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1. 7 people — Divya, Kabir, Nisha, Pooja, Sameer, Tanvi, Vidya — are sitting in a row facing North. From left to right, the seating order is: Kabir, Sameer, Tanvi, Nisha, Vidya, Pooja, Divya. Who is sitting at position 2 from the left?

ASameer
BNisha
CKabir
DDivya

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Answer: A

Counting 2 position(s) from the left in the order 'Kabir, Sameer, Tanvi, Nisha, Vidya, Pooja, Divya' gives 'Sameer'.

2. 7 people — Divya, Farhan, Ishan, Lata, Pooja, Tanvi, Uday — are sitting in a row facing North. From left to right, the seating order is: Farhan, Tanvi, Lata, Uday, Ishan, Divya, Pooja. How many people are sitting between Uday and Ishan?

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Answer: A

'Uday' and 'Ishan' occupy positions 4 and 5 respectively from the left, so 0 person(s) sit between them.

3. 6 people — Aditi, Esha, Farhan, Lata, Omkar, Sameer — are sitting in a row facing North. From left to right, the seating order is: Lata, Aditi, Omkar, Sameer, Farhan, Esha. Who is sitting at position 1 from the right?

AEsha
BSameer
COmkar
DAditi

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Answer: A

Counting 1 position(s) from the right in the order 'Lata, Aditi, Omkar, Sameer, Farhan, Esha' gives 'Esha'.

4. 7 people — Aditi, Gauri, Kabir, Pooja, Vidya, Waseem, Yamini — are sitting in a row facing North. From left to right, the seating order is: Vidya, Waseem, Yamini, Pooja, Gauri, Aditi, Kabir. What is Vidya's position from the right?

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Answer: D

'Vidya' is the 7(th/st/nd/rd) person counted from the right in the order 'Vidya, Waseem, Yamini, Pooja, Gauri, Aditi, Kabir'.

5. 6 people — Chetan, Nisha, Qasim, Tanvi, Waseem, Yamini — are sitting in a row facing North. From left to right, the seating order is: Nisha, Waseem, Chetan, Qasim, Yamini, Tanvi. What is Yamini's position from the left?

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Answer: C

'Yamini' is the 5(th/st/nd/rd) person counted from the left in the order 'Nisha, Waseem, Chetan, Qasim, Yamini, Tanvi'.

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Practice questions on Logical Reasoning - Linear Seating Arrangement — with answers

1. 7 people — Divya, Kabir, Nisha, Pooja, Sameer, Tanvi, Vidya — are sitting in a row facing North. From left to right, the seating order is: Kabir, Sameer, Tanvi, Nisha, Vidya, Pooja, Divya. Who is sitting at position 2 from the left?

2. 7 people — Divya, Farhan, Ishan, Lata, Pooja, Tanvi, Uday — are sitting in a row facing North. From left to right, the seating order is: Farhan, Tanvi, Lata, Uday, Ishan, Divya, Pooja. How many people are sitting between Uday and Ishan?

3. 6 people — Aditi, Esha, Farhan, Lata, Omkar, Sameer — are sitting in a row facing North. From left to right, the seating order is: Lata, Aditi, Omkar, Sameer, Farhan, Esha. Who is sitting at position 1 from the right?

4. 7 people — Aditi, Gauri, Kabir, Pooja, Vidya, Waseem, Yamini — are sitting in a row facing North. From left to right, the seating order is: Vidya, Waseem, Yamini, Pooja, Gauri, Aditi, Kabir. What is Vidya's position from the right?

5. 6 people — Chetan, Nisha, Qasim, Tanvi, Waseem, Yamini — are sitting in a row facing North. From left to right, the seating order is: Nisha, Waseem, Chetan, Qasim, Yamini, Tanvi. What is Yamini's position from the left?

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