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Ranking and Order: Practice Questions with Answers

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1. Q.51

   In a class of 42 students, Sunita ranks 13th from the top. What is Sunita's rank from the bottom?

   1. A 30th
   2. B 29th
   3. C 31st
   4. D 32nd
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   Correct answer: (A) 30th

   Rank from bottom = N − rank from top + 1 = 42 − 13 + 1 = 30. So Sunita is 30th from the bottom.

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2. Q.52

   In a class of 34 students, Rohan ranks 20th from the top. What is Rohan's rank from the bottom?

   1. A 17th
   2. B 15th
   3. C 16th
   4. D 14th
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   Correct answer: (B) 15th

   Rank from bottom = N − rank from top + 1 = 34 − 20 + 1 = 15. So Rohan is 15th from the bottom.

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3. Q.53

   Six persons A, B, C, D, E and F have different weights. Only one person is heavier than D. Only two persons are heavier than A. D is lighter than C. B is heavier than F but lighter than E. Who is the second lightest?

   1. A A
   2. B F
   3. C E
   4. D B
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   Correct answer: (D) B

   Combining all the statements gives one order (heaviest to lightest): C > D > A > E > B > F. So the second lightest is B.

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4. Q.54

   In a row, Ritu is sixth from the left end and Vivek is 16th from the right end. When they interchange their positions, Ritu becomes 16th from the left end. How many persons are there in the row?

   1. A 32
   2. B 30
   3. C 31
   4. D 26
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   Correct answer: (C) 31

   After the interchange Ritu is in Vivek's old place, which is 16 from the left and 16 from the right. Total = 16 + 16 − 1 = 31.

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5. Q.55

   In a row of 38 students, Priya is 14th from the left end and Deepak is fifth from the right end. How many students are there between Priya and Deepak?

   1. A 19
   2. B 21
   3. C 20
   4. D 18
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   Correct answer: (A) 19

   Deepak's position from the left = 38 − 5 + 1 = 34. Students between positions 14 and 34 = 34 − 14 − 1 = 19.

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6. Q.56

   In a row of 37 students, Divya is eighth from the left end and Swati is 21st from the right end. How many students are there between Divya and Swati?

   1. A 8
   2. B 7
   3. C 10
   4. D 9
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   Correct answer: (A) 8

   Swati's position from the left = 37 − 21 + 1 = 17. Students between positions 8 and 17 = 17 − 8 − 1 = 8.

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7. Q.57

   In a class of 53 students, Mohan is four ranks below Geeta. Geeta's rank from the bottom is 26th. What is Mohan's rank from the bottom?

   1. A 30th
   2. B 22nd
   3. C 23rd
   4. D 21st
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   Correct answer: (B) 22nd

   Geeta's rank from the top = 53 − 26 + 1 = 28, so Mohan's rank from the top = 28 + 4 = 32. From the bottom: 53 − 32 + 1 = 22.

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8. Q.58

   Five persons P, Q, R, S and T are of different ages. R is the youngest. T is older than P but younger than S. Q is older than P but younger than T. How many persons are older than T?

   1. A 3
   2. B 0
   3. C 1
   4. D 2
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   Correct answer: (C) 1

   Combining all the statements gives one order (oldest to youngest): S > T > Q > P > R. In this order 1 person comes before T, so the answer is 1.

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9. Q.59

   There are 60 people standing in a row. Swati is 44th from the right end. What is Swati's position from the left end?

   1. A 17th
   2. B 15th
   3. C 18th
   4. D 16th
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   Correct answer: (A) 17th

   Position from left = N − position from right + 1 = 60 − 44 + 1 = 17. So the answer is 17th.

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10. Q.60

    In a test, five students Divya, Geeta, Simran, Yash and Priya scored different marks. Simran scored more marks than Divya but fewer than Geeta. Priya scored more marks than Yash. Only three students scored more marks than Priya. How many students scored more marks than Simran?

    1. A 0
    2. B 2
    3. C 3
    4. D 1
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    Correct answer: (D) 1

    Combining all the statements gives one order (highest to lowest marks): Geeta > Simran > Divya > Priya > Yash. In this order 1 student comes before Simran, so the answer is 1.

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11. Q.61

    In a queue, Harish is 15th from the front and Anjali is 14th from the back. There are 5 persons between Harish and Anjali. What is the minimum possible number of persons in the queue?

    1. A 34
    2. B 23
    3. C 22
    4. D 21
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    Correct answer: (C) 22

    The queue is smallest when Anjali stands ahead of Harish: Anjali is then at 15 − 5 − 1 = 9 from the front, so total = 9 + 14 − 1 = 22. (If Anjali were behind Harish, the total would be 15 + 5 + 14 = 34.)

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12. Q.62

    In a class of 49 students, Sanjay is 7 ranks above Deepak. Deepak's rank from the bottom is 24th. What is Sanjay's rank from the top?

    1. A 18th
    2. B 19th
    3. C 33rd
    4. D 20th
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    Correct answer: (B) 19th

    Deepak's rank from the top = 49 − 24 + 1 = 26. 'Above' means a smaller rank number: 26 − 7 = 19. So Sanjay is 19th from the top.

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13. Q.63

    In a row of students, Rohan is 17th from the left end and Nisha is 15th from the right end. They interchange their positions, and now Rohan is 30th from the left end. What is Nisha's new position from the right end?

    1. A 30th
    2. B 27th
    3. C 26th
    4. D 28th
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    Correct answer: (D) 28th

    Rohan's new place (30 from left) was Nisha's old place (15 from right), so total = 30 + 15 − 1 = 44. Nisha now stands at 17 from the left, i.e. 44 − 17 + 1 = 28 from the right.

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