Ranking and Order Reasoning Practice Test Questions -- Free Practice

Question 1

Meera is 19th from the left end and 27th from the right end of a line. How many people are standing in the line?

A

44✓✗

B

45✓✗

C

46✓✗

D

47✓✗

Explanation

People in the line = position from left + position from right - 1 = 19 + 27 - 1 = 45. One is subtracted because Meera is counted in both positions.

Question 2

Kunal is 23rd from the front of a queue, and there are 9 people behind him. How many people are there in the queue?

A

31✓✗

B

33✓✗

C

32✓✗

D

30✓✗

Explanation

Kunal's position 23 already counts Kunal and the 22 people in front of him. Adding the 9 people behind him gives 23 + 9 = 32.

Question 3

In a queue, Sonal is 14th from the front and also 14th from the back. How many people are there in the queue?

A

26✓✗

B

28✓✗

C

29✓✗

D

27✓✗

Explanation

Total = 14 + 14 - 1 = 27. Sonal has 13 people in front of her and 13 behind her, so 13 + 1 + 13 = 27.

Question 4

Farhan ranks 12th from the top and 19th from the bottom in his class. How many students are there in the class?

A

30✓✗

B

31✓✗

C

29✓✗

D

32✓✗

Explanation

Students in the class = rank from top + rank from bottom - 1 = 12 + 19 - 1 = 30.

Question 5

In a class of 52 students, Ritika's rank is 18th from the top. What is her rank from the bottom?

A

34✓✗

B

36✓✗

C

33✓✗

D

35✓✗

Explanation

Rank from bottom = total - rank from top + 1 = 52 - 18 + 1 = 35.

Question 6

Vikram ranks 9th in a class of 38 students. What is his rank from the last?

A

29✓✗

B

31✓✗

C

30✓✗

D

28✓✗

Explanation

Rank from the last = 38 - 9 + 1 = 30.

Question 7

In a row of 20 boys, when Tarun is shifted three places towards the left, he becomes 9th from the left end. What was his earlier position from the right end?

A

8th✓✗

B

10th✓✗

C

9th✓✗

D

11th✓✗

Explanation

After moving three places to the left Tarun is 9th from the left, so before the move he was 9 + 3 = 12th from the left. His earlier position from the right = 20 - 12 + 1 = 9th.

Question 8

In a row of 18 students, when Pooja is moved four places towards the right, she becomes 6th from the right end. What was her earlier position from the left end?

A

9th✓✗

B

13th✓✗

C

10th✓✗

D

8th✓✗

Explanation

After the move Pooja is 6th from the right, which is 18 - 6 + 1 = 13th from the left. She moved four places to the right, so earlier she was 13 - 4 = 9th from the left.

Question 9

In a row of boys, Deepak is 18th from the left and Sahil is 25th from the right. When they interchange their positions, Deepak becomes 31st from the left. How many boys are there in the row?

A

54✓✗

B

49✓✗

C

56✓✗

D

55✓✗

Explanation

After the interchange Deepak stands where Sahil stood, so Sahil's place is 31st from the left and 25th from the right. Total = 31 + 25 - 1 = 55.

Question 10

In a row of girls, Anita is 7th from the left and Bhavna is 12th from the right. When they interchange their positions, Bhavna becomes 22nd from the right. How many girls are there in the row?

A

26✓✗

B

28✓✗

C

34✓✗

D

29✓✗

Explanation

After the interchange Bhavna stands where Anita stood, so Anita's place is 7th from the left and 22nd from the right. Total = 7 + 22 - 1 = 28.

Question 11

In a line of 120 students, the ratio of girls to boys is 3 : 5. Rohit, a boy, is 26th from the front of the line, and 10 boys are ahead of him. How many girls are behind Rohit?

A

35✓✗

B

30✓✗

C

45✓✗

D

20✓✗

Explanation

Girls = 3/8 of 120 = 45 and boys = 75. Rohit is 26th, so 25 students are ahead of him; 10 of them are boys, so 15 are girls. Girls behind Rohit = 45 - 15 = 30.

Question 12

In a row of 56 people facing north, Gaurav is 22nd from the right end. Isha is 9th to the left of Gaurav. What is Isha's position from the left end of the row?

A

25th✓✗

B

27th✓✗

C

26th✓✗

D

24th✓✗

Explanation

Gaurav is 56 - 22 + 1 = 35th from the left. Isha is 9 places to his left, so she is 35 - 9 = 26th from the left.

Question 13

Neeraj ranks 14th from the top and Sumit ranks 17th from the bottom. There are 5 students between them, and Neeraj ranks above Sumit. How many students are there in the class?

A

36✓✗

B

35✓✗

C

37✓✗

D

34✓✗

Explanation

Since Neeraj is above Sumit, the class is made up of Neeraj and the 13 above him (14), the 5 students between them, and Sumit with the 16 below him (17). Total = 14 + 5 + 17 = 36.

Question 14

In a row, Komal is 16th from the left end and Ankit is 13th from the right end. If there are 6 people between them, what is the maximum possible number of people in the row?

A

21✓✗

B

35✓✗

C

34✓✗

D

29✓✗

Explanation

The row is longest when Komal is to the left of Ankit and they do not overlap: 16 + 6 + 13 = 35. (If Ankit were to the left of Komal, the total would be 16 + 13 - 6 - 2 = 21, which is the minimum.)

Question 15

In a row, Yash is 15th from the right end and Tanvi is 11th from the left end. If there are 3 people between them, what is the minimum possible number of people in the row?

A

29✓✗

B

22✓✗

C

20✓✗

D

21✓✗

Explanation

The row is shortest when Yash stands to the left of Tanvi. Then Yash is 11 - 4 = 7th from the left, and total = 7 + 15 - 1 = 21 (that is, 15 + 11 - 3 - 2). If Tanvi were to the left of Yash, the row would have 11 + 3 + 15 = 29 people, the maximum.

Question 16

All 41 students of a class are standing in a row facing north. Mohit is 15th from the right end while Sneha is 22nd from the left end. How many students are standing between Mohit and Sneha?

A

Three✓✗

B

Four✓✗

C

Five✓✗

D

Six✓✗

Explanation

Mohit is 41 - 15 + 1 = 27th from the left. Sneha is 22nd from the left, so the students between them are those at positions 23 to 26: 27 - 22 - 1 = 4.

Question 17

In a row of 30 students, Harsh is 13th from the left end and Nikita is 23rd from the right end. How many students are there between Harsh and Nikita?

A

3✓✗

B

5✓✗

C

4✓✗

D

2✓✗

Explanation

Nikita is 30 - 23 + 1 = 8th from the left, so she is to the left of Harsh (13th). Students between them are at positions 9 to 12: 13 - 8 - 1 = 4.

Question 18

In a row of 35 students, Aditi is 17th from the left end and Kabir is 16th from the right end. How many students are there between Aditi and Kabir?

A

2✓✗

B

1✓✗

C

3✓✗

D

4✓✗

Explanation

Kabir is 35 - 16 + 1 = 20th from the left. Between Aditi (17th) and Kabir (20th) are the students at positions 18 and 19, so 2.

Question 19

All 25 people in a queue are facing north. Lata is 14th from the right end while Varun is 13th from the left end. How many people are standing between Lata and Varun?

A

One✓✗

B

Two✓✗

C

Zero✓✗

D

Three✓✗

Explanation

Lata is 25 - 14 + 1 = 12th from the left and Varun is 13th from the left. They stand next to each other, so no one is between them.