Circular Arrangement Puzzle Questions
In this article, we will have a look at the various types of Circular Arrangement Puzzles that you may encounter in an aptitude examination.
Some people facing inside, some outside
These puzzles are one of the most challenging of the Circular Arrangement Puzzles. Let’s see a few examples.
Q. Read the information given below and answer the 3 (three) items that follow.
6 persons P, Q, R, S, T and U are sitting along the 6 sides of a hexagon table. Three persons are facing towards the centre of the table while the rest are facing outwards. It’s also given that:
- Q is sitting opposite to P.
- U and R are facing outwards.
- P sits to the right of U.
- S is sitting next to Q, towards his right-hand side.
- The two persons sitting adjacent to P and the person sitting in front of P are facing outwards.
Q1. Who is sitting opposite to S?
(a) U
(b) R
(c) T
(d) P
Q2. Who is sitting between Q and R?
(a) T
(b) S
(c) U
(d) P
Q3. Q stands up, turns towards his right and walks along the table to P’s position. Who are the two persons that he would come across along the way?
(a) R and S
(b) R and T
(c) U and S
(d) U and T
Explanation:
The following diagrams depict a hexagonal table. Arrows are in the direction towards which the concerned person is facing.
From statement 5, we already know that the two persons sitting adjacent to P and the person sitting in front of P are facing outwards. Thus, P must be facing inwards.
Now Q is sitting opposite to P (statement 1). Thus,
According to statement 2, U and R are facing outwards, thus we have two possible sitting arrangements:
According to statement 3, P sits to the right of U. Thus case I may be eliminated.
Now, according to the 4th statement, S is sitting next to Q, towards his right hand side. Thus, we have:
Obviously, T will occupy the last vacant position. So the final picture that emerges can be shown as below:
Answer 1: (b)
Answer 2: (a)
Answer 3: (c)