Order & Ranking Questions for SBI PO Prelims 2020-21

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Order and Ranking

Direction (1-5): Answer the questions based on the d) 61
information given below. e) 70
Seven persons A, B, C, M, N, P, Q and R are different 4) Four of them following are in the same group, which
weight persons but necessarily in the same order. is not belongs to that group?
M is heavier than B, who is not lighter than N and A. R is a) RB
heavier than N but not lighter than C. Number of person b) AP
is heavier than N as same as lighter than N. B is lighter c) PC
than R, who is not the heaviest person.Two person are d) AR
heavier between B and P, who is not heavier than A. e) NB
1) Who is third lightest person in the group? 5) Which of the following pair is lightest and heaviest
a) P person in the group?
b) A a) MC
c) C b) CR
d) N c) MA
e) B d) MP
2) How many person are weight between R and P? e) CB
a) Two Direction (6-10): Answer the questions based on the
b) Four information given below.
c) One Eight persons P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W and X are different
d) Three height person but not necessarily in the same order.
e) None R is taller than T and shorter than W, who is not the tallest
3) If weight of N and P are 72 and 60 respectively then person. T is taller than U, who is the shortest person.
what is the possible weight of C? Number of person are taller than before V as same as
a) 65 number of person are shorter than R. Sum of the height of
b) 67 P and V is 328 cm. Fourth tallest person height is 168cm.
c) 58
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S is taller than P and V, who is 160 cm height. V is taller e) All are false
than only two person.T and U are not neighbours. 10) Who is the tallest person in the group?
6) Who is fourth shortest person in the group? a) V
a) U b) R
b) P c) T
c) W d) U
d) T e) S
e) R Direction (11-15): Answer the questions based on the
7) If height of U is 142 cm. what is sum of the height of information given below.
P and U? Seven persons namely Leela, Veena, Sheela, Mala, Kala,
a) 200 Raja and Ravi are joining the work in the different month
b) 310 starting from January to July but not necessarily in the
c) 220 same order.
d) Cannot be determined Leela joined the work before Ravi and after Mala. Veena
e) None of these joined the work before Ravi, who is not the last person to
8) How many persons are shorter than Q? join work. Two person joined the work between Leela and
a) Five Sheela. Ravi joined the work after Sheela, who joined the
b) Four work before March. Raja joined the work immediately
c) One before Leela who does not joined in May.
d) Three 11) Who joined the work on July?
e) Two a) Veena
9) Which of the following statement is true with respect b) Mala
to Q? c) Ravi
a) Fourth shortest person d) Kala
b) Shorter than U e) Sheela
c) Possible height is 155 cm 12) How many persons joined the work before Veena?
d) Shortest person a) Three

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b) Two Six persons namely Ram, Rakesh, Ramesh, Rajan, Roja
c) Four and Rekha are getting different salaries but not necessarily
d) One in the same order.
e) Five Rekha gets more than Roja and not less than Rajan. Ram
13) What is the position of Raja with respect to Sheela? gets more than Roja and who gets salary of 5000 more
a) Joined before sheela than Roja. Ramesh gets more than Rajan, who gets salary
b) Joined after two months not more than anyone. Highest salary person gets salary
c) Joined immediate month of 50000. Ram gets less than rekha, who is not the highest
d) Joined after three months salaried person. Roja gets more than Rakesh and who gets
e) None of these salary of 15000.
14) Four of them following are in the same group, 16) What is the sum of the salary of Ramesh and Ram?
which is not belongs to that group? a) 40000
a) Sheela- Raja b) 50000
b) Leela-Ravi c) 70000
c) Veena-Kala d) 60000
d) Mala-Leela e) 80000
e) Raja-Ravi 17) Who gets second lowest salary?
15) Who joined the work after Veena? a) Ramesh
a) Sheela b) Roja
b) Leela c) Ram
c) Ravi d) Rakesh
d) Raja e) Rekha
e) Mala 18) How many person gets salary more than Roja?
Direction (16-20): Answer the questions based on the a) Four
information given below. b) Two
c) Three
d) One

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e) None d) X
19) What is the possible salary of Rekha? e) W
a) 14000 22) If the age of J is 18 then what is the possible age of
b) 16000 Z?
c) 19000 a) 56
d) 21000 b) 54
e) 17000 c) 72
20) Which of the following pair may be true? d) 60
a) Rakesh-25000 e) 58
b) Ram-14000 23) How many person are younger than L?
c) Ramesh-30000 a) Two
d) Rajan-10000 b) Five
e) Rekha-18000 c) Three
Direction (21-25): Answer the questions based on the d) One
information given below. e) Four
Seven persons J, K, L, W, X, Y and Z are different age 24) Which of the following person is younger than Y?
persons but not necessarily in the same order. a) K
Z is older than J but younger than W. Y is third youngest b) Z
person in the group. K is older than Y, who is older than c) W
J. Number of person are younger than Z as same as d) L
number of person are older than Y. Ratio of the age of Z e) X
and J is 4:1. K is younger than L, who is not the oldest 25) Four of them following are in the same group,
person in the group. which is not belongs to that group?
21) Who is youngest person in the group? a) WLZ
a) Z b) KYJ
b) K c) ZKY
c) J d) LYX

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e) LZK 28) If P gets 40 chocolate then what is the sum of the
Direction (26-30): Answer the questions based on the chocolate of P and D?
information given below. a) 55
Teacher is distributing the chocolate to her eight students b) 70
such as A, B, C, D, P, Q, R and S. All of them gets c) 60
different number of chocolates. All the information are d) 50
not necessarily in the same order. e) 65
R gets more than A and who not gets the highest 29) Four of them following are in the same group,
chocolate. S gets more than Q and who gets 30 chocolates, which is not belongs to that group?
which is 10 more than B. Only two person gets chocolate a) AS
lower than D. A gets more than D but less than C. D gets b) RP
5 chocolate more than B, who not gets the lowest number c) PB
of chocolate. A gets more than B and who gets 50 d) DQ
chocolate. P gets less than C and more than S. e) SB
26) Who gets highest chocolate? 30) Which of the following may be true?
a) R a) Q-15
b) C b) R-45
c) A c) C-30
d) P d) P-40
e) S e) Both A and D
27) How many person gets chocolate more than S? Direction (31-35): Answer the questions based on the
a) Three information given below.
b) Five Six persons M, N, O, X, Y and Z are working in the same
c) Six company in the different ranking postion 1 to 6. Rank 1 is
d) Four consider as senior most person while Rank 6 is junior
e) Two most person. All the information are not necessarily in the
same order.

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Y is junior to Z and senior to O. N is senior to O and who d) Y
is not the senior most person. Y is just junior to M. e) O
Number of person are rank before M as same as number 35) Which of the following statement is/are true?
of persons are after X. M is senior to N and junior to Z. a) O is junior most person
31)Who is second junior most person in the group? b) M is senior to N
a) Y c) Z is senior most person
b) N d) X is senior to O
c) O e) All are true
d) X Direction (36-40): Answer the questions based on the
e) None of these information given below.
32) How many person are senior to N? Seven persons M, N, O, P, Q, R and S are scoring different
a) Three marks in the same subject but not necessarily in the same
b) Two order.
c) One Number of person are score more and less than Q is same.
d) Five Three person are score between P and M, who is just more
e) Four than O. S is score more than O and less than P. N is score
33) If M is related to Rank 4 and X is related to Rank more than Q, who is score just less than S. Only one
3. In this way, who is related to Rank 5? person is score less than O, who is score 45 mark. Score
a) O ratio of S and O is 8:5
b) Y 36) Who is score lowest mark in the subject?
c) N a) O
d) M b) R
e) X c) N
34) Who is the senior most person? d) P
a) M e) S
b) X 37) If score of Q in the exam is ¾ times to the score of
c) Z S then what is the sum of the score of O and Q?

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a) 93 Eight persons S, T, U, V, W, X, Y and Z are working in
b) 95 the same company for different number of years but not
c) 99 necessarily in the same order.
d) 97 Y is senior to S but junior to U. X is senior to V and junior
e) 103 to S. Only two person is senior to U, who is senior to S. Z
38) How many person are score more than M? is senior to S and Y but not senior most person. Three
a) Three person are betweenY and T.
b) Four 41) Who is the senior most person?
c) Two a) T
d) One b) X
e) Five c) V
39) Who is score second highest mark? d) W
a) P e) Z
b) S 42) How many person are junior to S?
c) Q a) Two
d) N b) Three
e) M c) One
40) What is the possible score of N? d) Four
a) 70 e) Five
b) 65 43) If P is immediate senior to U then how many person
c) 68 are between P and V?
d) 71 a) Two
e) 78 b) One
Direction (41-45): Answer the questions based on the c) Four
information given below. d) Three
e) Five

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44) Four of them following are in the same group, d) Kanmani
which is not belongs to that group? e) Kavi
a) WT 47) If Kanmani is 20 years younger than Kamath then
b) ZV what is the sum of the age of Kanmani and Kalai?
c) UX a) 50
d) YV b) 55
e) YS c) 45
45) Which of the following statement is/are false? d) 60
a) U is senior to X e) 65
b) T is senior to X 48) Who is third youngest person in the group?
c) W is senior most person a) Kanmani
d) W is senior to Z b) Kalai
e) All are true c) Kavi
Direction (46-50): Answer the questions based on the d) Kavya
information given below. e) Karan
Six persons namely Kavi, Kalai, Kavya, Karan, Kanmani 49) If the age of Kavi is 35 years then what is the ratio
and Kamath are different age person in the company but of the age of Kamath and Kavi?
not necessarily in the same order. a) 7:10
Kavi is older than kalai but younger than Kamath, who is b) 7:5
the age of 50. Kanmani is younger than Kavi but older c) 10:7
than Kalai, who is the age of 25. Kalai is younger than d) 5:7
Kavya but older than Karan. Kamath is older than e) None of these
Kanmani but not the oldest person. 50) How many person are younger than Kamath?
46) Who is the oldest person in the group? a) One
a) Karan b) Three
b) Kamath c) Two
c) Kavya d) Four

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e) Five

Order and Ranking - Answer and Explanation

Answers: Solution (11-15):
1) B Final arrangement as follows,
2) D
3) C Month Person
4) D
January Sheela
5) A
Solution(1-5): February Mala
Final arrangement as follows,
March Raja
M>R>B>N>A>P>C
Answers: April Leela
6) D
May Veena
7) B
8) C June Ravi
9) C
July Kala
10) E
Solution (6-10): Answers:
Final arrangement as follows, 16) C
S > W > R > P (168)> T > V (160)> Q > U 17) D
Answers: 18) C
11) D 19) D
12) C 20) D
13) B Solution (16-20):
14) E Final arrangement as follows,
15) C
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Ram= Roja + 500015000+5000 31) D
Hence, salary of Ram=20000 32) A
Ramesh (50000)>Rekha> Ram (20000)>Roja 33) B
(15000)>Rakesh>Rajan 34) C
Answers: 35) E
21) D Solution (31-35):
22) C Final arrangement as follows,
23) B Rank Person
24) E
1 Z
25) D
Solution (21-25): 2 M
Final arrangement as follows,
3 Y
W>L>Z>K>Y>J>X
Answers: 4 N
26) B
5 X
27) D
28) E 6 O
29) C
Answers:
30) E
36) B
Solution (26-30):
37) C
Final arrangement as follows,
38) B
S= B + 10 30=B+10
39) D
Hence, B=20
40) E
D=B+5=> D=20+5=25
Solution (36-40):
So, D=25
Final arrangement as follows,
C > R > A (50)> P > S (30)> D (25)> B (20)> Q
Ratio of the score of S and O is 8:5
Answers:
Hence, S=72
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P > N > S (72)> Q > M > O (45)> R Answers:
Answers: 46) C
41) D 47) B
42) B 48) A
43) C 49) C
44) D 50) D
45) B Solution (46-50):
Solution (41-45): Final arrangement as follows,
Final arrangement as follows, Kavya> Kamath (50)>Kavi>Kanmani>Kalai (25)>
W>Z>U>Y>S>X>V>T Karan
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Order and Ranking

Directions (1-2): Read the given information carefully toffees. V doesn’t have odd number of toffees. The box
and answer the given questions. which has 2nd highest number of toffees has 35 toffees.
There are six boxes U, V, W, X, Y and Z in a room, each 1. If the box X has 27 toffees, then what will be the
having a different number of toffees. X has more toffees possible number of toffees U have?
than only 2 boxes. U has more toffees than Y but less A. 37
toffees than Z. U has more toffees than W but less toffee B. 38
than V. Y is not the box which has the lowest number of C. 28
D. 24

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E. None of these b) 40kg
2. If Box W has 5 toffees and Box U has 5 times c) 45kg
toffees of Box W then what will be the possible toffees d) 35kg
does Y have? e) None
A. 26 5) As many sweets weight is more than Halwa is same
B. 29 as less than ?
C. 27 a) Ladoo
D. 14 b) Mysore Pak
E. None of these c) Jalebi
Directions (3-5): Study the following information d) Jamun
carefully and answer the below questions e) None of the above
Ramya bought five sweets with different weights. The Direction (6-8): Study the following information
weight of Jalebi is more than the weight of Jamun. carefully and answer the questions below.
Ramya bought 5kg of Mysore Pak which is the lowest There are six persons M, N, O, P, Q and R of different
weight among other sweets. Two sweets are weighed in weights.
between Halwa and Ladoo which is less weight than the N is heavier than only R. Two persons are either lighter
Jalebi. She bought 25kg of Jalebi. than Q or heavier than Q. P is heavier than M but not the
3) How many sweets are more weights than Ladoo? heaviest one.
a) 2 6) If M is heavier than only two persons than what is
b) 3 the position of Q?
c) 1 a) 2nd heaviest person
d) 4 b) Heavier than M
e) None c) 3rd lighter person
4) If the sum of the weights of Jamun and Mysore d) Lighter than M
Pak is 25kg, then what is the sum of the weights of e) None of these
Jamun and Jalebi? 7) Who among the following is heaviest?
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b) M a) 195 cm
c) N b) 120 cm
d) P c) 180 cm
e) O d) 200 cm
8) If the weight of N is 45kg then what may be the e) 135 cm
weight of R? Directions (11-13): Study the following information
a) 60 Kg carefully and answer the given questions:
b) 48 Kg Six persons with different monthly salaries are arranged
c) 56 Kg in descending order as per their earnings. Surya earns
d) 90 Kg more than Kunwar but less than Anil, who does not earn
e) None of these the highest salary. Manoj earns less than Yogita but more
Directions (9-10): Study the following information than Lalit who doesn’t earn more than Kunwar. Surya
carefully and answer the below questions earns more than Manoj. Manoj does not earn the 2nd
Five cots-Cot-1, Cot-2, Cot-3, Cot-4, and Cot-5 have lowest salary. The second highest and third-lowest
different lengths. The length of cot-1 is more than the salaried persons earn RS. 60000 and 40000 respectively.
length of cot-5 which length is less than cot-4. The 11. Who among the following person earns the
length of cot-2 is the least among all. The number of cots highest salary?
which length more than cot-1 is same as that of less than A. Yogita
cot-3. The length of cot-3 is 140cm. B. Manoj
9) How many cot’s lengths are more than cot-5? C. Lalit
a) One D. Anil
b) Two E. None of these
c) Three 12. If the difference between the salaries of Lalit and
d) Four Anil is Rs 30000, then what will be the sum of
e) None monthly salaries of Manoj and Lalit?
10) If the length of cot-1 is 190 cm then what may be a A. 59000
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C. 57000 15) If the sum of the diameters of Kiscol and Rathi is
D. 52000 60mm, then what is the diameter of Rathi?
E. None of these a) 36mm
13. Who among the following person earns just less b) 34mm
than Anil? c) 32mm
A. Kunwar d) 30mm
B. Manoj e) 28mm
C. Surya 16) What may be a diameter of Tata steel rod?
D. Lalit a) 20mm
E. None of these b) 8mm
Directions (14-16): Study the following information c) 32mm
carefully and answer the below questions d) 30mm
There are five brand steel rods- Jindal, Rathi, SAIL, e) None of the above
Tata, and Kiscol with different diameters. The steel rods Directions (17-19): Study the following information
are arranged in descending order according to their carefully and answer the below questions
diameter.The diameter of the Rathi is more than Kiscol. There are five different racks- L, H, I, J and K having a
There are two steel rods between Kiscol and SAIL. The different number of shelves. J has more shelves than I
diameter of Tata steel rod is more than Jindal steel Rod but less than K. I has more shelves than L. Two racks are
which is more diameter than only SAIL. The Diameter of in between J and H when the racks are arranged
Jindal is 10mm and the diameter of Kiscol is 28mm. according to the increasing order of their shelves. L has 5
14) How many steel rods are more diameter than Tata shelves. J has 12 shelves.
steel rod? 17) How many racks have more shelves than I?
a) One a) One
b) Two b) Two
c) Three c) Three
d) Four d) Four
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18) If the sum of the shelves of the rack K and rack J d) 35000
is 27, then how many shelves does K has? e) None of these
a) 14 21) How many laptops are costlier than Sony?
b) 16 a) One
c) 15 b) Two
d) 13 c) Three
e) 17 d) Four
19) How many shelves may H have? e) None
a) 4 22) If the cost of Hp is 5000 more than Acer, then
b) 6 what may be the cost of DELL?
c) 7 a) 45000
d) 8 b) 47000
e) None of the above c) 40000
Directions (20-22): Study the following information d) 48000
carefully and answer the below questions e) None of the above
There are five different laptops- Acer, HP, Sony, Lenovo Directions (23-25): Study the following information
and DELL. The laptops are arranged in descending order carefully and answer the below questions.
according to their price. Acer is costlier than DELL but Six persons A, B, C, D, E and F are comparing their
cheaper than HP. Only two laptops are between Lenovo heights and all the persons are at different heights. More
and Acer. Lenovo laptop is not a costliest laptop. The than two persons are taller than E. D is only shorter than
price of the Sony and HP laptops are 35000 and 50000 B. Both A and F are shorter than C. Neither A nor F
respectively. Sony laptop is not costlier than DELL. taller than E. A is not shortest among all. The height of
20) If the sum of the price of the Sony and Lenovo is the second tallest person is 168 cm and the fourth tallest
65000,Then what is the price of Lenovo? person is 152 cm.
a) 25000 23) What is the possible height of C?
b) 30000 a) 169 cm
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c) 160 cm b) Two
d) 150 cm c) Three
e) 180 cm d) Four
24) If the lowest height is 7 cm less than E’s height, e) None
then what is the height of F? 27) If the sum of the weight of boxes which has by M
a) 147 cm and D is 31, then what may be a weight of box which
b) 145 cm kept by B?
c) 142 cm a) 15
d) 143 cm b) 17
e) Data inadequate c) 20
25) What is the sum of heights of D and E? d) 18
a) 319 cm e) 16
b) 320 cm Directions (28-30): Study the following information
c) 321 cm carefully and answer the below questions.
d) 318 cm Six students-I, J, K, L, M and N are arranged
e) 315 cm from top to bottom based on their percentage in the
Directions (26-27): Study the following information annual exam.
carefully and answer the below questions M gets more percentage than J. More than two students
Six persons- B, D, L, M, S, and V have boxes with get less percentage than I. L gets more percentage than N
different weights. M has 13kg of the box, S has a box who doesn’t get the lowest percentage. Only one student
which weight is more than only two people. V has a box gets more percentage than K. Neither L nor I get the
that has more weight than L but less than M. D has a box highest percentage. The second-highest and the second-
which weight is only less than B. D has a box which lowest percentages are 84% and 54% respectively.
weight is thrice of V’s Box. 28) Who among the following person gets third-
26) How many persons have more weighted box than highest percentage?
M? a) K
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c) N 31) If M scores 90 marks then what is the possible
d) M marks of O?
e) None of these a) 95
29) If I gets 350 out of 500, then what is the possible b) 84
percentage does L gets? c) 93
(a) 48 d) 74
(b) 50 e) 91
(c) 66 32) How many persons scored more than J?
(d) 71 a) Two
(e) 80 b) Four
30) How many students get less percentage than M c) Three
but more than N? d) Five
(a) None e) None of these
(b) One 33) If the minimum score is 60 then what is the
(c) Two difference between J and N’s marks?
(d) Three a) 20
(e) None of these b) 22
Direction (31-33): Study the following information c) 12
carefully and answer the question below. d) 15
Seven persons I, J, K, L, M N, and O are scored different e) 18
marks in an exam. K scores 65 marks which is more than Directions (34-35): Study the following information
only N. J scored less than M and O but more than I who carefully and answer the below questions
scored less than 72 marks. L scored 85 marks which is A group of six friends P, Q, R, S, T and U are
less than the score of M. O doesn’t score the highest arranged by their weights in descending order from top
marks. J’s mark is equal to the average marks of L and to bottom. Only two persons are lighter than P. U is
K. lighter than R and S. Q is lighter than U but heavier than
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the second lightest person weights are 88kg and 50kg a) One
respectively. b) Two
34) What is the possible weight of P, if the sum of the c) Three
weights of U and Q is 123kg? d) Four
(a) 89 e) No one
(b) 48 37) If the average scores Dhoni and Rohit are 80, then
(c) 54 what are the average scores of Dhoni and Kohli?
(d) 73 a) 70
(e) Other than the given option b) 65
35) What is the sum of the weights of P and Q, if the c) 60
difference between the weights of P and S is 21kg? d) 75
(a) 138kg e) 50
(b) 117kg 38) What may be a score of Raina?
(c) 123kg a) 55
(d) 109kg b) 50
(e) Other than the given option c) 60
Directions (36-38): Study the following information d) 40
carefully and answer the below questions. e) 48
Five players-Rohit, Raina, Dhoni, Kohli, and Dhawan Directions (39-40): Study the following information
are scored different runs in a one-day match. At least two carefully and answer the below questions
persons have scored more runs than Dhawan. Dhoni Six students scored different marks in the exam. F scored
scored more than Kohli. Only one person scored between more marks than G but less mark than B. Three persons
Dhawan and Rohit who scored more than Dhawan. The are scored between F and O. only one person scored
number of persons scored more than Dhoni is one more between G and T who scored less than 60. The score of
than the number of persons scored less than Raina. Rohit M is 60. The score of F is 85.
scored 85 runs. Kohli scored 45 runs. 39) How many persons are scored more marks than
36) How many people get more score than Kohli? T?

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a) One e) None of these
b) Two 42) How many persons are more weight than Q?
c) Three a) One
d) Four b) Two
e) None c) Three
40) If the sum of the marks scored by F and T is 140, d) Four
then what is the score of T? e) None
a) 50 Direction (43-45): Study the following information
b) 54 carefully and answer the questions below:
c) 55 Five students A, B, C, D and E are writing the NEET
d) 57 exam and scored different marks. C scored more than A
e) 60 but less than E. E does not score the highest marks. Also,
Directions (41-42): Study the following information A scored the second lowest mark. The mark D scored is
carefully and answer the below questions 640 and the third lowest mark is 510.
There are five different weighted persons- I, W, Z, Q, 43. Which of the following statement is true?
and Y. There are two persons between Z and Q who is a) Marks of A is 530
heavier than I. Z is more weight than W who is neither b) B scored the highest marks among all
the lightest person nor the third lightest person. The c) E’s mark is the second highest
heaviest and lightest person are 90kg and 40kg d) A scored the least mark
respectively. e) All the statements are true
41) If the difference between the weight of Z and Y 44. If the mark of B is 20 less than the mark of C,
and that of between I and Y is the same then what is then which of the following can be A’s mark?
the weight of Y? a) 498
a) 55Kg b) 512
b) 65Kg c) 487
c) 70Kg d) 470
d) 85Kg e) None of these

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45. Who among the following person scored the d) 22
lowest mark among all? e) 14
a) A 48. Who among the following person has a maximum
b) C number of Pens?
c) D a) C
d) B b) A
e) E c) E
(Directions 46–48): Study the following information d) B
carefully and answer the questions given below it. e) None of these
Six persons namely A, B, C, D, E and G are having a Direction (49-50): Study the following information
different number of pens. No two persons have a similar carefully and answer the questions below:
number of pens. B has more number of pens than C. E In a library, there are six rows from Row 1 to Row 6
has more number of pens than D and G. C does not have contain books of different numder. Row 3 contains fewer
a minimum number of pens. B has more number of pens books than only 2 rows. Row 1 contains more books than
than E but less number of pens than A. C has less row 4 but less than Row 5. Row 4 contains more books
number of pens than G. G has 18 pens. than row 6. Row 5 contains fewer books than row 2. The
46. Who among the following person has a minimum row which contains the 3rd highest books contains 700
number of Pens? books.
a) C 49. If row 5 and row 3 contain 1450 books together
b) G and row1 and row 3 contain 1300 books together,
c) D then what is the sum of books that row 5 and row 1
d) E contain?
e) Cannot be determined a) 1300
47. How many numbers of pens may D have? b) 1250
a) 20 c) 1200
b) 28 d) 1350
c) 19 e) 1150
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50. How many row(s) have more books than row 4 c) Three
but less than row 2? d) Four
a) Two e) Five
b) One

Order and Ranking - Answers with Explanation

Direction (1-2): 4 M/Q
3 Q/M
1) C
2 N
2) D 1 R
Directions(9-10)
V > Z (35) > U > X > Y > W
9. B
Direction (3-5):
10.C
3) B
Cot4>cot1>cot5>cot3>cot2
4) C
Cot4>190>180>140>cot2
5) B
Direction (11-13):
Halwa>Jalebi>Jamun>Ladoo>Mysore Pak
11) A
Halwa>25kg>20kg>Ladoo>5kg
12) B
Direction (6-8):
13) C
6) B
Yogita > Anil (60000) > Surya > Manoj (40000)
7) E >Kunwar>Lalit
8) E Directions (14-16)
Solution: 14) B
Weight Person 15) C
6 O
5 P 16) A

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Rathi>Kiscol>Tata>Jindal>SAIL Both A and F are shorter than C.

Rathi>28mm>Tata>10mm>SAIL Neither A nor F taller than E.

Directions(17-19) A is not shorter among all.

17) B The height of the second tallest person is 168 cm and the
fourth tallest person is 152 cm.
18) C
B > D (168 cm) > C > E (152 cm)> A > F
19) A
Directions(26-27)
K>J>I>L>H
26) B
K>12>I>5>H
27) C
Directions(20-22)
B>D>M>S>V>L
20) B
B>18>13>S>V>L
21) C
Directions (28-30):
22) C
28) B
HP>Acer>DELL>Sony>Lenovo
29) C
50000>Acer>DELL>35000>Lenovo
30) D
Directions (23-25):

23) C

24) B

25) B

Six persons A, B, C, D, E and F are comparing their

heights and all the persons are at different heights.

More than two persons are taller than E.

D is only shorter than B.

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Explanation:

Direction (31-33): Only two persons are lighter than P.

31) B

32) C

33) D

Solution:

Higher Rank Person Score

1 M
2 L/O
3 O/L
4 J 75
5 I
U is lighter than R and S. Q is lighter than U but
6 K 65
heavier than T. S is not the heaviest person.
Lower 7 N
Directions (34-35):

34) C

35) B

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At least two persons have scored more runs than
Dhawan.

> >Dhawan> >

> > >Dhawan >

> > > >Dhawan

Dhoni scored more than Kohli.

Dhoni> Kohli

Only one person scored between Dhawan and Rohit who

scored more than Dhawan.
The second heaviest and the second
lightest person weights are 88kg and 50kg respectively. Rohit> Dhawan

Rohit> >Dhawan> >

>Rohit> >Dhawan >

> >Rohit > >Dhawan

The number of persons scored more than Dhoni is one

more than the number of persons scored less than Raina

Rohit>Dhoni>Dhawan>Kohli>Raina

85>Dhoni>Dhawan>45>Raina

Directions (39-40):
Directions (36-38) 39) D
36) C 40) C
37) C B>F>G>M>T>O
38) D B>85>G>60>T>O

Directions (41-42)

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41) B 48) B

42) C

Z>W>Y>Q>I A – maximum no. of pen

90>W>65>Q>40 B

Directions (43-45): E

43) C G – 18

44) A C

45) D D – minimum no. of pen

Based on the given information we have the final Direction (49-50):

arrangement as follows: 49) D

D(640)>E>C(510)>A>B 50) C
Based on the given information, we have the final
(Directions46–48):
arrangement as follows:
46) C
Row 2>Row 5>Row 3(700 books)>Row 1>Row 4>Row
47) E 6

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