How to Solve Sitting Arrangement? Inward & Outward

By Jyoti Bisht|Updated : March 8th, 2022

How to Solve Sitting Arrangement: We are providing you with important concepts & short tricks on sitting arrangement based on inward & outward questions in reasoning which are usually asked in bank exams. Use these below-given shortcuts to solve questions within minimum time. These shortcuts & concepts will be very helpful for your upcoming all bank exam 2022.

To make the chapter easy for you all, we are providing you all some important concepts & short tricks on sitting arrangement? Inward & Outward in reasoning will surely make the chapter easy for you all.

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About Inward & Outward Sitting Arrangement:-

No matter what the model is, the following points are to be noted to solve the questions easily.

Read the entire puzzle and understand the statements correctly

  • Identify the statements that give definite information
  • For instance, let us take three statements and evaluate them

Statement 1: A is to the left of B.

The data in the statement is basic but not definite as the statement ONLY says that A is to the left of B. but, it does not specify where A is located from B.

Statement 2: A is second to the left of B. The data in the statement is definite as it clearly states that A is placed second to the left of B.

Some important points to be kept in mind before solving the sitting arrangement puzzles are:

  • If A is sitting immediate left of B, it means B is on the immediate right of A
  • To avoid confusion of left and rights in circular and other shapes’ seating arrangement problems, you should assume that all people are facing to the center (unless and until they specify the direction)
  • It’s always a better idea to assume you are one among them so that it will be easier for you to get an idea of the arrangement
  • If you are unable to get the idea from a line then better skip that line and go to the next line. You can revisit the skipped line after getting another clue

For circular sitting arrangement, those objects which are facing inwards to the center are favorable to us which means LEFT-RIGHT positions are the same as a reference object and those objects which are facing outwards are unfavorable to us which means LEFT-RIGHT position is opposite to reference object.

Persons sitting in a CIRCLE or RECTANGLE or SQUARE facing AWAY from the center:

  • Seated to the left = Take Anti-clockwise direction
  • Seated to the right = Take clockwise direction

Such types are problems are solved in the same manner as the problems for the center facing people are solved. The only change, in this case, is the direction of reference changes that confuses the candidates.

But nowadays, questions of some different patterns are asked in Bank exams like Some people are facing inward while some of them are facing outwards.

Question:

P, Q, R, S, T, U, and V are sitting in a circle. Five of them are facing the center while two of them are facing opposite to the center. R sits third to the left of S and both are facing the center. T is neither an immediate member of S nor of R. The one sitting exactly between S and U is facing to the center. V sits third to the left of P and V is facing opposite to the center. One of Q’s neighbors is facing opposite the center.

Steps To Solve The Question

Draw a circle. Mark all positions of objects in the circle.

Note: Five of them are facing center means favorable to us and then left two are facing outward means unfavorable to us.

Now put S on the middle bottom position of the circle and position R on the left side (Clockwise direction) to S.

T is neither an immediate member of S nor of R. the statement leaves a single place for T to sit.

The one sitting exactly between S and U is facing the center.

Then put U from the left of S by leaving one position blank.

V sits third to the left of P and V is facing outside to the center.

In this case, the position of P and V is not discussed about all other objects. So their position can be done by the hit and trial method which is based on the most convenient positions.

Now the left place is the only option for Q to sit.

As per the statement, one of Q’s neighbors is facing opposite the center. This tells us that T is facing opposite the center. And according to the question, since five of them are facing the center, U and Q also face the center. So, the final diagram we get is X.

This was all about the theory related to the topic.

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SBI Clerk

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FAQs

  • The weightage of sitting arrangement questions in bank exams 2022- Questions ranging from 20–25 marks will be asked on these themes. Remember that you'll need to practice a variety of different seating positions in order to complete the exam questions effectively and on time.

  • Here is the list of bank exams 2022 in which you will be getting the sitting arrangements: SBI Clerk, SBI PO, IBPS Clerk, IBPS PO, IBPS RRB, RBI Grade-B, NABARD Grade-A, SBI Apprentice, LIC AAO, RBI Assistant

  • The candidates can practice the sitting arrangement questions at BYJU'S EXAM PREP to improvise your speed and accuracy for the bank exams 2022.

  • Remember these points while solving sitting arrangement questions for bank exam 2022:

    If A is seated to the left of B, B is seated to the right of A.

    You should assume that everyone is facing the centre to avoid confusion about left and right in circular and other forms' seating arrangement problems (unless and until they specify the direction)

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