Square Seating Arrangements

In the series of providing Seatimg arrangement problems. Today I am providing Square table seating arramhement set.

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Eight friends Prem, Queen, Rajan, Sooraj, Taksh, Vaani, Waqar and Yousuf are sitting around a square table. Out of eight, four persons are sitting at the corners of the table and other four are sitting at the mid - points of each side of the table. Persons at the corners are facing the center while the persons at the mid - points of side are facing outside. Sooraj is third to the right of Prem.

Prem is facing the center. Yousuf is not sitting beside Prem or Sooraj. Taksh is third to the right of
Rajan. Rajan is not sitting at the mid - point of any side of the table. Rajan is also not beside Yousuf. There is only one person between Prem and Vaani. Queen is not sitting beside Vaani.

Q1. If all the persons are made to sit in alphabetical order in clockwise direction starting from Prem, then the position of how many persons remains the same (Excluding Prem)?

a) None

b) One

c) Two

d) Three

e) Four

Q2. Which among the following is true regarding Yousuf?

a) Taksh is not sitting beside Yousuf.

b) Yousuf is sitting at the mid - point of a side.

c) Rajan is second to the left of Yousuf.

d) Prem and Vaani are beside Yousuf

e) None of The Above

Q3. Who is 4th to the left of Vaani?

a) Yousuf

b) Rajan

c) Taksh

d) Queen

e) None of The Above

Q4. What is the position of Queen in respect of Rajan?

a) Immediate Left

b) Second to the Left

c) Third to the Left

d) Third to the Right

e) Immediate Right

Q5. Four out of following five are some how same and therefore they form a group. Which one of the following does not come into this group?

a) Yousuf

b) Waqar

c) Vaani

d) Rajan

e) Prem

Q6. Who is third to the right of Waqar?

a) Rajan

b) Sooraj

c) Queen

d) Yousuf

e) Can Not Be Determined

Q7. How many people are there between Taksh and Queen?

a) 1

b) 2

c) 3

d) 4

e) None

Solution

(Arrows shows the face direction of the persons)

Answer 1. (Option A)

According to question, following new arrangement is obtained. Prem is on his previous position as per the question. Now all Persons have different positions after alphabetical arrangement starting from Prem so Answer is None because no one is on his same position.