circular arrangement

questions based on circular arrangement

Eight sears are arranged around a circular table and are numbered 1 through 8 in clock wise direction. Eight persons-Parul,Madhu,Saugat,Krish,Lakshmi,Durga,Trishna and Nishi are sitting in those seats not necessarily in that order.

Whether or not krish and durga exchange their positions neither of them is adjacent to either parul or lakshmi. If the person sitting in seat number 1 and saugat exchange their positions then saugat will be adjacent to madhu. Even if Nishi and Trishna exchange their positions Durga will be adjacent to Trishna. No person is adjacent to both parul and lakshmi.No person is adjacent to both Durga and Krish.

1. what is the maximum seat number in which krish can seat?

• 8
• 7
• 6
• 4

  2. If saugat is sitting in seat number 6 then in which seat is durga sitting?

• 3
• 2
• 1
• can't be determined

3.If nishi is sitting in seat number 1 and trishna is sitting to the immediate left of parul what is the seat number in which saugat is sitting?

• 2
• 4
• 3
• can't be determined

4.Considering the additional information in the previous question then who is sitting opposite to trishna?

• krish
• parul
• saugat
• lakshmi

5.If durga is sitting in seast number 2 then who is sitting ti the right of madhu?

• krish 
• saugat
• parul
• lakshmi

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Four men A,B,C,D and four women P,Q,R,S are sitting around a table No two males sit adjacent to each other D is two places to the right of A and adjacent to S who is two places to the left of P who is adjacent to B who in turn is not opposite to A.

1.Who is sitting opposite to S?

• Q
• R
• A
• cannot be determined

2.If Q sits three places away from C and B then who sits three places to the left of D?

• P
• R
• B
• can't be determined

3.If each person exchanges his/her seat with the person sitting opposite to him/her, then who sits to the immediate right of B?

• Q
• S
• R
• cannot be determined

4.If every man shifts by two places to his right and every woman shifts by two places to her left, then who sits adjacent to C?

• Q and R
• P and S
• P and Q or R
• can't be determined

5.If D and Q exchange their seats, then which of the following conditions is not violated?

• No two men can sit adjacent to each other 
• D is two places to the right of A
• B is not opposite to A
• All the above are violated.

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Eight people A,B,C,D,E,F,G and H are sitting around a rectangular table not necessarily in the same order. One person sits along the shorter side and three persons sit along the longer side.

A and G are sitting diagonally opposite to each other D and E are sitting opposite to each other. A is sitting to the immediate left to F. who is sitting at one of the shorter sides of the table.

1.If c is sitting to the immediate right of H,then who is sitting opposite ti F?

• B
• C
• H
• D
• can't be determined

2.If c is sitting opposite to A, then who among the following must be sitting on the same side as C?

• G and E
• G and D
• G
• H or B
• B

3.If H is not sitting at one of the shorter sides, then how many arrangements are possible?

• 24
• 8
• 4
• 16
• 9