Seating Arrangement Questions for IBPS RRB PO and Clerk Exam 2025

Seating arrangement is one of the most scoring yet time-consuming topics in the Reasoning Ability section of the IBPS RRB PO and Clerk Exam 2025. Whether you’re attempting the Prelims or the Mains, mastering this topic is crucial for improving your overall score. These types of questions test your logical thinking, spatial visualisation, and ability to interpret and organise given data systematically.

Seating Arrangement in IBPS RRB Exams

In recent years, the weightage of seating arrangement questions in both the IBPS RRB Officer (Scale I) and Office Assistant (Clerk) exams has increased significantly. In the Prelims stage, candidates can expect around 10 to 15 questions based solely on this topic, making it one of the most important parts of the Reasoning section. In the Mains exam, these questions often appear in more complex formats and may be clubbed with other types of puzzles.

Types of Seating Arrangement Questions in IBPS RRB PO and Clerk Exam 2025

The IBPS RRB PO and Clerk exams usually feature a variety of seating arrangement patterns, such as:

• Linear Arrangement: People are seated in a straight line, either facing north, south, or in opposite directions.
• Circular Arrangement: Candidates are placed in a circular pattern, facing either towards or away from the centre.
• Square or Rectangular Arrangement: Often involves a mix of people sitting at corners and sides, with directional conditions.
• Dual Row Arrangement: Two rows of people facing each other, with clues relating to their positions and neighbours.
• Complex Arrangement: Seating combined with other attributes such as profession, age, colour, or city.

Seating Arrangement Questions for IBPS RRB PO and Clerk Exam 2025

Directions (01-05): Study the following information carefully and answer the question given below

There are eight friends i.e. A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H who have seated around a square table in which four are seated at the middle of the side and four are seated at the corner of the square table. The one who sits at the corner faces outside and the one who sits at the middle of side of square faces towards the centre. A sits 3rd left of H who is immediate right of E. G is not neighbor of F. There are two friends who sit between D who faces inside and C. H sits diagonally opposite to C and faces opposite direction. A sits 2nd left of F who is immediate neighbor of B.

Q01. Who among the following sits immediate right of F?

(a) B

(b) A

(c) C

(d) F

(e) G

Q02. How many friends sits between the one who sits 2nd left of E and the one who is immediate right of C, counting from clockwise from the one who is immediate right of C?

(a) Six

(b) Three

(c) Five

(d) Four

(e) No one

Q03. Who among the following sits 3rd right of G?

(a) A

(b) E

(c) G

(d) H

(e) None of these

Q04. Who among the following faces outside?

(a) E

(b) D

(c) G

(d) A

(e) F

Q05. If B is related to F and E is related to H, then D is related to what?

(a) D

(b) C

(c) B

(d) G

(e) F

Direction (06-10): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions:
Eight persons P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W are seated around a circular table. Some of them are facing towards the centre and some outside the centre.

P sits second to the left of the one who sits third to the left of W. Only one person sits between Q and the one who sits immediate left of P. Immediate neighbours of R facing opposite directions. W and P facing opposite direction. Q is not an immediate neighbour of P. S sits second to the left of the one who is an immediate neighbour of Q. T sits third to the left of S and an immediate neighbour of P. U sits third to the right of V who is facing same direction as S but opposite of T. Both P and S facing same direction. Both immediate neighbour of Q facing opposite directions. U does not face outside.

Q06. Who sits third to the left of the one who is immediate right of S?

(a) P

(b) U

(c) V

(d) R

(e) W

Q07. How many persons sitting between V and the one who sits immediate right of U?

(a) One

(b) Five

(c) Four

(d) Three

(e) Two

Q08. Who is sitting exactly between W and T?

(a) V

(b) D

(c) Q

(d) P

(e) Both (a) and (c)

Q09. Who among the following is an immediate neighbor of S and U?

(a) the one who sits opposite to T

(b) P

(c) The one who sits second to the right of P

(d) V

(e) Q

Q10. What is the position of P with respect to W?

(a) Second to the right

(b) Third to the right

(c) Second to the left

(d) Fourth to the left

(e) Third to the left

Directions (11-15): Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:

Twelve people are sitting in two parallel rows containing six people. In row 1 – A, I, G, K, E and C are seated (but not necessarily in the same order) and all of them are facing south. In row 2 – L, H, D, J, B and F are seated (but not necessarily in the same order) and all of them are facing north. Each member seated in one row faces another member of the other row.

E sits 2nd to the right of C and doesn’t faces J. A sit at one of the ends and diagonally opposite to B. Three persons sit between B and F, who does not face G. Neither E nor C is an immediate neighbor of A. J sits immediate left to D but does not faces C. Two persons sit between I and G, none of them sits at the end.
The one who faces K sits 2nd right to L.

Q11. Who among the following faces C?

(a) G

(b) K

(c) I

(d) A

(e) none of these

Q12. How many persons sit to the right of H?

(a) No One

(b) one

(c) two

(d) three

(e) four

Q13. Four of the following five form a group, who among the following does not belongs to that group?

(a) B

(b) K

(c) C

(d) A

(e) L

Q14. If in a certain way A is related to J, K is related to H, then who among the following is related to D?

(a) G

(b) K

(c) H

(d) F

(e) I

Q15. Who among the following sit 3rd right to K?

(a) A

(b) K

(c) E

(d) C

(e) No one

Tips to Solve Seating Arrangement Questions Faster

Read all clues before starting: Understand the full scenario before jumping into placement.

• Start with direct clues: Place individuals with definite positions first.
• Use elimination method: Rule out possibilities to arrive at the correct positions.
• Practice direction sense: Always visualise who is facing which way, especially in circular/square setups.
• Practice mixed puzzles: Try puzzles that involve multiple conditions or combined arrangements.
• Revise with previous year papers: Review questions from past IBPS RRB exams to spot trends and common formats.