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Ranking/Arrangement
1. Heavier coins are costlier. Ram’s coin is heavier than (1) B (2) F
Mohan’s and costlier than Ramesh’s Naresh’s coin is (3) D (4) C
costiler than Ram’s but lighter than Yogesh’s Ramesh’s 9. Ramesh ranks 13th in a class of 33 students. There are 5
coin is costlier than Mohan’s. So who is the owner of the students below Suresh rankwise. How many students are
costliest coin ? there between Ramesh and Suresh ?
(1) Ram (2) Ramesh (1) 12 (2) 14
(3) Yogesh (4) Naresh (3) 15 (4) 16
2. A is richer than B 10. P, Q, R and T answered an Examination. In the results Q
C is richer than A was immediately followed by 'P' but no one was there after
D is richer than C 'P'. 'R' was ahead of 'Q' but could not score as much as 'T''.
E is the richest of all Who scored the second highest ?
If they are made to sit in the above degree of richness who (1) P (2) Q
will be in the middle position (central position) ? (3) R (4) T
(1) A (2) B 10.a Sita is elder than Swapna. Lavanya is elder than Swapna
(3) C (4) D but younger than Sita. Suvarna is younger than both Hari
3. There are five friends––S, K, M, A, R, S is shorter than and Swapna, Swapna is elder than Hari. Who is the
K, but taller than R. M is the tallest. A is a little shorter youngest ?
than K and little taller than S. Who has two persons taller (1) Sita (2) Lavanya
and two persons shorter than him ? (3) Suvarna (4) Hari
(1) R (2) S 11. Suresh is 7 ranks ahead of Ashok in the class of 39 students.
(3) K (4) A If Ashok's rank is 17th from the last, what is Suresh's rank
4. A family went out for a walk. Daughter walked before the from the start?
father. Son was walking behind the mother and ahead of (1) 16th (2) 23th
father. Who walked last ? (3) 24th (4) 15th
(1) Son (2) Father 11.a In a class Rajan got the 11th rank and he was 31st from
(3) Mother (4) Daughter the bottom of the list of boys passed. Three boys did not
5. ‘Suma’ is shorter than ‘Uma’, ‘Neha’ is taller than ‘Suma’, take the examination and one failed. What is the total
‘Sudha’ is taller than ‘Uma’ but shorter than ‘Hema’. ‘Uma’ strength of the class ?
is taller than ‘Neha’, Who is the tallest among them ? (1) 32 (2) 42
(1) Hema (2) Uma (3) 45 (4) 46
(3) Sudha (4) Neha 12. Four children, Akram, Bopsi, Priya and Tulsi are on a
6. If ladder. Akram is further up the ladder than Bopsi. Bopsi
is in between Akram and Priya. If Tulsi is still further than
(A) Sunitha is taller than Anitha.
Akram, who is the second person from the bottom ?
(B) Reena is taller than Chitra but shorter than Banu.
(1) Tulsi (2) Akram
(C) Anitha is shorter than Chitra.
(3) Priya (4) Bopsi
(D) Chitra is taller than Sunitha, then who is the
13. Kathir is senior of Ganesh. Ganesh is senior than Apparu.
shortest ?
Apparu is junior of Raju. Raju is junior of Ganesh. Who
(1) Sunitha (2) Anitha
is the most senior ?
(3) Reena (4) Banu
(1) Ganesh (2) Raju
7. Sudheesh ranks seventh from the top and 28th from the
(3) Kathir (4) Apparu
bottom. How many students are there in the class ?
14. Four kids P, Q, R and S are up on the ladder. P is further
(1) 34 (2) 35
up the ladder than Q, Q is between P and R. If S is further
(3) 28 (4) 21 up than P, who is the third from the bottom ?
8. B is twice as old as A but twice younger than F. C is half (1) Q (2) R
the age of A but is twice older than D.
(3) P (4) S
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15. Bima is younger than Rita. Rita is younger than Kala. Kala (1) Immediate left of A and E
is elder than Nila. Nila is younger than Bala. Who is the (2) Immediate left of D
eldest of all of them? (3) Immediate right of A
(1) Rita (2) Kala (4) Immediate right of C
(3) Bala (4) Nila 23. In a circular arrangement of 3 boys (B1, B2 and B3) and
16. Five persons A, B, C, D and E are sitting in a row facing 3 girls (G1, G2 and G3) sitting for a dinner successively,
you such that D is on the left of C and B is on the right what will be the position oif G3 and B3, if no two girls sit
of E. A is on the right of C and B is on the left of D. If together ?
E occupies a corner postion, then who is sitting in the (1) 4th and 5th (2) 5th and 6th
center ? (3) 3rd and 4th (4) 3rd and 6th
(1) A (2) B 24. Four girls and four boys are sitting in a square facing the
(3) C (4) D center. They are sitting one each at the corners and one each
17. Five girls M, N, O, P and Q are standing in a row. P is on at the mid-points of the sides of the square. Madhu is sitting
the right of Q. N is on the left of Q. but is on the right of diagonally opposite to Usha who is to Geeth’s right. Roy
M.P is on the left of O. Who is standing on the extreme is next to Geetha and opposite to Gopi who is on Bose’s
right ? left. Suma is not on Madhu’s right but opposite to Prema.
(1) Q (2) N Who is opposite to Bose ?
(3) O (4) P (1) Geetha (2) Prema
18. Six friends A, B, C, D and E are sitting in a row facing (3) Suma (4) Madhu
East. C is between A and E . B is just to the right of E but 25. 4 girls and 3 boys (G1, G2, G3, G4) and (B1, B2, B3) are
left of D. F is not at the right end. Who is at the left end? to sit for a dinner such that no two boys should sit together
(1) A (2) F nor two girls. If they are successively sitting, what is the
(3) C (4) B position of B2 and G3?
Directions (19-20): A, B, C, D and E are five boys sitting in (1) 3rd and 4th (2) 4th and 5th
a circle. C is sitting immediately to the left of E. A (3) 5th and 6th (4) 2nd and 3rd
is sitting between D and E. 26. Four friends were playing a game of cards sitting in a circle.
19. Who is sitting to the immediate left hand side of C ? Shankar was right to Ram and Gopal was left to Arvind.
(1) E (2) A Which one of the following pairs were the partners ?
(3) B (4) D (1) Ram and Arvind (2) Gopal and Shankar
20. Who is sitting between B and A ? (3) Ram and Shankar (4) Gopal and Ram
(1) C (2) E 27. Five students A, B, C, D, E are sitting in a circle facing
(3) D (4) None each other, If E is between A and D and A is to the right
19.a Six friends A, B, C, D, E and F are sitting in a row facing of B, then who is to the left of B ?
East. C is between A and E. B is just to the right of E but (1) A (2) B
left of D. F is not at the right end. Who is at the right end? (3) C (4) E
(1) D (2) B 28. Six friends A, B, C, D, E and F are sitting in a row facing
(3) E (4) C East. C is between A and E. B is just to the right of E but
20.a Six friends A, B, C, D, E and F are sitting in a row facing left of D. F is not at the right end. Who is to the left of
East. ‘C’ is between ‘A’ and ‘E’, ‘B’ is just to the right of A?
‘E’ but left of ‘D’, ‘F’ is not at the right end. (1) E (2) C
Which pair is sitting by the side of, ‘D’ ? (3) D (4) F
(1) CE (2) FA 29. Six friends A, B, C, D, E and F are sitting in a row facing
(3) EB (4) FD East. ‘C’ is between ‘A’ and ‘E. ‘B’ is just to the right of
‘E’ but left of ‘D’. ‘F’ is not at the right end. How many
21. Of the six members of a panel sitting in a row E is to the
persons are to the right of ‘E’ ?
left of B, but on the right of A. F is on the right of B but
is on the left of G who is to the left of C. Find the members (1) 1 (2) 2
sitting right in the middle. (3) 3 (4) 4
(1) A E (2) B F 30. Five friends are sitting on a bench. A is to the left of B but
(3) G C (4) F G on the right of C. D is to the right of B but on the left of
E. Who are at the extremes ?
22. In a panel of five members sitting in a circle facing inward,
A is in the middle of B and E, D is to the right of E and (1) AB (2) AD
left of C. Find the position of B in the panel. (3) BD (4) DE

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HINTS & SOLUTIONS

.ANSWER KEY.
1. (3) 2. (3) 3. (4) 4. (2) 5. (1) 6. (2)
7. (1) 8. (1) 9. (2) 10. (3) 11. (1) 12. (4)
13. (3) 14. (3) 15. (2) 16. (4) 17. (3) 18. (2)
19. (1) 20. (3) 21. (3) 22. (4) 23. (2) 24. (1)
25. (2) 26. (4) 27. (3) 28. (4) 29. (2) 30. (4)

1. (3) Ram > Mohan ... (i) 9. (2) The rank of Suresh = 28th
Ram > Ramesh ... (ii) 13th 28th
Yogesh > Naresh >Ram 14 Students
R S
(Y) (N) (R) ...(iii)
Ramesh > Mohan ...(iv) 10. (3) Q > P ... (i)
(Rm) (M) T>R>Q ... (ii)
From all the statements Combining these two statements
Y > N > R > Rm > M T>R>Q>P
Therefore, the owner of the cost liest coin is Yogesh. Clearly, R scored the second highest.
2. (3) A > B and C > A 10.a (3) Sita > Swapna ................... (i)
Therefore, C > A > B S Sw
D > C and E is the richest. S > Lavanya > Sw ................... (ii)
Therefore, L
E>D>C>A>B Hari, Sw > Suvarna ................... (iii)
3. (4) K > S > R ... (i) H Su
K>A>S ... (ii) Sw > H
M is the tallest ... (iii) From all the statements
From statements (i), (ii) and (iii) S > L Sw > H > Su

M>K> A >S>R 11. (1) S A

4. (2) Dauther > Father 24th 17th
Mother > Son > Father
11.a (3) Total number of boys passed = 11 + 31 – 1 = 41
5. (1) Uma > Suma ... (i)
Now, total number of boys = 41 + 3 + 1 = 45
Neha > Suma ... (ii)
Hema > Sudha > Uma > Neha > ... (iii) 12. (4)
From (i), (ii) and (iii)
Hema > Sudha > Uma > Neha > Suma Tulsi
6. (2) Chitra > Sunitha > Anitha ... (i) Akram
Banu > Reena > Chitra ... (ii)
From statements (i) and (ii) Bopsi
Anitha is the shortest.
Priya
7. (1) Total number of students in the class = 7 + 28 – 1 =
34
8. (1) B = 2A
F = 2B 13. (3) Kathir > Ganesh > Apparu
A = 2C Ganesh > Raju > Apparu
C = 2D Clearly, Kathir is the most senior.
F>B>A>C>D

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20. (3) D is sitting between B and A.
14. (3)

S 20.a (3) LEFT

P F

A
Q
C
R
E

B
15. (2) Kala > Rita > Bima
Kala > Nila D
Bala > Nila
Most probably Kala is the eldest of all of them RIGHT

16. (4) R L
I E B and E are sitting by the side of D.
G F
H T A E B F G C
T A C D B E 21. (2)
LEFT RIGHT
17. (3) M N Q P O R
L
I 22. (4) A
E E B
G
F
H
T
T

18. (2) LEFT D C

F
B is to the immediate right of C.
A
23. (2) B1
C G3 G1
1
E 6 2

D 5 3
4
RIGHT B3 B2
G2
19. (3) B is to the immediate left hand side of C.
24. (1) Sitting arrangement
19.a (1) LEFT
F Roy Prema Madhu

C
Geetha

Bose

D
Usha Suma Gopi
RIGHT

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25. (2) Sitting arrangement
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 29. (2) LEFT
G1 B1 G2 B2 G3 B3 G1
F
26. (4) Sitting arrangement
A
Gopal
C

Arvind Shankar E

B
Ram
D
RIGHT
27. (3) E

D 30. (4) C A B D E R
A L
To the right of B

I
E
G
F
H
T
T
C B

To the left of B

Clearly, C is to the left of B.

28. (4) LEFT

F

C
E

D
RIGHT

F is to the left of A.

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