Floor-based puzzles are a staple of the Logical Reasoning section in exams like the MBA CET, Bank PO, and CAT. These puzzles test your ability to organize multiple variables—people, floor numbers, colors, or brands—within a vertical constraint. Mastering these is often the difference between clearing the cutoff and topping the exam…
Practice all 11 sets of advance level Sitting arrangement questions
Set 1 circular seating arrangement facing outside
Set 2 circular sitting arrangement reasoning tricks
Set 3 circular seating arrangement problems
Set 4 sitting arrangement reasoning bank po shortcuts
Set 5 circular arrangement reasoning tricks
Set 6 reasoning sitting arrangement tips
Set 7 Circular sitting arrangement shortcut tricks
Set 8 how to solve seating arrangement reasoning bank po
Set 9 circular seating arrangement problems with solutions
Set 10 Linear reasoning seating arrangement tricks
Set 11 Linear seating arrangement tricks
Why Practice Floor-Based Arrangements?
Floor puzzles are “high-yield” questions. Once you decode the primary arrangement, you can typically answer a set of 5 questions in under two minutes. With your MBA CET scheduled for April 6, 2026, now is the time to transition from basic understanding to high-speed execution.
Key Concepts to Remember:
- The Base: Always fix the floors first (e.g., Floor 7 at the top, Floor 1 at the bottom).
- Definite vs. Indefinite Clues: Start with “A lives on Floor 3” rather than “A lives above B.”
- The “Gap” Rule: “Two people live between X and Y” means there are two floors separating them, regardless of which one is higher.
Sample Question & Detailed Solution
To give you a taste of the 50-question PDF, here is a classic 7-floor arrangement puzzle.
Ques:
Seven people—A, B, C, D, E, F, and G—live on separate floors of a 7-story building. The ground floor is 1, and the top floor is 7.
- A lives on an even-numbered floor.
- Three people live between A and G.
- B lives immediately above F.
- F lives on an odd-numbered floor.
- C lives above D but below E.
- G lives below A.
Step-by-Step Decoding:
- Fix A and G: Since A is on an even floor and three people are between A and G (with G below A), A must be on Floor 6. Counting down (5, 4, 3), G must be on Floor 2.
- Place B and F: F is on an odd floor and B is immediately above F. The available pairs of floors are (5,4) and (4,3). However, F must be odd. If F is on 3, B is on 4. If F is on 1, B is on 2 (but G is already on 2). So, F = 3, B = 4.
- The Remainder: Floors 7, 5, and 1 are empty. The condition is E > C > D. Thus, E = 7, C = 5, and D = 1.
| Floor | Person |
| 7 | E |
| 6 | A |
| 5 | C |
| 4 | B |
| 3 | F |
| 2 | G |
| 1 | D |
Tips for Solving 50 Questions Efficiently
- Use Datamaps: Don’t keep re-reading the paragraph. Convert clues into shorthand.
- Example: A/2,4,6 (A is on an even floor).
- Example: B/F (B is immediately above F).
- Case Elimination: If a clue has two possibilities, draw two small grids immediately. Don’t wait to see which one works; solve them simultaneously until one contradicts a rule.
- Focus on Cetking Resources: For the most relevant shortcuts and visual techniques tailored to the Maharashtra CET, refer to Cetking videos on YouTube. They specialize in the “visual mapping” technique that eliminates the need for heavy rough work.
Download the 50 Must-Solve PDF
This PDF contains:
- 20 Easy-level floor puzzles (Single variable).
- 20 Moderate-level puzzles (Floor + Variable like Color/Fruit).
- 10 Advanced-level puzzles (Vacant floors and Flat/Floor combinations).
- Complete Answer Key with Datamap explanations.
Note: Consistent practice is the only way to reduce your time per set from 5 minutes to 2.5 minutes.
Seven people P, Q, R, S, T, U and V live on separate floors of a 7-floor building. Ground floor is numbered 1, first floor is numbered. 2 and so on until the topmost floor are numbered 7. Each one of these is travelling to a different city, namely Delhi, Mumbai, Patna, Chennai, Kolkata, Bangalore and Lucknow but not necessarily in the same order. Only three people live above the floor on which P lives. Only one person lives between P and the one travelling to Bangalore. U lives immediately below the one travelling to Mumbai. The one travelling to Mumbai lives on an even-numbered floor. Only three people live between the ones travelling to Bangalore and Patna. T lives immediately above R. T is not travelling to Patna. Only two people live between Q and the one travelling to Kolkata. The one travelling to Kolkata lives below the floor on which Q lives. The one travelling to Delhi does not live immediately above or immediately below Q. S does not live immediately above or immediately below P. V does not travel to Chennai.
1).Which of the following is true with respect to V as per the given information’?
a) The one who lives immediately below V is travelling to Mumbai
b) V lives on floor no. 7
c) V lives immediately below T
d) V lives on the lowermost floor
e) V is travelling to Bangalore
2).Who among the following lives on floor no. 3?
a) The one travelling to Chennai
b) The one travelling to Kolkata
c) R
d) V
e) T
3).Who lives on the floor immediately above T?
a) P
b) Q
c) S
d) V
e) U
4).To which of the following cities is S travelling?
a) Mumbai
b) Bangalore
c) Patna
d) Kolkata
e) Chennai
5).How many people live between the floors on which S and the one travelling to Mumbai live?
a) None
b) Two
c) One
d) More than three
e) Three
