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RANKING AND
ORDERING TEST 8
RANKING AND ORDERING TEST 3 : Rakesh ranks 7th from the top and 28th from
the bottom in a class. How many students are there in the class?
The position of a thing/person etc. in a definite order is called as
‘Rank’. (a) 34 (b) 35
In this type of test, relative position or rank of some person or (c) 36 (d) 37
object is given and candidates are required to find the rank or (e) None of these
position of other person or object. Sol. (a) Total no. of students = [7 + 28] – 1 = 34.

Types of Questions When two persons change their rank in a queue

v If two persons are on a definite position from up and down
Rank of a person in a queue
(or left and right) and they interchange their ranks, then
v Position of person from upward Total no. of persons in the queue :
= [Total no. of persons – position of person from down] + 1. = [present position of first person
v Position of person from downward + previous position of second person] – 1
= [Total no. of persons – position of person from up] + 1. 4 : In a row of girls, Shilpa is eighth from the left
v Position of person from right
and Reena is seventeenth from the right. If they interchange
their positions, Shilpa becomes fourteenth from the left. How
= [Total no. of persons – position of person from left] + 1.
many girls are there in the row?
v Position of person from left
(a) 34 (b) 35
= [Total no. of persons – position of person from right] + 1.
(c) 30 (d) 37
1 : Anita ranks twelfth in a class of forty six. What (e) None of these
will be her rank from the last? Sol. (c) Total no. of girls
(a) 34th (b) 35th = [present position of Shilpa
(c) 36th (d) 37th + previous position of Reena] – 1
(e) None of these = (14 + 17) – 1 = 30
Sol. (b) Rank of Anita from the last v Previous position of first person or present position of sec-
= [Total students – her rank from first] + 1 ond person
= (46 – 12) + 1 = 35th. = Difference of the two positions of second person
2 : Ravi is 7 ranks ahead of Sumit in a class of 39. + previous position of second person.
= Difference of the two positions of first person
If Sumit’s rank is 17th from the last, what is Ravi’s rank from
+ previous position of second person.
the start?
(a) 14th (b) 15th 5 : In a row of children, Dipa is fifth from the left
and Vijay is sixth from the right. When they interchange
(c) 16th (d) 17th
their places among themselves, Dipa becomes thirteenth
(e) None of these from the left. Then what will be Vijay’s position from the
Sol. (c) Rank of Ravi from the last = 17 + 7 = 24th. right ?
\ Rank of Ravi from the start = (39 – 24) + 1 = 16th. (a) 4th (b) 14th
Total number of person in a queue (c) 8th (d) 12th
(e) 10th
v Total no. of persons
Sol. (b) Present postion of Vijay = Difference of the two postions
= [Position of person from upward/right + Position of person
of Dipa + previous postion of Vijay
from downward/left] – 1. = (13 – 5) + 6 = 14th
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S O LV E D E X A M P L E S
1 : There are thirty five students in a class. Suman
G
ranks third among the girls in the class. Amit ranks 5th among
R Q
the boys in the class. Suman is one rank below Amit in the class.
No two students hold the same rank in the class. What is Amit's Case I
rank in the class?
(a) Cannot be determined P S
(b) 5th M
(c) 8th
(d) 7th P
(e) None of these R M
Sol. (d) Suman is one rank below Amit in the class. Hence two
or Case II
girls and four boys are ahead of Amit. Hence Amit's
rank in the class is 7th. G S
2 : Among six members P, Q, R, G, S and M sitting Q
around a circle facing the centre, Hence position of Q is between G and S in both cases.
(a) R is between G and P In circular arrangements, both clockwise and anticlockwise
(b) M is between P and S arrangements should be considered.
What is the position of Q? 3 : Mohan is older than Prabir, Suresh is younger
(a) Cannot be determined than Prabir. Mihir is older than Suresh but younger than
(b) Between G and S Prabir. Who among the four is the youngest?
(c) To the immediate left of G (a) Prabir (b) Mihir
(d) To the immediate right of S (c) Mohan (d) Suresh
(e) None of these (e) Data inadequate
Sol. (b) Seating arrangement is as follows : Sol. (d) Mohan > Prabir > Suresh
Prabir > Mihir > Suresh
Hence, Mohan > Prabir > Mihir > Suresh

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EXERCISE
1. Five boys took part in a race. Prabir finished before Mohit 9. Among A, B, C,D and E, A is taller than B but shorter than C.
but behind Mihir. Suresh finished before Sanchit but behind B is taller than only E. C is not the tallest. Who among them
Mohit. Who won the race? will be in the middle if they stand in the order of their heights?
(a) Prabir (b) Mihir (a) A (b) C
(c) Mohit (d) Suresh (c) 8 (d) Cannot be determined
(e) None of these (e) None of these
2. M is older than R. Q is younger than R and N. N is not as old 10. Madhu is l8th from the left end and Sandhu is 11th from the
as M. Who among M, N, R and Q is the oldest? right end of a row of 40 children. How many children are
(a) M (b) R there between Madhu and Sandhu in the row?
(c) M or R (d) Data inadequate (a) 10 (b) 9
(e) None of these (c) 12 (d) 11
3. In a class of forty students, Samir's rank from the top is (e) None of these
twelfth. Alok is eight ranks below Samir. What is Alok's rank
11. In a class of 10 girls and 20 boys, Jaya's rank is '4' among the
from the bottom?
girls and '18' in the class. What is Jaya's rank among the
(a) 20th (b) 21st
boys in the class?
(c) 22nd (d) 19th
(a) Cannot be determined
(e) None of these
(b) 16 (c) 14
4. Geeta is taller than Seeta but not shorter than Radha. Radha
and Rani are of the same height. Geeta is shorter than Paru. (d) 15 (e) None of these
Amongst all the girls, who is the tallest? 12. Among P, Q, R, S and T, S is older than R but not as old as T;
(a) Geeta (b) Seeta Q is older than only P. Who among them is the youngest?
(c) Radha and Rani (d) Paru (a) P (b) Q
(e) None of these (c) R (d) Cannot be dtermined
5. Among five friends Mahesh is taller than Karan but not (e) None of these
Yash. Hrithik is taller than Yash but not Abhishek. If they 13. Hemang is 16th from the top and twelfth from the bottom in
stand in increasing order of their heights, who will be first in merit in the class. How many students are there in the class?
line ?
(a) 29 (b) 28
(a) Abhishek (b) Yash
(c) 27 (d) Cannot be determined
(c) Karan (d) Data inadequate
(e) None of these
(e) None of these
6. Akshay is 16th from the left end in the row of boys and Vijay 14. Geeta is senior to Shilpa but not to Deepa. Gayatri is junior
is 18th from the right end. Avinash is 11th from Akshay to Reepa. No one is senior to Fatima. Who is most junior?
towards the right end and 3rd from Vijay towards the right (a) Shilpa (b) Geeta
end. How many boys are there in the row? (c) Gayatri (d) Data inadequate
(a) Data inadequate (b) 42 (e) None of these
(c) 40 (d) 48 15. Sachin is sitting to the immediate left of Meena but not next
(e) None of these to Bharti. Parveen is sitting to the right of Bharti. If the four
7. Among M, T, R and P, M is older than only P. T is older than friends are sitting in a circle, who is sitting to the immediate
R. Who among them is the oldest ? right of Meena?
(a) T (b) R (a) Parveen (b) Bharti
(c) T or R (d) Data inadequate (c) Sachin (d) Meena
(e) None of these (e) Cannot be etennined
8. In a row of children facing North, Ritesh is twelfth from the
16. In a row of 40 students facing North, Kailash is 6th to the left
left end. Sudhir who is twenty-second from the right end is
of Soman. If Soman is 30th from the left end of the row, how
fourth to the right of Ritesh. Total how many children are
far is Kailash from the right end of the row?
there in the row?
(a) 17th (b) 16th
(a) 35 (b) 36
(c) 37 (d) 34 (c) 15th (d) 26th
(e) None of these
(e) None of these
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17. L, M, N and P are sitting around a circle and facing the 24. In a queue of children, Kashish is fifth from the left and
centre. P is to the immediate left of N. L is between N & M. Mona is sixth from the right. When they interchange their
What is the position of M? places among themselves, Kashish becomes thirteenth from
(a) To the immediate left of L the left. Now what will be Mona's position from the right?
(b) To the immediate right of P. (a) 4th (b) 14th
(c) In front of P
(c) 8th (d) 15th
(d) Between L & N
(e) None of these (e) None of these
18. Among M, N, P, R and T each one has secured different 25. Five men A, B, C, D and E read a newspaper. The one who
marks in an examination. R secured more marks than M and reads first gives it to C. The one who reads last had taken it
T. N secured less marks than P. Who among them secured from A. E was not the first or the last to read. There were two
third highest marks? readers between B and A.
(a) N (b) R B passed the newspaper to whom?
(c) M (d) T
(a) A (b) C
(e) Data inadequate
19. In a class of 20 students, Alisha’s rank is 15th from the top. (c) D (d) E
Manav is 4 ranks above Alisha. What is Manav’s rank from (e) None of these
the bottom ? 26. In a column of girls Kamal is 11th from the front. Neela is
(a) 10th (b) 11th
3 places ahead of Sunita who is 22nd from the front.
(c) 9th (d) 12th
How many girls are there between Kamal and Neela in the
(e) None of these
column?
20. Among A, B, C, D and E each having a different weight, D is
heavier than A and E and B is lighter than C. Who among (a) Six (b) Eight
them is the heaviest? (c) Seven (d) Cannot be determined
(a) D (b) B (e) None of these
(c) C (d) Data inadequate 27. In a row of girls, Rita and Monika occupy the ninth place
(e) None of these from the right end and tenth place from the left end,
21. Among B, F, J, K and W each having a different weight, F is respectively. If they interchange their places, then Rita and
heavier than only J. B is heavier than F and W but not as Monika occupies eighteenth place from the left end. How
heavy as K. Who is the third heaviest among them?
many girls are there in the row?
(a) B (b) F
(a) 25 (b) 26
(c) K (d) W
(e) None of these (c) 27 (d) Data inadequate
22. In a row of thirty five children, M is fifteenth from the right (e) None of these
end and there are ten children between M and R. What is 28. In the Olympic Games, the flags of six nations were flown on
R's position from the left end of the row? the masts in the following way: The flag of America was to
(a) 15th (b) 5th the left of the Indian tricolour and to the right of the flag of
(c) 30th (d) Data inadequate France. The flag of Australia was on the right of the Indian
(e) None of these flag but was to the left of the flag of Japan, which was to the
23. Among P, Q, T, A and B each having a different height, T is left of the flag of China. Find the two flags which are in the
taller than P and B but shorter than A and Q. P is not the centre.
shortest. Who among them is the tallest?
(a) India and Australia (b) America and India
(a) A (b) Q
(c) P (d) P or B (c) Japan and Australia (d) America and Australia
(e) Data inadequate (e) None of these

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ANSWER KEY
1 (b) 7 (a) 13 (c) 19 (a) 25 (b)

2 (a) 8 (c) 14 (d) 20 (d) 26 (d)

3 (b) 9 (a) 15 (b) 21 (d) 27 (b)

4 (d) 10 (c) 16 (a) 22 (d) 28 (a)

5 (c) 11 (d) 17 (e) 23 (e)

6 (e) 12 (a) 18 (e) 24 (b)

ANSWERS & EXPLANATIONS

1. (b) Prabir > Mohit 10. (c) 17 + l l + 10
Mihir > Prabir Madhu Sandhu
Suresh > Sanchit
\ Number of boys between Madhu and Sandhu
Mohit > Suresh
Hence, Mihir > Prabir > Mohit > Suresh > Sanchit = 40 – 18 – 11 + 1 = 12
Hence, Mihir won the race. 11. (d) 3 Girls are ahead of Jaya.
2. (a) R < M; Q < R, N; N < M \ 14 Boys are ahead of Jaya.
M>N / R>Q
\ Jaya's rank is 15th among the boys in the class.
3. (b) Total students = 40
12. (a) T > S > R > Q > P
12 + • • • • • • • • • + 20
Sameer Alok \ P among them is the youngest
\ Alok's rank from bottom 13. (c) Total number of students in the class
= 40 – (12 + 8) + 1
= 16 + 12 - 1 =27
= 21st
14. (d) Geeta > Shilpa
4. (d) Radha > Geeta > Sita
Radha = Rani Deepa > Geeta
Geeta < Paru : Paru is the tallest. Reepa > Gayatri
Fatima is the seniormost
5. (c) Yash > Mahesh > Karan
But no other data is there to find who is the juniormost.
Abhishek > Hrithik > Yash
Karan < Mahesh < Yash < Hrithik < Abhishek Sachin
6. (e) Total number of boys = 41.
15. (b) Meena Parveen
7. (a) M > P, T > R
T > R > M > P (M is older than only P) Bharti
Hence, T is the eldest.
8. (c) Total number of children in a row 16. (a) 23 + • • • • • • • + 10
= 12 + 4 + 22 – 1 = 37 Kailash Soman
9. (a) D >C >A> B > E Kailash's position from the right end of the row
\ A will be in the middle if they stand in the order of the
= 40 – 23 = 17th
height.
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17. (e) According to question, Order of position would be as 23. (e) T > P, B
follows: T < A, Q

P P> B
A, Q > T > P > B
Right N M Left So, either A or Q is the tallest.
24. (b) Clearly 6th position from right (Mona) is 13th position
L from left. That means there are 13 + 5 = 18 children in
the row. Hence 5th position from left will be 18 – 5 + 1 =
18. (e) Correct order can’t be determined.
14th from right (Mona’s new position).
19. (a) Manav’s rank from the top = 15 – 4 = 11th. Previous by Kashish Mona
Manav’s rank from the bottom 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
= 20 + 1 – 11 = 10th
Present Mona Kashish
20. (d) D > A, E and B < C
25. (b) From the information given in the question, the
The heaviest among them can’t be determined. newspaper was read in the following order
21. (d) Ascending order of weight : J > F > W > B > K B, C, E, A, D.
So, third heaviest is W. Hence B passed the newspaper to C.
22. (d) Since R can be to the right of M 3
26. (c)
M R
Neela
35 15th 10 Kamal Sunita
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or to the left of M 11th 22nd
(From front) 19th (From front)
R M
So there are seven girls between Kamal and Neela.
9 10th 10 15th 14
27. (b) Total no. of girls = 17 + 10 – 1 or 18 + 9 – 1 = 26.
R’s position can’t be determined. 28. (a) The order in which the six flags were flown from L to R
is France, America, India, Australia, Japan, China.

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