Important Ranking Questions with Answer :
1. Four children, Akram, Bopsi, Priya and Tulsi are on a ladder. Akram is further up the ladder than Bopsi. Bopsi is in between Akram and Priya. If Tulsi is still further than Akram, who is the second person from the bottom?
(1) Tulsi
(2) Akram
(3) Priya
(4) Bopsi
2. In a row A is at the 11th position from the left and B is 10th from the right. If they interchanged positions A becomes 18th from the left . How many persons are there in that row?
(1) 28
(2) 29
(3) 27
(4) 31
3. I am seventh in the queue from either end. How many people are there in the queue ?
(1) 10
(2) 11
(3) 13
(4) 14
4. A is shorter than B but taller than C, D is shorter than A but taller than C and E is shorter than B but taller than A. The shortest person is
(1) B
(2) C
(3) A
(4) D
5. Sathi is older than Renu. Geeta is younger than Renu. Priya is older than Sathi. Who is the eldest of them?
(1) Priya
(2) Sathi
(3) Renu
(4) Geeta
6. At a certain film festival, eight films will be shown J, K, L, M, N, P, Q and R. The order of the showings must meet the following conditions : N is shown before L, J is shown third, Q is shown fifth. If N is shown immediately after P, then P could be shown
(1) Third
(2) Fourth
(3) Fifth
(4) Sixth
7. A runs faster than B but not as fast as C who is slower than D. Who is the fastest runner?
(1) D
(2) C
(3) A
(4) B
8. In a group, P is smarter than R. Q is duller than T. P is smarter than T. Who is the smartest?
(1) P
(2) R
(3) Q
(4) T
9. Raman is a student of 10th class. In his class, his position is 16th from the top and 49th from the bottom. What is the total number of the students in the class ?
(1) 64
(2) 65
(3) 66
(4) 63
10. Dates of birth of some person are given below. Find out the date of the youngest person :
a. 12.08.1968
b. 13.09.1968
c. 19.06.1968
d. 20.02.1968
e. 22.03.1968
f. 20.01.1968
g. 20.12.1967.
(1) g
(2) b
(3) e
(4) c
11. Five boxes A, B, C, D and E are placed one above the other. If A is above B, C is above D but below E and D is above A, which box is in the middle?
(1) D
(2) C
(3) B
(4) A
12. A gets more marks than B but less than C. D gets less marks that E but more than A. If C gets less than D then who amongst A, B, C, D and E gets the highest marks ?
(1) C
(2) D
(3) E
(4) B
13. Five men A, B, C, D and E read a newspaper. The one who reads first gives it to C and the one who reads last had taken it from A. E was not the first or last to read. There were two readers between B and A. Find the person who read the newspaper last.
(1) E
(2) B
(3) D
(4) A
14. Sonu is taller than Yatendra. Amit is taller than Sonu. Subhash is taller than Amit. Sattu is tallest of all. If they stand according to their height who will be exactly in the middle?
(1) Sonu
(2) Subhash
(3) Yatendra
(4) Amit
15. In a sports competition, the position of one of the players is 8th from the top and 84th from the bottom. What is the total number of the competitors ?
(1) 93
(2) 91
(3) 89
(4) 88
16. Anil is taller than Sunny who is shorter than Baby. Anil is taller than Bose who is shorter than Sunny. Baby is shorter than Anil. Who is the shortest ?
(1) Anil
(2) Baby
(3) Sunny
(4) Bose
17. In a row of 15 children, when Raju was shifted three places towards right, he becomes 8th from the right end. What was his earlier position from the left end of the row ?
(1) 14
(2) 5
(3) 6
(4) 12
18. Mehrunnisa is eleventh from either end of a row comprising of girls. How many girls are there in the row?
(1) Nineteen
(2) Twenty
(3) Twenty-one
(4) Twenty-two
19. Reema’s height is 5’2’’. Anita is taller than Reema but she is not taller than Pinky. Pinky is shorter than her cousin Rani but she is not shorter than Reema. Who is the tallest in the group?
(1) Anita
(2) Rani
(3) Pinky
(4) Reema
20. Age of Amit is equal to that of Summit as they are twins. Richa is younger than Summit, Richa is younger than Jyotsna but elder than Saurabh. Summit is younger than Jyotsna. Who is the eldest of all?
(1) Amit
(2) Jyotsna
(3) Richa
(4) Saurabh
21. There are 17 girls in a row. The position of the girl at the middle is 9th from the beginning. What will be the position of the girl at the middle from the end?
(1) 7th
(2) 9th
(3) 8th
(4) 10th
22. Rama ranks sixteenth from the top and fifteenth from the bottom in a certain examination. How many students are there in the class?
(1) 30
(2) 31
(3) 32
(4) 33
23. If Seshan is taller than Ammu but shorter than Raju and Ammu is just as tall as Nitin but taller than Kishore, then Nitin is
(1) just as tall as Seshan
(2) shorter than Ammu
(3) taller than Raju
(4) shorter than Seshan
24. Gopal is elder to Mohan, but younger to Ram. Mohan is elder to Sohan, but younger to Ram. Who is the eldest?
(1) Gopal
(2) Mohan
(3) Ram
(4) Sohan
25. Jill has more money than Mani but less than Babu. If the amounts held by Jill, Mani and Babu are x, y and z, respectively, which of the following is true?
(1) z < x < y
(2) x < z < y
(3) y < x < z
(4) x < y < z
