Order and Ranking: Exercise-5


  1. In a row of 38 people, A is 22nd from the right and B is 8th from the left. How many people are sitting between them?

    1. 12 People
    2. 10 People
    3. 8 People
    4. 7 People


Answer: (c) 8 People

Solution: Number of persons between A and B = [Total number of persons - (Position of A from right + Position of B from left)]

= 38 - (22 + 8)

= 8 People are sitting in between A and B.

  1. In a row, Kiran is 25th from the left and 17th from the right. Find the total number of people in the row?

    1. 41
    2. 42
    3. 45
    4. 47


Answer: (a) 41

Solution: Total number of people in the row = [(Position of Kiran from left + Position of Kiran from right) - 1]

= [(25 + 17) - 1] = 41

  1. In a row of 30 people, Raj is 12th from the right. Find the position of Raj from the left end?

    1. 12th
    2. 15th
    3. 18th
    4. 19th


Answer: (d) 19th

Solution: Position of Raj from left end = [(Total number of people - Position of Raj from right) + 1]

= [(30 - 12) + 1] = 19

Hence, Raj is 19th from the left end.

  1. In a class of 55 students, Priya is ranked 25th from the top. When 5 new students joined the class, her rank dropped by two. What is her new rank from the bottom?

    1. 30th
    2. 32nd
    3. 34th
    4. 39th


Answer: (c) 34th

Solution: Total number of students after five new students joined the class = 60

Since, the rank of Priya dropped by two, so the new rank is 27th from top.

Hence, the new rank of priya from the end = 60 - 27 + 1 = 34th.

  1. In a class of 22 students, Hina ranks 13th from the top. What is her rank from the bottom?

    1. 10th
    2. 12th
    3. 15th
    4. 16th


Answer: (a) 10th

Solution: Total number of students = 22

Rank of Hina from the top = 13th

Rank of Hina from the bottom = 22 - 13 + 1 = 10th.

  1. In a row of people, Rakesh is 18th from the start and 20th from the end. In another row of people, Shikha is 15th from the start and 17th from the end. How many people are there in both the rows together?

    1. 58
    2. 62
    3. 68
    4. 72


Answer: (c) 68

Solution: In first row, total number of people = 18 + 20 - 1 = 37

In second row, total number of people = 15 + 17 - 1 = 31

Hence, total number of people in both the rows together = 37 + 31 = 68

  1. Sumit ranks 9th from last in a class of 20 students. What is his rank from the first?

    1. 11th
    2. 12th
    3. 13th
    4. 14th


Answer: (b) 12th

Solution: The rank of Sumit from the first = 20 - 9 + 1 = 12th

  1. In a class of students, Rohit's rank is 25th from the top in Science, whereas his rank is 28th from the bottom in Mathematics. How many students are there in the class?

    1. 55
    2. 58
    3. 60
    4. Cannot be determined


Answer: (d) Cannot be determined

Solution: The rank of Rohit from top and bottom is given for different subjects. Hence, the total number of students in the class cannot be determined.

  1. Saket remembers that his brother's birthday is after 15th but before 18th March, while his sister remembers that her brother's birthday is after 16th but before 19th March. On which date in March is Saket's brother's birthday?

    1. 16th March
    2. 17th March
    3. 18th March
    4. Cannot be determined


Answer: (b) 17th March

Solution: Here, 17th March is common in both groups. Hence Saket's brother's birthday is on 17th March.

  1. In an examination, five students participated. Rekha scored higher than Shikha. Kiran scored lower than Savita but higher than Rekha. Mitali scored between Shikha and Rekha. Who scored highest in the examination?

    1. Savita
    2. Kiran
    3. Rekha
    4. Shikha


Answer: (a) Savita

Solution: \(Savita \gt Kiran \gt Rekha\) \(\gt Mitali \gt Shikha\)

Hence, Savita scored highest in the examination.