Ranking and Order Arrangement — MCQs with Answers (Set 1)

Eight employees sit in a row of 8 positions, numbered 1 to 8 from the left. Pankaj sits at position 4. Rani sits immediately to the right of Pankaj, so Rani is at position 5. Ojas sits immediately to the left of Pankaj, so Ojas is at position 3. Mahesh sits at the leftmost position, so Mahesh is at position 1. Usha sits at the rightmost position, so Usha is at position 8. Nalini sits at position 7. Only positions 2 and 6 are left, for Shweta and Trisha. Trisha does not sit immediately next to Mahesh. The only position next to Mahesh is position 2. So Trisha cannot be at position 2. This means Trisha sits at position 6, and Shweta sits at position 2. The full row is: Mahesh, Shweta, Ojas, Pankaj, Rani, Trisha, Nalini, Usha. Second to the right of Mahesh means two positions forward from position 1, which is position 3. Ojas is the one sitting at position 3. So Ojas sits second to the right of Mahesh.

Seven employees sit in a row of 7 positions, numbered 1 to 7 from the left. Zainab sits exactly in the middle, so Zainab is at position 4. Yogesh sits immediately to the right of Zainab, so Yogesh is at position 5. Abhishek sits immediately to the left of Zainab, so Abhishek is at position 3. Vikas sits at the leftmost position, so Vikas is at position 1. Dinesh sits at the rightmost position, so Dinesh is at position 7. Only positions 2 and 6 are left, for Chandni and Bhavesh. Bhavesh does not sit immediately next to Vikas. The only position next to Vikas is position 2. So Bhavesh cannot be at position 2. This means Bhavesh sits at position 6, and Chandni sits at position 2. The full row is: Vikas, Chandni, Abhishek, Zainab, Yogesh, Bhavesh, Dinesh. Bhavesh is at position 6, and position 7 is immediately to his right. Dinesh is the one sitting at position 7. So Dinesh sits immediately to the right of Bhavesh.

Pooja’s rank from the left is 13. Her rank from the right is 25. Total = rank from left + rank from right − 1. Total = 13 + 25 − 1 = 37. So there are 37 contestants in the row.

Kunal’s rank from the front is 8. Meher’s rank from the back is 6. 15 people stand between them, and Kunal is ahead of Meher. Total = rank of Kunal from front + rank of Meher from back + people between them. Total = 8 + 6 + 15 = 29. So the line has 29 people.

After the swap, Simran sits in Naveen’s old seat. That seat’s rank from the left was fixed at 16, Naveen’s original rank. We’re told this same seat is now 20th from the right. Total = rank from left + rank from right − 1 = 16 + 20 − 1 = 35. So the row has 35 students.

The tree’s rank from one end is 17. Its rank from the other end is 20. Total = rank from one end + rank from other end − 1. Total = 17 + 20 − 1 = 36. So there are 36 trees in the row.

First convert Yash’s rank to a front-based rank. Rank from front = total − rank from back + 1 = 48 − 17 + 1 = 32. So Yash is 32nd from the front. Omkar walks 9 ranks behind Yash, so his rank is larger by 9. Omkar’s rank from the front = 32 + 9 = 41.

There are 56 spectators in the row. Bhavna is 23rd from the left. Rank from right = total − rank from left + 1. Rank from right = 56 − 23 + 1 = 34. So Bhavna’s seat is 34th from the right end.

After the swap, Isha sits in Rakesh’s old seat. That seat’s rank from the right end was fixed at 11. New rank from left = total − rank from right + 1. New rank from left = 42 − 11 + 1 = 32. So Isha’s new rank from the left is 32nd.

The row has 50 students in total. Kavya’s rank from the left is 13, and Manish’s rank from the right is 19. People between them = total − rank of Kavya from left − rank of Manish from right. Between them = 50 − 13 − 19 = 18 students.

The bicycle’s rank from the left is 21. Its rank from the right is 14. Total = rank from left + rank from right − 1. Total = 21 + 14 − 1 = 34. So there are 34 bicycles in the row.

First find the total queue length using Tanvi’s ranks. Total = 18 + 25 − 1 = 42 people in the queue. Now use Yusuf’s front rank to find his back rank. Rank from back = total − rank from front + 1 = 42 − 10 + 1 = 33. So Yusuf’s rank from the back is 33rd.

After the swap, Zara sits in Kabir’s old seat. That seat’s rank from the left was fixed at 12, Kabir’s original rank. We’re told this same seat is now 12th from the right too. Total = rank from left + rank from right − 1 = 12 + 12 − 1 = 23. So the row has 23 runners.

Build the order from the given clues, highest to lowest. Naina beats Ritu but loses to Sohan, so Sohan is above Naina. Devraj beats Sohan, so Devraj is above Sohan. Priya sits below Naina but above Ritu. The full order is: Devraj, Sohan, Naina, Priya, Ritu. Devraj is highest, so Sohan holds the second-highest marks.

There are 45 singers in total. Vikram is 19th from the back. The formula is: rank from front = total − rank from back + 1. Rank from front = 45 − 19 + 1 = 27. So Vikram is 27th from the front.

Suresh’s rank from the front is 11. Anita’s rank from the back is 9. 6 people stand between them, and Suresh is ahead of Anita. The formula is: Total = rank of Suresh from front + rank of Anita from back + people between them. Total = 11 + 9 + 6 = 26. So the queue has 26 people.

First convert Devika’s rank to a front-based rank. Rank from front = total − rank from back + 1 = 40 − 21 + 1 = 20. So Devika is 20th from the front. Farah is 6 ranks ahead, so Farah’s rank is smaller by 6. Farah’s rank from the front = 20 − 6 = 14.

Aditi’s rank from the front is 10. Her rank from the back is 16. Total = rank from front + rank from back − 1. The ‘− 1’ removes the double count of Aditi herself. Total = 10 + 16 − 1 = 25. So there are 25 runners in the line.

There are 33 players in total. Meera is 12th from the left. The formula is: rank from right = total − rank from left + 1. We add 1 back because Meera herself must be counted on the right side too. Rank from right = 33 − 12 + 1 = 22. So Meera is 22nd from the right.

Rohan’s rank from the front is 9. His rank from the back is 14. The formula is: Total = rank from front + rank from back − 1. We subtract 1 because Rohan himself is counted once in each rank. Total = 9 + 14 − 1 = 22. So the queue has 22 people.

This sequence follows the natural life cycle of a butterfly. It starts as an egg laid on a leaf. The egg hatches into a caterpillar, which eats and grows. The caterpillar forms a pupa, where its body changes completely. The pupa opens to release the adult butterfly. So the order is Egg, Caterpillar, Pupa, Butterfly, matching option B.

The logical order here is by physical size, smallest to largest. An ant is the smallest of these four animals. A rabbit is bigger than an ant but smaller than a goat. A goat is bigger than a rabbit but smaller than a buffalo. A buffalo is the largest of the four. So the order is Ant, Rabbit, Goat, Buffalo, matching option A.

All five words share the same first four letters, C-O-N-F. So compare the letters that follow. Confide has I then D, which comes first. Confirm has I then R, which comes second. Conflate has L then A, which comes third. Conflict has L then I, which comes fourth. Confuse has U, which comes last since U follows I and L. So the order is Confide, Confirm, Conflate, Conflict, Confuse, matching option D.

All four words start with the same three letters, G-A-R. So we compare the next letter to find dictionary order. Garden has D next, which comes first alphabetically. Garlic has L next, which comes second. Garment has M next, which comes third. Garrison has R next, which comes last. So the order is Garden, Garlic, Garment, Garrison, matching option C.

These words name meals eaten at different times of day. Breakfast happens first, early in the morning. Lunch follows around midday. Afternoon snack comes next, in the late afternoon. Dinner is the last meal of the day. So the correct order is breakfast, lunch, afternoon snack, dinner, matching option B.

The real order goes from the smallest unit to the largest. Millimetre is smaller than centimetre. Centimetre is smaller than metre. Metre is smaller than kilometre. So the logical sequence is millimetre, centimetre, metre, kilometre. This matches option A.