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CA Foundation · Quantitative Aptitude · Seating Arrangements

Eight persons sit in two parallel rows of four. In Row 1, A, B, C and D sit facing south. In Row 2, P, Q, R and S sit facing north. Each person in Row 2 sits directly opposite exactly one person in Row 1. In Row 1, A sits at the west end and C sits at the east end, and B does not sit next to A. In Row 2, Q faces A, S faces C, and P sits immediately east of Q. Who sits opposite D?

P sits opposite D. Row 1 from west to east is A, D, B, C, because B cannot be next to A. Row 2 from west to east is Q, P, R, S. D is second from the west in Row 1, and the second seat in Row 2 is P.

  1. AQ
  2. BR
  3. CS
  4. DPCorrect

Explanation

In Row 1, A is at the west end and C at the east end. D and B fill the middle two seats, and B cannot be next to A, so the order is A, D, B, C. In Row 2, Q faces A (west end) and S faces C (east end), and P is immediately east of Q, so the order is Q, P, R, S. D is in the second position from the west, so D faces P.

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