Order & Ranking: Practice Questions with Answers
Positions in a row, people between two persons, and comparisons. Try each question first: tap an option to check it, and the explanation appears below.
Question 1Easy
In a row of 46 people, a person is 26th from the left end. What is the person's position from the right end?
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Question 2Easy
In a row of students, a student is 30th from the left end and 20th from the right end. How many students are there in the row?
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Question 3Medium
Among B, E, N, W, Z: Z is faster than E. Z is slower than B. W is slower than N. N is slower than E. Who is the slowest?
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✅ A. W
Put the statements together in one order, from fastest to slowest: B, Z, E, N, W. So the slowest is W.
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In a row, B is 3rd from the left end and N is 23rd from the right end. When B and N interchange their positions, B becomes 17th from the left end. How many people are there in the row?
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✅ A. 39
After the swap, B stands where N stood. So N's old place is 17th from the left and 23rd from the right. Total = 17 + 23 − 1 = 39.
Question page →Question 5Medium
In a row of 36 people, T is 18th from the left end and X is 5th from the right end. How many people are there between T and X?
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✅ C. 13
X's position from the left is 36 − 5 + 1 = 32. T is at position 18, so the people between them = 32 − 18 − 1 = 13.
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In a row of 43 people, a person is 3rd from the right end. What is the person's position from the left end?
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Question 7Medium
In a row of 44 people, R is 7th from the left end and E is 17th from the right end. How many people are there between R and E?
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✅ B. 20
E's position from the left is 44 − 17 + 1 = 28. R is at position 7, so the people between them = 28 − 7 − 1 = 20.
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In a row of 22 people, a person is 15th from the left end. What is the person's position from the right end?
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Question 9Medium
In a row of 40 people, B is 10th from the left end and A is 12th from the right end. How many people are there between B and A?
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✅ A. 18
A's position from the left is 40 − 12 + 1 = 29. B is at position 10, so the people between them = 29 − 10 − 1 = 18.
Question page →Question 10Medium
Among V, X, Y, Z: X is lighter than Z. Y is lighter than X. Y is heavier than V. Who is the second heaviest?
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✅ C. X
Put the statements together in one order, from heaviest to lightest: Z, X, Y, V. So the second heaviest is X.
Question page →Question 11Medium
In a row of 33 people, K is 5th from the left end and V is 16th from the right end. How many people are there between K and V?
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✅ C. 12
V's position from the left is 33 − 16 + 1 = 18. K is at position 5, so the people between them = 18 − 5 − 1 = 12.
Question page →Question 12Medium
Among A, L, M, Q: M is shorter than A. M is taller than L. Q is shorter than L. Who is the shortest?
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✅ B. Q
Put the statements together in one order, from tallest to shortest: A, M, L, Q. So the shortest is Q.
Question page →Question 13Easy
In a row of students, a student is 25th from the left end and 17th from the right end. How many students are there in the row?
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Question 14Easy
In a row of students, a student is 11th from the left end and 28th from the right end. How many students are there in the row?
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Question 15Medium
Among K, M, Q, R, V: R is slower than M. K is faster than M. V is faster than Q. Q is faster than K. Who is the slowest?
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✅ A. R
Put the statements together in one order, from fastest to slowest: V, Q, K, M, R. So the slowest is R.
Question page →Question 16Easy
In a row of 30 people, a person is 28th from the left end. What is the person's position from the right end?
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Question 17Medium
In a row of 60 people, L is 27th from the left end and A is 18th from the right end. How many people are there between L and A?
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✅ A. 15
A's position from the left is 60 − 18 + 1 = 43. L is at position 27, so the people between them = 43 − 27 − 1 = 15.
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In a row of 35 people, R is 8th from the left end and X is 16th from the right end. How many people are there between R and X?
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✅ D. 11
X's position from the left is 35 − 16 + 1 = 20. R is at position 8, so the people between them = 20 − 8 − 1 = 11.
Question page →Question 19Easy
In a row of students, a student is 23rd from the left end and 14th from the right end. How many students are there in the row?
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Question 20Easy
In a row of 35 people, a person is 5th from the right end. What is the person's position from the left end?
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