Seating Arrangement Tips & Practice Questions for IBPS RRB PO and Clerk 2025

Seating Arrangement is one of the most important topics in the Reasoning section of the IBPS RRB PO and Clerk 2025 exams. These questions test your ability to understand and arrange people or items based on given clues. You need to carefully read the information and use logic to find the correct positions. With the right tips and regular practice, you can solve these questions quickly and score well in the exam.

Seating Arrangement Tips & Practice Questions for IBPS RRB PO and Clerk 2025

To do well in Seating Arrangement questions, it is important to stay calm and make quick diagrams to understand the positions clearly. Focus on keywords like “immediate left,” “facing north,” or “between” to avoid confusion. Try to link the clues step by step and eliminate wrong possibilities. With regular practice, you will get faster and more accurate. Below are some practice questions to help you prepare better for the IBPS RRB PO and Clerk 2025 exams.

Directions (1-5): Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions:
Nine friends A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H and I sit in a straight row, but not necessarily in the same order. Some of them face North and some of them face South. D sits fourth to the right of C. A sits exactly between H and G who sits second to the left of E. D sits immediately to the left of E. Both C and E doesn’t sit at the extreme ends of the row. I sits immediately to the right of G. D sits third to the right of B and both of them face the same direction. C and B are not immediate neighbours. H sits at one of the extreme ends. F and G face the same direction but opposite to A. The persons who sit at extreme ends face the same direction. Less than two persons sit between A and H. A and I face the opposite direction. H doesn’t face north.
Q1. Who among the following sits third to the right of the person who sits immediately to the right of B?
(a) A
(b) G
(c) I
(d) D
(e) C
Q2. How many persons who face south, sit between E and H?
(a) One
(b) Two
(c) Three
(d) Four
(e) Five
Q3. Four of the following five are similar in a certain manner and form a group. Which one does
not belong to the group?
(a) A and G
(b) D and E
(c) B and A
(d) F and H
(e) D and C

Q4. If I and E interchange their positions, then who sits fifth to the left of E?
(a) C
(b) F
(c) D
(d) A
(e) B

Q5. What is the position of the person who sits sixth to the right of F with respect to B?
(a) Fifth to the left
(b) Seventh to the left
(c) Seventh to the right
(d) Fifth to the right
(e) None of these

Directions (6-10): Study the following arrangement carefully and answer the questions given below:
Eight persons – A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H – sit around a square-shaped table. Four persons sit at the corners face inside and the remaining four persons sit in the middle of the sides face outside. Each of the person who sits at the corners has a different favourite flower: Lily, Rose, Tulip, and Carnation. Each of the person who sits at the middle of the sides of the table has a different favourite fruit: Mango, Banana, Apple and Guava. All the information is not necessarily in the same order. H doesn’t sits at corners. G sits third to the left of C. One person sits between the one who likes Guava and C. The one who likes Guava sits immediately to the right of A. B sits opposite to G. The one who likes Carnation sits second to the right of A. E sits third to the left of the one who likes Rose. Two persons sit between the ones who likes Banana and Carnation. A is not an immediate neighbour of the one who likes Banana. The one who likes Banana sits opposite to E. Two persons sits between the ones who like Rose and Apple. D sits third to the right of the one who likes Apple. G doesn’t like lily. H doesn’t like
Banana and Mango.

Q6. Who among the following persons sits opposite to the person who likes Apple?
(a) The one who likes Guava
(b) The one who likes Mango
(c) F
(d) D
(e) None of these

Q7. Which of the following statement is correct?
(a) Three persons sit between the ones who like carnation and Mango.
(b) D is not an immediate neighour of the one who likes Banana.
(c) The one who likes Lily sits fourth to the right of C.
(d) E and G are immediate neighbours
(e) D face inside.

Q8. Who among the following persons sits fifth to the left of D?
(a) C
(b) The one who likes Mango
(c) The one who sits second to the right of the one who likes Guava.
(d) The one who likes Tulip
(e) None of these

Q9. Four of the following five are in the same group, who among the following does not belong
to that group?
(a) H
(b) G
(c) F
(d) E
(e) C

Q10. What is the position of the person who likes Carnation with respect to the person who likes
Mango?
(a) Immediate left
(b) Sixth to the left
(c) Fifth to the right
(d) Seventh to the left
(e) Seventh to the right