PREPARATORY QUESTIONS

CIRCULAR SEATING ARRANGEMENT

PREPARATORY PAPER-71 (MODERATE)

Direction (Qs.1-5): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.

 

L, N, P, R, M, Q, T and Y are the members of a committee sitting around a circular table but not facing the Centre. Each member has a different zodiac sign, viz., Leo, Virgo, Libra, Cancer, Aries, Gemini, Pisces and Scorpio, but not necessarily in the same order.

 

T sits third to the right of P. The one whose sun - sign is Leo sits second to the left of the one whose sun - sign is Libra. Y’s sun-sign is Libra and is sitting exactly between P and L. The one whose sun - sign is Pisces sits second to the right of N. The one whose sun - sign is Aries sits second to the right of the person whose sun - sign is Gemini. P sits third to the left of the person whose sun - sign is Virgo. Neither Q nor L is the immediate neighbor of N. Q sits fourth to the left of L. N’s sun - sign is neither Cancer nor Aries. The person whose sun - sign is Leo is sitting second to the right of the person whose sign is Cancer. R’s sun - sign is Leo and is not an immediate neighbor of N.

 

Question No : 1

Which of the following is N’s sun - sign?

(1) Leo

(2) Virgo

(3) Gemini

(4) Scorpio

(5) Can’t say

Question No : 2

Who sits third to the right of L?

(1) R

(2) M

(3) Q

(4) Y

(5) None of these

Question No : 3

What is Y’s position with respect to Q?

(1) Third to the left

(2) Second to the right

(3) Third to the right

(4) Second to the left

(5) None of these

Question No : 4

How many persons are there between P and N, when counted from anticlockwise?

(1) None

(2) One

(3) Two

(4) Three

(5) More than three

Question No : 5

Which of the following combination is true?

(1) M–Gemini

(2) P–Cancer

(3) N–Scorpio

(4) None is true

(5) All is true