SSC MTS Puzzles & Seating Questions

Six boxes—A, B, C, D, E, F—are arranged in two parallel rows of 3 boxes each. Row 1 is above Row 2. The following conditions apply: 1. Box A is in Row 1, leftmost position. 2. Box B is directly below Box A. 3. Box C is to the right of Box A in Row 1. 4. Box D is in Row 2, rightmost position. 5. Box E is between Box B and Box D in Row 2. 6. Box F is in the remaining position. Which box is directly above Box E?

Four friends—Arun, Bhavna, Chitra, and Deepak—sit in a straight line facing North. Bhavna sits immediately to the right of Arun. Chitra sits at one end of the line. If Deepak is not adjacent to Chitra, who sits second from the left?

Five people—P, Q, R, S, T—sit in two rows: Row A (3 seats, facing East) and Row B (2 seats, facing West). The following conditions apply: 1. P sits in Row A, middle seat. 2. Q sits in Row B, leftmost seat (from Q's perspective facing West). 3. R sits to the right of P in Row A. 4. S sits directly opposite to R. 5. T sits in the remaining seat. Who sits in the leftmost seat of Row A (from the observer's perspective)?

Three containers—A, B, and C—hold different quantities of water. Container A holds more water than Container B. Container C holds less water than Container B. Which container holds the least water?

Four people—M, N, O, and P—live on four different floors of a building (floors 1 to 4, bottom to top). The following clues are given: 1. M lives on floor 1. 2. O lives on an odd-numbered floor. 3. N lives immediately above M. 4. P lives on the topmost floor. Who lives on floor 3?

Six items—V, W, X, Y, Z, and U—are placed in two shelves: Shelf 1 (top, 3 items) and Shelf 2 (bottom, 3 items), arranged left to right. The following conditions apply: 1. V is on Shelf 1, leftmost position. 2. W is on Shelf 1, rightmost position. 3. X is on Shelf 2, leftmost position. 4. Y is on Shelf 2, middle position. 5. Z is on Shelf 1, middle position. 6. U is on Shelf 2, rightmost position. Which item is directly below Z?

Five boxes labeled 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 are stacked vertically. Box 3 is exactly in the middle. Box 1 is directly above Box 2. Box 5 is at the bottom. Which box is at the top?

Six friends—Arun, Bhavna, Chitra, Deepak, Esha, and Farhan—sit in two parallel rows of 3 seats each, facing each other. Row 1 faces South; Row 2 faces North. The following conditions apply: 1. Arun sits in Row 1, leftmost seat. 2. Bhavna sits directly opposite to Arun. 3. Chitra sits to the right of Arun in Row 1. 4. Deepak sits in Row 2, rightmost seat. 5. Esha sits between Bhavna and Deepak in Row 2. Who sits in the middle seat of Row 1?

Six students scored different marks in an exam. Priya scored more than Qasim. Qasim scored more than Ravi. Sana scored less than Tina. Tina scored less than Usha. Ravi scored more than Sana. Who scored the third-highest marks?

Five books—Fiction, Mystery, History, Science, and Poetry—are arranged by thickness. Fiction is thicker than Mystery. History is thinner than Science. Mystery is thicker than Poetry. Science is thinner than Fiction. History is thicker than Poetry. Which book is the thinnest?

Four athletes—Arun, Bhavesh, Chitra, and Diya—have different running speeds. Arun is faster than Bhavesh. Chitra is slower than Diya. Bhavesh is faster than Chitra. Who is the second-fastest?

Four boxes W, X, Y, and Z are stacked in a tower. Box Y is not at the top. Box W is directly above Box X. Box Z is at the bottom. Which box is at the top?

Four friends—Arun, Bhavna, Chitra, and Deepak—sit around a circular table. Arun sits immediately to the right of Bhavna. Chitra sits immediately to the left of Bhavna. Where does Deepak sit?

Five students—Aman, Bina, Chetan, Diya, Eshan—sit in two rows: Row X (3 seats) and Row Y (2 seats). Row X faces Row Y. The following conditions apply: 1. Aman sits in Row X, middle seat. 2. Bina sits in Row X, left seat. 3. Chetan sits in Row X, right seat. 4. Diya sits in Row Y, left seat. 5. Eshan sits in Row Y, right seat. If Aman looks straight ahead, who does he see directly in front of him?

Five friends—Aman, Bhavna, Chetan, Deepa, and Esha—are sitting in a row. Aman is heavier than Bhavna. Chetan is lighter than Deepa. Bhavna is heavier than Esha. Deepa is lighter than Aman. Who is the second heaviest among them?

Six employees—V, W, X, Y, Z, and U—work on six different floors of an office building (floors 1 to 6). The following conditions hold: 1. V works on floor 1. 2. W works on floor 6. 3. X works on an even-numbered floor. 4. Y works immediately above Z. 5. U works on floor 3. Which floor does Y work on?

Four boxes—Red, Blue, Green, and Yellow—contain different numbers of marbles. The Red box has fewer marbles than the Blue box. The Green box has more marbles than the Yellow box. The Blue box has fewer marbles than the Green box. The Yellow box has more marbles than the Red box. Which box has the second-most marbles?

Five boxes labeled A, B, C, D, and E are stacked vertically on top of each other. Box C is placed directly above Box A. Box E is at the bottom. Box B is directly above Box E. Box D is at the top. Which box is in the middle (3rd position)?

Six boxes are stacked in a tower. Box P is 2 positions above Box M. Box N is at the 4th position. Box L is at the bottom. Box Q is directly above Box L. Box R is at the top. What is the position of Box P?

Five people—P, Q, R, S, and T—are seated in a row. R is seated third from the left. P is to the left of R. Q is to the right of R. If S is seated at the leftmost position, who is seated second from the left?

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