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Order & Ranking Questions with Answers

Q1) Daniel ranked 12th from the top and 27th from the bottom in a class. How many students are
there in the class?
a) 31
b) 40
c) 42
d) 39
Answer: None of these (correct: 38)

Q2) Kamalpreet ranked 13th from the top and 34th from the bottom in a class. How many students
are there in the class?
a) 47
b) 46
c) 39
d) 49
e) 45
Answer: b) 46

Q3) In a row of girls, Radha is 14th from the left end and 19th from the right end side. Find total
number of students in the row.
a) 35
b) 33
c) 32
d) 30
Answer: c) 32

Q4) In a row of students A is 12th from the left end whereas B is 18th from the right end. Find the
total number of students in the row.
a) 30
b) 28
c) 29
d) 33
e) CND
Answer: e) CND

Q5) In a row of students A is 12th from the left end whereas B is 17th from the right end. Find the
total number of students in the row.
a) 28
b) 32
c) 30
d) 33
e) CND
Answer: e) CND

Q6) In a class of 40 students, if A is 15th from the left end then find rank of A from right end.
a) 28
b) 30
c) 27
d) 26
e) None of these
Answer: d) 26

Q7) In a class of 40 students, if A is 12th from the left end then find rank of A from right end.
a) 31
b) 28
c) 30
d) 29
e) None of these
Answer: d) 29

Q8) In a row, A is 12th from the left; B is 18th from the right and 22nd from the left. Find the number
of persons to the right of A.
a) 23
b) 28
c) 27
d) 34
e) None of these
Answer: c) 27

Q9) In a row of boys A is 16th from the left; B is 11th from the right. C sits exactly between A and B
and is 17th from the right. Find C’s rank from the left.
a) 20
b) 21
c) 22
d) 25
e) None of these
Answer: c) 22

Q10) There are 15 girls in a line. Suman is 11th from the right; Radhika is 9th from the left. Mina
stands between them. Find the number of girls to the right of Mina.
a) 6
b) 7
c) 9
d) 8
Answer: CND

Q11) Total strength is 90 and girls are twice boys. Suraj (a boy) is 14th from the top; there are 10
girls ahead of Suraj. Find the number of boys after Suraj.
a) 24
b) 25
c) 26
d) 28
e) Not
Answer: c) 26

Q12) Class has 150 students; boys are twice girls. Karan (a boy) ranked 25th from top; only 10 girls
are ahead. How many boys are after him?
a) 90
b) 75
c) 105
d) None of the above
e) Cannot be determined
Answer: d) None of the above (correct: 85)

Q13) 68 in a line (north). Sakshi 17th from right; Samiksha 22nd from left. Siddhi sits exactly
between them. Siddhi’s position from the left?
a) —
b) —
c) —
d) —
Answer: 37
Q14) Six persons M,N,O,P,Q,R (different weights). N heavier than only R. Exactly two persons are
either lighter than Q or heavier than Q. P heavier than M but not heaviest. If M is heavier than only
two persons, what is Q’s position?
a) 2nd heaviest
b) Heavier than M
c) 3rd lighter
d) Lighter than M
e) None of these
Answer: e) None of these (Q is 3rd heaviest)

Q15) Same setup. If N weighs 45kg, what may be the weight of R?


a) 60 Kg
b) 48 Kg
c) 56 Kg
d) 90 Kg
e) None of these
Answer: e) None of these (R must be <45)

Q16) In a row of 50 students Manish is 24th from left. How many students are on the right side of
Manish?
a) 25
b) 27
c) 26
d) 28
e) None of these
Answer: c) 26

Q17) In a row of boys Mohan is 20th from left and 12th from right. Pratap is 15th from right. How
many boys are between Mohan and Pratap?
a) 4
b) 2
c) 3
d) 5
e) None of these
Answer: b) 2

Q18) Row of 40 children: Madhu is 18th from left; Pihu is 11th from right. How many between
them?
a) 10
b) 9
c) 12
d) 11
e) None of these
Answer: d) 11

Q19) Mohan is 13th from left. Prabir is 12th from right and 18th from left. How many are to the right
of Mohan?
a) 12
b) 18
c) 17
d) None of these
Answer: d) None of these (correct: 16)

Q20) Facing north: Jay is 12th from left. Suraj is 22nd from right and 4th to the right of Jay. Total in
the row?
a) 35
b) 36
c) 34
d) 37
e) None of these
Answer: d) 37

Q21) Ranveer is 18th from left; Deepika is 15th from right. After interchange, Deepika becomes 9th
from right. Total persons?
a) 27
b) 30
c) 28
d) 31
e) None of these
Answer: e) None of these (correct: 26)

Q22) Ranveer is 12th from left; Deepika is 15th from right. After interchange, Deepika becomes
22nd from right. Total persons?
a) 37
b) 40
c) 33
d) 31
e) None of these
Answer: c) 33

Q23) Row of 49: Sharukh 20th from left; Kajol 18th from right. Students between them?
a) 13
b) 11
c) 10
d) 15
e) 12
Answer: b) 11

Q24) A is 5 ranks ahead of B in a class of 46. B is 12th from last. A’s rank from start?
a) 29
b) 31
c) 28
d) 30
Answer: d) 30

Q25) A is 6 ranks ahead of B, who is 16th in a class of 42. What is A’s rank from the last?
a) 33
b) 32
c) 31
d) 30
Answer: a) 33

Q26) A’s rank is 4th. B ranks 9th from last. C is 9th after A and exactly in the middle of A and B.
How many students are there in the class?
a) 33
b) 32
c) 31
d) 30
Answer: d) 30

Q27) Rahul is 15th from top and Prabha is 19th from bottom. If 6 students are between them, total
number of students.
a) —
b) —
c) —
d) —
Answer: 40

Q28) In a row, Jay is 13th from left and Ranu is 18th from right. After interchange, Ranu becomes
25th from right. Total students?
a) —
b) —
c) —
d) —
Answer: 37

Q29) There are 31 boys in a horizontal row. A shifts 3 places to his right and now occupies the
middle position. Original position of A from the right end?
a) 13
b) 15
c) 17
d) 19
Answer: d) 19

Q30) In a queue, A is 14th from front and B is 11th from end; C is exactly between A and B. If A is
ahead of B and there are 36 girls, how many girls are between A and C?
a) 11
b) 10
c) 5
d) 6
e) CND
Answer: e) CND

Q31) In a row of girls, Lalita is 16th from top and 22nd from bottom. How many girls need to join so
total becomes 45?
a) 7
b) 8
c) 4
d) 5
Answer: b) 8

Q32) In class: boys’ row—Gaurav is 16th from both ends; girls’ row—Monika is 11th from top and
19th from bottom. Total students in the class?
a) 55
b) 60
c) 71
d) 50
Answer: b) 60

Q33) In a row of girls, Neha is 15th from left; Priya is 10th from right. After interchange, Neha
becomes 25th from left. Total girls?
a) 31
b) 34
c) 40
d) 35
Answer: b) 34

Q34) In a row of boys, Shubham is 16th from front; Deepak is 11th from last. After interchange,
Deepak becomes 14th from last. Total students?
a) 32
b) 30
c) 29
d) 27
Answer: c) 29

Q35) In a row, Ajay is 8th from top; Bharat is 13th from bottom. If 5 students are between them,
total number of students?
a) 26
b) 30
c) 14
d) Both a and c
e) None of these
Answer: e) None of these (correct: 25)

Q36) In a row, Ramesh is 14th from top and Deepa is 22nd from bottom; if 6 persons are between
them, minimum number of students?
a) 25
b) 28
c) 22
d) 30
Answer: None of these (correct minimum: 41)

Q37) Seven friends M,N,O,P,Q,R,S (different ages). Only two older than Q. P older than Q but
younger than O. M older than R but younger than S. Only three younger than S. N youngest. How
many people are between Q and R?
1) 1
2) 4
3) 3
4) 2
Answer: 4) 2

Q38) Seven friends A,B,C,D,E,F,G (heights). A < B but A > C. B is taller than only four others. E >
G but E < C. D > B but D < F. Who is tallest?
1) B
2) A
3) F
4) D
Answer: 3) F

Q39) Seven friends P,Q,R,S,T,U,V (marks). P higher than only U and R. R > U. Q > S but Q < T. T
not highest. How many scored between Q and R?
1) 3
2) 2
3) 1
4) 0
Answer: 2) 2

Q40) Seven friends M,N,O,P,Q,R,S (heights). Only two taller than Q. P taller than Q but shorter
than O. M taller than R but shorter than S. Only three taller than S. N shortest. How many persons’
heights lie between Q and R?
1) 2
2) 4
3) 1
4) 3
Answer: 4) 3
Q41) Racks L,H,I,J,K (shelves). J > I but J < K. I > L. In increasing order, two racks between J and
H. L has 5; J has 12. How many racks have more shelves than I?
a) One
b) Two
c) Three
d) Four
e) None
Answer: c) Three

Q42) Same racks. If K+J = 27 shelves, how many does K have?


a) 14
b) 16
d) 13
e) 17
Answer: 15 (correct value, option missing in list)

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To determine relative positions in ranking problems with criteria such as weights or heights, draw a logical chart to represent relationships and step through given conditions to stack rank in reverse order. For example, if M is heavier than R, but only lighter than S among three others, corroborate positions step-by-step to find M’s exact ranking .

In position interchanges, assess the relative movement impact—since such shifts reset reference points, track initial and resulting ranks to assess total consolidation or dispersal. Neha’s shift changes global view, needing adjustments, re-evaluating based on set columns, her new placement forming a revised composite count .

To evaluate if information about students' positions is enough to calculate the total number, consider whether the positions from both ends lead to a consistent total, and check conditions such as possible overlaps or unspecified positions. For example, in a row where A is 12th from the left and B is 18th from the right, yet specific details like B's exact rank from left or any midpoint data define clear totals, otherwise state 'Cannot be determined' (e.g., CND).

To calculate the number of students between two people in a row, first find their positions from a common reference point (total length or end of the row) and subtract known intervals. Mohan's 20th from the left and Pratap's 15th from the right means between them is calculated by summing opposite positions, then adjusting by total student count if known: Difference = (Total - Pratap's rank from right - Mohan's rank from left + 1).

To find the number of people to one side of an individual in a row, subtract the individual's rank from one end from the total number of individuals in the row and adjust accordingly. For instance, if A is 12th from the left in a row of 40 people, there are 40 - 12 = 28 people to the right of A .

To capture adjacently linked rankings reliably, align criteria with shared thresholds, ignore false alignments, and restrict assumptions strictly to inputs derived from scenarios presenting variant possibilities—direct logic review should underpin final verification .

To determine the total number of students in a class when you know a student's rank from the top and bottom, you add the two ranks together and subtract one. For example, Daniel is ranked 12th from the top and 27th from the bottom, so the total number of students is 12 + 27 - 1 = 38 .

Clear ranked data presentation includes confirming no polar range excisions appear. Employ clear key boundary characters and reverse interpolate errant triples unearthed by singular definitive higher-lower segment recognition, confirming all valid relations hold .

Reshuffling in structured scenarios uses boundary-link realignment for shuffling into coherent arrangements, preserving comparative integrity through exact invocations until hierarchy symmetry retrieval concludes realigned values and cross-verifies against external deltas .

When assessing ranking profiles to account for total numbers, check if placements are consistent and all overlaps are considered. Verify: lateral positions, any known number between ranks, and compare rear or forward of direct counters, ensuring no unknowns creep in without assigned weight .

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