the extreme ends of the row. Exactly four persons sit between Kiran and Mitali. How many persons sit between Uzma and Mitali?

Accepted Answer

5

Answer

4

Answer

2

Answer

3