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Order & Ranking Questions with Solutions

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Order and ranking questions ask about a person's position in a row or class, or compare people by height, weight, age or marks. This topic covers ranks from the top and bottom (or left and right), the total number of people in a row, interchanging positions, and arranging people in order from a set of comparisons. The key formula is total = rank from top + rank from bottom - 1. When two people swap places, find the shift in one person's position to work out the total. For comparison questions, list the people from greatest to smallest as you read each clue, and use the symbols > and < to keep track. Watch for questions where the order cannot be fully determined. Practise the order and ranking questions below, each with a step-by-step solution.

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  1. Q1.

    Three persons A, B and C are standing in a queue. There are five persons between A and B and eight persons between B and C. If there are three persons ahead of C and 21 behind A, what could be the minimum number of persons in the queue?

    A. 40B. 28C. 41D. 27
    mediumAsked in NIMCET 2023View solution ›
  2. Q2.

    In a row of children facing North, Shamika is third to the right of Nikhil, who is 17th from the right end of the row. Ravi is 5th to the left of Shamika and is 20th from the left end. Totally how many children are there in the row?

    A. 37B. 38C. 39D. None of these
    mediumAsked in NIMCET 2013View solution ›
  3. Q3.

    In a class, six students P, Q, R, S, T and U are the top six rank holders. R did not get the 4th rank. P's rank is higher than U's and R's but lower than Q's. Four students have ranks lower than S, and five students have ranks above T. Who is ranked 5th in the class?

    A. UB. TC. RD. None of these
    mediumAsked in NIMCET 2008View solution ›
  4. Q4.

    Each of the five people K, L, M, P and Q is of a different weight. It is known that the number of people heavier than P is the same as the number of people lighter than Q. L is the heaviest and K is not the lightest. Who is the lightest?

    A. MB. LC. QD. P
    mediumAsked in NIMCET 2019View solution ›