Ranking and Ordering Reasoning MCQs for Competitive Examination
Solve the following problems.
Q. 21
At a college party 5 girls are sitting in a row. P is to the left of M and to the right of O. R is sitting to the right of N, but to the left of O. Who is sitting in the middle?
(A) O
(B) R
(C) P
(D) M
Answer: (A) O
Explanation: N/A
Q. 22
Akash is 7 ranks ahead of Pradip in a class of 39. If Pradip’s rank is seventeenth from the last, what is Akash’s rank from the start?
(A) 16th
(B) 15th
(C) 14th
(D) 17th
Answer: (A) 16th
Explanation: N/A
Q. 23
In a row of boys, X is fifth from the left and Y is sixth from the right. When they exchange their positions, then X becomes thirteenth from the left. What will be Y’s position from the right?
(A) 7th
(B) 11th
(C) 14th
(D) 18th
Answer: (C) 14
Explanation: X’s position = 5th from the left: Y’s position = 6th from the right
After interchanging, X’s new position = Y’s former position = 13th from the left
Hence, Total number of boys = (13 + 6 – 1) = 18
Y’s new position = X’s old position = 5th from the left = (18 -5 + 1) = 14
Q. 24
Akash ranks seventh from the top and twenty-sixth from the bottom in a class. How many students are there in the class?
(A) 33
(B) 30
(C) 32
(D) 31
Answer: (C) 32
Explanation: N/A
Q. 25
In a class of 60, where girls are twice that of boys, Kamal ranked seventeenth from the top. If there are 9 girls ahead of Kamal, how many boys are after him in rank?
(A) 9
(B) 17
(C) 22
(D) 12
Answer: (D) 12
Explanation: N/A