Circular ArrangementCAT Previous-Year Questions

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Circular Arrangement · CAT PYQs

CAT 2002 · DILR
Passage / Data

Answer the following question based on the information given below.

    A causes B or C, but not both.    
    F occurs only if B occurs.
    D occurs if B or C occurs.
    E occurs only if C occurs.
    J occurs only if E or F occurs.
    D causes G or H or both.
    H occurs if E occurs.
    G occurs if F occurs.

Q1.

There are six persons sitting around a round table. Pankaj is sitting left of Dayanand who is facing Kundan. Ranjan is sitting right of Dayanand. Yash is sitting left of Pankaj and Abhishek is sitting right of Ranjan. If Pankaj and Ranjan swap their positions and Yash and Abhishek also swap their positions, then who will be to left of Abhishek?

CAT 1999 · DILR
Passage / Data

Direction : Answer the questions based on the following information.

Seven university cricket players are to be honoured at a special luncheon. The players will be seated on the dais along one side of a single rectangular table.
I. A and G have to leave the luncheon early and must be seated at the extreme right end of the table, which is closest to the exit.

II. B will receive the Man of the Match Award and must be in the centre chair.

III. C and D who are bitter rivals for the position of wicketkeeper, dislike one another and should be seated as far apart as possible.

IV. E and F are best friends and want to sit together.

Q2.

Abraham, Border, Charlie, Dennis and Elmer, and their respective wives recently dined together and were seated at a circular table. The seats were so arranged that men and women alternated and each woman was three places away from her husband. Mrs Charlie sat to the left of Mr Abraham. Mrs Elmer sat two places to the right of Mrs Border. Who sat to the right of Mr Abraham?