SSC REASONING PYQ QUIZ:RANKING & ORDER

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SSC REASONING PREVIOUS YEAR QUESTIONS : RANKING & ORDER

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RANKING & ORDER

YEAR & EXAM: SSC CGL 2023

FIVE FRIENDS P, Q, R, S, AND T ARE SITTING IN A ROW FACING NORTH. Q IS TO THE IMMEDIATE RIGHT OF R. P IS AT THE EXTREME LEFT. S IS THIRD TO THE RIGHT OF P. WHO IS SITTING AT THE EXTREME RIGHT?

a) Q

b) S

c) R

d) T

EXPLANATION:

P IS AT EXTREME LEFT → 1ST POSITION.

S IS THIRD TO RIGHT OF P → 1 + 3 = 4TH POSITION.

Q IS IMMEDIATE RIGHT OF R → IF R IS 3RD, Q IS 4TH (ALREADY TAKEN BY S), SO R MUST BE 2ND, Q 3RD.

EXTREME RIGHT IS 5TH → T. WAIT, LET'S MAP:

P

R

Q

S

T → EXTREME RIGHT → T .

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RANKING & ORDER

YEAR & EXAM: SSC MTS 2021

SIX STUDENTS A, B, C, D, E, F ARE STANDING IN A QUEUE. D IS BEHIND B BUT AHEAD OF F. C IS BEHIND A. WHO IS STANDING AT THE LAST POSITION?

a) C

b) F

c) D

d) E

WE ARRANGE LOGICALLY:

D BEHIND B BUT AHEAD OF F → B … D … F

C BEHIND A → A … C

E IS UNMENTIONED, CAN BE ANYWHERE.

LAST POSITION → C

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RANKING & ORDER

YEAR & EXAM: SSC MTS 2019

FIVE FRIENDS ARE STANDING IN A LINE. P IS LEFT OF Q. R IS RIGHT OF P BUT LEFT OF S. T IS AT EXTREME RIGHT. WHO IS IN THE MIDDLE?

a) R

b) Q

c) P

d) S

EXPLANATION:

LINE: ? ? ? ? ? (POSITIONS 1–5)

T AT EXTREME RIGHT → POSITION 5

R RIGHT OF P, LEFT OF S → MIDDLE POSITION → R

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YEAR & EXAM: SSC CHSL 2022
SEVEN FRIENDS P, Q, R, S, T, U, V ARE SITTING IN A ROW FACING NORTH. P IS 2ND FROM THE LEFT. R IS 3RD FROM THE RIGHT. Q IS TO THE IMMEDIATE RIGHT OF P. WHO IS IN THE MIDDLE?

a) Q

b) S

c) T

d) R

EXPLANATION:

ROW POSITIONS: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

P IS 2ND → POSITION 2

Q RIGHT OF P → POSITION 3

R 3RD FROM RIGHT → POSITION 5

MIDDLE POSITION → 4TH → T

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RANKING & ORDER

YEAR & EXAM: SSC CGL 2019

IN A QUEUE OF 15 STUDENTS, REENA IS 9TH FROM THE LEFT AND 7TH FROM THE RIGHT. HOW MANY STUDENTS ARE THERE BETWEEN REENA AND THE ENDS OF THE QUEUE?

a) 5

b) 7

c) 8

d) 6

EXPLANATION:

TOTAL STUDENTS CHECK: LEFT + RIGHT – 1 = 9 + 7 – 1 = 15 ✔️ CORRECT.

STUDENTS BETWEEN REENA AND LEFT END → 9 – 1 = 8

STUDENTS BETWEEN REENA AND RIGHT END → 7 – 1 = 6

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RANKING & ORDER

YEAR & EXAM: SSC CHSL 2021

FIVE FRIENDS ARE STANDING IN A LINE. P IS 2ND FROM LEFT. Q IS 3RD FROM RIGHT. R IS LEFT OF Q BUT NOT AT EXTREME END. IF THERE ARE 5 PEOPLE, WHO IS IN THE MIDDLE?

a) Q

b) CANNOT BE DETERMINED

c) R

d) P

EXPLANATION:

TOTAL 5 POSITIONS: 1 2 3 4 5

P IS 2ND FROM LEFT → POSITION 2

Q IS 3RD FROM RIGHT → POSITION 3

MIDDLE POSITION → 3RD → Q

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YEAR & EXAM: SSC MTS 2020
IN A RACE, 20 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED. A FINISHES 7TH FROM THE TOP. HOW MANY STUDENTS ARE BEHIND A?

a) 15

b) 13

c) 12

d) 14

EXPLANATION:

STUDENTS BEHIND A = TOTAL – RANK FROM TOP

= 20 – 7 = 13

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RANKING & ORDER

YEAR & EXAM: SSC CGL 2020

THERE ARE 8 PARTICIPANTS IN A RACE. A FINISHES 3RD, B 5TH, C 2ND, D 7TH, E 1ST, F 4TH, G 8TH. WHO IS JUST AHEAD OF F?

a) D

b) C

c) A

d) B

EXPLANATION:

FINISH POSITIONS:

E

C

A

F

B

(UNKNOWN)

D

G

JUST AHEAD OF F (4TH) → 3RD → A

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RANKING & ORDER

YEAR & EXAM: SSC CGL 2022

A IS 8TH FROM TOP AND 13TH FROM BOTTOM IN A CLASS. HOW MANY STUDENTS ARE THERE IN TOTAL?

a) 22

b) 21

c) 19

d) 20

EXPLANATION:

TOTAL STUDENTS = RANK FROM TOP + RANK FROM BOTTOM – 1

= 8 + 13 – 1 = 20

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YEAR & EXAM: SSC CGL 2020
THERE ARE 15 STUDENTS IN A CLASS. RAHUL IS 9TH FROM THE LEFT. IF THERE ARE 7 STUDENTS BETWEEN RAHUL AND THE RIGHT END, WHAT IS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF STUDENTS?

a) 15

b) 18

c) 16

d) 17

EXPLANATION:

TOTAL STUDENTS = RAHUL’S POSITION FROM LEFT + STUDENTS BETWEEN RAHUL AND RIGHT END + 1

7 STUDENTS BETWEEN RAHUL AND RIGHT → RAHUL’S RIGHT SIDE = 7 → INCLUDING RAHUL → 9 + 7 = 16

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YEAR & EXAM: SSC CHSL 2019

A IS 10TH FROM THE TOP AND 31ST FROM THE BOTTOM IN A CLASS. HOW MANY STUDENTS ARE THERE IN TOTAL?

a) 42

b) 40

c) 43

d) 41

EXPLANATION:

TOTAL = RANK FROM TOP + RANK FROM BOTTOM – 1

= 10 + 31 – 1 = 40

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YEAR & EXAM: SSC CGL 2020

TEN STUDENTS ARE STANDING IN A ROW FACING NORTH. A IS 4TH FROM THE LEFT. B IS 3RD FROM THE RIGHT. C IS BETWEEN A AND B. WHO IS AT THE EXTREME RIGHT?

a) D

b) B

c) C

d) CANNOT BE DETERMINED

EXPLANATION:

TOTAL POSITIONS = 10

A = 4TH FROM LEFT → POSITION 4

B = 3RD FROM RIGHT → POSITION 8

EXTREME RIGHT = 10TH POSITION → UNKNOWN → BUT ONLY B IS MENTIONED, EXTREME RIGHT CANNOT BE B DIRECTLY, SO CORRECT MAPPING → EXTREME RIGHT CANNOT BE DETERMINED

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YEAR & EXAM: SSC CGL 2021

EIGHT STUDENTS P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W ARE STANDING IN A ROW FACING SOUTH. P IS 3RD FROM THE LEFT. Q IS 2ND FROM THE RIGHT. R IS IMMEDIATE LEFT OF Q. WHO IS AT EXTREME LEFT?

a) V

b) P

c) R

d) W

EXPLANATION:

ROW POSITIONS: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 (LEFT TO RIGHT)

P = 3 → POSITION 3

Q = 2ND FROM RIGHT → POSITION 7

R LEFT OF Q → POSITION 6

EXTREME LEFT → POSITION 1 → W

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YEAR & EXAM: SSC MTS 2021

IN A RACE OF 12 STUDENTS, A FINISHES 5TH, B 3RD, C 10TH, D 8TH. WHO IS JUST AHEAD OF D?

a) A

b) B

c) C

d) CANNOT BE DETERMINED

EXPLANATION:

D IS 8TH.

STUDENT IN 7TH POSITION IS JUST AHEAD OF D.

NO INFORMATION GIVEN ABOUT 7TH POSITION → CANNOT BE DETERMINED

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YEAR & EXAM: SSC CGL 2019

SIX STUDENTS A, B, C, D, E, F ARE STANDING IN A LINE. A IS 2ND FROM LEFT. F IS 3RD FROM RIGHT. B IS BETWEEN A AND F. WHO IS AT EXTREME RIGHT?

a) C

b) F

c) E

d) D

EXPLANATION:

TOTAL 6 POSITIONS: 1 2 3 4 5 6

A = 2 → POSITION 2

F = 3RD FROM RIGHT → POSITION 4 (POSITIONS FROM LEFT: 1 2 3 4 5 6 → 3RD FROM RIGHT = 4TH)

B BETWEEN A (2) AND F (4) → POSITION 3

REMAINING POSITIONS → 1, 5, 6 → ONE AT EXTREME RIGHT → POSITION 6 → E

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YEAR & EXAM: SSC MTS 2020

FIVE FRIENDS A, B, C, D, E ARE SITTING IN A ROW FACING NORTH. C IS 2ND FROM THE LEFT. D IS IMMEDIATE RIGHT OF E. B IS AT EXTREME RIGHT. WHO IS AT EXTREME LEFT?

a) E

b) C

c) D

d) A

EXPLANATION:

ROW POSITIONS: 1 2 3 4 5

C = 2ND → POSITION 2

B = EXTREME RIGHT → POSITION 5

D RIGHT OF E → D CANNOT BE EXTREME LEFT → E = POSITION 1 → EXTREME LEFT → E

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YEAR & EXAM: SSC CGL 2019
IN A RACE, 8 STUDENTS FINISHED IN THE FOLLOWING ORDER: P–1ST, Q–3RD, R–5TH, S–2ND, T–7TH, U–8TH, V–6TH. WHO FINISHED JUST BEFORE T?

a) V

b) S

c) Q

d) R

EXPLANATION:

T = 7TH

JUST BEFORE T → 6TH → V

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YEAR & EXAM: SSC CHSL 2022

IN A CLASS OF 40 STUDENTS, RAHUL IS 12TH FROM THE TOP. WHAT IS HIS RANK FROM THE BOTTOM?

a) 30

b) 28

c) 29

d) 27

EXPLANATION:

TOTAL STUDENTS = 40

RANK FROM BOTTOM = TOTAL – RANK FROM TOP + 1

= 40 – 12 + 1 = 29

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YEAR & EXAM: SSC CHSL 2021

IN A CLASS OF 45 STUDENTS, RAMESH IS 20TH FROM THE TOP. WHAT IS HIS RANK FROM THE BOTTOM?

a) 26

b) 24

c) 25

d) 23

EXPLANATION:

RANK FROM BOTTOM = TOTAL – RANK FROM TOP + 1

= 45 – 20 + 1 = 26

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YEAR & EXAM: SSC CHSL 2022

A CLASS HAS 50 STUDENTS. RAVI IS 12TH FROM THE BOTTOM. WHAT IS HIS RANK FROM THE TOP?

a) 37

b) 38

c) 39

d) 40

EXPLANATION:

RANK FROM TOP = TOTAL – RANK FROM BOTTOM + 1

= 50 – 12 + 1 = 39

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