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Order and Ranking Practice Questions with Detailed Solutions – Level 1

Easy order and ranking questions on positions from either end, total persons in a row, people between two persons, interchanges, and height, weight or score comparisons.

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50
Duration
50 min
Marks
50

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About this test

Order and Ranking Reasoning Practice Quiz: Level 1 Basics

These questions test positions in a row, queue, stack or class. You find a rank from the other end, the total number of persons from two ranks, and the number of people between two persons, along with interchange of places and comparisons of height, weight, age or test scores. This Level 1 order and ranking set on Aptitude360 builds verbal reasoning basics, with a worked solution for every question.

Topics covered in this Order and Ranking set

  • Position of a person from the left or right end of a row
  • Rank from the top or bottom of a class, and the number of students ranked below a person
  • Total persons in a queue or row when both end positions are known
  • Number of persons between two people in a row
  • Interchange of positions and finding the total length of the row
  • Boxes or blocks in a vertical stack, counted from the top or bottom
  • Comparing heights, weights, ages and test scores to find the tallest, lightest or second highest
  • Middle position in a row and shifting places towards one end

Key order and ranking formulas

  • Total from both-end positions: \( T=L+R-1 \)
  • Position from the other end: \( R=T-L+1 \)
  • Between two people, left-counted person on the left: \( T-(L+R) \)
  • Between two people, left-counted person on the right: \( L+R-T-2 \)
  • After interchange: \( T=A_{\text{new}}+B_{R}-1 \)
  • Middle of an odd row: \( \dfrac{n+1}{2} \)

Revision tips for ranking and comparison questions

  • Draw a quick line diagram showing both ends of the row before applying any formula.
  • Before counting the people between two persons, check which of them stands further left, because the formula changes with their order.
  • For comparison questions, write one chain from tallest to shortest using the greater-than sign.
  • When some students fail, add them to the passed total to get the number who appeared.

Who should take this Level 1 practice set

This set suits beginners preparing for the reasoning sections of aptitude exams who want to learn the basic methods first.

FAQs about Order and Ranking Practice Questions with Detailed Solutions – Level 1

What is order and ranking in reasoning?
Order and ranking questions ask you to find a person's position or rank in a row, queue or class, or to arrange people by height, weight or age. They test careful counting and logical arrangement.
What is the formula for order and ranking?
The total number of persons equals the position from the left plus the position from the right, minus one. The same rule, rearranged, gives the position from the other end.
How do you find the number of persons between two people in a row?
If the person counted from the left stands to the left of the person counted from the right, subtract the sum of their two positions from the total. If the order is reversed, add the two positions, then subtract the total and then two.
How do you find rank from the bottom if rank from the top is known?
Subtract the rank from the top from the total number of students and add one. The number of students ranked below the person is the total minus the rank from the top.

Test structure

How the paper is split, and how long each part runs. A section you have finished cannot be returned to.

SectionQuestionsTime
Order and Ranking Level 15050 min

Marking & rules

Total marks
50 across 50 questions.
Negative marking
A wrong answer costs marks. Leaving a question unanswered costs nothing.
Attempts
100 in total. An attempt is spent the moment you begin one.

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Score and accuracy

Marks, percentage, right, wrong and skipped, and the time you took.

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The same figures for each section, so a weak one cannot hide in an average.

The full answer key

Every question with your answer, the right one, the working, and the video where there is one.

Where you stand

Your score against the spread of everyone else who has sat this test.

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