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This document contains a collection of reasoning questions and puzzles related to ranks and positions in rows/lines/queues. It provides the questions, possible answer options, and explanations of the reasoning to solve each question. The questions involve determining ranks or positions based on information given about different people's positions relative to each other or from the ends of a row.

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This document contains a collection of reasoning questions and puzzles related to ranks and positions in rows/lines/queues. It provides the questions, possible answer options, and explanations of the reasoning to solve each question. The questions involve determining ranks or positions based on information given about different people's positions relative to each other or from the ends of a row.

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Ranking Test

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In this type of problems, generally the ranks of a person both from the
top and from the bottom are mentioned and the total number of persons
is asked. Now a days they are questions in the form of a puzzles of
interchanging seats by two persons. Lets have a look at some models for
a clear understanding of the topic.
o
Amala is older than Mona and Rama. Anju is older than Mona but
younger than Sunny. Rama is older than Sunny. Who among them is
oldest?
o
A) Sunny
B) Mona
C) Amala D) Anju
E) None of these
o
Ans: C.
o
Explanation : Amala >
Mona, Raman ... (Treat this as (I))
;
o
Sunny
>
Mona ... (Treat this as (II));
o
Rama
>
Sunny... (Treat this as (III));
o
So, combining all, we get Amala > Rama
>
Sunny
>
Anju > Mona.
o
If Anju is taller than Shilpa but shorter than Manju and Shilpa is as
tall as Sarayu but taller than Shubhashini, then Sarayu is
o
A) taller than Manju B) shorter than Anju C) as tall as
Anju D) shorter than Shubhashini
E) shorter
than Shilpa
o
Ans : B.
o
Explanation : Manju > Anju > Shilpa
=
Sarayu
>
Shubhashini.
o
In a unit test Pavan's marks in Mathematics is more than her marks
in History but not more than Geography. Her marks in Science is
more than that in History but not as much as in Mathematics and her
marks in English is not as much as in Geography. In which of the
given subjects did she score the lowest?
o
A) History
B) English
C) Science
D) Data
inadequate
E) None of these
o
Ans: D.
o
Explanation : Geography
>
Maths
>
History ...
(i);
o
Maths > Science
>
History ... (ii);
o
Geography > English ... (iii)
o
Thus the lowest score was either in History or in English
o
Ten boys are standing in a row facing the same direction. Dayaram,
who is seventh from the left end of the row, is to the immediate right

of Chaitu, who is fifth from the right end of the row. Chaitu is third to
the right of Vipul. How many children are there between Dayaram
and Vipul?
o
A) One
B) Two
C) Three
D) Data inadequate
E) None of these
o
Ans: C.
Fifteen children are standing in a row facing north. Ravi is to the
immediate left of Hritik and is eighth from the left end. Arjun is
second from the right end. Which of the following statement is not
true?
o
A) Hritik is 7th from right end.
o
B) There are four children between Hritik and Arjun.
o
C) There are five children between Ravi and Arjun.
o
D) Arjun is 13th from the left end.
o
E) Ravi is exactly in the middle.
o
Ans: D.
P, Q, R, S, and T are sitting around a circular table. R is to the right
of P and is second to the left of S. T is not between P and S. Who is
second to the left of R?
o
A) S
B) T
C) Q
D) Data inadequate
E) None of these
o
Ans: C.
In a row of boys Akash is fifth form the left and Nikhil is eleventh
from the right. If Akash is twenty-fifth from the right then how many
boys are there between Akash and Nikhil?
o
A) 14
B) 13
C) 15
D) 12
E)
None of these
o
Ans: B.
o
Explanation : There are (25-11-1) =13 boys between
Akash and Nikhil.
Haresh is 27th from the left end of a row of 49 boys and Mahesh is
27th from the right end in the same row. How many boys are
between them in the row?
o
A) 6
B) 3
C) 5
D) Data inadequate
E) None of these
o
Ans: B.
o
Explanation : Since Harish is 27th from the left, then he is
49-27+1 from the right, i.e. 23rd from the right. Again, since
Mahesh is 27th from the right, therefore there are three boys
between them in the row.
Arun is fifth from the left end and Navin is twelfth from right end in
a row of children. If Navin shifts by three places towards Arun he
becomes tenth from the left end. How many children are there in the
row?

A) 21
B) 22
C) 23
D) 24
E)
None of these
o
Ans: D.
o
Explanation : 9 - D, Total number of children = 12+3+101= 24.
If Nishanth is eleventh from the left in a row of boys, Rehman is
fourteenth from the right, how many boys are there in the row?
o
A) 25
B) 23
C) 36
D) Data inadequate
E) None of these
o
Ans: D.
o
Explanation : We do not have information regarding the
number of persons between Nishanth and Rehman.
In a row of girls, Ravina is 15th from the left and Mohini is 18th
from the right. If they interchange their places, Mohini becomes 15th
from the left. How many girls are there in the row?
o
A) 33
B) 48
C) 47
D) Data
inadequate
E) None of these
o
Ans: D.
o
Explanation : We still need some more information.
In a row of boys facing north, Sudhanshu is twelfth from the left.
When shifted to his right by four places, he becomes eighteenth from
the right end of the row. How many boys are there in the row?
o
A) 32
B) 33
C) 34
D) Data
inadequate
E) None of these
o
Ans: B.
o
Explanation : 12+3+18 = 33.
In a queue, Amrita is 10th from the front while Mukul is 25th from
behind and Mamta is just in the middle of the two. If there be 50
persons in the queue, what position does Mamta occupy from the
front?
o
A) 20th
B) 19th
C) 18th
D) 17th
E) None of these
o
Ans: C.
o
Explanation : Number of persons between Amrita and
Mukul = 50-(10+25) = 15. Since, Mamta lies in middle of these
15 persons, so Mamta's position is 8th from Amrita i.e., 18th
from the front.
Raman ranks sixteenth from the top and forty ninth from the
bottom in a class. How many students are there in the class?
o
A) 64
B) 65
C) 66
D) Cannot be
determined
E) None of these
o
Ans: A.
o
Explanation : Clearly, number of students in the class =
(15+1+48) = 64
o

Sanjeev ranks seventh from the top and twenty eighth from the
bottom in a class. How many students are there in the class?
o
A) 37
B) 36
C) 35
D) 34
E) None
of these
o
Ans: D.
o
Explanation : Clearly, number of students in the class =
(6+1+27) = 34.
If Atul finds that he is twelfth from the right in a line of boys and
fourth from the left, how many boys should be added to the line such
that there are 28 boys in the line?
o
A) 12
B) 13
C) 14
D) 20
E) None
of these
o
Ans: B.
o
Explanation : Clearly, number of students in the line =
(11+1+3) = 15. Number of boys tobe added = 28 - 15 = 13.
Manisha ranked sixteenth from the top and twenty ninth from the
bottom among those who passed an examination. Six students did
not participate in the competition and five failed in it. How many
students were there in the class?

o
o
o

A) 40
B) 44
C) 50
D) 55
E) None
of these
Ans: D.
Explanation :
Number of boys who passed = (15+1+28) = 44.
Total number of boys in the class = 44+6+5 = 55.

Aruna ranks twelfth in a class of forty-six. What will be her rank


from the last?
o

A) 33

B) 34

C) 35

D) 37

E) None

of these
o

Ans: C.

Explanation : Number of students behind Aruna in a rank =


(46-12) = 34. So Aruna is 35th from the last.

In a class of 60, where girls are twice of boys, Kamal ranked


seventeenth from the top. If there are 9 girls ahead of Kamal, how
many boys are after him in rank?
o

A) 3

B) 7

C) 12

D) 23

E) None of

these
o
o

Ans: C.

In a row of ten boys, when Rohit was shifted by two places towards
the left, he became seventh from the left end. What was his earlier
position from the right end of the row?
o

A) First

B) Second

E) None of these
o

Ans: B.

C) Fourth

D) Sixth

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