Order and Ranking– Railway Reasoning (Part-3)

Total Questions: 50

41. Five friends, A,B,C,D and E, are of different ages. E is older than only two persons. D is younger than only one person. If A is the eldest among all, which of the following conclusions is definitely correct? [Level 5 (15/06/2022) Shift 3]

Correct Answer: (c) C and B are the two youngest persons.
Solution:

A > D > E > B/C > B/C
According to the above expression we can say that B and C are the youngest persons in all five.

42. In a class Rajiv has scored the position from the top and Vatsala 14ᵗʰ has scored the position from the 32ⁿᵈ last. In between Rajiv and Vatsala, there are 12 students in the class. What is the Maximum possible number of students in the class? [Level 5 (15/06/2022) Shift 3]

Correct Answer: (b) 58
Solution:We can clearly see in the above rank position that the total number of students is (14+12+32) = 58.

43. Ajay correctly remembers that his mother Radhika’s birthday is after the 5ᵗʰ but before the 10ᵗʰ of June, while his sister Sita correctly remembers that her mother’s birthday is before the 11ᵗʰ but after the 8ᵗʰ of June. On which date in June is their mother’s birthday? [Level 2 (16/06/2022) Shift 1]

Correct Answer: (c) 9ᵗʰ
Solution:We can clearly see in the above date arrangement that Radhika’s birthday is on 9ᵗʰ june.

44. Six girls, Harshita, Priya, Kusum, Ragini, Sangita and Tiya, each has a different age. Only three girls are older than Harshita. Only four girls are younger than Sangita . Priya is younger than Sangita and older than Harshita. Tiya is the youngest among all. Kusum is not the oldest among all? [Level 2 (16/06/2022) Shift 2]

Who amongst the following is NOT older than Harshita?

Correct Answer: (b) Kusum
Solution:We can clearly see in the above diagram that Kushum and Tiya are not older than Harshita. but according to the given option, we can say that (b) is correct.

45. There are six friends A,B,C,D,E and F. F ranked higher than B and C. D ranked higher than C and E. F ranked lower than E. A ranked higher than F but ranked lower than E. Who among them ranked the highest? [Level 2 (16/06/2022) Shift 3]

Correct Answer: (d) D
Solution:

We can clearly see in above rank position that D ranked the highest.

46. Among six friends, P,Q,R,S,T and U, each of a different age, P is younger than only S. Only three friends are younger than R. U is younger than T. U is not the youngest. How many friends are younger than T? [Level 2 (16/06/2022) Shift 3]

Correct Answer: (b) 4
Solution:

According to the question we can arrange all friends in these sequences.
We can clearly see in the above diagram that only 2 friends (U and Q) are younger than T.

47. A is shorter than E but taller than C. C is taller than D but shorter than B, who is shorter than A. Who among them is the tallest? [Level 3 (17/06/2022) Shift 1]

Correct Answer: (b) E
Solution:

In the above expression we can clearly see that E is the tallest.

48. Six colleagues, Raj, Shruti, Mayank, Preyesh, Viren and Ojas, study in the same class. Viren is taller than Raj. Ojas has the same height as Preyesh, who is taller than Shruti, Mayank is taller than Viren. Raj is not taller than Shruti. Which of the following options is NOT necessarily correct according to the given information? [Level 3 (17/06/2022) Shift 1]

Correct Answer: (a) Viren is taller than Shruti.
Solution:

From the given statement
Pravesh = Ojas > Shruti > Raj
Mayank > Viren > Raj
So we can see in the above expression that no relation is made between viren and shruti. So we can not say Viren is taller than shruti.

49. In a class of 36 students, there are three people between Rohit and the one who ranked from the bottom. 21ˢᵗ Rohit’s rank is below the one whose rank is from the bottom. What is Rohit’s 21ˢᵗ rank from the top? [Level 3 (17/06/2022) Shift 1]

Correct Answer: (d) 20ᵗʰ
Solution:We can clearly see in the above sitting diagram that Rohit’s rank from the top is 20ᵗʰ (15 + 1 + 4)

50. Six colleagues work together in an office. Ted is younger than Ann. Elle is older than Ricky. Stuart is older than Ted. Ted is of the same age as Elle. Ricky is not younger than Veronica. Stuart is younger than Ann. Which of the following options is NOT correct according to the above information? [Level 3 (17/06/2022) Shift 2]

Correct Answer: (b) Ricky is older than Ted.
Solution:

In the above sitting diagram we can clearly see that Ted is older than Ricky
Hence, option (b) is incorrect.