Practice Questions: Ranking | Logical Reasoning for CLAT PDF Download

Q1: Ankit becomes 17th from the front end in the queue. If he shifts 2 places forward, he becomes the 7th from the back end. If he shifts 3 places backward. The total number of persons in the queue is
(a) 27
(b) 26
(c) 29
(d) 28
Ans: (d)
original position of Ankit from the front end of the queue = 17 + 2 = 19th.  Also, from the back end =  7 + 3 = 10th. Total no. Of persons in that queue  = 19 + 10 – 1= 28.

Q2: In a class of 45 students coma Raghav is placed at from the bottom where as Sunil is placed 10th from the top. Paras is placed exactly in between the two. What is the Raghav position from Paras?
(a) 11th
(b) 13th
(c) 15th
(d) 14th
Ans: (d)
Number of students between raghav and sunil = 45-(8+10) =27. Clearly there are 30 students between Raghav and Paras as well as Paras and Sunil. Show Raghav is 14th from Paras.

Q3: In a class of 60, where girls are twice that of boys, Prachi Agar ranked 16th from the top. If there are 8 girls ahead of Prachi, how many boys are after her in the rank?
(a) 13
(b) 7
(c) 14
(d) 23
Ans: (a)
Let no. Of boys be X.  And no. Of girls = 2X. So, X+2X = 60, i.e  3X=60 From the equation we will get X =20. Then, boys=20 and girls =40.
No. Of students behind prachi in rank = 60-16= 44
No. Of girls behind prachi=8 So, (40-1-8) = 31
No. Of boys behind prachi = 44-31 =13

Q4: In a row of 70 students, X is 23rd from the front end, and Y is 38 from the back end. What is the position of a student from the front who is standing exactly between X and Y?
(a) 30
(b) 25
(c) 28
(d) 27
Ans: (c)
position of Y from front end = 70 – 38 + 1 = 33. Hence, rank of student standing between X and Y is 28. 

Q5: In a row of 21 girls, when Madhu was shifted by four places toward the right, she became 12th from the left end. What was the earlier position from the right end of the row?
(a) 9th
(b) 10th
(c) 11th
(d) 14th
Ans: (d)
Madhu’s earlier position from the left end =12-4 =8th
Madhu’s earlier position  from the right =21 + 1-8= 14th. 

Q6: If Rahul finds that he is 12th from the right and 14th from the left, how many words should be added to the queue so that there are 28 boys in the line?
(a) 12th
(b) 13th
(c) 14th
(d) 20th
Ans: (d)
clearly number of boys in the line = 11+1+3 = 15. Number of boys to be added = 28-15 =13.

Q7: Rahul is ranked ahead of Suman in a class of 39 students. If Suman's rank is 17th from the last, what is Rahul’s rank from the start?
(a) 15th
(b) 16th
(c) 17th
(d) 14th
Ans: (b)
Suman and 17th from the last and Rahul is 7 rank ahead of Suman. So, Rahul is 24th from the last full stop number of students are ahead of Rahul in rank =  39 – 24 = 15.
So. Rahul is 16th from the start.

Q8: In a row of 45 people, if Manish is 17th to the right of Ravi, who is 10th from the left end. Then what will be the position of Renu from the right, who is sitting one position to the left of Manish?
(a) 26
(b) 28
(c) 19th
(d) 27th
Ans: (d)
Manish’s position from left end = 10 + 17 = 27. Renu’s position from left end = 27 – 8 = 19. Hence coma trainers position from the right end = 45 – 19 + 1 = 27th.

Q9: Rahul is taller than Vijay, who is not as tall as Karan. Sujay is taller than Anup but shorter than Vijay. Who among them is the tallest?
(a) Rahul
(b) Sujay
(c) Karan
(d) Cannot be determined
Ans: (c)
Ranking of karan is not defined, as R and K > V > S > A, consequently either Rahul or karan is tallest.

Q10: There are 40 students in a row. If Roy is 15th from the right end and there are exactly 14 students between Roy and Manish, what is the position of Manish from the left end of the row?
(a) 10th
(b) 11th
(c) 9th
(d) 40th
Ans: (d)
position of Rahul from the left end of the row = 40 – 15 – 14 = 11th