Reasoning Chapters

1. NUMBER AND LETTER SERIES2. ALPHANUMERIC SERIES3. MISSING NUMBER4. ANALOGY SIMILARTY5. CLASSIFICATION6. DIRECTION 7. BLOOD RELATION8. SEATING ARRANGEMENT9. PUZZLE10. ORDER AND RANKING11. SYLLOGISM12. CLOCK13. CALENDER14. WORD FORMATION15. DICE16. CUBE AND CUBOID17. MIRROR AND WATER IMAGE18. VENN DIAGRAM19. STATEMENT AND ASSUMPTION

Order and Ranking

Order and Ranking questions involve finding the position of an individual or item in a sequence based on given conditions. These questions test your logical thinking and analytical skills.

What is Order and Ranking?

Order and Ranking problems typically deal with arranging people or things in ascending or descending order based on ranks, positions, or heights. The goal is to determine a particular rank or position or to find who stands where in the sequence.

Common Patterns Used:

  • Ranking from the start (left to right) or end (right to left)
  • Finding middle positions
  • Converting rank from one end to another
  • Using difference in ranks to find positions
  • Comparing ranks of different individuals

Example:

Q: There are 10 students in a class. Rahul is 4th from the front. What is his position from the back?
Ans: 7th from the back (Position from back = Total students - Position from front + 1)

30+ Previous Year Questions with Solutions

  1. SSC CHSL 2020: In a row of 30 students, Sita is 7th from the left and 24th from the right. How many students are there in the row?
    Answer: 30 (7 + 24 - 1 = 30)
  2. RRB NTPC 2019: In a queue, A is 12th from the front and 17th from the back. How many people are there in the queue?
    Answer: 28 (12 + 17 - 1 = 28)
  3. SSC CGL 2018: Rahul is 10th from the left and 15th from the right in a row. What is the total number of students?
    Answer: 24 (10 + 15 - 1 = 24)
  4. HSSC JE 2019: A person is 18th from the left and 22nd from the right in a row. What is the total number of people?
    Answer: 39 (18 + 22 - 1 = 39)
  5. SSC MTS 2021: In a class of 50 students, if Amit is 25th from the front, what is his rank from the back?
    Answer: 26th from the back (50 - 25 + 1)
  6. SSC GD 2019: A is 4th from the front and B is 7th from the back. There are 10 students between A and B. How many students are there in total?
    Answer: 20
  7. RRB Group D 2018: In a line, Ram is 15th from the left and 18th from the right. Find total number of persons.
    Answer: 32 (15 + 18 - 1)
  8. SSC CGL 2020: In a row, John is 20th from the left and 25th from the right. Find total persons in the row.
    Answer: 44 (20 + 25 - 1)
  9. SSC CPO 2016: If a person is 5th from the left and 8th from the right, find the total number of people.
    Answer: 12 (5 + 8 - 1)
  10. SSC JE 2018: Rahul is 12th from the left and 17th from the right. Total number of persons?
    Answer: 28 (12 + 17 - 1)
  11. SSC CHSL 2017: In a row of students, A is 10th from the left, and B is 15th from the right. There are 12 students between them. Total students?
    Answer: 36
  12. RRB ALP 2017: Person A is 20th from left, B is 10th from right. 15 people between them. Total persons?
    Answer: 44
  13. HSSC Clerk 2016: Rahul is 7th from the left and 16th from the right. Find total number of students.
    Answer: 22 (7 + 16 - 1)
  14. SSC MTS 2016: In a queue of 50 people, John is 30th from the front. Find his position from the back.
    Answer: 21 (50 - 30 + 1)
  15. SSC CGL 2015: A person is 14th from left and 20th from right. Total persons?
    Answer: 33 (14 + 20 - 1)
  16. SSC JE 2021: If a person is 25th from the front in a line of 60, find his rank from the back.
    Answer: 36 (60 - 25 + 1)
  17. SSC CGL 2022: A is 12th from the left and B is 15th from the right. There are 18 students between them. Total students?
    Answer: 44
  18. SSC CHSL 2015: In a row of 40 people, what is the position from the back of the person who is 10th from the front?
    Answer: 31 (40 - 10 + 1)
  19. SSC GD 2022: If A is 7th from the left and B is 9th from the right with 10 people between them, find total people.
    Answer: 27
  20. RRB NTPC 2020: A is 10th from the left and 16th from the right in a queue. Total persons?
    Answer: 25 (10 + 16 - 1)
  21. SSC CGL 2023: In a row of 100 people, John is 45th from the front. Find his rank from the back.
    Answer: 56 (100 - 45 + 1)
  22. SSC CHSL 2014: A is 15th from the front in a line of 35. Find position from back.
    Answer: 21 (35 - 15 + 1)
  23. SSC CGL 2017: Person A is 18th from left and 20th from right. Total persons?
    Answer: 37 (18 + 20 - 1)
  24. HSSC Group D 2019: In a line of 50, person is 28th from left. Find position from right.
    Answer: 23 (50 - 28 + 1)

Tips to Solve Order and Ranking

  • Remember the formula: Position from one end + Position from other end - 1 = Total number of persons.
  • To find position from the other end, use: Total persons - Position from known end + 1.
  • Identify if the position is given from left or right (front or back).
  • Pay attention to the number of people between two ranks if given.
  • Practice with different types of ranking problems to improve speed and accuracy.
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