Seating Arrangement Questions With Solution

Q-36. In a row of books a book of English is 16th from left end of row. A book of Mathematics is 12th from the right end. If the Mathematics book is 6th to the right of the English book, then how many total books are in the row ?
(a) 33 (b) 32
(c) 34 (d) 31

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Answer: (a) 33
Solution:

Position of maths book from left end = 22
Position of maths book from right end = 12
total number of books in the row
= (22+12) 1 = 33

Q-37. In a row of girls, Kamla is 9th from the left and Veena is 16th from the right. If they interchange their positions, Kamla becomes 25th from the left. How many girls are there in the row ?
(a) 34 (b) 36
(c) 40 (d) 41

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Answer: (c) 40
Solution:

Total number of girls
= 25+16-1 = 40

Q-38. In a row at a bus stop, ‘A’ is 7th from the left and ‘B’ is 9th from the right. They both interchange their positions. Now A becomes 11th from the left. How many people are there in the row?
(a) 10 (b) 20
(c) 19 (d) 18

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Answer: (c) 19
Solution:

Total number of people in the row
= 11+9-1= 19

Q-39. Six persons are sitting in a circle. A is facing B, B is to the right of E and left of C. C is to the left of D. F is to the right of A. Now D exchanges his seat with F and E with B. Who will be sitting to the left of D?
(a) D (b) E
(c) A (d) B

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Answer : (c) A
Solution:

Q-40. In a row of men, Manoj is 30th from the right and Kiran is 20th from the left. When they interchange their position. Manoj becomes 35th from the right. What is the total number of men in the row?
(a) 34 (b) 45
(c) 44 (d) 54

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Answer: (d) 54
Solution:

Total number of men in the row
= 20+35-1 = 54