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Seating Arrangement (Mixed Directions): Practice Questions with Answers

11 practice questions on Seating Arrangement (Mixed Directions), 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

   Using the same arrangement, from B’s own perspective, who sits immediately to B’s right?

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   Answer: D

   Solution:

   1. B faces North (everyone except A does), so B’s own right matches the physical right.
   2. B is at position 4; the physical position immediately to its right, position 5, is D.

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2. Q.2

   Using the same arrangement, how many people sit between A and D (physical positions)?

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   Answer: 1

   Solution:

   1. A is at position 3 and D is at position 5 — only position 4, B, sits between them.

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3. Q.3

   Using the same arrangement, who faces South?

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   Answer: A

   Solution:

   1. Only A was stated to face South; everyone else faces North.

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4. Q.4

   Five friends — A, B, C, D and E — sit in a row. All of them face North, except A, who faces South. C sits at the extreme left end. A sits third from the left. The person sitting to the immediate right of A, from A’s own perspective, is E. D sits at the extreme right end. B sits immediately to the left of D. Who sits second from the left?

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   Answer: E

   Solution:

   1. C is at position 1 (extreme left) and A is at position 3 (third from the left).
   2. A faces South, so A’s own right points to the physical LEFT — the immediate right of A, from A’s own perspective, is therefore physically at position 2, not position 4. That person is E, so E is at position 2.
   3. D is at position 5 (extreme right), and B sits immediately to its left, so B is at position 4.
   4. The full physical order is: C (1), E (2), A (3), B (4), D (5). Position 2 is E.

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5. Q.5

   Using the same arrangement, from D’s own perspective, who sits immediately to D’s left?

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   Answer: B

   Solution:

   1. D faces North (only A faces South), so D’s own left matches the physical left.
   2. D is at position 5; the physical position immediately to its left, position 4, is B.

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6. Q.6

   Using the same arrangement, who sits immediately to the physical left of A (regardless of which way anyone faces)?

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   Answer: E

   Solution:

   1. From the full order C, E, A, B, D, A is at position 3. The person physically immediately to its left, at position 2, is E.

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7. Q.7

   Using the same arrangement, from C’s own perspective, who sits immediately to C’s right?

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   Answer: E

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8. Q.8

   Using the same arrangement, who sits third from the right (physical position)?

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   Answer: A

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9. Q.9

   Using the same arrangement, from E’s own perspective, who sits immediately to E’s left?

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   Answer: C

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10. Q.10

    Using the same arrangement, who sits at the extreme right end?

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    Answer: D

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11. Q.11

    Using the same arrangement, from A’s own perspective, who sits immediately to A’s left?

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    Answer: B

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