ORDER AND RANKING (General Mental Ability) UPSC EPFO

Total Questions: 30

11. Madhu is l8th from the left end and Sandhu is 11th from the right end of a row of 40 children. How many children are there between Madhu and Sandhu in the row?

Correct Answer: (d) 11
Solution:

12. In a class of 10 girls and 20 boys, Jaya’s rank is ‘4’ among the girls and ‘18’ in the class. What is Jaya’s rank among the boys in the class?

Correct Answer: (d) 15
Solution:

13. Among P, Q, R, S and T, S is older than R but not as old as T; Q is older than only P. Who among them is the youngest?

Correct Answer: (a) P
Solution:

T > S > R > Q > P
∴ P among them is the youngest

14. Hemang is 16th from the top and twelfth from the bottom in merit in the class. How many students are there in the class?

Correct Answer: (c) 27
Solution:Total number of students in the class = 16 + 12 – 1 =27

15. In a row of 40 students facing North, Kailash is 6th to the left of Soman. If Soman is 30th from the left end of the row, how far is Kailash from the right end of the row?

Correct Answer: (a) 17th
Solution:

16. Among M, N, P, R and T each one has secured different marks in an examination. R secured more marks than M and T. N secured less marks than P. Who among them secured third highest marks?

Correct Answer: (d) Data inadequate
Solution:Correct order can’t be determined.

17. In a class of 20 students, Alisha’s rank is 15th from the top. Manav is 4 ranks above Alisha. What is Manav’s rank from the bottom ?

Correct Answer: (a) 10th
Solution:Manav’s rank from the top = 15 – 4 = 11th. Manav’s rank from the bottom = 20 + 1 – 11 = 10th

18. Among A, B, C, D and E each having a different weight, D is heavier than A and E and B is lighter than C. Who among them is the heaviest?

Correct Answer: (d) Data inadequate
Solution:D > A, E and B < C The heaviest among them can’t be determined.

19. Among B, F, J, K and W each having a different weight, F is heavier than only J. B is heavier than F and W but not as heavy as K. Who is the third heaviest among them?

Correct Answer: (d) W
Solution:Ascending order of weight : K > B > W > F > J So, third heaviest is W.

20. In a row of thirty five children, M is fifteenth from the right end and there are ten children between M and R. What is R’s position from the left end of the row?

Correct Answer: (d) Data inadequate
Solution: