Linear Arrangement


Direction: Study the following information to answer the given questions:
Each of the seven plays viz. P, Q, R, S, T, V and W are scheduled to be staged on a different day of a week starting from Monday and ending on Sunday of the same week. Play V is scheduled on Thursday. Two plays are scheduled to be held between Play V and Play P. only one play is scheduled between Play T and Play S. Play T is not scheduled on the days immediately before or immediately after the day when Play V is scheduled. Play R is scheduled the day immediately before the day when Play W is scheduled. Play S is not scheduled after Play Q.

  1. How many plays are scheduled to be staged between Play R and Play S?











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    According to question , we can say that
    Each of the seven plays viz. P, Q, R, S, T, V and W are scheduled to be staged on a different day of a week starting from Monday and ending on Sunday of the same week.

    Correct Option: C

    According to question , we can say that
    Each of the seven plays viz. P, Q, R, S, T, V and W are scheduled to be staged on a different day of a week starting from Monday and ending on Sunday of the same week.
    From figure we can see that Two plays are scheduled to be staged between Play R and Play S .



  1. Which of the following plays is scheduled on Friday?











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    As per the given above question , we have
    Each of the seven plays viz. P, Q, R, S, T, V and W are scheduled to be staged on a different day of a week starting from Monday and ending on Sunday of the same week.Play V is scheduled on Thursday.

    Correct Option: E

    As per the given above question , we have
    Each of the seven plays viz. P, Q, R, S, T, V and W are scheduled to be staged on a different day of a week starting from Monday and ending on Sunday of the same week.Play V is scheduled on Thursday. Play S is not scheduled after Play Q.
    Hence , Play S is scheduled on Friday .




  1. R is related to S in a certain way. In the same way P is related to V based on the given schedule. Which of the following is W related to following the same pattern?











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    As per the given above question , we have
    Each of the seven plays viz. P, Q, R, S, T, V and W are scheduled to be staged on a different day of a week starting from Monday and ending on Sunday of the same week.
    R is related to S in a certain way. In the same way P is related to V based on the given schedule.

    Correct Option: B

    As per the given above question , we have
    Each of the seven plays viz. P, Q, R, S, T, V and W are scheduled to be staged on a different day of a week starting from Monday and ending on Sunday of the same week.R is related to S in a certain way. In the same way P is related to V based on the given schedule. Q is W related to following the same pattern .
    Hence , Q is correct answer .



  1. On which of the following days is Play W scheduled?











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    According to question , we can say that
    Each of the seven plays viz. P, Q, R, S, T, V and W are scheduled to be staged on a different day of a week starting from Monday and ending on Sunday of the same week.

    Correct Option: C

    According to question , we can say that
    Each of the seven plays viz. P, Q, R, S, T, V and W are scheduled to be staged on a different day of a week starting from Monday and ending on Sunday of the same week.
    From given figure we can see that Play W is scheduled on Wednesday .




Direction: Read the following information carefully and answer the questions which follow.
Eight people, viz A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting in a straight line facing North. Each of them has passed a recruitment exam and must join the office in different months, viz January, February, March, April, May, June, July and August but not necessarily in the same order.

  • G sits third to the right of the person who joins in May. The person who joins in August sits second to the right of G. A and E are immediate neighbors of each other. Neither A nor E has joining dates in either May or August. Neither A nor E is an immediate neighbor of G.

  • H sits third to the right of the person whose joining date is in January. Neither A nor E has joining dates in January. H’s joining date is not in August

  • Only two people sit between E and the person whose joining date is in July. The person whose joining date is in February sits on the immediate left of D.

  • Only one person sits between E and B. C joins before July. E joins after April. G joins after A.

  1. In which of the following months does H join the office?











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    From the information given in the question, we can have the following table:
    Eight people, viz A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting in a straight line facing North. Each of them has passed a recruitment exam and must join the office in different months, viz January, February, March, April, May, June, July and August but not necessarily in the same order.

    Correct Option: D

    From the information given in the question, we can have the following table:
    Eight people, viz A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting in a straight line facing North. Each of them has passed a recruitment exam and must join the office in different months, viz January, February, March, April, May, June, July and August but not necessarily in the same order.
    Hence , H join the office in February month .