Puzzles & Seating Arrangement

What you'll learn

The one repeatable method to crack every IBPS and SBI seating and puzzle set: draw a grid, anchor the fixed clues, split into cases, and let the clues eliminate the wrong ones. Includes a fully worked 7-person linear puzzle, a puzzle-type cheat sheet, and the circular-direction trap that quietly costs students five marks.

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Puzzles & Seating Arrangement — solved practice questions

8 Banking Reasoning Ability questions with step-by-step solutions. Attempt each, then reveal the answer.

1. Q1easy

   Six friends A, B, C, D, E and F sit in a straight line facing north. C sits third to the left of F. B sits second to the right of C. A sits at the extreme left end. D is not an immediate neighbour of C. Who sits at the extreme right end?

   • AB
   • BF
   • CE
   • DD
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   Correct answer: (D) D

   Fixing A at the left and applying the clues gives the order A, C, E, B, F, D from left to right, so D sits at the extreme right end.

2. Q2medium

   Eight persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H sit around a circular table facing the centre. F sits to the immediate right of A. C sits to the immediate right of F. H sits to the immediate right of C. B sits exactly opposite A. Who sits third to the right of A?

   • AF
   • BC
   • CH
   • DB
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   Correct answer: (C) H

   Moving to the right from A the order is F, C, H, so the third person to the right of A is H.

3. Q3medium

   Seven people A, B, C, D, E, F and G live on a seven-storey building (floor 1 is lowest, floor 7 highest), one on each floor. D lives on the topmost floor and C on the lowest floor. B lives on the 4th floor. G lives immediately below B. E lives immediately above C. A lives immediately above F. Who lives on the 6th floor?

   • AA
   • BF
   • CD
   • DB
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   Correct answer: (A) A

   D is on 7, C on 1, B on 4, G on 3, E on 2, and A immediately above F puts A on 6 and F on 5; hence A lives on the 6th floor.

4. Q4easy

   Among five friends P, Q, R, S and T, P is taller than Q but shorter than R. S is taller than R. T is shorter than Q. Who is the tallest?

   • AR
   • BS
   • CP
   • DQ
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   Correct answer: (B) S

   The order from tallest to shortest is S > R > P > Q > T, so S is the tallest.

5. Q5easy

   In a row of 40 students all facing north, Rahul is 15th from the left end. What is his position from the right end?

   • A26
   • B25
   • C27
   • D24
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   Correct answer: (A) 26

   Position from the right = total − position from left + 1 = 40 − 15 + 1 = 26.

6. Q6medium

   In a row of persons all facing north, Sita is 11th from the left end and Gita is 13th from the right end. If they interchange their positions, Sita becomes 17th from the left end. How many persons are there in the row?

   • A27
   • B28
   • C29
   • D30
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   Correct answer: (C) 29

   After interchange Sita occupies Gita's seat, which is 17th from the left and 13th from the right, so total = 17 + 13 − 1 = 29.

7. Q7medium

   Five persons A, B, C, D and E visit a shop on five different days of the same week from Monday to Friday (one each day). A visits after E but before C. D visits on Friday. B does not visit on Monday. Who visits on Monday?

   • AA
   • BB
   • CC
   • DE
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   Correct answer: (D) E

   D is on Friday; since E must come before both A and C, and B cannot be on Monday, the earliest day (Monday) must be E.

8. Q8hard

   Eight persons R, P, T, A, W, C, M and K sit in a row facing north. R sits at the extreme left and K at the extreme right. P sits second from the left. A sits fourth from the left. T sits between P and A. W sits immediately to the right of A. M sits immediately to the left of K. C sits between W and M. Who sits third to the left of K?

   • AC
   • BM
   • CW
   • DA
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   Correct answer: (C) W

   Ordering by the clues gives R, P, T, A, W, C, M, K from left to right; third to the left of K (seat 8) is W at seat 5.

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