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Logic Puzzles and Arrangements MCQs

Civil Service Exam Professional reviewer on arrangement puzzles: seating at desks, offices on floors, schedules across days and rankings, each solved step by step from the given clues.

20 MCQsUpdated 3 November 2026

Arrangement puzzles test the same reasoning as "identifying assumptions and drawing conclusions" in the official Analytical Ability scope: you combine several clues to reach the only possible answer. This set has four original puzzles (desks in a row, offices on floors, trainings across days and a ranking of scores), each followed by several questions.

Start with the most definite clue, such as a fixed position, then test the clues that link two people. Draw a simple row or table and rule out impossible cases. Every puzzle here was checked by a script that tried every possible arrangement and confirmed there is exactly one solution.

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  1. 1

    Puzzle: Five clerks (Ana, Ben, Cara, Dan and Eli) sit at desks numbered 1 to 5 from left to right. Cara sits at desk 3. Eli sits immediately to the left of Ana. Ben sits somewhere to the left of Dan. Dan does not sit at desk 5. Who sits at desk 1?

    Correct answer: C. Ben

    If Eli and Ana were at desks 1 and 2, Ben and Dan would take desks 4 and 5, forcing Dan to desk 5, which is not allowed. So Eli and Ana are at 4 and 5, and Ben and Dan at 1 and 2. The only arrangement is: desk 1 Ben, desk 2 Dan, desk 3 Cara, desk 4 Eli, desk 5 Ana.

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  2. 2

    Puzzle: Five clerks (Ana, Ben, Cara, Dan and Eli) sit at desks numbered 1 to 5 from left to right. Cara sits at desk 3. Eli sits immediately to the left of Ana. Ben sits somewhere to the left of Dan. Dan does not sit at desk 5. Who sits at desk 5?

    Correct answer: A. Ana

    The only arrangement is: desk 1 Ben, desk 2 Dan, desk 3 Cara, desk 4 Eli, desk 5 Ana. Ana is at desk 5 because Eli must be immediately to her left and the pair cannot be at desks 1 and 2.

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    Puzzle: Five clerks (Ana, Ben, Cara, Dan and Eli) sit at desks numbered 1 to 5 from left to right. Cara sits at desk 3. Eli sits immediately to the left of Ana. Ben sits somewhere to the left of Dan. Dan does not sit at desk 5. Who sits immediately to the right of Cara?

    Correct answer: A. Eli

    The only arrangement is: desk 1 Ben, desk 2 Dan, desk 3 Cara, desk 4 Eli, desk 5 Ana. Cara is at desk 3, so the person at desk 4, Eli, is immediately to her right.

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    Puzzle: Five clerks (Ana, Ben, Cara, Dan and Eli) sit at desks numbered 1 to 5 from left to right. Cara sits at desk 3. Eli sits immediately to the left of Ana. Ben sits somewhere to the left of Dan. Dan does not sit at desk 5. How many clerks sit between Dan and Ana?

    Correct answer: B. 2

    The only arrangement is: desk 1 Ben, desk 2 Dan, desk 3 Cara, desk 4 Eli, desk 5 Ana. Dan is at desk 2 and Ana at desk 5, so the clerks between them are at desks 3 and 4: Cara and Eli, which makes 2.

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    Puzzle: Five clerks (Ana, Ben, Cara, Dan and Eli) sit at desks numbered 1 to 5 from left to right. Cara sits at desk 3. Eli sits immediately to the left of Ana. Ben sits somewhere to the left of Dan. Dan does not sit at desk 5. Who sits next to both Dan and Eli?

    Correct answer: C. Cara

    The only arrangement is: desk 1 Ben, desk 2 Dan, desk 3 Cara, desk 4 Eli, desk 5 Ana. Cara at desk 3 is next to Dan at desk 2 and Eli at desk 4, so she is the only one next to both.

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    Puzzle: Four offices (Records, Cashier, HR and Legal) occupy floors 1 to 4 of a building, one office per floor, with floor 1 at the bottom. HR is directly above Records. Legal is not on floor 1 or floor 4. The Cashier is on a higher floor than Legal. Which office is on floor 4?

    Correct answer: A. Cashier

    If Legal were on floor 2, the remaining floors 1, 3 and 4 could not hold Records and HR one above the other while keeping the Cashier above Legal. So Legal is on floor 3, the Cashier on 4, and Records and HR on 1 and 2. The only arrangement is: floor 1 Records, floor 2 HR, floor 3 Legal, floor 4 Cashier.

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    Puzzle: Four offices (Records, Cashier, HR and Legal) occupy floors 1 to 4 of a building, one office per floor, with floor 1 at the bottom. HR is directly above Records. Legal is not on floor 1 or floor 4. The Cashier is on a higher floor than Legal. On which floor is HR?

    Correct answer: B. Floor 2

    The only arrangement is: floor 1 Records, floor 2 HR, floor 3 Legal, floor 4 Cashier. HR is on floor 2, directly above Records on floor 1.

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    Puzzle: Four offices (Records, Cashier, HR and Legal) occupy floors 1 to 4 of a building, one office per floor, with floor 1 at the bottom. HR is directly above Records. Legal is not on floor 1 or floor 4. The Cashier is on a higher floor than Legal. Which office is directly below Legal?

    Correct answer: D. HR

    The only arrangement is: floor 1 Records, floor 2 HR, floor 3 Legal, floor 4 Cashier. Legal is on floor 3, so the office directly below it, on floor 2, is HR.

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    Puzzle: Four offices (Records, Cashier, HR and Legal) occupy floors 1 to 4 of a building, one office per floor, with floor 1 at the bottom. HR is directly above Records. Legal is not on floor 1 or floor 4. The Cashier is on a higher floor than Legal. Which office is on the lowest floor?

    Correct answer: B. Records

    If Legal were on floor 2, the remaining floors 1, 3 and 4 could not hold Records and HR one above the other while keeping the Cashier above Legal. So Legal is on floor 3, the Cashier on 4, and Records and HR on 1 and 2. The only arrangement is: floor 1 Records, floor 2 HR, floor 3 Legal, floor 4 Cashier.

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    Puzzle: Four offices (Records, Cashier, HR and Legal) occupy floors 1 to 4 of a building, one office per floor, with floor 1 at the bottom. HR is directly above Records. Legal is not on floor 1 or floor 4. The Cashier is on a higher floor than Legal. How many floors are between Records and the Cashier?

    Correct answer: C. 2

    The only arrangement is: floor 1 Records, floor 2 HR, floor 3 Legal, floor 4 Cashier. Records is on floor 1 and the Cashier on floor 4, so floors 2 and 3 lie between them: 2 floors.

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    Puzzle: Four trainings (Excel, Filing, Ethics and Writing) are held from Monday to Thursday, one per day. Writing is held the day after Excel. Filing is not held on Monday. Ethics is held on an earlier day than Excel. Filing is held after Writing. Which training is held on Monday?

    Correct answer: A. Ethics

    Excel cannot be on Monday because Ethics must come before it. Filing must come after Writing, which in turn comes right after Excel, so Excel and Writing take Tuesday and Wednesday, Filing takes Thursday and Ethics takes Monday. The only schedule is: Monday Ethics, Tuesday Excel, Wednesday Writing, Thursday Filing.

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  13. 12

    Puzzle: Four trainings (Excel, Filing, Ethics and Writing) are held from Monday to Thursday, one per day. Writing is held the day after Excel. Filing is not held on Monday. Ethics is held on an earlier day than Excel. Filing is held after Writing. On which day is the Writing training held?

    Correct answer: D. Wednesday

    The only schedule is: Monday Ethics, Tuesday Excel, Wednesday Writing, Thursday Filing. Writing is on Wednesday, the day after Excel on Tuesday.

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    Puzzle: Four trainings (Excel, Filing, Ethics and Writing) are held from Monday to Thursday, one per day. Writing is held the day after Excel. Filing is not held on Monday. Ethics is held on an earlier day than Excel. Filing is held after Writing. Which training is held the day before Writing?

    Correct answer: C. Excel

    The only schedule is: Monday Ethics, Tuesday Excel, Wednesday Writing, Thursday Filing. By the rule "Writing is held the day after Excel", the training on the day before Writing is always Excel.

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    Puzzle: Four trainings (Excel, Filing, Ethics and Writing) are held from Monday to Thursday, one per day. Writing is held the day after Excel. Filing is not held on Monday. Ethics is held on an earlier day than Excel. Filing is held after Writing. Which training is held last in the week?

    Correct answer: B. Filing

    Excel cannot be on Monday because Ethics must come before it. Filing must come after Writing, which in turn comes right after Excel, so Excel and Writing take Tuesday and Wednesday, Filing takes Thursday and Ethics takes Monday. The only schedule is: Monday Ethics, Tuesday Excel, Wednesday Writing, Thursday Filing.

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    Puzzle: Four trainings (Excel, Filing, Ethics and Writing) are held from Monday to Thursday, one per day. Writing is held the day after Excel. Filing is not held on Monday. Ethics is held on an earlier day than Excel. Filing is held after Writing. How many trainings are held between Ethics and Filing?

    Correct answer: C. 2

    The only schedule is: Monday Ethics, Tuesday Excel, Wednesday Writing, Thursday Filing. Ethics is on Monday and Filing on Thursday, so Excel and Writing, on Tuesday and Wednesday, are between them: 2 trainings.

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  17. 16

    Puzzle: Five reviewees (Fe, Gil, Hana, Ivan and Jo) took a mock exam, and no two had the same score. Hana scored higher than Ivan but lower than Fe. Jo had the lowest score. Gil scored higher than Fe. Who had the highest score?

    Correct answer: D. Gil

    Combine the statements: Gil > Fe > Hana > Ivan, and Jo is lowest. From highest to lowest, the ranking is: Gil, Fe, Hana, Ivan, Jo. Gil is the only one with no one above him.

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    Puzzle: Five reviewees (Fe, Gil, Hana, Ivan and Jo) took a mock exam, and no two had the same score. Hana scored higher than Ivan but lower than Fe. Jo had the lowest score. Gil scored higher than Fe. Who ranked third?

    Correct answer: C. Hana

    From highest to lowest, the ranking is: Gil, Fe, Hana, Ivan, Jo. Counting from the top, Gil is first, Fe second and Hana third.

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    Puzzle: Five reviewees (Fe, Gil, Hana, Ivan and Jo) took a mock exam, and no two had the same score. Hana scored higher than Ivan but lower than Fe. Jo had the lowest score. Gil scored higher than Fe. Who ranked immediately above Jo?

    Correct answer: D. Ivan

    From highest to lowest, the ranking is: Gil, Fe, Hana, Ivan, Jo. Jo is last, and the person just above her is Ivan, who scored lower than Hana.

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    Puzzle: Five reviewees (Fe, Gil, Hana, Ivan and Jo) took a mock exam, and no two had the same score. Hana scored higher than Ivan but lower than Fe. Jo had the lowest score. Gil scored higher than Fe. How many reviewees scored higher than Hana?

    Correct answer: B. 2

    From highest to lowest, the ranking is: Gil, Fe, Hana, Ivan, Jo. Gil and Fe are above Hana, so 2 reviewees scored higher than she did.

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    Puzzle: Five reviewees (Fe, Gil, Hana, Ivan and Jo) took a mock exam, and no two had the same score. Hana scored higher than Ivan but lower than Fe. Jo had the lowest score. Gil scored higher than Fe. Who ranked second?

    Correct answer: B. Fe

    From highest to lowest, the ranking is: Gil, Fe, Hana, Ivan, Jo. Gil is above Fe, and Fe is above everyone else, so Fe is second.

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