function randomArrayCols(qID){
 
  var thisQuestion = $('#question'+qID);
 
  // Index the array columns
  $('table.subquestions-list tr', thisQuestion).each(function(i) {
    $('> *', this).each(function(i) {
      $(this).attr('data-index', i);
    });
  });
  if($('.noanswer-item', thisQuestion).length > 0) {
    $('table.subquestions-list tr > :last-child', thisQuestion).addClass('col-no-answer');
  }
 
  // Create an array of the columns
  var columns = [];
  $('table.subquestions-list tr.answers-list:eq(0) td.answer-item', thisQuestion).each(function(i) {
    columns.push($(this).attr('data-index'));
  });  
 
  // A function to shuffle elements or contents of arrays
  (function($){
    $.fn.shuffle = function() {
      return this.each(function(){
        var items = $(this).children();
        return (items.length)
          ? $(this).html($.shuffle(items))
          : this;
      });
    }
 
    $.shuffle = function(arr) {
      for(
        var j, x, i = arr.length; i;
        j = parseInt(Math.random() * i),
        x = arr[--i], arr[i] = arr[j], arr[j] = x
      );
      return arr;
 
    }
  })(jQuery);
 
  // Shuffle the columns array
  columns = $.shuffle(columns);
 
  // Reposition the row elements
  $('table.subquestions-list tr', thisQuestion).each(function(i) {
    var thisRow = $(this);
    $(columns).each(function(i, val) {
      thisRow.append($('[data-index="'+val+'"]', thisRow));
      thisRow.append($('.col-no-answer', thisRow));
    });
  });
}

<script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8">    
  $(document).ready(function(){
    randomArrayCols({QID});
  });
</script>

<script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8">    
  $(document).ready(function(){
    randomArrayCols({QID});
  });
</script>

function randomArrayCols(qID){
 
  var thisQuestion = $('#question'+qID);
 
  // Index the array columns
  $('table.subquestion-list tr', thisQuestion).each(function(i) {
    $('> *', this).each(function(i) {
      $(this).attr('data-index', i);
    });
  });
  if($('.noanswer-item', thisQuestion).length > 0) {
    $('table.subquestion-list tr > :last-child', thisQuestion).addClass('col-no-answer');
  }
 
  // Create an array of the columns
  var columns = [];
  $('table.subquestion-list tr.answers-list:eq(0) td.answer-item', thisQuestion).each(function(i) {
    columns.push($(this).attr('data-index'));
  });  
 
  // A function to shuffle elements or contents of arrays
  (function($){
    $.fn.shuffle = function() {
      return this.each(function(){
        var items = $(this).children();
        return (items.length)
          ? $(this).html($.shuffle(items))
          : this;
      });
    }
 
    $.shuffle = function(arr) {
      for(
        var j, x, i = arr.length; i;
        j = parseInt(Math.random() * i),
        x = arr[--i], arr[i] = arr[j], arr[j] = x
      );
      return arr;
 
    }
  })(jQuery);
 
  // Shuffle the columns array
  columns = $.shuffle(columns);
 
  // Reposition the row elements
  $('table.subquestion-list tr', thisQuestion).each(function(i) {
    var thisRow = $(this);
    $(columns).each(function(i, val) {
      thisRow.append($('[data-index="'+val+'"]', thisRow));
      thisRow.append($('.col-no-answer', thisRow));
    });
  });
}