Order and Ranking — Practice

Question 1

In a row, A is 7th from the left and 9th from the right. The number of people in the row is:
(a) 15 (b) 16 (c) 17 (d) 14

Accepted Answer

(a) 15.

7 + 9 − 1 = 15 (A is counted from both ends).

Question 2

In a class of 40 students, a boy ranks 15th from the top. His rank from the bottom is:
(a) 25 (b) 26 (c) 27 (d) 24

Accepted Answer

(b) 26.

40 − 15 + 1 = 26.

Question 3

In a row of 25 people, B is 11th from the left. B's position from the right is:
(a) 14 (b) 15 (c) 16 (d) 13

Accepted Answer

(b) 15.

25 − 11 + 1 = 15.

Question 4

In a row, P is 10th from the left and Q is 16th from the left. The number of people between P and Q is:
(a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6 (d) 7

Accepted Answer

(b) 5.

16 − 10 − 1 = 5.

Question 5

In a queue, A is 18th from the front and 12th from the back. The number of people in the queue is:
(a) 28 (b) 29 (c) 30 (d) 31

Accepted Answer

(b) 29.

18 + 12 − 1 = 29.

Question 6

In a class of 40, Ram is 12th from the top. Shyam is 6 ranks below Ram. Shyam's rank from the bottom is:
(a) 22 (b) 23 (c) 24 (d) 21

Accepted Answer

(b) 23.

Shyam is 12 + 6 = 18th from the top, so 40 − 18 + 1 = 23rd from the bottom.

Question 7

Ravi is 7th from the left and Kavi is 12th from the right in a row. They interchange places, after which Ravi becomes 22nd from the left. The number of children in the row is:
(a) 31 (b) 32 (c) 33 (d) 34

Accepted Answer

(c) 33.

After the swap Ravi occupies Kavi's spot (12th from right) = 22nd from left, so total = 22 + 12 − 1 = 33.

Question 8

In an exam, John is 12th from the top and 28th from the bottom of the merit list. If 9 students failed and 3 were absent, the total number of students is:
(a) 48 (b) 49 (c) 51 (d) 52

Accepted Answer

(c) 51.

Ranked = 12 + 28 − 1 = 39. Total = 39 + 9 (failed) + 3 (absent) = 51.

Question 9

In a row of 50 students, A is 20th from the left and B is 25th from the right. The number of students between A and B is:
(a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6 (d) 7

Accepted Answer

(b) 5.

B from left = 50 − 25 + 1 = 26. Between A (20) and B (26) = 26 − 20 − 1 = 5.

Practice — Order and Ranking

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