Reasoning

Double Row Seating: Practice Questions with Answers

11 practice questions on Double Row Seating, with answers; most also have an explanation or a worked solution. Try each one before you open its answer.

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1. Q.1

   Four people — A, B, C and D — sit in Row 1, facing South. Four people — P, Q, R and S — sit in Row 2, facing North, each directly facing one person in Row 1. A sits at the extreme left end of Row 1. D sits at the extreme right end of Row 1. B sits second from the left in Row 1. Q faces A. P sits immediately to the right of Q in Row 2. R faces D. Who sits at the extreme right end of Row 1?

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   Answer: D

   Solution:

   1. Row 1: A is at position 1 (extreme left), D is at position 4 (extreme right), B is at position 2 — by elimination, C is at position 3.
   2. Row 2: Q faces A, so Q is at position 1. P is immediately right of Q, so P is at position 2. R faces D, so R is at position 4 — by elimination, S is at position 3.
   3. Full arrangement — Row 1: A, B, C, D. Row 2: Q, P, S, R.

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2. Q.2

   Using the same puzzle and clues, who sits second from the right in Row 2?

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   Answer: S

   Solution:

   1. Row 2, left to right, is Q, P, S, R — counted from the right, the 2nd position is S.

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3. Q.3

   Using the same puzzle and clues, how many people sit between B and D in Row 1?

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   Answer: 1

   Solution:

   1. Row 1 is A, B, C, D — B is at position 2 and D is at position 4, so only C (position 3) sits between them — one person.

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4. Q.4

   Using the same puzzle and clues, who faces B?

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   Answer: P

   Solution:

   1. From the full arrangement, B is at position 2 in Row 1, and the person at position 2 in Row 2 is P.

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5. Q.5

   Using the same puzzle and clues, who faces the person sitting second from the left in Row 1?

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   Answer: P

   Solution:

   1. The person second from the left in Row 1 is B (position 2), and the person facing position 2 in Row 2 is P.

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6. Q.6

   Using the same puzzle and clues, who sits immediately to the left of C in Row 1?

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   Answer: B

   Solution:

   1. From the full arrangement — A, B, C, D — the person immediately to the left of C (position 3) is B (position 2).

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7. Q.7

   Using the same puzzle and clues, who sits between Q and S in Row 2?

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   Answer: P

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8. Q.8

   Using the same puzzle and clues, who sits immediately to the left of R in Row 2?

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   Answer: S

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9. Q.9

   Using the same puzzle and clues, who faces D?

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   Answer: R

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10. Q.10

    Using the same puzzle and clues, who faces C?

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    Answer: S

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11. Q.11

    Using the same puzzle and clues, who sits at the extreme left end of Row 1?

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    Answer: A

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