Reasoning Aptitude Verbal GK Quiz

Circular Arrangement Questions and Answer


# Direction for [ Question No: 1 To 5 ]:

Study the following information and answer the questions given below. Eight people E, F, G, H, J, K, L and M are sitting around a circular table facing the centre. Each of them is of a different profession Chartered Accountant, Columnist, Doctor, Engineer, Financial Analyst, Lawyer, Professor and Scientist but not necessarily in the same order. F is sitting second to the left of K. The Scientist is an immediate neighbour of K. There are only three people between the Scientist and E. Only one person sits between the Engineer and E. The Columnist is to the immediate right of the Engineer. M is second to the right of K. H is the Scientist. G and J are immediate neighbours of each other. Neither G nor J is an Engineer. The Financial Analyst is to the immediate left of F. The Lawyer is second to the right of the Columnist. The Professor is an immediate neighbour of the Engineer. G is second to the right of the Chartered Accountant.


1.Which of the following statements is true according to the given arrangement?

A)The Lawyer is second to the left of the Doctor

B)E is an immediate neighbour of the Financial Analyst

C)H sits exactly between F and the Financial Analyst

D)Only four people sit between the Columnist and F


Answer:A

Explanation:


2.What is the position of L with respect to the Scientist ?

A)Third to the left

B)Second to the right

C)Second to the left

D)Third to the right


Answer:B

Explanation:


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

A)Chartered Accountant - H

B)M - Doctor

C)J - Engineer

D)Financial Analyst - L


Answer:C

Explanation:


4.Who amongst the following is the Professor?

A)F

B)L

C)M

D)K


Answer:D

Explanation:


5.Who is sitting second to the right of E?

A)The Lawyer

B)G

C)The Engineer

D)F


Answer:B

Explanation:


# Direction for [ Question No: 6 To 10 ]:

Read the following information given below and answer the questions that follow.

  1. P, Q, R, S, T, U and V are seven friends and are sitting in a circle facing the center of the circle.
  2. V is second to the left of S and is the neighbour of T and U.
  3. S is not a neighbour of R or T.
  4. P is neighbour of Q and R.

6.Which of the following is correct?

A)Q is between P and S.

B)S is between U and P.

C)T is to the immediate right of V.

D)U is to the immediate left of V.


Answer:A

Explanation:


7.Which of the following has the pair with the second person sitting to the immediate right of the first person?

A)QU

B)VU

C)TR

D)PT


Answer:B

Explanation:


8.Which of the following will be S’s position after T and S interchange their places?

A)Neighbour of V and R

B)To the immediate left of R

C)To the immediate right of U

D)Neighbour of R and P


Answer:A

Explanation:


9.What is the position of R?

A)Second to the left of Q

B)Third to the right of U

C)To the immediate left of P

D)None of these


Answer:D

Explanation:


10.Which of the following has the second person sitting between the first and third persons?

A)SPQ

B)VRT

C)QRP

D)VUS


Answer:D

Explanation:


Exercise

Linear/Row arrangement

Here, we deal with questions, where a proper arrangement is required to be done in a linear format along a straight line.

  • When it is not given in the question that in which direction the person is facing, then we assume it facing the North direction.
  • When A, B, C and D are facing in South direction and P, Q, R and S are facing in North direction in a line, then positions to their right and left will be
  • When A, B are in one line and P, Q in other, then diagonnaly opposite directions will be

    A is diagonally opposite directions to Q and B is diagonally opposite to P.

Circular Arrangement

In circular arrangement, persons/objects are arranged around a circle facing towards or outside the centre on the basis of information provided.

In the below arrangement, some persons are sitting around a circle and they are facing the centre. The diagram highlights the left and right of the people for this case.

  • Movements around the circular arrangement:
  • For the people facing the centre:
  • Left movement is called clockwise rotation.
  • Right movement is called anti-clockwise rotation.
  • For people facing outside, the opposite is true:
  • Left movement is called anti-clockwise rotation.
  • Right movement is called clockwise rotation.

The information given in such questions specifies the position of a few or all the persons in the arrangement. The positions are specified through conditions like: a particular person is sitting right or left of the other person. After reading the given information, you should draw the diagram depicting the question statement.

Positions in the circular arrangement:

Following two shapes are of six and eight people sitting around a circle.

Remember, if you are careful of the directions, then this question should be a fairly easy one to solve.

Other geometrical shape arrangement:

In this type, questions are asked to arrange the persons in square, rectangle, pentagon, hexagon or any other geometrical shape.

1.Square/Rectangular Arrangement:

In this type of arrangement, objects/persons are placed around a rectangular or a square shaped table facing either at the centre or the direction opposite to centre. The left and right of each person in both the cases can be understood with the help of the following diagrams.

2.Pentagonal arrangement:

In this type of arrangement, objects/persons are placed around a pentagonal plane facing either at the centre or the direction opposite to centre. The left and right of each person in both the cases can be understood with the help of the following diagrams.

3. Hexagonal arrangement:

In this type of arrangement, objects/persons are placed around a hexagonal plane facing either at the centre or the direction opposite to centre. The left and right of each person in both the cases can be understood with the help of the following diagrams.