UPSC CSE Prelims CSAT (Paper II) previous year questions on Sitting Arrangement (Logical Reasoning), asked from 2013–2026, with answers. There are 8 questions in this post. Attempt each question, then click Show Answer to check.
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1] Eight persons P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W sit around a round table in eight different seats placed with equal distance between any two consecutive seats. Both P and R are adjacent to Q. Both T and R are adjacent to S. Both U and W are adjacent to V. S and W are on opposite chairs. If while going in the clockwise direction around the table from P, one meets R before T, then how many persons shall Q cross while moving in the clockwise direction around the table before meeting W? [2026/14]
(a) 5
(b) 4
(c) 2
(d) 1
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Ans: (a) 5
2] Three persons A, B and C are standing in a queue not necessarily in the same order. There are 4 persons between A and B, and 7 persons between B and C If there are 11 persons ahead of C and 13 behind A, what could be the minimum number of persons in the queue? [2022/30]
(a) 22
(b) 28
(c) 32
(d) 38
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Ans: (a) 22
3] Eight students A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H sit around a circular table, equidistant from each other, facing the centre of the table, not necessarily in the same order. B and D sit neither adjacent to C nor opposite to C. A sits in between E and D, and F sits in between B and H. Which one of the following is definitely correct? [2022/40]
(a) B sits in between A and G
(b) C sits opposite to G
(c) E sits opposite to F
(d) None of the above
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Ans: (d) None of the above
4] Six persons A, B, C, D, E and F are sitting equidistant from each other around a circular table (facing the centre of the table).
Consider the Question and two Statements given below:
Question: Who is sitting on the immediate left of A?
Statement—1: B is sitting opposite to C and D is sitting opposite to E.
Statement—2: F is sitting on the immediate left of B.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the Question and the Statements? [2022/48]
(a) Statement—1 alone is sufficient to answer the Question
(b) Statement—2 alone is sufficient to answer the Question
(c) Both Statement—1 and Statement—2 are sufficient to answer the Question
(d) Both Statement—1 and Statement—2 are not sufficient to answer the Question
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Ans: (d) Both Statement—1 and Statement—2 are not sufficient to answer the Question
5] A is 16th from the left end in a row of boys and V is 18th from the right end. G is 11th from A towards the right and 3rd from V towards the right end. How many boys are there in the row? [2020/35]
(a) 40
(b) 41
(c) 42
(d) Cannot be determined due to insufficient data
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Ans: (b) 41
6] A person is standing on the first step from the bottom of a ladder. If he has to climb 4 more steps to reach exactly the middle step, how many steps does the ladder have? [2016/53]
(a) 8
(b) 9
(c) 10
(d) 11
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Ans: (b) 9
7] Four children are sitting in a row. A is occupying the seat next to B but not next to C. If C is not sitting next to D, who is/are occupying seat/seats adjacent to D? [2014/11]
(a) B
(b) A
(c) B and A
(d) Impossible to tell
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Ans: (b) A
8] Five people A, B, C, D and E are seated about a round table. Every chair is spaced equidistant from adjacent chairs.
(i) C is seated next to A.
(ii) A is seated two seats from D.
(iii) B is not seated next to A.
Which of the following must be true? [2013/19]
(I) D is seated next to B.
(II) E is seated next to A.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
(a) I only
(b) II only
(c) Both I and II
(d) Neither I nor II
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Ans: (c) Both I and II
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