Floor Based Seating Arrangement Questions for Banking Exams
Floor Based Seating Arrangement Questions for Banking Exams 2025
Reasoning Seating Arrangement Questions are a important part of the Reasoning Ability section in banking and insurance exams like IBPS PO/Clerk, SBI PO/Clerk, IBPS RRB PO/Clerk, RBI Assistant, LIC AAO, and others. These Floor based seating arrangement questions test a candidate’s logical reasoning, spatial visualization, and problem-solving skills. With Puzzle and Seating Arrangement questions have high weightage of marks in competitive exams; mastering seating arrangement questions can significantly boost your overall score.
In this article, we will provide Floor Based Seating Arrangement Questions with Solutions. These Floor Based Puzzles questions are important for banking and insurance exams. You can attempt these questions & boost your preparation for your examination.
What Are Seating Arrangement Questions?
Reasoning Seating Arrangement Questions involve arranging individuals or objects in a specific order or pattern based on given conditions. Seating Arrangement Questions are broadly categorized into the following types:
Linear Arrangement
Circular Arrangement
Floors, Buildings, or Day, Months and Year based Sequences. And many more…..
Floor Based Seating Arrangement Questions | Set-7
In the Banking exams,Reasoning Puzzle & Seating Arrangement Questions were asked in the Prelims as well as the Mains exam. There are 3-4 Puzzles and Seating Arrangement based questions set asked in the exam (Bank). If you want to score more in the puzzle and seating arrangement section then you should practice more and more these Questions. Below you can practice with “Floor Based Seating Arrangement” questions for your banking exam preparation–
Direction (1-5): Read the following information carefully to answer the questions given below.
Nine people viz. P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W and X live in a building on nine different floors. The ground floor is numbered as 1, the floor just above it is numbered as 2 and so on till top floor which is numbered as 9 (but not necessarily in the same order). They all go to different cities i.e. Mumbai, Pune, Lucknow, Kolkata, Delhi, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Chennai, Bhopal. Two persons are living between U and V who does not go to Bhopal. The one who goes to Delhi lives immediately above the one who goes to Chennai. T does not go to Delhi and Chennai and is not living on even numbered floor. R is living at one of the floors above S but does not go to Mumbai. The one who goes to Kolkata is living on an even numbered floor below S. P does not live on an odd numbered floor but is immediately above the one who goes to Bhopal. The number of persons living above the one who goes to Lucknow is the same as the number of persons living below the one who goes to Jaipur. Three persons are living above S. No one is living above the one who goes to Mumbai. Three persons are living between T and W, who goes to Lucknow and living at one of the floors above T. The one who goes to Ahmedabad is living at the floor number 2. X does not go to Chennai.
1. How many persons are living between X and the one who goes to Delhi?
A. Three
B. One
C. Four
D. Two
E. None of these
Show Correct Answers
Correct Answer – D. Two
Explanation: Three persons are living above S. No one is living above the one who go to Mumbai. The one who goes to Ahmedabad is living at floor number 2. R is living at one of the floors above S but does not go to Mumbai. So, we have two cases:
Case-1
Case-2
Floors
Persons
Cities
Floors
Persons
Cities
9
Mumbai
9
Mumbai
8
R
8
7
7
R
6
S
6
S
5
5
4
4
3
3
2
Ahmedabad
2
Ahmedabad
1
1
Three persons are living between T and W, who goes to Lucknow and living at one of the floors above T. The number of persons living above the one who goes to Lucknow is the same as the number of persons below the one who goes to Jaipur. T does not go to Delhi and Chennai and is not living on an even numbered floor. So, the case-2 is eliminated. The one who goes to Kolkata lives on an even numbered floor below S. P does not live on an odd numbered floor but is living immediately above the one who goes to Bhopal. There are two persons are living between U and V who does not go to Bhopal. The one who goes to Delhi lives immediately above the one who goes to Chennai. X does not go to Chennai. The final arrangement:
Case-1
Floors
Persons
Cities
9
X
Mumbai
8
R
Pune
7
W
Lucknow
6
S
Delhi
5
Q
Chennai
4
V
Kolkata
3
T
Jaipur
2
P
Ahmedabad
1
U
Bhopal
2. Who amongst the following go to Pune?
A. X
B. W
C. Q
D. R
E. None of these
Show Correct Answers
Correct Answer – D. R
Explanation: Three persons are living above S. No one is living above the one who go to Mumbai. The one who goes to Ahmedabad is living at floor number 2. R is living at one of the floors above S but does not go to Mumbai. So, we have two cases:
Case-1
Case-2
Floors
Persons
Cities
Floors
Persons
Cities
9
Mumbai
9
Mumbai
8
R
8
7
7
R
6
S
6
S
5
5
4
4
3
3
2
Ahmedabad
2
Ahmedabad
1
1
Three persons are living between T and W, who goes to Lucknow and living at one of the floors above T. The number of persons living above the one who goes to Lucknow is the same as the number of persons below the one who goes to Jaipur. T does not go to Delhi and Chennai and is not living on an even numbered floor. So, the case-2 is eliminated. The one who goes to Kolkata lives on an even numbered floor below S. P does not live on an odd numbered floor but is living immediately above the one who goes to Bhopal. There are two persons are living between U and V who does not go to Bhopal. The one who goes to Delhi lives immediately above the one who goes to Chennai. X does not go to Chennai. The final arrangement:
Case-1
Floors
Persons
Cities
9
X
Mumbai
8
R
Pune
7
W
Lucknow
6
S
Delhi
5
Q
Chennai
4
V
Kolkata
3
T
Jaipur
2
P
Ahmedabad
1
U
Bhopal
3. Four of the following five belong to a certain group. Which of the following does not belong to the group?
A. R-Mumbai
B. S-Delhi
C. W-Pune
D. V-Chennai
E. None of these
Show Correct Answers
Correct Answer – B. S-Delhi
Explanation: Three persons are living above S. No one is living above the one who go to Mumbai. The one who goes to Ahmedabad is living at floor number 2. R is living at one of the floors above S but does not go to Mumbai. So, we have two cases:
Case-1
Case-2
Floors
Persons
Cities
Floors
Persons
Cities
9
Mumbai
9
Mumbai
8
R
8
7
7
R
6
S
6
S
5
5
4
4
3
3
2
Ahmedabad
2
Ahmedabad
1
1
Three persons are living between T and W, who goes to Lucknow and living at one of the floors above T. The number of persons living above the one who goes to Lucknow is the same as the number of persons below the one who goes to Jaipur. T does not go to Delhi and Chennai and is not living on an even numbered floor. So, the case-2 is eliminated. The one who goes to Kolkata lives on an even numbered floor below S. P does not live on an odd numbered floor but is living immediately above the one who goes to Bhopal. There are two persons are living between U and V who does not go to Bhopal. The one who goes to Delhi lives immediately above the one who goes to Chennai. X does not go to Chennai. The final arrangement:
Case-1
Floors
Persons
Cities
9
X
Mumbai
8
R
Pune
7
W
Lucknow
6
S
Delhi
5
Q
Chennai
4
V
Kolkata
3
T
Jaipur
2
P
Ahmedabad
1
U
Bhopal
4. Which of the following city V goes?
A. Kolkata
B. Chennai
C. Bhopal
D. Jaipur
E. None of these
Show Correct Answers
Correct Answer – A. Kolkata
Explanation: Three persons are living above S. No one is living above the one who go to Mumbai. The one who goes to Ahmedabad is living at floor number 2. R is living at one of the floors above S but does not go to Mumbai. So, we have two cases:
Case-1
Case-2
Floors
Persons
Cities
Floors
Persons
Cities
9
Mumbai
9
Mumbai
8
R
8
7
7
R
6
S
6
S
5
5
4
4
3
3
2
Ahmedabad
2
Ahmedabad
1
1
Three persons are living between T and W, who goes to Lucknow and living at one of the floors above T. The number of persons living above the one who goes to Lucknow is the same as the number of persons below the one who goes to Jaipur. T does not go to Delhi and Chennai and is not living on an even numbered floor. So, the case-2 is eliminated. The one who goes to Kolkata lives on an even numbered floor below S. P does not live on an odd numbered floor but is living immediately above the one who goes to Bhopal. There are two persons are living between U and V who does not go to Bhopal. The one who goes to Delhi lives immediately above the one who goes to Chennai. X does not go to Chennai. The final arrangement:
Case-1
Floors
Persons
Cities
9
X
Mumbai
8
R
Pune
7
W
Lucknow
6
S
Delhi
5
Q
Chennai
4
V
Kolkata
3
T
Jaipur
2
P
Ahmedabad
1
U
Bhopal
5. Which of the following statement is true regarding Q?
A. V is living immediately above Q.
B. Q is not living on an odd numbered floor.
C. Only two floors are there between Q and W.
D. Q is living on floor numbered 4
E. None is true
Show Correct Answers
Correct Answer – E. None is true
Explanation: Three persons are living above S. No one is living above the one who go to Mumbai. The one who goes to Ahmedabad is living at floor number 2. R is living at one of the floors above S but does not go to Mumbai. So, we have two cases:
Case-1
Case-2
Floors
Persons
Cities
Floors
Persons
Cities
9
Mumbai
9
Mumbai
8
R
8
7
7
R
6
S
6
S
5
5
4
4
3
3
2
Ahmedabad
2
Ahmedabad
1
1
Three persons are living between T and W, who goes to Lucknow and living at one of the floors above T. The number of persons living above the one who goes to Lucknow is the same as the number of persons below the one who goes to Jaipur. T does not go to Delhi and Chennai and is not living on an even numbered floor. So, the case-2 is eliminated. The one who goes to Kolkata lives on an even numbered floor below S. P does not live on an odd numbered floor but is living immediately above the one who goes to Bhopal. There are two persons are living between U and V who does not go to Bhopal. The one who goes to Delhi lives immediately above the one who goes to Chennai. X does not go to Chennai. The final arrangement:
Case-1
Floors
Persons
Cities
9
X
Mumbai
8
R
Pune
7
W
Lucknow
6
S
Delhi
5
Q
Chennai
4
V
Kolkata
3
T
Jaipur
2
P
Ahmedabad
1
U
Bhopal
Reasoning Topic-Wise Questions Sets 2025
At Let’s Study Together (LST) we understand our students’ requirements and keeping it in mind, The LST Team created a Very special “Reasoning Topic-wise Booster Tests 2025” to crack upcoming Banking and Insurance Exams. These tests are available on our Exam Preparation Mobile App/Web named “Ixammr”. These questions are made by our experts after carefully examining previous years’ question papers. If you prepare this thoroughly, you can very easily crack the Banking Exams.
Direction (6-10): Read the following information carefully to answer the questions given below.
Eight persons are working on different floors in an eight floored building. Bottommost floor is numbered as 1, floor just above is numbered as 2 and so on till topmost floor is numbered as 8. They get different annual salaries.
There are as many persons working above S as below the person who get 6lakh salary. Three persons are working between T and V and both works on even numbered floor. V works just above the person who gets 2lakh salary and just below the person who get 10lakh salary. There are as many floors between P and U as between U and Q. S works above R and below W. R works just above the person who gets 3lakh salary and just below the person who gets 2lakh salary. P works above the person who gets 8lakh salary but not just above. The person who gets 11lakh salary works above the person who gets 4lakh salary and below the person who gets 5lakh salary.
6. Who among the following get highest annual salary?
A. V
B. T
C. U
D. S
E. None of these
Show Correct Answers
Correct Answer – A. V
Explanation: Three persons are working between T and V and both works on even numbered floor. V works just above the person who gets 2lakh salary and just below the person who gets 10lakh salary. R works just above the person who gets 3lakh salary and just below the person who gets 2lakh salary. Here, we get two possibilities i.e. Case 1 and Case 2. There are as many floors between P and U as between U and Q. S works above R and below W.
Case-1
Case-2
Floors
Persons
Salary (in Lakh)
Floors
Persons
Salary (in Lakh)
8
T
8
W
7
W
7
S
10
6
S
6
V
5
P/Q
10
5
P/Q
2
4
V
4
R
3
U
2
3
U
3
2
R
2
T
1
Q/P
3
1
Q/P
There are as many persons work above S as below the person who gets 6lakh salary. Here, Case 1 is ruled out. P works above the person who gets 8lakh salary but not just above. The person who gets 11lakh salary works above the person who gets 4lakh salary and below the person who gets 5lakh salary. So, the final arrangement will be: –
Case-2
Floors
Persons
Salary (in Lakh)
8
W
5
7
S
10
6
V
11
5
P
2
4
R
4
3
U
3
2
T
6
1
Q
8
7. How much salary S gets?
A. 3 lakh
B. 11 lakh
C. 10 lakh
D. 8 lakh
E. None of these
Show Correct Answers
Correct Answer – C. 10 lakh
Explanation: Three persons are working between T and V and both works on even numbered floor. V works just above the person who gets 2lakh salary and just below the person who gets 10lakh salary. R works just above the person who gets 3lakh salary and just below the person who gets 2lakh salary. Here, we get two possibilities i.e. Case 1 and Case 2. There are as many floors between P and U as between U and Q. S works above R and below W.
Case-1
Case-2
Floors
Persons
Salary (in Lakh)
Floors
Persons
Salary (in Lakh)
8
T
8
W
7
W
7
S
10
6
S
6
V
5
P/Q
10
5
P/Q
2
4
V
4
R
3
U
2
3
U
3
2
R
2
T
1
Q/P
3
1
Q/P
There are as many persons work above S as below the person who gets 6lakh salary. Here, Case 1 is ruled out. P works above the person who gets 8lakh salary but not just above. The person who gets 11lakh salary works above the person who gets 4lakh salary and below the person who gets 5lakh salary. So, the final arrangement will be: –
Case-2
Floors
Persons
Salary (in Lakh)
8
W
5
7
S
10
6
V
11
5
P
2
4
R
4
3
U
3
2
T
6
1
Q
8
8. How many persons are working below the floor in which P is working?
A. Five
B. Four
C. Three
D. Two
E. None of these
Show Correct Answers
Correct Answer – B. Four
Explanation: Three persons are working between T and V and both works on even numbered floor. V works just above the person who gets 2lakh salary and just below the person who gets 10lakh salary. R works just above the person who gets 3lakh salary and just below the person who gets 2lakh salary. Here, we get two possibilities i.e. Case 1 and Case 2. There are as many floors between P and U as between U and Q. S works above R and below W.
Case-1
Case-2
Floors
Persons
Salary (in Lakh)
Floors
Persons
Salary (in Lakh)
8
T
8
W
7
W
7
S
10
6
S
6
V
5
P/Q
10
5
P/Q
2
4
V
4
R
3
U
2
3
U
3
2
R
2
T
1
Q/P
3
1
Q/P
There are as many persons work above S as below the person who gets 6lakh salary. Here, Case 1 is ruled out. P works above the person who gets 8lakh salary but not just above. The person who gets 11lakh salary works above the person who gets 4lakh salary and below the person who gets 5lakh salary. So, the final arrangement will be: –
Case-2
Floors
Persons
Salary (in Lakh)
8
W
5
7
S
10
6
V
11
5
P
2
4
R
4
3
U
3
2
T
6
1
Q
8
9. Which of the following statement is true?
A. Q works at even numbered floor
B. U gets lowest annual salary
C. S works at topmost floor
D. More than two persons are working between R and S
E. None is true
Show Correct Answers
Correct Answer – E. None is true
Explanation: Three persons are working between T and V and both works on even numbered floor. V works just above the person who gets 2lakh salary and just below the person who gets 10lakh salary. R works just above the person who gets 3lakh salary and just below the person who gets 2lakh salary. Here, we get two possibilities i.e. Case 1 and Case 2. There are as many floors between P and U as between U and Q. S works above R and below W.
Case-1
Case-2
Floors
Persons
Salary (in Lakh)
Floors
Persons
Salary (in Lakh)
8
T
8
W
7
W
7
S
10
6
S
6
V
5
P/Q
10
5
P/Q
2
4
V
4
R
3
U
2
3
U
3
2
R
2
T
1
Q/P
3
1
Q/P
There are as many persons work above S as below the person who gets 6lakh salary. Here, Case 1 is ruled out. P works above the person who gets 8lakh salary but not just above. The person who gets 11lakh salary works above the person who gets 4lakh salary and below the person who gets 5lakh salary. So, the final arrangement will be: –
Case-2
Floors
Persons
Salary (in Lakh)
8
W
5
7
S
10
6
V
11
5
P
2
4
R
4
3
U
3
2
T
6
1
Q
8
10.Four of the following five are alike in certain way and hence form a group, find the one which does not belong to that group?
A. R-6
B. P-8
C. V-4
D. S-2
E. None of these
Show Correct Answers
Explanation: Three persons are working between T and V and both works on even numbered floor. V works just above the person who gets 2lakh salary and just below the person who gets 10lakh salary. R works just above the person who gets 3lakh salary and just below the person who gets 2lakh salary. Here, we get two possibilities i.e. Case 1 and Case 2. There are as many floors between P and U as between U and Q. S works above R and below W.
Case-1
Case-2
Floors
Persons
Salary (in Lakh)
Floors
Persons
Salary (in Lakh)
8
T
8
W
7
W
7
S
10
6
S
6
V
5
P/Q
10
5
P/Q
2
4
V
4
R
3
U
2
3
U
3
2
R
2
T
1
Q/P
3
1
Q/P
There are as many persons work above S as below the person who gets 6lakh salary. Here, Case 1 is ruled out. P works above the person who gets 8lakh salary but not just above. The person who gets 11lakh salary works above the person who gets 4lakh salary and below the person who gets 5lakh salary. So, the final arrangement will be: –
Case-2
Floors
Persons
Salary (in Lakh)
8
W
5
7
S
10
6
V
11
5
P
2
4
R
4
3
U
3
2
T
6
1
Q
8
In today banking and insurance exams, Reasoning Puzzle &Seating Arrangement topic is a blend of logic, patience, and strategy. Regular practice of these questions, coupled with smart techniques, can transform this challenging topic into a scoring forte. Candidates must focus on accuracy first, and then speed, and soon this section will become your ally in cracking banking and insurance exams!
