Order & Ranking

JKSSB Junior Engineer (Mechanical) · Reasoning · 19 practice questions with answers and explanations: 8 Easy, 11 Medium, 0 Hard.

Sample questions

Sample Easy question 1

In a row of children, Raj is 5th from the left and 12th from the right. How many children are in the row?

  1. 16
  2. 15
  3. 18
  4. 17
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Answer: A. Total = 5 + 12 - 1 = 16.

Sample Easy question 2

In a class of 30 students, Meera ranks 12th from the top. What is her rank from the bottom?

  1. 19
  2. 21
  3. 18
  4. 20
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Answer: A. Rank from bottom = 30 - 12 + 1 = 19.

Sample Easy question 3

In a line of 25 students, Anita is 10th from the left. What is her position from the right?

  1. 15th
  2. 18th
  3. 16th
  4. 17th
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Answer: C. Position from the right = 25 - 10 + 1 = 16th.

Sample Medium question 4

Among five people A, B, C, D and E: A is taller than B, B is taller than C, D is taller than A, and E is shorter than C. Who is the tallest and who is the shortest?

  1. D and E
  2. A and E
  3. D and C
  4. A and C
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Answer: A. The order is D > A > B > C > E, so D is tallest and E is shortest.

Sample Medium question 5

In a queue, Rohan is ahead of Simran but behind Tarun, and Tarun is behind Uma. Who is at the front of the queue?

  1. Uma
  2. Simran
  3. Tarun
  4. Rohan
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Answer: A. The order from front is Uma, Tarun, Rohan, Simran, so Uma is at the front.

Sample Medium question 6

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.

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