Pentagonal Seating Arrangement Questions For SBI PO Exam

Pentagonal Seating Arrangement is one of the most frequently asked and scoring topics in the Reasoning Ability section of the SBI PO examination. Candidates preparing for SBI PO Prelims and Mains often encounter puzzle-based questions involving circular, square, triangular, and pentagonal seating arrangements. Among these, pentagonal seating arrangement questions are particularly important because they test logical thinking, analytical skills, and the ability to process multiple conditions simultaneously.

Pentagonal Seating Arrangement For SBI PO Exam

In recent years, SBI has increasingly focused on moderate to high-level reasoning puzzles, making seating arrangement topics a crucial part of preparation. Candidates who understand the concepts of pentagonal arrangements and practice a variety of question patterns can significantly improve their speed and accuracy in the examination.

What is a Pentagonal Seating Arrangement?
A Pentagonal Seating Arrangement is a puzzle where five or more individuals are seated around a pentagon-shaped figure according to a set of given conditions.

Pentagonal Seating Arrangement Questions For SBI PO Exam

Directions (1-5): Study the following information carefully and answer the question given below:

Ten persons- J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, and S are sitting on a pentagonal table facing away from the center such that one person sits on each corner while one person sits on each side of the table. Only two persons sit between N and S (either from left or right). S sits in the corner of the table. L sits second to the right of N. K sits opposite to L. One person sits between K and P. Two persons sit between P and O. R is an immediate neighbor of O. J sits second to the left of the one who sits opposite to R. M does not sit on the side of the table.

1) What is the position of L with respect to Q?
a) Second to the left
b) Immediate right
c) Third to the right
d) Fourth to the left
e) Fifth to the left

2) If all the persons are made to sit according to alphabetical order from J in an anticlockwise direction then how many persons remain at the same position (including J)?
a) Two
b) Three
c) One
d) None
e) More than three

3) Four of the following five are related in a certain way and hence form a group. Find the one which does not belong to that group?
a) JS
b) OM
c) QP
d) RN
e) LO

4) ______ sits third to the left of M.
a) The one who sits immediate right of P
b) O
c) J
d) The one who sits opposite to Q
e) None of these

5) How many persons sit between R and M when counted from the right of M?
a) Five
b) Three
c) Two
d) Six
e) Four

Directions (6-10): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given beside.

Ten guards from A to J are standing on ten gates of a pentagon shaped park. The gates are built such that the gates at the corners of the park are large and the gates at the edges of the park are small. The guards at the large gate are facing towards the center while the guards at the small gate are facing outside the center.

B is standing third to the right of E, who is standing at one of the large gates. C is on the immediate left of D. I is an immediate neighbor of B and stands third to the right of F. C is not adjacent to both F and B. A is facing towards the center. G faces outside and is not an immediate neighbor of I and C. Only 4 guards stand between A and H.

6. Who stands third to the right of H?
a) D
b) A
c) J
d) I
e) None of these

7. What is the position of J with respect to A?
a) Fifth to the right
b) Third to the left
c) Second to the right
d) Second to the left
e) Can’t be determined

8. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and thus form a group. Which of the following does not belong to the same group?
a) D
b) B
c) E
d) J
e) None of these

9. How many guards stand between G and I, when counted from the left of former?
a) 4
b) 2
c) 1
d) 3
e) None of these

10. If C is related to G in a way, H is related to B in the same way then A is related to whom in the same way?
a) D
b) C
c) J
d) H
e) None of these