Seating Arrangement Questions

• Seating/ordering — which house is exactly in the middle? Five houses A–E in a row. A is to the right of B. E is to the left of C and to the right of A. B is to the right of D. Which house is in the middle position?
• Six people A, B, C, D, E, and F are seated in a single row. E and F occupy the two central seats; A and B occupy the two extreme seats. C sits somewhere to the left of A. Who sits immediately to the right of B?
• Five men A, B, C, D, E read a newspaper one after another. The first reader passes it to C (so C reads second). The last reader received it from A (so A reads just before last). E is neither first nor last. There are exactly two readers between B and A. Who read last?
• Five members sit in a row. A is to the left of B but to the right of C (C … A … B). D is to the right of B but to the left of E (B … D … E). Who is in the middle seat?
• Six people A, P, R, X, S, Z sit in a row. S and Z occupy the two middle seats; A and P are at the two ends. R sits to the left of A. Who sits immediately to the right of P?
• In a row of boys, A is 10th from the left and B is 9th from the right. After they swap positions, A becomes 15th from the left. How many boys are in the row?
• Five people A, B, C, D, E sit on a bench (left to right). A sits next to B. C sits next to D. D is not next to E, who is at the extreme left end. C is second from the right. A is to the right of both B and E. A and C sit together. At which position is A sitting?
• Five boys sit in a row. A is to the right of B. E is to the left of B but to the right of C (C < E < B). Also, A is to the left of D. Who sits in the middle?
• A family group is seated in one row. The father sits to the left of the son and to the right of the grandfather. The mother sits to the right of her daughter but to the left of the grandfather. Who occupies the central seat?
• In a school talk, there are three girls (G1, G2, G3) and three boys (B1, B2, B3). No two girls may speak consecutively. If B1 speaks first, what are the positions of B2 and G2?
• Seven members sit in one row. X is to the left of Y and to the right of O (O < X < Y). P is to the right of Y but to the left of N (Y < P < N). M is to the left of Z, and Z is to the left of O (M < Z < O). Who sits in the middle?
• Five boys A, B, C, D, E are in a row. A is to the right of B. E is to the left of B but to the right of C (C < E < B). A is to the left of D. Who is second from the left?
• Seven members in a row. A sits immediately to the left of B and immediately to the right of D (forming D-A-B consecutively). Q is to the right of A but to the left of S (A < Q < S). T is to the left of V, and V is to the left of D (T < V < D). Who sits in the middle?
• Six members sit in one row. E is to the left of B but to the right of A (A < E < B). F is to the right of B but to the left of G (B < F < G), and G is to the left of C (G < C). Which two members occupy the central seats?
• Five birds perch in a 3×3 grid arrangement (intuitively center/edges/corners). Pigeon is to the right of Parrot. Sparrow is above Parrot. Crow is next to (adjacent to) Pigeon. Crane is below Crow. Which bird occupies the center cell?
• Six friends A, B, C, D, E, F sit in a row facing East. C is between A and E (A … C … E or E … C … A). B is immediately to the right of E and to the left of D (E–B–D consecutive). F is not at the right end. Who sits between B and C?
• Four students A, B, C, D sit at the four corners of a square facing the center. E sits at the center facing only C. A is sitting facing the back of E. If D is on the right of E (from E’s perspective), where is B relative to E?
• Six boys A, B, C, D, E, F sit in a row facing West. D is between A and C (in order A … D … C or C … D … A). B is immediately to the right of C but to the left of F (C–B–F consecutive). E is not at the right end. Who is at the right end?
• At a bus stop row, A is 7th from the left and B is 9th from the right. After interchanging their positions, A becomes 11th from the left. How many people are in the row?
• Five girls are sitting in a row. Sudha is sitting next to Padma but not next to Tapti. Krishna is sitting next to Rama who is sitting on the extreme left. Tapti is sitting on the extreme right. No body is sitting between Padma and Krishna. Who is sitting in the middle?