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RANKING TEST
In Ranking test, types of questions that comes in examination are:
(1) Rank of a particular person are mentioned from left and right and the total number of persons are
asked in the question.
(2) Sometimes, total number of persons are mentioned in the question and rank of a particular person
from left are given then rank of that particular person from right are asked.
(3) Sometimes, total number of persons are mentioned and rank of a particular person from right are
given then rank of a particular person from left are asked.
*Total number of persons = [( Rank of a particular person from the left + Rank of same particular
person from the right)-1]
(4) Sometimes, questions are asked to find minimum number of persons and maximum number of
persons in the row by giving position of two persons from left and right and number of persons
sit between them. (also called the case of overlapping)
Example:
A sits 5th from left. B sits 6th from right. 2 persons sit between them. Find how many maximum and
minimum number of persons can sit in the row.
Sol.
Here, we have two cases i.e., case-1 and case-2
Case-1: for maximum number of persons
Case-2: for minimum number of persons
= L + R + mid
= 5 + 6 + 2 = 13
Total persons = 13
= (L + R) − (mid + 2)
= (5 + 6) − (2 + 2) = 7
Total persons = 7
[Note: L = position from left end, R = position from right end, mid= number of persons sit in middle]
• You should keep in mind that 'left' is also called 'top' and 'right is also called 'botton'
Now, see the examples given below that will better illustrate the above-mentioned points:
Example 1:
Aniket ranks sixteenth from the top and fifteenth from the bottom in a certain exam. How many students
are there in his class?
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Solution:
Total number of students in the class =
[(Rank of Aniket from the top + Rank of Aniket from the bottom ) − 1]
= (16 + 15) − 1
= 31 − 1
= 30
Example 2:
Meena ranks third from the top and total number of students in the class are 25. Then find the rank of
Meena from the bottom.
Solution:
You know that,
Total number of students = [( Left + Right ) − 1]
So, rank of Meena from the bottom = 26-3 = 23rd from the bottom.
• Sometimes the question is asked in the form of a puzzle of interchanging seats by two persons. It
may be asked in the form of comparison of height, weight, strength, size, age etc. among the
persons.
Example 3:
In a row of 21 girls, when Meena was shifted by four places towards the right, she became 12th from the
left end. what was her earlier position from the right end of the row?
Solution:
According to the question, Meena was shifted 4 places rightward. Therefore earlier position of Meena
was (12 − 4) = 8 th from the left.
Again, there are 21 girls in all. Hence Meena's position from the right end = (21 − 8 + 1) = 14 th from
the right end. Clearly, Meena's earlier position was 14th from the right end.
Example 4:
Neeraj is stronger than Shivam but not as strong as Prashant. Gopal is stronger than Prashant but not as
strong as Anil. Anil is weaker than Saurabh but not as weak as Atul. Who is the strongest?
Solution:
From the given information,
Prashant > Neeraj > Shivam ... (i)
Anil > Gopal > Prashant ... (ii)
Saurabh > Anil > Atul ... (iii)
Combining (i), (ii) and (iii) we get,
Saurabh > Anil > Gopal > Prashant > Neeraj > Shivam
Atul is weaker than Anil, Atul must be weaker than Saurabh but Atul's position is not cleared with the
given information. Atul can be weaker to Gopal, Prashant, Neeraj and Shivam. Hence, Saurabh is the
strongest.
• Another type of questions that are asked in the exam are :
Example 5:
Aman is 16th from the left end in a row of a boys and Vivek is 4th to the left of Aman. Then find the
position of Vivek from the left end.
Solution:
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(From left)
Quick approach: (16-4)
= 12 th from left.
→ Right + Right = (−)
Left + Left = (-)
Right + Left = (+)
Left + Right = (+)
By keeping above table in your mind, you can solve question of Ranking in less time.
Practice Questions
1. In a class of 45 student Aditya's rank is twelve from top what is his rank from bottom.
(a) 33 (b) 34 (c) 35 (d) None of these
2. In a class of 42 students Nutan's Rank is 22 from bottom what is her rank from top.
(a) 21 (b) 22 (c) 23 (d) cannot be determined
3. In a class, Sonal rank is 10th from top what is his rank from bottom.
(a) 24 (b) 25 (c) 26 (d) cannot be determined
4. In a class Sonu rank is 15th from top and twelve from bottom how many students are there in that
class.
(a) 21 (b) 25 (c) 26 (d) cannot be determined
5. In a class of 80 boys a student rank is 48 th from top what is his rank from bottom.
(a) 32 (b) 34 (c) 35 (d) None of these
6. In a class, Abhinav rank 79 from bottom while there are 80 boys in class what is Abhinav rank
from top
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) cannot be determined
7. In a class of 41 children, Aditya's rank is eight from top. Mamta is seven ranks below Aditya.
What is Mamta rank from bottom?
(a) 26 (b) 27 (c) 25 (d) Cannot be determined
8. In a class of 34 children, Ajay's rank from the top is twelth. Manoj is eight ranks below Ajay.
What is Manoj's rank from the bottom.
(a) 15 (b) 16 (c) 14 (d) cannot be determined
9. In a row of boys, Aditya is seventh from the start and eleventh from the end. In another row of
girl, Nutan is tenth from the start and twelth from the end. How many students are there in both
the rows together?
(a) 36 (b) 37 (c) 39 (d) Can not be determined
10. In a row of girls, Priya is thirteenth from the left and Dauli is seventeenth from the right. If in this
row Priya is eleventh from the right then what is the position of Dauli from the left?
(a) 6th (b) 7th (c) 10th (d) 12th
11. Forty boys are standing in a row facing the north. Amit is eleventh from the left and Sanjay is
thirty first from the right end of the row. How far will Shreya, who is third to the right of Amit in
the row, be from Sanjay?
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(a) 2nd to the right (b) 3rd to the right (c) 4 th to the right (d) 5th to the right
12. In a class, among the passed students, Amisha is twenty-second from the top and Anuja, who is
5 ranks below Amisha, is thirty-fourth from the bottom. All the students from the class have
appeared for the exam. If the ratio of the students who passed in the exam to those who failed is
4: 1 in that class, how many students are there in the class?
(a) 60 (b) 75 (c) 90 (d) Data inadequate
13. In a row of girls facing North, Soni is 10th to the left of Pallavi, who is 21st from the right end.
If Malini, who is 17th from the left end, is fourth to the right of Soni, how many girls are there in
the row?
(a) 37 (b) 43 (c) 44 (d) Data inadequate
14. Raj is seventeenth from the left end of a row of 29 boys and Karan is seventeenth from the right
end in the same row. How many boys are there between them in the row?
(a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 6 (d) Data inadequate
15. In a row of forty children, 𝐴 is thirteenth from the left end and Q is ninth from the right end. How
many children are there between A and R if R is fourth to the left of Q ?
(a) 12 (b) 13 (c) 14 (d) 15
16. George is fifth from the left and Peter is twelfth from the right end in a row of children. If Peter
shifts by three places towards George, he becomes tenth from the left end. How many children
are there in the row?
(a) 21 (b) 22 (c) 23 (d) 24
17. In a row of boys, if A who is tenth from the left and 𝐵 who is ninth from the right interchange
their positions, A becomes fifteenth from the left. How many boys are there in the row?
(a) 23 (b) 27 (c) 28 (d) 31
18. Seven friends of different stature, Haroon, Eman, Jason, Kirti, Lisa, Mohan and Neeti are standing
in descending order of their stature. The tallest person is standing at the front of the row and the
shortest person is standing at the end of the row. Haroon is standing immediately behind Lisa,
who is standing immediately behind Kirti. Only two persons stand between Mohan and Neeti.
Eman stands second from the front. Mohan is not the tallest. Who is standing at the front of the
row?
(a) Kirti (b) Neeti (c) Mohan (d) Jason
19. Capacities of six tanks A, B, C, D, E and F are compared. No two tanks have same capacity.
Capacity of 𝐷 is more than 𝐹 and 𝐶. Capacity of 𝐴 is less than only B . Which of the following
sequence about their capacities can be correct?
1. 𝐴 > 𝐷 > 𝐸
II. 𝐶 > 𝐹 > 𝐸
(a) Neither I nor II (b) Only I (c) Only II (d) Both I and II
20. D, E, K, W, X, Y and Z scored different marks in an exam. K scored more than only two people.
E scored less than only one person. W scored more than D but less than both E and Z. D did not
score the lowest marks and Z did not score the highest marks. X scored less than Y . How many
people scored more than Y ? SSC Stenographer
(a) Two (b) More than three (c) Three (d) None
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21. K, L, M, W, X, Y and Z scored different marks in an exam. K scored more than both 𝐿 and 𝑊
but less than 𝑌. X scored less than only Y. Neither L nor M scored the lowest marks. Z scored
more than L but less than M. K scored more than M . Who scored the third-lowest marks? SSC
Stenographer
(a) K (b) Z (c) L (d) W
22. All 20 students in a class are standing in a straight line facing north. Neha is 10th from the right
end while Nalin is 12th from the left end. How many people stand between Neha and Nalin?
(a) Three (b) Zero (c) Two (d) One
23. If you are the 27th person in a queue from one end and 38th from the other end, what is the total
number of persons in the queue?
(a) 66 (b) 65 (c) 64 (d) 63
24. Umesh is older than Satish. Suresh is younger than Neeraj but older than Umesh. Tarun is older
than Ritesh but younger than Satish. Manish is the youngest. Who is the eldest among them?
(a) Satish (b) Neeraj (c) Ritesh (d) Suresh
25. Five girls Anjali, Beena, Chintu, Diksha and Shruti are of different ages. Anjali is younger than
only Diksha and Shruti. Shruti is younger to Diksha. Chintu is youngest. Who is the fourth oldest
?
(a) Beena (b) Chintu (c) Diksha (d) Shruti
26. Seven students H. I, J, K, L, M and N have all scored unique number of marks. H scored only
more than N. Marks of three students were between the marks of J and I. I did not score the
highest marks. How many students scored less than J?
(a) 6 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 4
27. All 32 students in a class are standing in a row facing north. Akash is 12th from the right end
while Priya is 18th from the left end. How many people are standing between Akash and Priya?
(a) Two (b) Four (c) Three (d) Five
28. Amit ranked 7th from the top and 26th from the bottom in his class. How many students are there
in the class?
(a) 31 (b) 33 (c) 27 (d) 32
29. Seven people K, B, M, C, R, P, and S have different heights. 𝐶 is taller than 𝐾. B is shorter than
M. P is shorter than M and B. C is not taller than P. S is not taller than K. M is shorter than only
one person. Who is the shortest?
(a) K (b) S (c) P (d) B
30. The weight of seven boys B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B6 and B7 are compared. The weight of B5 is less
than only one boy and more than that of B6. The weight of B4 is neither more nor less than B6
but more than B1, B7, B3. Who weight the most?
(a) B5 (b) B 2 (c) B6 (d) B1
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