CET Linear Arrangement Questions with Solutions

  • 33 questions from MBA CET 2025 (21) and 2026 (12)
  • Asked in 10 of 13 slots
  • Difficulty: 14 Easy / 17 Medium / 2 Hard
  • Question and answer free · detailed solution after free login · updated 28 Oct 2026

Linear Arrangement puzzles seat or place people in a row using clues about who is next to, left of or between others. All questions on one puzzle share one page.

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CET 2026 Slot 1 · MBA CET 2026 Attempt 1 Slot 1 · Q47Medium

There are 5 bus stops, A, B, C, D and E at regular intervals. C is not the middle stop, A and E are not the terminal bus stops. C comes twice as many stops before D in the upward journey as B comes after A.

Which of the following shall be the correct sequence of the journey in the downwards direction ?

  1. BACED
  2. DABEC
  3. DECBA
  4. BADEC
  5. BEADC
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Answer: D. BADEC

CET 2026 Slot 2 · MBA CET 2026 Attempt 1 Slot 2 · Q48Medium

Read the given information and answer the question given below carefully.

Eight people named from A to H sit along a straight row and are facing north direction. Less than two people sit to the left of H. G sits in the middle of H and F but is not an immediate neighbour of either of the two. C sits second to the right of B, who is an immediate neighbour of H. D sits immediately between F and A. E is neither an immediate neighbour of G nor of A.

How many people sit(s) to the left of G?
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
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Answer: C. 3

CET 2026 Slot 2 · MBA CET 2026 Attempt 1 Slot 2 · Q49Easy
Five girls are sitting on a bench to be photographed,all facing North. Kajal is to the left of Aakansha. Divya is to the right of Aakansha. Anita is between Aakansha and Divya. Lila is to the left of Kajal. Who would be third from the right in the photograph?
  1. Lila
  2. Divya
  3. Aakansha
  4. Anita
  5. Kajal
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Official CET answer: C. Aakansha

Cetking's answer: A. Lila — it differs from the official key; the detailed solution shows the working.

CET 2026 Slot 2 · MBA CET 2026 Attempt 1 Slot 2 · Q50Easy
There are six persons sitting in a row facing north. Ajit is sitting towards immediate left of Bhola and immediate right of Chetan. Chetan is sitting to immediate right of Firoj. Dilip is immediate right of Eknath who is to the left of Firoj, then which two people are sitting in the center?
  1. Dilip and Bhola
  2. Ajit and Bhola
  3. Firoj and Chetan
  4. Eknath and Dilip
  5. Dilip and Chetan
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Answer: C. Firoj and Chetan

Frequently asked questions

How many Linear Arrangement questions came in MBA CET 2025 and 2026?

33 Linear Arrangement questions were asked: 21 in MBA CET 2025 and 12 in MBA CET 2026. Every one is on this page with its answer (twin papers are not counted).

Which CET slots asked Linear Arrangement? Which had the most?

Linear Arrangement questions came in 10 of 13 slots. CET 2025 Slot 6 had the most (12 questions). Slot-wise lists: CET 2026 and CET 2025.

How difficult are CET Linear Arrangement questions?

Of the 33 Linear Arrangement questions that carry a difficulty rating, 14 are Easy, 17 Medium and 2 Hard.

Are the solutions free?

The question and its answer are free for everyone. The detailed Cetking solution opens after a free login with your mobile number (OTP).

How is a puzzle shown on this page?

Each puzzle gets one page with all its questions together (4 puzzles here), so you never solve half of one. Questions that stand alone are shown five to a page.

Where can I practise more Linear Arrangement?

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