Ranking and Time Sequence Test Posted by vuotaa.com Categories Blog Date 7 April 2024 Comments 0 comment Report a question What’s wrong with this question? You cannot submit an empty report. Please add some details. /50 Ranking and Time Sequence Test Ranking and time sequence tests evaluate one’s ability to arrange elements in a particular order based on given criteria such as numerical ranking, chronological sequence, or time intervals. Participants are tasked with arranging items, events, or individuals according to their relative positions, ranks, or occurrence in time. These tests assess logical reasoning, attention to detail, and organizational skills. Mastery of ranking and time sequence enhances problem-solving abilities and fosters a systematic approach to ordering information. These tests are commonly encountered in aptitude assessments, competitive exams, and job screenings, reflecting their importance in assessing one’s ability to sequence and prioritize information effectively. 1 / 50 Category: Ranking and Time Sequence Test 1) In a row of 25 children, Nayan is 14th from the right end. Arun is 3rd to the left of Nayan in the row. What is Arun’s position from the left end of the row? A) 9th B) 10th C) 7th D) 8th Nayan’s position from left = ( 25 + 1 – 14 ) = 12th ∴ Arun’s position = ( 12 – 3 ) = 9th from left 2 / 50 Category: Ranking and Time Sequence Test 2) Priti scored more than Rahul, Yamuna scored as much as Divya. Lokita scored less than Manju. Rahul scored more than Yamuna. Manju scored less than Divya. Who scored the lowest? A) Manju B) Rahul C) Lokita D) Yamuna According to the question, Priti > Rahul ; Yamuna = Divya Lokita < Manju ; Rahul > Yamuna Manju < Divya ∴ Priti > Rahul > Yamuna = Divya > Manju > Lokita So, it is clear from the above arrangement, Lokita scored lowest among them. 3 / 50 Category: Ranking and Time Sequence Test 3) Kusum’s position from left side of a line consisting of 16 girls, becomes 8th when she was displaced 2 positions towards left. Kusum’s position, from right side of the line, before displacement, was A) 5th B) 7th C) 9th D) 8th Kusum's position from left before displacement would have been 10th. There are 6 more girls to her right. Hence, her position from right, before displacement was 7th. 4 / 50 Category: Ranking and Time Sequence Test 4) Among 5 boys in a class, P is taller than M; M is taller than N; S is taller than M; R is taller than S. Which one of the following statements can definitely be concluded from the above information? A) R is the tallest among the given boys B) N is the shortest among the given boys C) P is taller than R D) S is taller than P From the given information, we get P > M > N …(i) and R > S > M …(ii) Certainly, N is shortest among the given boys 5 / 50 Category: Ranking and Time Sequence Test 5) Ayush remembers that Sanjay’s birthday is certainly after January 12 but not later than 16th January. If Mehar remembers that Sanjay’s birthday is before 17th of Jan but not before 13th Jan. On which of the following days was Sanjay’s birthday? A) 14th B) 16th C) 15th D) Either 14th or 15th Days by Ayush, [13, 14, 15 ] in January Days by Mehar, [ 14, 15 , 16] in January Clearly, 14th and 15th January are common in both the groups. Hence, the correct answer is either 14th or 15th January 6 / 50 Category: Ranking and Time Sequence Test 6) If Ramya’s rank is 22nd out of 46 students. What is her rank from the last? A) 25th B) 24th C) 32th D) 29th Ramya’s rank from the last = Total students − rank from start + 1 = 46 – 22 + 1 = 25th 7 / 50 Category: Ranking and Time Sequence Test 7) Kavi ranked 9th from the top and 38th from the bottom in a class. How many students are there in the class? A) 44 B) 42 C) 45 D) 46 Required number = ( 38 + 9 – 1 ) = 47 – 1 = 46 8 / 50 Category: Ranking and Time Sequence Test 8) Some books are arranged in a row. There are 5 books between 21st book from the right and 28th book from the left. The total number of books is more than 42. Find out the total number of books. A) 44 B) 54 C) 52 D) 49 Total number of books = 28 + 21 + 5 = 54 9 / 50 Category: Ranking and Time Sequence Test 9) The height of banana tree and coconut tree is same. Mango tree is shorter than plum. Guava tree is smaller than mango but bigger than banana. Find out which is the tallest tree? A) Banana B) Plum C) Coconut D) Mango According to the question, Plum > Mango > Guava > Banana = Coconut So, Plum tree is the tallest. 10 / 50 Category: Ranking and Time Sequence Test 10) 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? A) 10th B) 9th C) 7th D) 8th Here, number of girls are odd. So, position of the girl at the middle will be same from the beginning and the end. ∴ Position of the girl at the middle from the end = Position of the girl at the middle from the beginning = 9 th. 11 / 50 Category: Ranking and Time Sequence Test 11) If Pen < Pencil, Pencil < Book and Book > Cap, then which one of the following is always true? A) Pen < Book B) Pencil > Cap C) Pencil = Cap D) Pen > Cap Given, Pen < Pencil, …(i) Pencil < Book, …(ii) Book > Cap …(iii) From Eqs. (i) and (ii), we can derive that Pen < Book Hence, option (b) is the correct answer. 12 / 50 Category: Ranking and Time Sequence Test 12) Mohan is taller than Shyam but shorter than Ramesh. Ramesh is taller than Rajat but shorter than Gautam. If Shyam is taller than Rajat, then who is the shortest among all? A) Shyam B) Rajat C) Gautam D) Ramesh From given information, Ramesh > Mohan > Shyam …(i) Gautam > Ramesh > Rajat …(ii) Shyam > Rajat …(iii) Combining Eqs. (i), (ii) and (iii), we have Gautam > Ramesh > Mohan > Shyam > Rajat Hence, Rajat is the shortest among all 13 / 50 Category: Ranking and Time Sequence Test 13) Mohan correctly remembers that his father’s birthday is before 20th January but after 16th January whereas his sister correctly remembers that their father’s birthday is after 18th January but before 23rd January. On which date in January is definitely their father’s birthday? A) 19th B) 18th C) 20th D) Data Inadequate Days by Mohan, [17th / 18th / 19th ] January. Days by sister, [ 19th , 20th, 21st or 22nd] January. Required day is 19th January as it is common in both the groups 14 / 50 Category: Ranking and Time Sequence Test 14) P, Q, R and S are four males. P is the eldest in the group but he is not the poorest, R is the richest but not the eldest, Q is elder than S but he is not elder than P or R, P is richer than Q but he is not richer than S. How the four persons can be arranged in decreasing order of their age and money? A) PRSQ, RSPQ B) PRQS, RSQP C) PQRS, RPSQ D) PRQS, RSPQ Decreasing order (agewise) P > R > Q > S Decreasing order (moneywise) R > S > P > Q Hence, option (b) is correct answer. 15 / 50 Category: Ranking and Time Sequence Test 15) In a row of girls, Kamya is fifth from the left and Preeti is sixth from the right. When they exchange their positions, then Kamya becomes thirteenth from the left. What will be Preeti’s position from the right? A) 7th B) 11th C) 18th D) 14th Kamya’s new position is 13th from left. But it is the same as Preeti’s earlier position which is 6th from the right.The row consists of ( 12 + 1 + 5 ) = 18 girls Now, Preeti’s new position is Kamya’s earlier position which is 5th from the left. ∴ Preeti’s new position from the right = 18 – 5 + 1 = 13 + 1 = 14th 16 / 50 Category: Ranking and Time Sequence Test 16) In a row of students, Anil is 7th from the left while Jack is 18th from right. Both of them interchange their positions such that Anil becomes 21st from the left. How many people are there in the row? A) 39 B) None of these C) 38 D) 40 Anil’s original position from left = 7th Jack’s original position from right = 18th Anil’s position from left after interchange = 21st Since, Anil exchanged his seat with Jack, it means Jack’s original position is 21st from the left. ∴ Total number of people = (Initial position of Jack from the right + Initial position of Jack from the left) − 1 = 18 + 21 – 1 = 38 17 / 50 Category: Ranking and Time Sequence Test 17) In a row of letters, a letter is 5th from left end and 12th from the right end. How many letters are there in a row? A) 17 B) 15 C) 16 D) 18 Number of letters in the row = 5 + 12 – 1 = 16 18 / 50 Category: Ranking and Time Sequence Test 18) Surbhi ranks 18th in a class of 49 students. What is her rank from the last? A) 28 B) 32 C) 31 D) 35 Surbhi’s rank from last = ( 49 + 1 + ) = 32 19 / 50 Category: Ranking and Time Sequence Test 19) In a class of 45 students, a boy is ranked 20th. When two boys joined, his rank was dropped by one. What is his new rank from the end? A) 28th B) 26th C) 27th D) 25th Total number of boys after 2 new boys joined = 47 Since, the rank of the boy dropped by 1, it became 21st 20th. ∴His new rank from the end = 47 – 21 + 1 = 27th 20 / 50 Category: Ranking and Time Sequence Test 20) Sohan ranks 7th from the top and 26th from the bottom in a class. How many students are there in the class? A) 32 B) 33 C) 34 D) 31 Total students in the class = 7 + 26 – 1 = 33 – 1 = 32 21 / 50 Category: Ranking and Time Sequence Test 21) X is elder than Z, Y is younger than Z, Z is elder than W, W is younger than X, who is the eldest? A) W B) X C) Y D) Z According to the question, X > Z > Y …(i) Z > W …(ii) and X > W …(iii) From Eqs. (i), (ii) and (iii), we get X > Z > Y and W So, it is clear that X is the eldest. 22 / 50 Category: Ranking and Time Sequence Test 22) Simi is older than Renu. Geeta is younger than Renu. Priya is older than Simi. Who is the eldest of them? A) Simi B) Geeta C) Renu D) Priya From given information, Simi > Renu …(i) Renu > Geeta …(ii) and Priya > Simi …(iii) Now, combined all the three equations, we have Priya > Simi > Renu > Geeta It is clear that Priya is the eldest. 23 / 50 Category: Ranking and Time Sequence Test 23) Rashmi is 14th from the right end in a row of 40 girls. What is her position from the left end? A) 25th B) 21st C) 27th D) None of these Required position = ( 40 + 1 – 14 ) = 27th from left. 24 / 50 Category: Ranking and Time Sequence Test 24) A is taller than B but not as tall as C. D is taller than E but not as tall as B.E is taller than F but not as tall as D. Who among them is the tallest? A) D B) F C) B D) C According to the given information, the descending order of height of A, B, C, D, E and F is C > A > B > D > E > F Hence, C is the tallest. 25 / 50 Category: Ranking and Time Sequence Test 25) Arun remembers that his mother’s birthday is after April 17 but before April 21 whereas his sister Urmila remembered that their mother’s birthday is after 19th but before April 24. Which of the following days in April is definitely their mother’s birthday? A) 22nd B) 20th C) 19th D) 21st According to Arun his mother’s birthday falls on one of the day (18th/19th/ 20th ) April. According to Urmila her mother’s birthday falls on ( 20th /21st/22nd/23rd) April. Since 20th is common in both , therefore mother's birthday is definitely on 20th April. 26 / 50 Category: Ranking and Time Sequence Test 26) Sunil is heavier than Abhinav but not as heavier as Rajiv. Abhinav is heavier than Jayesh. Kashi is heavier than Sunil but not as heavier as Rajiv. Who is the heaviest? A) Kashi B) Rajiv C) Abhinav D) Sunil According to the question, Rajiv > Sunil > Abhinav Abhinav > Jayesh Rajiv > Kashi > Sunil On arranging the above data, we get Rajiv > Kashi > Sunil > Abhinav > Jayesh Clearly, Rajiv is the heaviest. 27 / 50 Category: Ranking and Time Sequence Test 27) A remembers that B celebrated his birthday after 17 but before June, 22 while B remembers that the birthday was celebrated before 24 but after the June 20. On which date was the birthday celebrated? A) 45460 B) 45466 C) 45465 D) 45464 According to A, B’s birthday falls on (18th/19th/20th / 21st ) June According to B, B’s birthday falls on( 21st / 22nd/23rd) June The only common date is 21 June. 28 / 50 Category: Ranking and Time Sequence Test 28) 37 girls are standing in a row facing the school building. Ayesha is fifteenth from the left end. If she is shifted six places to the right what is her position from the right end? A) 17th B) 20th C) 16th D) 21st Present position of Ayesha = 15 + 6 = 21st from left ∴Position of Ayesha from right = 37 – 21 + 1 = 17th 29 / 50 Category: Ranking and Time Sequence Test 29) Among five boys, Vasant is taller than Manohar but not as tall as Raju. Jayant is taller than Dutta but shorter than Manohar. Who is the tallest in the group? A) Vasant B) Raju C) Jayant D) Manohar From given information, Raju > Vasant > Manohar …(i) Manohar > Jayant > Dutta …(ii) Now, combined Eqs. (i) and (ii), we have Raju >Vasant > Manohar > Jayant > Dutta Hence, Raju is the tallest in the group. 30 / 50 Category: Ranking and Time Sequence Test 30) Sunita is the 11th from either end of a row of girls. How many girls are there in that row? A) 21 B) 19 C) 20 D) 22 Total number of girls = 11 + 11 – 1 = 22 – 1 = 21 31 / 50 Category: Ranking and Time Sequence Test 31) At a ticket counter there are 17 persons in a queue. If every second person in the queue is a female and also in the starting and at the end there is a female, then the total number of males in the queue is A) 10 B) 8 C) 7 D) 9 Queue of the 17 persons can be shown as F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F ∴ Total number of males = 8 32 / 50 Category: Ranking and Time Sequence Test 32) Satish read a book on Sunday. Sudha read that book one day prior to Anil but 4 days after Satish. On which day did Anil read the book? A) Thursday B) Saturday C) Tuesday D) Friday Sudha read the book 4 days after Sunday. It means Sudha read the book on Thursday. Hence, Anil will read the book on Friday. 33 / 50 Category: Ranking and Time Sequence Test 33) D is taller than C and E. A is not as tall as E. C is taller than A. D is not as tall as B. Then, who is the 2nd tallest person? A) B B) C C) D D) E From the information given in the question, D > C and E; E > A ; C > A ; B > D On arranging the above data, B > D > C and E > A ∴D is the 2nd tallest person. 34 / 50 Category: Ranking and Time Sequence Test 34) A pole is taller than a Giraffe which is taller than a tree. A signal is shorter than a pole but taller than a building which is taller than a Giraffe. Which is the shortest? A) Tree B) Giraffe C) Building D) Signal From given information, the descending order of height Pole > Giraffe> Tree …(i) and Pole > Signal > Building > Giraffe …(ii) Now, from Eqs. (i) and (ii), we have Pole > Signal > Building > Giraffe > Tree Hence, tree is the shortest. 35 / 50 Category: Ranking and Time Sequence Test 35) In a row of girls, Veena is 12th from the start and 19th from the end. In another row of girls, Sunita is 14th from the start and 20th from the end. How many girls are there in both the rows together? A) 65 B) 63 C) 61 D) 72 In first row, Veena is 12th from start and 19th from end. Then, total number of girls = ( 12 + 19 – 1 ) = 30 In second row, Sunita is 14th from start and 20th from the end.Then, total number of girls = ( 14 + 20 – 1 ) = 33 ∴ Total number of girls = 30 + 33 = 63 36 / 50 Category: Ranking and Time Sequence Test 36) N is more intelligent than M. M is not as intelligent as Y. X is more intelligent than Y but not as good as N. Who is the most intelligent of all? A) X B) Y C) M D) N According to the question, N > M Y > M N > X > Y On arranging the above data, we get N > X > Y > M So, N is the most intelligent among them. 37 / 50 Category: Ranking and Time Sequence Test 37) 6 Kamal remembers that his brother Dinu’s birthday falls after 20th May but before 28th May, while Garima remembers that Dinu’s birthday falls before 22nd May but after 12th May. On what date Dinu’s birthday falls? A) 21st May B) Cannot be Determind C) 22nd May D) None of these According to Kamal, Dinu’s birthday falls on one of the days —( 21st /22nd/23rd/24th/25th/26th/27th) May. According to Garima, Dinu’s birthday falls on one of the days (13th/14th/15th/16th/17th/18th/19th/20th/ 21st ) May. The common date in both the group of dates = 21st May Clearly, Dinu’s birthday falls on 21st May 38 / 50 Category: Ranking and Time Sequence Test 38) Ravi and Kishor got 13th and 14th rank, respectively from the top in the class. If there are total of 39 students in class, then what will be the position of both from bottom? A) 26th and 25th B) 27th and 26th C) 27th and 28th D) 29th and 28th Ravi’s position from bottom = Total number of students− Ravi’s position from top + 1 = 39 – 13 + 1 = 27th Kishor’s position from bottom= Total number of students − Kishor’s position from top + 1 = 39 – 14 + 1 = 26th 39 / 50 Category: Ranking and Time Sequence Test 39) There are 35 students in a class. Suman ranks third among the girls in the class. Amit ranks 5th among the boys in the class. Suman is one rank below Amit in the class. No, two students hold the same rank in the class. What is Amit’s rank in the class? A) 7th B) 8th C) 5th D) Cannot be determined Suman ranks 3rd in the class among the girls. Amit ranks 5th among the boys. Suman comes one rank after Amit in the class. It means two girls and four boys rank higher than Amit in the class. So, Amit ranks 7th in the class. 40 / 50 Category: Ranking and Time Sequence Test 40) Meena correctly remembers that her father’s birthday is after 18th May but before 22nd May. Her brother correctly remembers that their father’s birthday is before 24th May but after 20th May. On which date in May was definitely their father’s birthday? A) 18th B) None of these C) 19th D) 20th Days by Meena, [19th / 20th / 21st ] May. Days by her brother, 21st / 22nd / 23rd May. Clearly, 21st May is common in both the groups and hence, it is the required day 41 / 50 Category: Ranking and Time Sequence Test 41) There are five friends–Sachin, Kunal, Mohit, Amit and Sohan. Sachin is shorter than Kunal, but taller than Sohan. Mohit is the tallest. Amit is little shorter than Kunal and little taller than Sachin. If they stand in the order of increasing heights, who will be the third? A) Amit B) Kunal C) Sohan D) Sachin Sohan < Sachin < Kunal …(i) Mohit is tallest. …(ii) Sachin < Amit < Kunal …(iii) From Eqs. (i), (ii) and (iii) Sohan < Sachin < Amit < Kunal < Mohit Amit is third 42 / 50 Category: Ranking and Time Sequence Test 42) Sita is older than Kanika. Ila is older than Kanika but younger than Sita, Shempa is younger than both Manas and Kanika, Kanika is older than Manas. Who is the youngest? A) Shempa B) Manas C) Ila D) Kanika According to the question, Sita > Kanika Sita > Ila > Kanika Manas/ Kanika > Shempa Kanika > Manas ∴ Sita > Ila > Kanika > Manas > Shempa So, Shempa is the youngest among them. 43 / 50 Category: Ranking and Time Sequence Test 43) A class of girls stands in a single line. One girl is 19th in order from both the ends. How many girls are there in the class? A) 38 B) 27 C) 37 D) 39 Clearly, the girl at the 19th position is exactly in the middle of both the ends. ∴ Total number of girls = ( 18 + 1 + 18 ) = 37 44 / 50 Category: Ranking and Time Sequence Test 44) Pratap correctly remembers that his mother’s birthday is before 23rd April but after 19th April, whereas his sister correctly remembers that their mother’s birthday is not on or after 22nd April. On which day in April is definitely their’s mother’s birthday? A) 20th or 21st B) 20th C) 21st D) 22nd Days by Pratap, [ 20 /21 / 22] in April Days by his sister, not on or after 22 April Clearly, the answer is [ 20 / 21 ] in April i.e. 20th / 21st April. 45 / 50 Category: Ranking and Time Sequence Test 45) Rajat correctly remembers that his mother’s birthday is not after 18th of June. His sister correctly remembers that their mother’s birthday is before 20th June but after 17th June.On which day in April was definitely their mother’s birthday? A) 19th B) 18th C) 17th D) 17th or 18th Days by Rajat, June 18 or earlier. Days by his sister, June 18 or June 19. Clearly, June 18 is the required day 46 / 50 Category: Ranking and Time Sequence Test 46) Mohan is taller than Rohan but shorter than Farhan. Kannan is shorter than Mohan but taller than Rohan. Shanker is taller than Rohan and Farhan. Who is the tallest? A. Mohan B. FarhanC. Shanker D. Kannan A) B B) D C) A D) C From the given information, Shanker > Farhan > Mohan > Kannan > Rohan Clearly, Shanker is the tallest. 47 / 50 Category: Ranking and Time Sequence Test 47) Five students participated in the scholarship examination. Sudha scored higher than Puja. Kavita scored lower than Suma but higher than Sudha. Mamta scored between Puja and Sudha. Who scored lowest in the examination? A) Sudha B) Kavita C) Puja D) Mamta According to the question, Sudha > Puja Suma > Kavita > Sudha Puja > Mamta > Sudha or Sudha > Mamta > Puja On arranging the above data, we get Suma > Kavita > Sudha > Mamta > Puja ∴ Puja scored the lowest. 48 / 50 Category: Ranking and Time Sequence Test 48) In a row of boys, Jeevan is 7th from the start and 11th from the end. In another row of boys, Vikas is 10th from the start and 12th from the end. How many boys are there in both the rows together? A) Cannot be determined B) 40 C) 32 D) 38 Total number of boys = (Number of boys in Jeevan’s row) + (Number of boys in Vikas’s row) = 6 + 1 + 10 ) + ( 9 + 1 + 11 ) = ( 17 + 21 ) = 38 49 / 50 Category: Ranking and Time Sequence Test 49) In a line of boys Aman is 12th from top and Baman is 18th from bottom. If there are 6 boys between Aman and Baman, then how many maximum boys are there in the row? A) 35 B) 34 C) 36 D) 37 Number of boys between Aman and Baman = Total number of boys in row − (Aman’s rank from top + Baman’s rank from bottom) ⇒ 6 = Total number of boys in row − ( 12 + 18 ) ∴Total number of boys in row = 6 + 30 = 36 50 / 50 Category: Ranking and Time Sequence Test 50) The age of Amit is same as Sumit because they are twins, Richa is younger than Sumit, Richa is younger than Jyotsana but elder than Saurabh, Sumit is younger than Jyotsana. Who is the eldest among them? A) Jyotsana B) Amit C) Saurabh D) Richa ) Amit = Sumit, Sumit > Richa Jyotsana > Richa > Saurabh Jyotsana > Sumit On arranging the above data, we get Jyotsana > Sumit = Amit > Richa > Saurabh So, Jyotsana is the eldest among them. Your score is LinkedIn Facebook Twitter 0% Exit Share: vuotaa.com Previous post Blood Relations 7 April 2024 Next post Sitting Arrangement 7 April 2024 You may also like Sentence Completion 7 April, 2024 Passage and Conclusions 7 April, 2024 Cause and Effects 7 April, 2024