Number, Ranking and Time Sequence Test (Class-10)
Number, Ranking and Time Sequence Test
NUMBER TEST
In this type of questions, generally a set, group or series of numerals is given and the candidate is asked to trace out numerals
following certain given conditions or lying at specific mentioned positions after shuffling according to a certain given pattern.
Solved Examples
Ex.1 How many 5's immediately preceeded by 4 but not immediately followed by 3 are there in the following series?
543765453624545543756455435
(1) 1 (2) 2 (3) 3 (4) 4
Sol. 543765453624545543756455435
× × × ×
Number of such 5 = 3
Hence, the answer is (3).
Ex.2 How many such 5's are there in the following number sequence each of which is immediately preceded by 3 or 4 but not
immediately followed by 8 or 9 ?
3 5 9 5 4 5 5 3 5 8 4 5 6 7 3 5 7 5 5 4 5 2 3 5 1 0
(1) Four (2) Three (3) Five (4) None of these
Sol. As you know, a number which comes after a given number is said to follow it while one which comes before the given
number precedes it.
3 5 9 5 4 5 5 3 5 8 4 5 6 7 3 5 7 5 5 4 5 2 3 5 1 0
Clearly, there are five such 5's. Hence, the answer is (3).
Ex.3 In the series given below, how many 8's are there each of which is exactly divisible its immediate preceding as well as
succeeding numbers ?
2 8 3 8 2 4 8 2 4 8 6 8 2 8 2 4 8 3 8 2 8 6
(1) One (2) Two (3) Three (4) Four
Sol. Clearly, we may mark such sets of 3 numbers, in which the middle number is 8 and each of the two numbers on both sides
of it is a factor of 8, as shown below:
2 8 3 8 2 4 8 2 4 8 6 8 2 8 2 4 8 3 8 2 8 6
So, there are two such 8's. Hence, the answer is (2).
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Number, Ranking and Time Sequence Test (Class-10)
RANKING TEST
In this type of questions, generally the ranks of a person both from the top and from the bottom are mentioned and the total
number of persons is asked. However, sometimes these questions is put in the form of a puzzle of interchanging seats by two
persons.
Solved Examples
Ex.4 Kovid ranks seventh from the top and twenty-sixth from the bottom in a class. How many students are there in the class ?
(1) 31 (2) 32 (3) 33 (4) 34
Sol. Clearly, the whole class consists of :
(i) 6 students who have ranks higher than Kovid;
(ii) Kovid; and
(iii) 25 students who have ranks lower than Rohan, i.e. (6 + 1 + 25) = 32 students.
Hence, the answer is (2).
Ex.5 Arjun is fourteenth from the right end in a row of 40 boys. What is his position from the left end ?
(1) 24th (2) 25th (3) 26th (4) 27th
Sol. Clearly, number of boys towards the left of Arjun = (40 – 14) = 26
So, Arjun is 27th from the left end.
Hence, the answer is (4).
Ex.6 In a row of boys facing the North, A is sixteenth from the left end and C is sixteenth from the right end. B, who is fourth to
the right of A, is fifth to the left of C in the row. How many boys are there in the row ?
(1) 39 (2) 40 (3) 41 (4) 42
Sol. Clearly, according to the given conditions, there are 15 boys to the left of A, as well as to the right of C. Also, B lies
between A and C such that there are 3 boys between A and B; and 4 boys between B and C.
N
A B C
15 3 4 15
so, number of boys in the row = (15 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 15) = 40
Hence, the answer is (2).
Ex.7. In a row of girls, Kamya is fifth from the left and Preeti is sixth from the right. When they exchange their positions, then
Kamya becomes thirteenth from the left. What will be Preeti's position from the right?
(1) 7th (2) 11th (3) 14th (4) 18th
Sol. Kamya's new position is 13th from left. But it is the same as Preeti's earlier position which is 6th from the right.
Thus, the row consists of (12 + 1 + 5) = 18 girls.
Now, Preeti's new position is Kamya's earlier position which is 5th from the left.
Number of girls to the right of Preeti = (18 – 5) = 13.
So, Preeti's new position is 14th from the right. Hence, the answer is (3).
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Number, Ranking and Time Sequence Test (Class-10)
TIME SEQUENCE TEST
To solve time based problems the following informations are very useful.
This test is set up to test a candidate's ability in time reasoning.
Smart facts :
A year has 365 days.
A leap year is divisible by 4 but in case of century year it is divisible by 400.
February in a leap year has 29 days.
The last day of a year is the same as first day. (Ordinary year)
There is one day difference between first and last day of a leap year.
Ex.8 Kairav remembers that his brother’s birthday is after fifteenth but before eighteenth of February whereas his sister Kajal
remembers that her brother’s birthday is after sixteenth but below nineteenth of February. On which day in February is
Kairav brother’s birthday ?
(1) 16th (2) 17th (3) 18th (4) 19th
Sol. According to Kairav, the brother’s birthday is on one of the days among 16th and 17th February. According to Kajal, the
brother’s birthday is one of the days among 17th and 18th February. Clearly, Kairav’s brother’s birthday is on the day
common to both the above groups i.e., 17th February. Hence, the answer is (2).
Ex.9 A bus for Delhi leaves every thirty minutes from a bus stand. An enquiry clerk told a passenger that the bus had already left
ten minutes ago and the next bus will leave at 9:35 A.M. At what time did the enquiry clerk give this information to the
passenger ?
(1) 9:10 A.M (2) 8:55 A.M. (3) 9:08 A.M. (4) 9:15 A.M.
Sol. The next bus will leave at 9:35 A.M. This means that the previous bus had left at 9:05 A.M. But it happened ten minutes
before the clerk gave the information to the passenger. Thus, the enquiry clerk gave the information at 9:15 A.M. Hence,
the answer is (4).
Ex.10 If Monday falls on the second of a month, then which day will fall two days after 10th?
(1) Tuesday (2) Thursday (3) Friday (4) Sunday
Sol. On 2nd, it will be Monday.
On (2+7)th = 9th, it will be Monday.
On 10th, it will be Tuesday.
On (10+2)th = 12th, it will be Thursday.
Therefore, Thursday will fall on the given date.
Hence, the answer is (2).
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