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Ranking and Order Online Quiz
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Q 1 - The strength of a class is 35. From the bottom, the position of Sanjaya is 7th and Raju is placed at 9th from the top. Mannu is present at the middle position in between Sanjaya and Raju. Determine the position of Sanjaya from Mannu.
Options :
Answer : B
Explanation
Total number of students present between Sanjaya and Raju
= 35 - (7 + 9) = 17
Middle of 17 is 9th position.
So Sanjay is 9th position above Mannu or his position is 10th.
Q 2 - Calculate the total number of boys needed to make it 50, if rank of a boy in that group is 7th from the top and 28th from the bottom.
Options :
Answer : B
Explanation
Total number of boys now = (7 + 28) - 1 = 34
Extra boys needed = 50 - 34 = 16
Q 3 - Out of 46 students, rank of Shiva is ranked as 12th. What will be his rank from below?
Options :
Answer : B
Explanation
This can be simply calculated as = (total students - rank from top) + 1
So 46 12 + 1
= 34 + 1 = 35
Q 4 - In a cinema hall, 35 viewers were sitting in a row. From the right hand side, the position of Kamal was 7th whereas position of Sunil from the left hand side was 9th. Manoj was sitting exactly in between Kamal and Sunil. Find the position of Kamal from Sunil.
Options :
Answer : A
Explanation
Number of viewers sitting in between Kamal and Sunil can be calculated as
35 - (9 + 7) = 19
So we can say now that 9 viewers were present in between Kamal - Manoj and Manoj - Sunil. So the position of Kamal is 10th from Sunil.
Q 5 - 101 numbers of different types of small trees are showcased in a row in an exhibition. Rose tree has been showcased exactly in the middle of the row. On the second day two trees from the left side and one tree from the right side was taken out. Find the new rank of the rose tree from the left hand side.
Options :
Answer : C
Explanation
In a list of 101 trees, the middle tree will be ranked 51. Now as we are trying to find out the rank from the left hand side, hence; removal of the trees from the right hand side will not affect.
However; if we remove two trees from the left hand side, then the new rank of the rose tree will be (51 - 2) = 49 from the left.
Q 6 - From the top, Sangetha is present at 7th position and similarly her rank from below is 36. Calculate the total number of students present in the class.
Options :
Answer : C
Explanation
The rank from below is 38 and total 8 more students are present over him. So the total strength will be 36 + 6 = 42.
Q 7 - In a row of students, the position of Hari is 7th from the left hand side and that of Radhika is 12th from the right hand side. Now for some reason, they interchanged their positions. Now, 22 is the new rank of Hari from the left hand side. Calculate the total number of students present in that row.
Options :
Answer : D
Explanation
Earlier the rank of Radhika was 12 from the right hand side. Now at the same position the rank of Hari is 22 from the left hand side. Hence adding both side students and eliminating the repeated person, the total number of students will be
= 22 + 12 - 1
= 33
Q 8 - In a list of selected candidates, the rank of Biswa was 26 from the top whereas from bottom the rank is 19. Six candidates were rejected due to non participation and 5 did not attend. Find the total number of candidates those have applied for the job.
Options :
Answer : A
Explanation
Total number of passed out students including Mahesh is
= 19 + 26 - 1 = 44
Now adding the non selected candidates to it = 44 + (5 + 6) = 55 which is the total number of candidates who applied for job.
Q 9 - Rank of Gopi is 13th from the top in a group of 35 students. Find his rank from below if 3 new students will be added to the bottom of the list.
Options :
Answer : D
Explanation
Gopis current rank from below in a group of 25 students is
= (35 - 13) + 1
= 23
Now as, 3 students will be added to the bottom of the list, the new rank of Gopi from bottom will be = 23 + 3 = 26
Q 10 - 101 small tress of different types are showcased in a row in an exhibition. Rose tree has been showcased exactly in the middle of the row. On the 2nd day, two trees from the left side and 1 tree from the right side was taken out. Find the new rank of the rose tree from the left hand side.
Options :
Answer : C
Explanation
In a list of 101 trees, the middle tree will be having 51st rank, calculated from the either side of the row. Now as we are trying to find out the rank from the left hand side, hence; removal of the trees from the right hand side will not affect.
However; if we remove two trees from the left hand side, then the new rank of the rose tree will be (51 - 2) = 49.