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Ranking and Order Questions with Answers

Positions from either end, overlapping ranks, and orderings built from comparisons. This page pools every ranking and order question on the site — 220 of them, from 38 exams, weighted towards Banking, SSC, Railways — so you can drill the topic on its own instead of meeting four of them inside a full paper.

5% of the pool is graded hard on this site’s own scale and 25% easy, which is gentler than the average topic in this section.

Questions
220
Practice set
25 in 25 min
Difficulty
55/154/11
Negative marking
None
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Ranking and Order questions with solutions

6 from the 220-question pool, worked in full.

  1. 1. In a row of 12 chairs, if Sonia sits 5th from the left, how many chairs are to her right?

    • A. 5
    • B. 6
    • C. 8
    • D. 7 ✓

    Solution. Chairs to the right = total chairs − position from left = 12 − 5 = 7.

  2. 2. In a batch of 60 trainees, Aditi ranks 18th from the top. What is her rank from the bottom?

    • A. 43rd ✓
    • B. 41st
    • C. 42nd
    • D. 44th

    Solution. Rank from the bottom = total trainees − rank from top + 1 = 60 − 18 + 1 = 43rd.

  3. 3. Among five friends, A is taller than B but shorter than C. D is taller than C but shorter than E. Who is the tallest?

    • A. D
    • B. E ✓
    • C. C
    • D. A

    Solution. Combining the clues: E > D > C > A > B. So E is the tallest.

  4. 4. Nina ranks 9th from the top and 14th from the bottom in a list with no ties. How many people are in the list?

    • A. 22 ✓
    • B. 21
    • C. 23
    • D. 24

    Solution. Total=9+14−1=22.

  5. 5. Meera is 11th from the left and 16th from the right in a row. How many people are in the row?

    • A. 24
    • B. 25
    • C. 26 ✓
    • D. 27

    Solution. Total people = (position from left) + (position from right) − 1 = 11 + 16 − 1 = 26.

  6. 6. In a line of 25 students, Priya is 9th from the left. What is her position from the right?

    • A. 15th
    • B. 16th
    • C. 17th ✓
    • D. 18th

    Solution. Position from the right = total students − position from the left + 1 = 25 − 9 + 1 = 17th.

Exams that set Ranking and Order

10 categories, led by Banking, SSC, Railways.

Also set by MAH UG CET, NABARD Grade A, NCHM JEE, NIACL AO, NIFT, NIPER JEE, RBI Assistant, RBI Grade B, RPF Constable, RRB ALP, RRB Group D, RRB Junior Engineer, RRB Technician, SBI Clerk, SBI PO, SEBI Grade A, SIDBI Grade A & B, SNAP, SSC CGL, SSC CHSL, SSC CPO, SSC GD Constable, SSC MTS, SSC Selection Post, TG LAWCET, UPSC CSE. Browse all exams.

Ranking and Order: frequently asked questions

How many ranking and order questions are there?

220, from the 38 exams here whose syllabus sets the topic. 25% are graded easy and 5% hard, which makes ranking and order one of the more tractable topics in this section, against a 17% average.

Which exams ask ranking and order questions?

38 of the exams on this site, weighted towards Banking (14), SSC (6), Railways (5). Every question in this pool comes from one of their own mock tests, so the list below is the honest answer to whether the topic is worth your time.

Is ranking and order hard?

5% of these 220 questions are graded hard and 25% easy, making it one of the more tractable topics in this section, against a 17% average.

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