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[Aptitude]LogicalArrangement:Circular/RoundTable
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Introduction
Circulararrangement
Step1:Drawthediagrams
Step2:RuntheChecklist
Step3:Proceedwithquestions
Introduction
Thereare4typesofLogicalArrangementquestions
Circular:SittingInaRoundTable
Linear:Sittinginrectangulartableorrow
Traits:Listofpeoplegiven,AlivesinHyderabadandprefersTandownsMarutietc.
Familytrees:AisthefatherofBwhoismotherOffice
Theseproblemsarequiteeasytosolvebutcanbeverytimeconsumingifyoudonotproceedina
propermanner.
Circulararrangement
Itistheeasiestofallarrangementquestions.
Howeveronepointmustbekeptinmind:AissittingadjacenttoB=EitherAisonleftsideof
BORAisonrightsideofB.Inshort,youvetoconsidermultiplepossiblecasesduringthe
calculation.
Letstryaquestion
6peopleAtoFaresittinginaroundtable.AisnotadjacenttoBorCDisnotadjacenttoCorE
BandCareadjacentFisinthemiddleofDandC.
Step1:Drawthediagrams
Itiscompulsorytodrawdiagram.Youcantsolvethecirculararrangementwithdrawingdiagrams.
Ok,Lotofpeoplearenotsittingadjacenttoeachotherbutwecantusethosenegativesas
startingpointtodrawadiagram.
BettertakethepositivestatementBandCareadjacentasourstartingpointandproceed.
Therearetwopossiblecases
EitherCisontherightsideofBOr
CisontheleftsideofB.
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Nowuseanotherpositivestatement:FisinthemiddleofDandC.Fillthisingivencases
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Newdiagramslooklikethis
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Nowdealwiththenegativestatements:AisnotadjacenttoBorC
Considercase#1:Thereareonlytwoseatsleft:skyblueandorangecolored.
ButAcannotbeseatedinskybluechair,becausequestionstatementsaysAisnotadjacenttoBor
C
ThereforeAcanbeseatedonlyinorangechairforcase#1and
Similarlyforcase#2,AcanbeseatedonlyinRedchair.
AfterAisseated,thereisonlyoneseatleftandonlyoneman(E)isleftsoweplacehiminthe
remainingseat.
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Alrightallseatsarenowoccupied,whichmeanswevetorunthechecklist.ITservestwopurposes
Incaseyoumadeanymistakeinarrangement,youllfindoutatthisstageOR
InOneofthetwocases,allchecklistwillnotpassthuswecaneliminateonepossiblecaseandwill
beleftwithfinalperfectcorrectarrangement.
Step2:RuntheChecklist
Checklist Case1 Case2
Damnit,bothcasesarepassingthechecklist.Timeforsomequestions
Step3:Proceedwithquestions
Q1.IfoneneighborofAisD,whoistheotherone?
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BothcasesarevalidandinbothcasesAissittingbetweenDandE.
ThereforeifoneneighborofAisD,thenotherisE.WegetsameneighborEinbothcases.
Ans.Eistheotherneighbor.
Q2.WhoissittingonthelefthandsideofA?
Bothcasearevalidandinfirstcase,DissittingonthelefthandsideofA.
Butsecondcase,EissittingonthelefthandsideofA.
Sowearenotgettingonedefiniteanswer.ItcanbeeitherDorE.Sofinalansweris
Ans.Noconclusion.Cannotbedetermined.Datainsufficient.DorE.
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