Order & Ranking

Ladakh Police Constable · Reasoning · 19 practice questions with answers and explanations: 8 Easy, 11 Medium, 0 Hard.

Sample questions

Sample Easy question 1

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 2

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 Easy question 3

In a queue of 18 people, Deepak is 6th from the front. What is his position from the back?

  1. 13th
  2. 15th
  3. 12th
  4. 14th
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Answer: A. Position from the back = 18 - 6 + 1 = 13th.

Sample Medium question 4

In a row of 20 people, Sunil is 7th from the left. If he moves 3 places to the right, what will be his new position from the left?

  1. 11th
  2. 10th
  3. 9th
  4. 12th
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Answer: B. Moving 3 places right from the 7th position gives the 10th position.

Sample Medium question 5

Aman is 8th from the left and 15th from the right in a row. If 2 more students join at each end, what will be his new rank from the left?

  1. 12th
  2. 9th
  3. 11th
  4. 10th
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Answer: D. Adding 2 students to the left end shifts Aman's rank from the left by 2: 8 + 2 = 10th.

Sample Medium question 6

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.

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