College of Admission Tests Multan

Circular Ordering

Solve the question of Circular Ordering and select the option from the choices A through D/E. Check your Answer and view the explanation.

Eight adults—A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H—are seated around the perimeter of a square table.

The following conditions are true about their seating:

An equal number of adults sits on each side of the table.

A woman is always seated next to a man.

Half of the adults are women.

A woman is always seated between two men.

Question: 1

Which of the conditions repeats information that may be inferred from the initial facts or previous conditions?

  • The first condition
  • The second condition
  • The third condition
  • The fourth condition
  • None of the conditions

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Correct Answer: E

There are two possible setups for this example:

perimeter of a square table -93090496

None of the statements repeats information. Note that the last condition eliminates this possible setup:

none of the statement -93687288