Row Seating Reasoning Puzzle for IBPS PO — Sneha, Rohan, Omkar, Farhan
The puzzle
Sneha, Rohan, Omkar, Farhan — sit in a single row, all facing north — seat 1 is the far-left end and seat 4 is the far-right end. Using the clues below, work out the arrangement.
- Rohan sits somewhere to the right of Sneha.
- Omkar sits immediately to the left of Rohan.
- Omkar sits somewhere to the left of Farhan.
Question: Determine the arrangement.
Reveal the answer
Answer: Sneha, Omkar, Rohan, Farhan (left to right).
- Start: 24 possible left-to-right orders of 4 people.
- Clue 1 — "Rohan sits somewhere to the right of Sneha." leaves 12 possibilities.
- Clue 2 — "Omkar sits immediately to the left of Rohan." leaves 3 possibilities.
- Clue 3 — "Omkar sits somewhere to the left of Farhan." leaves 1 possibility. The surviving order is Sneha, Omkar, Rohan, Farhan (left to right).
- Exactly one order survives every clue: Sneha, Omkar, Rohan, Farhan (left to right).
How to crack row seating puzzles faster
- Lock the ends first — any "far-left / far-right" clue fixes a seat instantly.
- Convert "immediately to the left/right" into adjacent pairs and slide them along.
- "Exactly k people between" gives a fixed gap — try it at each valid position.
- Eliminate, don't guess: each clue should cut the possibilities until one order remains.
FAQ
Who sits in the middle (seat 2) in this seating arrangement?
Omkar sits in seat 2. The full order: Sneha, Omkar, Rohan, Farhan (left to right).
How do you solve linear seating arrangement puzzles for bank exams?
Fix direct positions first (far-left / far-right ends), then apply relative clues (left of, immediately left, exactly k between). Eliminate impossible orders until a single arrangement satisfies every clue.
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