Dear readers,

The quiz on seating arrangement, provided here, will help you prepare for the upcoming exams. Please try to give answers in the comment box; soon we will publish the correct answers.

Directions (1 – 7) Study the following information carefully
and answer the question given below:

Eight persons – H, I, J, K, L, M,
N and O –  are standing in a straight line
at equidistant. Some of them are facing north while others are facing south. M
is standing third to the right to H. M is standing at one of the extreme ends.
L is standing third to the left of H. The immediate neighbours of J face north.
N is not an immediate neighbour of H. The persons standing at the extreme ends
face the same direction (both are facing either North or South). The immediate
neighbours of H face just opposite direction as that of M. The immediate neighbours
of O face opposite direction with respect to each other. One of the immediate
neighbour of L is K who is facing north. I is standing between J and M. Not
more than four persons are facing north.

1. Who among the following is third to the left
of N?

(1) K

(2) J

(3) H

(4) I

(5) O

2. The immediate neighbours of L are:

(1) M and N

(2) N and O

(3) K and N

(4) N and H

(5) J and H

3. How many persons are standing exactly between
I and O?

(1) Three

(2) Four

(3) One

(4) Two

(5) None  

4. Who among the following is to the immediate
left of H?

(1) O

(2) J

(3) I

(4) L

(5) K

5. Four of the following five are alike in a
certain way based on the above arrangement and hence form a group. Which of the
following does not belong to that group?

(1) N

(2) L

(3) O

(4) J

(5) K

6. Who among the following is exactly between L
and J?

(1) N

(2) O

(3) H

(4) I

(5) None

7. Who among the following is fourth to the
right of J?

(1) N

(2) I

(3) H

(4) L

(5) K

Answers

1 (2) J

2 (3) K and N

3 (4) Two

4 (1) O

5 (5) K

6 (2) O

7 (4) L

Solutions figure