IBPS RRB PO Linear Seating Arrangement

Imagine people sitting on a bench in a straight line. Some face north (normal sitting), some face south (back towards north). You get clues about who sits where, how far from whom, and in which direction they face

1) Linear means straight line - either horizontal or vertical 2) People can face same direction or opposite directions 3) Left-Right is relative to the person's facing direction 4) Immediate left/right means directly adjacent 5) Between A and B means A and B are not adjacent.

1) Who sits at which position 2) How many people between two persons 3) Who faces which direction 4) Immediate neighbors identification 5) Position from left/right end

When person faces north, their left-right matches your left-right. When person faces south, their left-right is opposite to your left-right

North facer's right = your right, South facer's right = your left.

R sits at position 1 (left end)

P sits at position 3 (given)

Q sits immediate right of P, so Q at position 4

S does not sit at right end (position 5), so S at position 2

T sits at remaining position 5 Final arrangement: R-S-P-Q-T (positions 1-2-3-4-5) Shortcut 2 - Elimination Method: Start with definite positions first. Place people with clear position clues. Then use process of elimination for remaining people. Worked Example 2: Six people A, B, C, D, E, F sit in a line. Some face north, some south. A faces south and sits 2nd from right. B sits 3rd from left and faces north. C sits immediate left of A. D faces same direction as A. E sits between B and C.

A sits at position 5 (2nd from right in 6-person line), faces south

B sits at position 3, faces north

C sits immediate left of A, so C at position 4

E sits between B and C, so E at position... wait, B is at 3, C is at 4, so E cannot sit between them as they are adjacent. Re-check: E sits between B(3) and C(4) means there's an error in our arrangement. Correct approach: If E is between B and C, and B is 3rd from left, then arrangement could be B-E-C. So B(3), E(4), C(5). But A is 2nd from right (position 5). This means A and C both at position 5 - impossible. Re-reading: A at position 5, so C at position 4 (immediate left), E must be at position 2 (only position between B and C if we consider the linear sequence). Final check and arrangement: Position 1(?), B(2), Position 3(?), C(4), A(5), Position 6(?). E between B and C means E at position 3. Remaining positions filled by D and F. Shortcut 3 - Reference Point Method: Pick one person with maximum clues as reference point. Build the entire arrangement around that person.