Order and Ranking– Railway Reasoning (Part-3)

Total Questions: 50

1. In a group of six friends. Teena, Monu, Lalit, Rekha, Garima and Suman, each has a different height. Lalit is shorter than Garima and Rekha but taller than Monu. Suman is shorter than only Teena. Who is the shortest among all the six friends? [Group - D 27/09/2022 ( Evening )]

Correct Answer: (b) Monu
Solution:From the above table, we can clearly see that Monu is the shortest among all the six friends.

2. In a row of people standing in a waiting area, facing North, Hari stands seventh from the left end of the row and there are three people between him and the person standing at the exact centre of the row. How many people are standing in the row? [Group - D 28/09/2022 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (c) 21
Solution:

3. In a row of people standing facing north, Vikram stands 11ᵗʰ from the left end of the row. His friend Aditya stands 3ʳᵈ from the right end. There are 14 people standing between Vikram and Aditya. How many people are standing in that row? [Group - D 29/09/2022 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (a) 28
Solution:

Position of Vikram = 11th from the left end
Aditya's position = 3rd from the right end.
As per the question,
Number of people standing in that row =
11 + 3 + 14 = 28

4. All 29 students of a class are standing in a straight row facing north. Suresh is 24th from the right end, while Bhaskar is 16th from the left end. How many students stand between Suresh and Bhaskar? [Group - D 30/09/2022 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (a) 9
Solution:

Total students = 29
Suresh’s position from the right end = 24th
Bhaskar’s position from the left end = 16th
Number of students between Suresh and Bhaskar = 24 - 16 + 1 = 9

5. All 32 students of a class are standing in a straight row facing north. Anand is 6th from the right end, while Meena is 14th from the left end. How many students stand between Anand and Meena? [Group - D 30/09/2022 ( Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (c) 12
Solution:

Total students = 32
Anand’s position = 6th from the right end
Meena’s position = 14th from the left end
Total students stand between Anand and
Meena = 32 - (6 + 14) = 12

6. P, Q, R, S, T and U are six different cars, each of a different weight. Q is heavier than only one car. S is heavier than Q . R is heavier than P. T is heavier than S. P is heavier than T. Which car among the six is the heaviest? [Group - D 30/09/2022 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (b) R
Solution:

R > P > T > S > Q > U
According to the above sequence, R is the heaviest among all.

7. All 24 students of a class are standing in a straight row facing north. Amit is 3rd from the right end, while Maria is 3rd from the left end. How many students stand between Maria and Amit? [Group - D 30/09/2022 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (b) 18
Solution:

Number of students between
Maria and Amit = 24 - 3 - 3 = 18

8. Six students, A, B, C, D, E and F, participated in one of the International Mathematics Olympiad. Each of them scored different marks. C scored more than D but less than B. E scored less than A. B scored more than A but less than F. C scored less than E. Who scored the maximum marks among the given students? [Group - D 06/10/2022 ( Morning)]

Correct Answer: (c) F
Solution:

F > B > A > E > C > D
According to the above sequence, F scored the maximum marks among the given students.

9. Five friends, A, B, C, D and E appeared for the same exam and each scored differently. B scored higher than only two of her friends. C did not score the highest, but scored more than B. scored higher than only D. Who scored the second highest in the exam? [Group - D 06/10/2022 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (d) C
Solution:According to the above sequence, “C” scored second highest in the exam.

10. Six children-1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6-are in a room, each child having a different height. Only three children are taller than 4. 1 is taller than 3 but shorter than 4. 5 is taller than 2 but not the tallest in the group. Who is the second tallest person among the six children? [Group - D 07/10/2022 ( Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (c) 5
Solution: