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Ranking and Order Quiz

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Ranking and Order 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 ranking (Reasoning / Logical Ability). 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 Ranking and Order 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 ranking (Reasoning / Logical Ability) skills in any spare 15-minute window.

Ranking and Order 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 50 students, Arjun is ranked 20th from the top. What is his rank from the bottom?

    • A.30th
    • B.31st
    • C.32nd
    • D.33rd
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    Answer: B. 31st

    Rank from bottom = 50-20+1=31.

  2. Q2.Five students are ranked in a race. If Priya is 2nd and there are 3 students behind her, how many students are ahead of her?

    • A.0
    • B.1
    • C.2
    • D.3
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    Answer: B. 1

    Rank 2 means exactly 1 student is ahead of her.

  3. Q3.In a line, Karan is 8th from the left and 12th from the right. How many people are in the line?

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

    Total = 8+12-1=19.

  4. Q4.A is ranked 5th from the top in a class of 30. How many students are ranked below A?

    • A.24
    • B.25
    • C.26
    • D.27
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    Answer: B. 25

    Below A = 30-5=25.

  5. Q5.In a queue, there are 6 people in front of Rita and 9 people behind her. How many people are in the queue?

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

    Total = 6+1+9=16.

  6. Q6.Four friends have different scores. A scored higher than B, B scored higher than C, and D scored higher than A. Who scored the highest?

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

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

  7. Q7.In a class of 45, Neeraj's rank is 30th from the bottom. What is his rank from the top?

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

    Rank from top = 45-30+1=16.

  8. Q8.Five boxes are ranked by weight. Box P is heavier than Q, Q is heavier than R, and S is heavier than P. Who is the heaviest?

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

    Given S>P>Q>R, S is the heaviest.

  9. Q9.In a row of 35 students, Divya is 14th from the right. What is her position from the left?

    • A.20th
    • B.21st
    • C.22nd
    • D.23rd
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    Answer: C. 22nd

    Position from left = 35-14+1=22.

  10. Q10.A runner finishes 6th in a race of 20 participants. How many runners finished after him?

    • A.12
    • B.13
    • C.14
    • D.15
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    Answer: C. 14

    Runners after him = 20-6=14.

  11. Q11.In a class, Tara's rank is 10th from the top and 10th from the bottom. How many students are in the class?

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

    Total = 10+10-1=19.

  12. Q12.Five people are standing in a line. If X is 3rd from the left, and there are 2 people to the right of the 3rd position that includes X, how many are there in total?

    • A.4
    • B.5
    • C.6
    • D.7
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    Answer: B. 5

    Given X is 3rd from left with 2 more people to the right, total = 3+2=5.

  13. Q13.In a competition of 60 participants, Rakesh ranked 40th from the last. What is his rank from the first?

    • A.20th
    • B.21st
    • C.22nd
    • D.19th
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    Answer: B. 21st

    Rank from first = 60-40+1=21.

  14. Q14.Four students' heights are compared: A is shorter than B, B is shorter than C, and D is shorter than A. Who is the shortest?

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

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

  15. Q15.In a queue of 28 people, Sana is 11th from the front. How many people are behind her?

    • A.16
    • B.17
    • C.18
    • D.19
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    Answer: B. 17

    People behind = 28-11=17.

  16. Q16.A student's rank in a test is 7th from the top out of 42 students. How many students scored lower than him?

    • A.34
    • B.35
    • C.36
    • D.37
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    Answer: B. 35

    Students below = 42-7=35.

  17. Q17.In a row, Mohan is 9th from the left and 16th from the right. How many people are in the row?

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

    Total = 9+16-1=24.

  18. Q18.Five friends are ranked in a quiz. If Tina is 4th and there is 1 person behind her, how many people are in total?

    • A.4
    • B.5
    • C.6
    • D.7
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    Answer: B. 5

    Total = 4+1=5.

  19. Q19.In a class of 55 students, Vikas is 22nd from the bottom. What is his rank from the top?

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

    Rank from top = 55-22+1=34.

  20. Q20.A group of 15 people are arranged in a line. If Deepak is exactly in the middle, what is his position from either end?

    • A.7th
    • B.8th
    • C.9th
    • D.10th
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    Answer: B. 8th

    For 15 people, the middle position is the 8th from either end.

  21. Q21.In a marathon of 100 runners, Sameer finished 25th. How many runners finished after him?

    • A.73
    • B.74
    • C.75
    • D.76
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    Answer: C. 75

    Runners after him = 100-25=75.

  22. Q22.Four people are ranked by age. P is older than Q, Q is older than R, and R is older than S. Who is the youngest?

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

    Given P>Q>R>S in age, S is the youngest.

  23. Q23.In a class, Anjali ranks 5th from the top in a class of 25. How many students rank below her?

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

    Below her = 25-5=20.

  24. Q24.In a row of 40 people, if Ramesh is 18th from the left, what is his position from the right?

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

    Position from right = 40-18+1=23.

  25. Q25.A is ranked 12th from the bottom in a class of 36. What is A's rank from the top?

    • A.24th
    • B.25th
    • C.26th
    • D.27th
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    Answer: B. 25th

    Rank from top = 36-12+1=25.

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ranking questions appear regularly in SSC CGL, CHSL, MTS, GD; IBPS PO, Clerk; SBI PO, Clerk; RRB NTPC, Group D; UPSC prelims and most State PSC exams. The specific weightage varies by exam — check the exam pattern on the corresponding AajExam exam page for details.