Order And Ranking Questions With Solutions for competitive Exam

Q-11. In a row of 40 boys, Manik is 14th from the right end. Then find his place from the left end?
(A) 24th
(B) 25th
(C) 26th
(D) 27th

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Answer: (D) 27th
Explanation: So, number of boys lies to the left of manik
= (40 - 14) =26.
So, Manik’s position is 27th from the left end.

Q-12. A straight line of Boys facing North, position A is 16th from the left end and position of C is 16th from the right end. B, who is fourth to the right of A and fifth to the left of C. Then how many boys are there in row?
(A) 39
(B) 40
(C) 41
(D) 42

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Answer: (B) 40
Solution: Clearly, according to the given condition, there are 15 boys to the left of A, as well as 15 boys to the right of C. Also, B is between A and C. So, 3 boys lie between A and B; and 4 boys lie between B and C.

So, number of boys in the row
=(15 + 1 + 3 + 1+ 4+ 1+ 1+15)
=40

Q-13. Three people A, B and C are standing in a row. There are five people between A and B and eight persin between B and C. If there are 21 people behind A and 3 people ahead of C, then what could be the minimum number of people in the line?
(A) 27
(B) 28
(C) 40
(D) 41

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Answer: (B) 28
Solution: as per the given condition, there are two possible arrangements as shown below;

So, for the minimum number of Peoples, we shall consider arrangement (ii).
In (ii), number of person in the line
=(3+1+2+1+21) = 28.

Q-14. In a line of 40 girls, when komal was shifted to her left by 4 places, her rank was 10th from the left end of the row. Then find out swati’s position from the right end, if swati’s position was 3 places to the right of komal’s original position?
(A) 22
(B) 23
(C) 25
(D) 24

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Answer: (D) 24
Solution: On komal Shifted 4 places to the left, her rank is 10th from the left end of the row. Thus, the original position was 14th from the left end.

Swati lies 3 places to the right of komal’s original position.
Clearly, the figure shows Swati is 17th from the left end.
Let, Number of girls to the right of Swati is
=(40 - 17)= 23.
Hence, Swati’s position is 24th from the right end of the row.

Q-15. Ajay is 22nd from the left and Sujeet is 18th from right and 6th to the right oa Ajay in a row, then how many people are sitting in a row?
(A) 44
(B) 45
(C) 50
(D) 46

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Answer:  (B) 45 
Solution: Already, the position of Ajay is 22 from left and Sujeet is 6th place right of Ajay. Now Sujeet place from left is 28th and from right is 18th

T = (L + R - 1)
= (28 + 18) - 1
= 45

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