North-facing Row
1. In a North-facing row, personal left and right are:
- A. reversed
- B. same as the solver's view (Correct)
- C. always opposite
- D. undefined
South-facing Row
2. In a South-facing row, a person's left becomes:
- A. your left
- B. your right (Correct)
- C. the middle seat
- D. an extreme seat
Linear Chain
3. If A sits immediately left of B and B sits immediately left of C in a North-facing row, the fixed block is:
- A. C-B-A
- B. A-B-C (Correct)
- C. B-A-C
- D. A-C-B
Extremes
4. Which clue is usually strongest in a row puzzle?
- A. A is somewhere left of B
- B. C likes blue
- C. D sits at an extreme (Correct)
- D. E is older than F
Middle Seat
5. In a row of 7 seats, which position is the exact middle?
- A. 3rd
- B. 4th (Correct)
- C. 5th
- D. No fixed middle
Between Relation
6. If M sits between L and N, which immediate chain is possible?
- A. L-M-N (Correct)
- B. M-L-N
- C. N-L-M
- D. L-N-M
Two Rows
7. In two parallel rows, which relation should usually be placed first?
- A. favorite subject
- B. direct opposite pair (Correct)
- C. height comparison
- D. alphabet order
Adjacency
8. The phrase 'A is to the left of B' means:
- A. A is immediately left of B
- B. A is somewhere left of B (Correct)
- C. A is opposite B
- D. A is right of B
Casework
9. When should you begin casework in arrangement sets?
- A. Before reading all clues
- B. Only after strong clues are placed (Correct)
- C. Immediately after drawing seats
- D. Never
Diagram Use
10. Why is a completed row diagram valuable in CUET?
- A. It replaces all clues
- B. It lets you answer linked sub-questions quickly (Correct)
- C. It removes timing
- D. It avoids reading options
Circular Anchor
11. Why do solvers fix one person first in a circle?
- A. To create a natural starting point
- B. To remove rotational ambiguity (Correct)
- C. To avoid drawing a circle
- D. Because CUET requires it
Facing Direction
12. Before placing the second person in a circular arrangement, what should be marked clearly?
- A. Age order
- B. Clock brand
- C. Inward or outward facing (Correct)
- D. Seat colors
Opposite Seats
13. In an 8-seat circular arrangement, opposite seats are how many positions apart?
- A. 2
- B. 3
- C. 4 (Correct)
- D. 5
Outward Facing
14. What changes when everyone faces outward instead of inward?
- A. The number of seats
- B. The left-right interpretation (Correct)
- C. The opposite relation
- D. The clockwise direction itself
Square Table
15. A square table with 8 seats is best simplified as:
- A. A triangle
- B. A numbered circular path (Correct)
- C. Two rows only
- D. A bar graph
Immediate Right
16. If B is immediately right of A in a circular puzzle, the most reliable next step is to:
- A. Assume B is opposite A
- B. Place them as a locked pair relative to the anchor (Correct)
- C. Ignore the clue
- D. Convert it into a grouping rule
Closed Figure
17. In closed-figure arrangement questions, corners should be:
- A. ignored
- B. treated separately when needed (Correct)
- C. merged with the center
- D. counted as outside the figure
Clockwise Build
18. Once one person is fixed at the top of a circular diagram, the rest are usually placed:
- A. alphabetically
- B. clockwise or anticlockwise relative to clues (Correct)
- C. randomly
- D. by height
Opposite Relation
19. Which clue is stronger in a circle?
- A. A likes red
- B. B sits opposite C (Correct)
- C. D studies math
- D. E is older than F
Method Choice
20. What is the best first move in a square-table puzzle with many relative clues?
- A. Write a paragraph summary
- B. Number the seats (Correct)
- C. Guess an option
- D. Skip all corner seats
Must In
21. In a grouping set, 'R must be selected' belongs in which column?
- A. Must Out
- B. Conditional
- C. Must In (Correct)
- D. Optional
Must Out
22. If T cannot be selected, T belongs in:
- A. Must Out (Correct)
- B. Must In
- C. Either column
- D. No column
Exact One
23. Exactly one of P and Q is selected. Which case is invalid?
- A. Only P
- B. Only Q
- C. Both P and Q (Correct)
- D. P without Q
At Least One
24. At least one of A and B is selected. Which is allowed?
- A. Neither A nor B
- B. Only A
- C. Only B
- D. Both A and B (Correct)
Conditional Rule
25. Which symbolic form best matches 'If A is selected, B cannot be selected'?
- A. A -> not B (Correct)
- B. B -> A
- C. A and B
- D. not A -> B
Keyword Precision
26. What is the biggest danger in grouping questions?
- A. Drawing tables
- B. Over-reading weak clues (Correct)
- C. Using initials
- D. Marking exclusions
Search Space
27. Why are Must In and Must Out conditions processed first?
- A. They look neat
- B. They reduce the search space quickly (Correct)
- C. They remove all conditions
- D. They avoid option reading
Only If
28. What is true about 'if' and 'only if' in logic sets?
- A. They always mean the same
- B. They should be read carefully because direction matters (Correct)
- C. They are ignored in CUET
- D. They apply only to circles
Either-Or
29. Which clue behaves like a gate in grouping puzzles?
- A. Exactly one of C and D (Correct)
- B. A is tall
- C. B likes cricket
- D. E studies science
Working Method
30. What is the best scratch-work structure for selection puzzles?
- A. Long paragraph notes
- B. Must In / Must Out / Conditional columns (Correct)
- C. Only a final answer line
- D. A pie chart
Mixed Logic
31. Which clue type should normally be placed first?
- A. Color preference
- B. Fixed extreme seat (Correct)
- C. General comparison
- D. Occupation
Mixed Logic
32. A completed arrangement should be used to:
- A. ignore the question
- B. answer all linked sub-questions (Correct)
- C. rewrite the puzzle
- D. change the clues
Direction Trap
33. What is the safest reminder before solving a South-facing row?
- A. Rows are easy
- B. Reverse left and right (Correct)
- C. Only use middle clues
- D. Ignore extremes
Circular Trap
34. What is the safest reminder before solving an outward-facing circle?
- A. Fix no one
- B. Ignore opposite seats
- C. Facing changes left-right mapping (Correct)
- D. Treat it as a row
Grouping Trap
35. Why is 'at least one of P and Q' weaker than 'exactly one of P and Q'?
- A. Because it allows more valid cases (Correct)
- B. Because it removes both cases
- C. Because it means neither
- D. Because it fixes order
Method Discipline
36. What should remain 'possible' until strengthened by another clue?
- A. Every extreme seat
- B. Any weak clue (Correct)
- C. Every direct opposite relation
- D. Every exact-one condition
Rows and Blocks
37. If A-B-C is a locked immediate block in a row, what should you do next?
- A. Break the block
- B. Place it relative to stronger fixed clues (Correct)
- C. Ignore it
- D. Convert it into a circle
Parallel Rows
38. In two-row arrangements, after fixing one row, the next natural step is to:
- A. Guess the remaining seats
- B. Map the opposite row (Correct)
- C. Draw a circle
- D. Ignore direct opposites
Arrangement Accuracy
39. Most errors in arrangement questions come from:
- A. Using initials
- B. Wrong clue strength or direction handling (Correct)
- C. Drawing seats
- D. Finishing early
Revision Habit
40. What is the best post-test habit for this chapter?
- A. Ignore wrong answers
- B. Write the exact source of each error (Correct)
- C. Memorize one final layout
- D. Skip mocks