GAT General (NTS) chapter 9: Analytical · Arrangements and grouping MCQs with answers
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72 exam-style questions on Analytical · Arrangements and grouping, each with the answer and a short explanation. Ten of them are below to try. The chapter test draws ten fresh questions each time and is marked the moment you finish, with your score by topic.
Ten Analytical · Arrangements and grouping questions with answers
Try each one, then open the answer. These ten stay the same; the test draws new ones every time.
1. Five cousins, Faris, Hadia, Laiba, Moiz and Noor, sit at a small round table with five chairs equally spaced, so each person has exactly two neighbours. Hadia sits next to Faris. Moiz does not sit next to Hadia. Laiba does not sit next to Noor. Who are the two neighbours of Moiz?
A
Laiba and Noor
B
Faris and Laiba
C
Faris and Noor
D
Hadia and Laiba
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Answer: A. Hadia and Faris sit together, so the other three chairs form a run of three between them going round the table. Laiba and Noor cannot be side by side, so they take the two outer chairs of that run and Moiz sits in the middle, between Laiba and Noor (which also keeps him away from Hadia).
2. Six seminars, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Maths, Geology and Statistics, are scheduled over Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, exactly two seminars per day. Physics and Chemistry are on different days. Biology is on Tuesday. Maths is on the day immediately after Geology. Which seminar could be scheduled for Tuesday?
A
Chemistry
B
Physics
C
Statistics
D
Geology
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Answer: D. Tuesday has Biology plus one more. Geology-Maths are on Monday-Tuesday or Tuesday-Wednesday, so the second Tuesday seminar is Maths or Geology; Physics, Chemistry and Statistics never land on Tuesday.
3. Five passengers, Kashif, Lubna, Nadeem, Rabia and Saad, wait in a single line at a bus stop, positions 1 (front) to 5 (back). Nadeem stands immediately behind Lubna. Rabia is neither at the front nor at the back of the line. Saad stands somewhere ahead of Kashif. If Kashif is in position 2, who is in position 5?
A
Nadeem
B
Lubna
C
Rabia
D
Saad
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Answer: A. Saad must be ahead of Kashif, so Saad is in position 1. Rabia cannot be last, so she is in position 3, and the Lubna-Nadeem pair fills 4-5 with Nadeem at the back.
4. Five shops, a bakery, a chemist, a florist, a grocer and a tailor, occupy positions 1 to 5 in a row along a plaza. The florist is next to both the bakery and the grocer. The tailor is at one end of the row. The chemist is not next to the tailor. Which of the following must be true?
A
The chemist is next to the florist
B
The chemist is at one end of the row
C
The bakery is at one end
D
The grocer is in position 2
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Answer: B. The bakery, florist and grocer form a block of three consecutive positions. With the tailor at one end, the chemist in position 2 or 4 would either sit next to the tailor or leave no three consecutive positions for the block, so the chemist takes the other end. The bakery and grocer swap sides, so the grocer in 2 is only sometimes true.
5. Five shops, a bakery, a chemist, a florist, a grocer and a tailor, occupy positions 1 to 5 in a row along a plaza. The florist is next to both the bakery and the grocer. The tailor is at one end of the row. The chemist is not next to the tailor. How many different orders of the five shops are possible?
A
2
B
4
C
6
D
8
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Answer: B. The tailor and chemist take the two ends (2 ways) and the bakery and grocer sit either side of the florist in the middle (2 ways): 2 × 2 = 4.
6. Six players, Adeel, Bisma, Danish, Fiza, Hamid and Rida, are divided into two teams of three, Red and Blue. Adeel and Bisma are on different teams. Hamid is on the Red team. Danish and Rida are on different teams. If Fiza is on the Red team, then Adeel is on the Blue team. Which of the following could be the Red team?
A
Adeel, Hamid, Rida
B
Adeel, Fiza, Hamid
C
Danish, Hamid, Rida
D
Adeel, Bisma, Hamid
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Answer: A. Adeel and Fiza together on Red breaks the last condition; Danish and Rida must be on different teams; Adeel and Bisma must be on different teams. Adeel, Hamid, Rida (with Bisma, Danish, Fiza on Blue) satisfies everything.
7. Six students, Amna, Bilal, Dawood, Esha, Fahad and Gul, are divided into three pairs for a laboratory practical. Amna is not paired with Bilal. Dawood is paired with either Esha or Fahad. Gul is paired with neither Dawood nor Esha. How many different ways can the three pairs be formed?
A
1
B
2
C
3
D
4
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Answer: D. Dawood-Esha: Gul must take Amna or Bilal and the other goes with Fahad: 2 ways. Dawood-Fahad: Gul takes Amna or Bilal and the other goes with Esha: 2 ways. Total 4.
8. Five cousins, Faris, Hadia, Laiba, Moiz and Noor, sit at a small round table with five chairs equally spaced, so each person has exactly two neighbours. Hadia sits next to Faris. Moiz does not sit next to Hadia. Laiba does not sit next to Noor. Which of the following CANNOT be true?
A
Faris sits next to Moiz
B
Noor sits next to Hadia
C
Laiba sits next to Faris
D
Laiba sits next to Hadia
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Answer: A. Moiz's two neighbours are always Laiba and Noor (he must keep them apart and stay away from Hadia), so he is never next to Faris. The other three pairings each occur in one of the possible arrangements.
9. Five shops, a bakery, a chemist, a florist, a grocer and a tailor, occupy positions 1 to 5 in a row along a plaza. The florist is next to both the bakery and the grocer. The tailor is at one end of the row. The chemist is not next to the tailor. Which shop is in position 3?
A
bakery
B
chemist
C
grocer
D
florist
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Answer: D. The bakery, florist and grocer form a block of three with the florist in the middle. The tailor is at one end and the chemist, not next to the tailor, must be at the other end, so the block fills positions 2 to 4 and the florist is in position 3.
10. Six students, Amna, Bilal, Dawood, Esha, Fahad and Gul, are divided into three pairs for a laboratory practical. Amna is not paired with Bilal. Dawood is paired with either Esha or Fahad. Gul is paired with neither Dawood nor Esha. If Amna is paired with Esha, who is Bilal's partner?
A
Dawood
B
Fahad
C
Gul
D
Esha
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Answer: C. With Esha taken, Dawood must pair with Fahad. Bilal and Gul are the only two left, so they form the third pair.
Chapter test. Ten questions from Analytical · Arrangements and grouping, drawn fresh each time, about ten minutes.
Practice mode. The right answer and the explanation after every question, with no clock. Exam mode keeps the marks until the end and runs a timer.
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Analytical · Arrangements and grouping: questions students ask
How many Analytical · Arrangements and grouping MCQs are there?
72, each with the answer and a short explanation, across 2 topics: Linear and circular arrangements, Grouping and selection. Every chapter test draws ten of them, so you can take it many times.
Is the GAT General (NTS) chapter 9 test free?
Yes. The test, the answers and the explanations are free and need no sign-up. Sign in only if you want your scores kept across devices.
How is the chapter test marked?
The moment you press Finish: your score, the right answer and an explanation for every question, and the ones you got wrong saved in My mistakes to retry.
