Reasoning Questions: Ordering Set 5

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1. Harini ranks 13^th  from the top and 28^th from the bottom in a class. How many students are there in the class?
   A.39
   B.40
   C.36
   D.41
   E.None of these
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – B.40
   Explanation :
   13+28 – 1 = 40
   
   
   
2. In a row of thirty five children, A is fifteenth from the right end and there are ten children between A and D. What is D’s position from the left end of the row?
   A.32^nd
   B.17^th
   C.23^rd
   D.Can’t be determined
   E.None of these
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – D.Can’t be determined
   Explanation :
   D………….A(15^th from right)……………..D……………..
   
   
   
3. In a class of 45 students, Amir’s rank from the top is 16^th . Ashok is 6 ranks below Amir. What is Ashok’s rank from the bottom?
   A.23^rd
   B.32^nd
   C.24^th
   D.30^th
   E.None of these
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – C.24^th
   Explanation :
   Ashok’s rank from bottom = 45 – (16 + 6) + 1 = 24^th
   
   
   
4. In the following English alphabets, if first half of the alphabets is written in reverse order.Which of the letter is 8^th to the right of 13^th letter from the left?
   A.T
   B.A
   C.U
   D.J
   E.None of these
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – C.U
   Explanation :
   M L K J I H G F E D C B A N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
   
   
   
5. In a queue of children, Kowsh is fifth from the left and Monika is sixth from the right. When they interchange their places among themselves, Kowsh becomes thirteenth from the left. Now what will be Monika’s position from the right?
   A.6^th
   B.13^th
   C.11^th
   D.14^th
   E.None of these
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – D.14^th
   Explanation :
   Total num = 13+5 = 18
   K                           M
   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
   
   
   
6. In a row of children, Divya is 7^th from the left and Vijay is 9^th from the right. When they interchange their places among themselves, Divya becomes 18^th From the left. Then what will be Vijay’s present position from the right ?
   A.15^th
   B.17^th
   C.11^th
   D.20^th
   E.None of these
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – D.20^th
   Explanation:
   Present postion of Vijay = (18 – 7) + 9 = 20^th
   
   
   
7. In a column of students Mathu is 10th from the front. Nakul is 3 places ahead of Sunil who is 24nd from the front. How many students are there between Mathu and Nakul in the column?
   A.9
   B.7
   C.10
   D.8
   E.None of these
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – C.10
   Explanation :
   ……………………M(10)………………………..N(20) – – – S(24)
   20-10 = 10
   
   
   
8. In a row of 45 students facing North, Sahil is 6th to the left of Mahesh. If Mahesh is 30th from the left end of the row, how far is Sahil from the right end of the row?
   A.18^th
   B.23^rd
   C.20^th
   D.22^nd
   E.None of these
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – D.22^nd
   Explanation :
   S(24) – – – – -M(30)……………………40
   45 – 23 = 22
   
   
   
9. In a row of students, Sita and Monish occupy the 8^th place from the right end and 10^th place from the left end respectively. If they interchange their places, then Sita occupies 16^th  place from the right end. How many students are there in the row?
   A.30
   B.25
   C.27
   D.24
   E.None of these
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – B.25
   Explanation :
   Total no of students =  16 + 8 + 1 = 25
   
   
   
10. Vishnu is 6 ranks ahead of Sunil in a class of 28.If Sunil’s rank is 14th from the last, what is Vishnu’s rank from the start?
    A.17^th
    B.20^th
    C.9^th
    D.8^th
    E.None of these
    
    Answer & Explanation

    Answer – C.9^th
    Explanation :
    Rank of Ravi from the last = 14 + 6 = 20^th .
    Rank of Ravi from the start = (28 – 20) + 1 = 9th.
    
    
    

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