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Order and Ranking Quiz

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Order and Ranking Quiz is a free, 25-minute, 25-mark practice quiz on AajExam rated at medium difficulty, designed to help candidates preparing for SSC, UPSC, Banking, Railway and State PSC government competitive exams sharpen their command of order & ranking (Reasoning). Every question on this quiz ships with a detailed step-by-step solution so you don't just learn the right answer — you learn the reasoning and shortcuts top scorers use to crack similar questions faster on the actual exam day. Why Order and Ranking Quiz matters in your preparation: government exam-conducting bodies repeatedly draw questions from the same chapters and the same skill-clusters across recruitment cycles. By attempting focused topic-wise quizzes like this one, you build pattern recognition — the ability to spot which formula, rule or trick applies the moment you see a question. Toppers consistently report that 5-10 quizzes on a single topic delivers more exam-day score gain than 20+ unfocused full-length mocks, because targeted drilling exposes your specific sub-topic weaknesses with surgical precision. How to use this quiz effectively: attempt it in one sitting under the 25-minute timer, without referring to notes or external resources — simulate exam-day conditions exactly. After submission, review the auto-generated analytics to see your accuracy, time per question and section-wise performance. Then go through every wrong and skipped question with the explanation, mentally tagging the underlying concept rather than just memorising the answer. Revisit this quiz after 7-10 days; your second attempt should be 15-20% faster with noticeably better accuracy. Bookmark this page and revisit weekly as we add new quizzes on related topics. AajExam quiz design principles: every quiz on the platform is curated by subject experts using the actual question formats, difficulty distributions and time pressures of the target government exams. We deliberately avoid generic "textbook" questions in favour of exam-replicating ones. Solutions are written in plain English (and Hindi where source material was bilingual), with step-by-step working for quantitative problems, grammar rules for English questions, and direct reference statements for general awareness items. Performance analytics after each attempt include accuracy, attempt rate, time spent per question, and an estimated all-India percentile so you know exactly where you stand against other candidates. This quiz is completely free to attempt. You only need a free AajExam account to track your performance across attempts, view detailed solutions and unlock the platform-wide analytics dashboard. The platform is mobile-friendly and works seamlessly on smartphones, tablets and desktops — so you can sharpen your order & ranking (Reasoning) skills in any spare 15-minute window.

Order and Ranking Quiz — Questions with Solutions

All 25 questions from this quiz with the correct answer and explanation. Attempt them yourself first, then open each solution to check your reasoning.

  1. Q1.In a class of 40 students, Ravi ranks 15th from the top. What is his rank from the bottom?

    • A.25th
    • B.26th
    • C.27th
    • D.28th
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    Answer: B. 26th

    Rank from bottom = Total - Rank from top + 1 = 40-15+1=26.

  2. Q2.In a row of 30 students, Meena is 12th from the left. What is her position from the right?

    • A.18th
    • B.19th
    • C.20th
    • D.21st
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    Answer: B. 19th

    Position from right = 30-12+1=19.

  3. Q3.A is 5th from the top and 20th from the bottom in a class. How many students are there in total?

    • A.22
    • B.23
    • C.24
    • D.25
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    Answer: C. 24

    Total = 5+20-1=24.

  4. Q4.In a queue, Ram is 10th from the front and 15th from the back. How many people are in the queue?

    • A.23
    • B.24
    • C.25
    • D.26
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    Answer: B. 24

    Total = 10+15-1=24.

  5. Q5.Five friends P, Q, R, S, T are standing in a line. P is taller than Q but shorter than R. S is the tallest, and T is shorter than Q. Who is the shortest?

    • A.P
    • B.Q
    • C.T
    • D.R
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    Answer: C. T

    Order: S > R > P > Q > T, so T is shortest.

  6. Q6.In a class, Suresh's rank is 18th from the top and 23rd from the bottom. How many students are in the class?

    • A.38
    • B.39
    • C.40
    • D.41
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    Answer: C. 40

    Total = 18+23-1=40.

  7. Q7.Among five people, A is taller than B, B is taller than C, C is taller than D, and D is taller than E. Who is the tallest?

    • A.A
    • B.B
    • C.C
    • D.E
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    Answer: A. A

    Given the chain A>B>C>D>E, A is the tallest.

  8. Q8.In a race of 12 runners, Vijay finished 4th from the last. What was his position from the start?

    • A.8th
    • B.9th
    • C.10th
    • D.11th
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    Answer: B. 9th

    Position from start = 12-4+1=9.

  9. Q9.If Priya is 7th from the left and 14th from the right in a row, how many students are in the row?

    • A.18
    • B.19
    • C.20
    • D.21
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    Answer: C. 20

    Total = 7+14-1=20.

  10. Q10.In a class, Anil is ranked 9th and there are 12 students below his rank. How many students are in the class in total?

    • A.20
    • B.21
    • C.22
    • D.23
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    Answer: B. 21

    Total = 9+12=21.

  11. Q11.Among five friends, G is taller than F, F is taller than E, E is taller than D, and D is taller than C. Who is the second tallest?

    • A.F
    • B.G
    • C.E
    • D.D
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    Answer: A. F

    In the order G>F>E>D>C, F is the second tallest.

  12. Q12.In a queue of people, Ramesh is 20th from the front. If there are 15 people behind him, how many people are in the queue?

    • A.33
    • B.34
    • C.35
    • D.36
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    Answer: C. 35

    Total = 20+15=35.

  13. Q13.Five students scored differently in a test: A scored more than B, B scored more than C, and C scored more than D. Who scored the least?

    • A.A
    • B.B
    • C.C
    • D.D
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    Answer: D. D

    Given A>B>C>D, D scored the least.

  14. Q14.In a line of 50 students, Kiran is 23rd from the left. What is his position from the right?

    • A.27th
    • B.28th
    • C.29th
    • D.26th
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    Answer: B. 28th

    Position from right = 50-23+1=28.

  15. Q15.If a student's rank is 10th from the top in a class of 34, what is the rank from the bottom?

    • A.23rd
    • B.24th
    • C.25th
    • D.26th
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    Answer: C. 25th

    Rank from bottom = 34-10+1=25.

  16. Q16.In a group of friends, X is elder than Y, Y is elder than Z, and Z is elder than W. Who is the youngest?

    • A.X
    • B.Y
    • C.Z
    • D.W
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    Answer: D. W

    Given X>Y>Z>W in age, W is youngest.

  17. Q17.A is 6th from the left and 9th from the right in a row of students. How many students are there in total?

    • A.13
    • B.14
    • C.15
    • D.16
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    Answer: B. 14

    Total = 6+9-1=14.

  18. Q18.In an exam, Sonal's rank is 15th from the top in a class of 45. How many students scored below her?

    • A.29
    • B.30
    • C.31
    • D.32
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    Answer: B. 30

    Below her = 45-15=30.

  19. Q19.Five boxes are stacked; Box P is above Box Q, Q is above R, and R is above S. Which box is at the bottom?

    • A.P
    • B.Q
    • C.R
    • D.S
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    Answer: D. S

    Given the stacking order P>Q>R>S from top, S is at the bottom.

  20. Q20.In a class of 60 students, Neha ranks 25th from the bottom. What is her rank from the top?

    • A.35th
    • B.36th
    • C.37th
    • D.38th
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    Answer: B. 36th

    Rank from top = 60-25+1=36.

  21. Q21.Four friends A, B, C, D have different heights. A is taller than C, C is taller than D, and B is taller than A. Who is the tallest?

    • A.A
    • B.B
    • C.C
    • D.D
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    Answer: B. B

    Given B>A>C>D, B is the tallest.

  22. Q22.In a queue, there are 10 people ahead of Rohit and 8 people behind him. How many people are in the queue in total?

    • A.17
    • B.18
    • C.19
    • D.20
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    Answer: C. 19

    Total = 10+1+8=19.

  23. Q23.A student's rank is 8th from the top and 8th from the bottom in a small class. How many students are in the class?

    • A.14
    • B.15
    • C.16
    • D.17
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    Answer: B. 15

    Total = 8+8-1=15.

  24. Q24.In a line of 25 students, Meera is 10th from the right. What is her position from the left?

    • A.15th
    • B.16th
    • C.17th
    • D.18th
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    Answer: B. 16th

    Position from left = 25-10+1=16.

  25. Q25.Five people are ranked in a competition. If Sunil is 3rd, and there are 2 people ranked below him, how many people are ahead of him?

    • A.1
    • B.2
    • C.3
    • D.4
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    Answer: B. 2

    Total participants = 3+2=5; ahead of Sunil = 3-1=2.

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