Order & Ranking

J&K Bank PO · Reasoning Ability · 80 practice questions with answers and explanations: 47 Easy, 33 Medium, 0 Hard.

Sample questions

Sample Easy question 1

Chetan is taller than Farid. Gauri is taller than Aman. Kabir is taller than Chetan. Farid is taller than Gauri. Who is the shortest?

  1. Farid
  2. Aman
  3. Chetan
  4. Gauri
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Answer: B. Arranging the comparisons in a chain gives, from tallest to shortest: Kabir > Chetan > Farid > Gauri > Aman. So the answer is Aman.

Sample Easy question 2

In a row, Lata is 22th from the left end and 11th from the right end. How many persons are in the row?

  1. 32
  2. 33
  3. 31
  4. 34
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Answer: A. Total = 22 + 11 − 1 = 32.

Sample Easy question 3

In a queue of 39 people, Esha is 31th from the front. What is their position from the back?

  1. 9
  2. 31
  3. 8
  4. 10
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Answer: A. Position from the back = 39 − 31 + 1 = 9.

Sample Medium question 4

In a row of 40 students, Vikram is 18th from the left and Naina is 15th from the right. How many students sit between them?

  1. 7
  2. 6
  3. 5
  4. 8
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Answer: A. Naina's position from the left is 40-15+1 = 26; students between positions 18 and 26 = 26-18-1 = 7.

Sample Medium question 5

A is 5 ranks ahead of B in a class of 40 students. If B's rank from the bottom is 20, find A's rank from the top.

  1. 16th
  2. 15th
  3. 17th
  4. 14th
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Answer: A. B's rank from the top = 40-20+1 = 21; A, being 5 ranks ahead, is 21-5 = 16th.

Sample Medium question 6

Among four friends, Rita is taller than Sita but shorter than Gita, and Mita is taller than Gita. Who is the shortest?

  1. Rita
  2. Mita
  3. Sita
  4. Gita
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Answer: C. The order is Mita > Gita > Rita > Sita, so Sita is the shortest.

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