CAT Seating Arrangement Questions with Solutions PDF

CAT Seating Arrangement questions appear in the DILR section of the exam. It has been seen in the past that this topic covered 5-6 questions in the LR sub section. Thus, too critical to ignore. The Seating Arrangement questions in CAT are typically based on Linear Arrangement, Circular Arrangement, Grid & Matrix and Complex Arrangement.

To master this topic of CAT Logical Reasoning, you will need to work on Geometry. It will be massively helpful in understanding seating arrangement, which is guided by two-dimensional constraints.

The key strategies to master this topic is solving seating arrangement puzzles, practicing sample questions and official questions asked in previous sessions of CAT. Practice a large number of questions - easy, medium and tough to master speed and accuracy. You will need to develop tricks and shortcuts too. Read questions with focus on the clues. Break down the question and draw a diagram on the rough sheet.

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Sample CAT Seating Arrangement Questions with Solutions PDF

Q 1: Six people A, B, C, D, E and F sit around a circular table, all facing the centre. B sits immediate clockwise of A. D sits exactly opposite A. C sits immediate clockwise of B. F sits immediate anticlockwise of A. E occupies the one remaining seat, between D and F. Counting in the anticlockwise direction starting from B, how many people are seated between B and E?

(A) 1

(B) 2

(C) 3

(D) 4

Q 2: Ten people sit in two rows of five. Row 1 (A, B, C, D, E, left to right) faces North and Row 2 faces South. Row 2, from left to right, is seated as R, T, P, S, Q, with each person in Row 2 facing the person directly opposite in Row 1. A sits at the left end of Row 1 and faces R. Only one person sits between A and C in Row 1. E sits at the right end of Row 1 and faces Q. T, who faces B, sits second from the left in Row 2. S faces D and sits immediate right of P. Who sits immediate left of Q in Row 2?

(A) P

(B) S

(C) T

(D) R

Q 3: Six people G, H, I, K, J and L sit around a circular table, all facing outward (away from the centre), seated in clockwise order G, H, I, K, J, L. H sits immediate clockwise of G. I sits immediate clockwise of H. Exactly two people sit between G and K (clockwise). J sits immediate clockwise of K. L sits immediate clockwise of J and immediate anticlockwise of G. Who sits second to the clockwise of I?

(A) H

(B) K

(C) J

(D) L

Q 4: Six people A, B, C, D, E and F sit around a rectangular table - two on each of the longer sides and one on each shorter side - all facing the centre, seated in clockwise order A, B, C, D, E, F. Each also has a different profession. A, a Doctor, sits at one short end. B, an Engineer, sits immediate clockwise of A. C, the Teacher, sits immediate clockwise of B. D, a Lawyer, sits at the other short end, immediate clockwise of C. E, the Artist, sits immediate clockwise of D. F, the Chef, sits immediate clockwise of E and immediate anticlockwise of A. What is the profession of the person sitting exactly opposite the Doctor?

(A) Engineer

(B) Teacher

(C) Lawyer

(D) Chef

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