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Lesson 4 of 8 · Circular + attributes

Neighbours

Circular / Square Arrangement · for IPMAT Indore, IPMAT Rohtak and JIPMAT

The idea of Circular + attributes

Each person around the table also has one or two attributes (a company, a state, a crown colour, an arrival order, a number of languages). Clues mix seats and attributes. The method is the plain circle method with attribute values treated as extra people who share a seat. No JIPMAT or Rohtak PYQ so far is a circle with attributes; the sets here are PW practice at d2-d4.

The exam method

  1. Anchor clue. begin with the clue that links the most items (person, seat and attribute).
  2. Tokens. write attribute values next to seats as you place them; a value with no person yet is still a seat clue.
  3. Elimination grid. for the last two or three people, a 3 x 3 grid of person vs attribute settles them fast.
  4. Two arrangements. if two fit, answer each question by checking both.