Linear Arrangement

SEATING ARRANGEMENT:

Arrangement is the positioning of things, persons, etc. in a particular order.

Seating arrangement is the manner in which people are arranged to sit around a table, in a row etc.

(i) LINERAR ARRANGEMENT:

In a linear arrangement, thinds or persons are arranged linearly in rows or columns.

In a linear arrangement, the right or left of a person depends on which direction the person is facing.

Rules for Linear Arrangement:

Firstly, note down the direction in which the person is facing.

If it is written that a person is sitting to the left or right of a given person, then it does not necessarily mean than the person is sitting to the immediate left or to the immediatie right.

If it is written that a person is sitting in between two persons, then it does not necessarily mean that the person is sitting exaclty in the middle of the two persons.

Illustration: Five children are sitting in a row. S is sitting immediate next to P but not. T. K is sitting immediate next to R, who is sitting at the extreme left and T is not sitting immediate next to K. Who is/are sitting adjacent to S?

A. K and P B. R and P C. Only P D. P and T

Answer: A

Solution: We will analyse the question and then follow the following steps:

Step 1: Draw a line and mark as many cuts as the numbers of persons to be arranged.

Step 2: Fix the position of R, which is at the extreme left, and fix the position of K, which is Immediate next to R.

Step 3: Now, fix the position of S, which is not immediate next to T and immediate next to P.

The sequence of children are as followsR, K, P, S, T

Illustration : A, P, R, X, S and Z are sitting in a row. S and Z are in the centre. A and P are at the ends. R is sitting to the left of A. Who is to the right of P ?

A. A B. X C. S D. Z

Answer : B

Solution : As per the detail given in the question, S and Z are in the centre. A and P are at the ends. R is sitting to the left of O.

Clearly, right of P is X

Sample Questions

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Question : 1

A, P, R, X, S and Z are sitting in a row. S and Z are in the centre. A and P are at the ends. R is sitting to the left of A. Who is to the right of P ?
A. A	B. X	C. S	D. Z
Right Option : B
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Question : 2

In an Exhibition seven cars of different companies - Cadillac, Ambassador, Fiat, Maruti, Mercedes, Bedford and Fargo are standing facing to east in the following order : Cadillac is next to right of Fargo. Fargo is fourth to the right of Fiat. Maruti car is between Ambassador and Bedford. Fiat which is third to the left of Ambassador, is at one end. Which one of the following is the correct position of Mercedes ?
A. Next to the left of Cadillac	B. Next to the left of Bedford	C. Between Bedford and Fargo	D. Fourth to the right of Maruti.
Right Option : D
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Question : 3

Directions: Read the given information carefully and answer the question that follows. A, B, C, D, e and F are sitting on a beach facing north, but not necessarily in the same order. B is sitting exactly between C and E. A is to the immediate left of F. D is the immediate neighbour of A and E. Who is sitting at the extreme left position?
A. A	B. C	C. D	D. E
Right Option : D
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