Ordering and Ranking

Q: Who scored the highest marks among A, B, C, D, and E? I. B scored more than C and D, but less than E. II. A scored more than C, but less than E.

Correct Answer: Option C (Both statements together are sufficient, but neither statement alone is sufficient.). From I, B > C and B > D. E > B. So E > B > C, D. From II, A > C but A A > C and E > B > C,D. E is definitively the highest scorer. Both are required.

Q: What is S's rank from the top in a test? I. P's rank is 10th from the top. II. S's rank is exactly in the middle of P's rank and Q's rank, where Q is 20t...

Correct Answer: Option C (Both statements together are sufficient, but neither statement alone is sufficient.). From I, P is 10th from top. From II, S is exactly between P and Q, and Q is 20th from top. So S is exactly between 10 and 20. S's rank = (10 + 20) / 2 = 15th from top. Both are required.

Q: Are there any students who scored the same marks as X? I. X's rank from the top is 5th. II. Exactly 4 students scored strictly more marks than X.

Correct Answer: Option C (Both statements together are sufficient, but neither statement alone is sufficient.). From I, X's rank is 5th from top. From II, exactly 4 people scored more than X, and X's rank from bottom is definitively given without skipping numbers. If X is 5th from top and 4 people scored strictly more, X is the only one with the 5th highest score. Both are required.

Q: What is the rank of M from the bottom? I. In a class of 40 students, M is ranked 12th from the top. II. N is ranked 20th from the bottom and M is 9 ranks above N.

Correct Answer: Option A (Statement I alone is sufficient, but Statement II alone is not.). Statement I gives the total number of students and M's rank from the top. Rank from bottom = (Total - Top Rank) + 1 = 40 - 12 + 1 = 29. Statement I alone is sufficient.

Q: Who is the 3rd highest scorer among five friends? I. W scored more than exactly 3 friends, and V scored the lowest. II. Y scored more than Z, who scored more than X.

Correct Answer: Option C (Both statements together are sufficient, but neither statement alone is sufficient.). From I, V is lowest (5th) and W is 2nd highest. Order so far: _, W, _, _, V. From II, Y > Z > X. Placing them in the remaining 3 spots (1st, 3rd, 4th) gives: Y, W, Z, X, V. Thus, Z is the 3rd highest scorer. Both are required.

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Practice Ordering and Ranking questions with answers and step-by-step solutions. These problems are curated from recent campus placement test papers (TCS, Infosys, Wipro, Cognizant, Accenture) and competitive government exams (SSC CGL, Bank PO, RRB NTPC, UPSC).

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Q21

Who scored the highest marks among A, B, C, D, and E?
I. B scored more than C and D, but less than E.
II. A scored more than C, but less than E.

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Q22

What is S's rank from the top in a test?
I. P's rank is 10th from the top.
II. S's rank is exactly in the middle of P's rank and Q's rank, where Q is 20th from the top.

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Q23

Are there any students who scored the same marks as X?
I. X's rank from the top is 5th.
II. Exactly 4 students scored strictly more marks than X.

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Q24

What is the rank of M from the bottom?
I. In a class of 40 students, M is ranked 12th from the top.
II. N is ranked 20th from the bottom and M is 9 ranks above N.

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Q25

Who is the 3rd highest scorer among five friends?
I. W scored more than exactly 3 friends, and V scored the lowest.
II. Y scored more than Z, who scored more than X.

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Ordering and Ranking

Who scored the highest marks among A, B, C, D, and E?
I. B scored more than C and D, but less than E.
II. A scored more than C, but less than E.

Community Discussion & Shortcut Formulas

What is S's rank from the top in a test?
I. P's rank is 10th from the top.
II. S's rank is exactly in the middle of P's rank and Q's rank, where Q is 20th from the top.

Community Discussion & Shortcut Formulas

Are there any students who scored the same marks as X?
I. X's rank from the top is 5th.
II. Exactly 4 students scored strictly more marks than X.

Community Discussion & Shortcut Formulas

What is the rank of M from the bottom?
I. In a class of 40 students, M is ranked 12th from the top.
II. N is ranked 20th from the bottom and M is 9 ranks above N.

Community Discussion & Shortcut Formulas

Who is the 3rd highest scorer among five friends?
I. W scored more than exactly 3 friends, and V scored the lowest.
II. Y scored more than Z, who scored more than X.

Community Discussion & Shortcut Formulas

Ordering and Ranking

Who scored the highest marks among A, B, C, D, and E? I. B scored more than C and D, but less than E. II. A scored more than C, but less than E.

Community Discussion & Shortcut Formulas

What is S's rank from the top in a test? I. P's rank is 10th from the top. II. S's rank is exactly in the middle of P's rank and Q's rank, where Q is 20th from the top.

Community Discussion & Shortcut Formulas

Are there any students who scored the same marks as X? I. X's rank from the top is 5th. II. Exactly 4 students scored strictly more marks than X.

Community Discussion & Shortcut Formulas

What is the rank of M from the bottom? I. In a class of 40 students, M is ranked 12th from the top. II. N is ranked 20th from the bottom and M is 9 ranks above N.

Community Discussion & Shortcut Formulas

Who is the 3rd highest scorer among five friends? I. W scored more than exactly 3 friends, and V scored the lowest. II. Y scored more than Z, who scored more than X.

Community Discussion & Shortcut Formulas

Who scored the highest marks among A, B, C, D, and E?
I. B scored more than C and D, but less than E.
II. A scored more than C, but less than E.

What is S's rank from the top in a test?
I. P's rank is 10th from the top.
II. S's rank is exactly in the middle of P's rank and Q's rank, where Q is 20th from the top.

Are there any students who scored the same marks as X?
I. X's rank from the top is 5th.
II. Exactly 4 students scored strictly more marks than X.

What is the rank of M from the bottom?
I. In a class of 40 students, M is ranked 12th from the top.
II. N is ranked 20th from the bottom and M is 9 ranks above N.

Who is the 3rd highest scorer among five friends?
I. W scored more than exactly 3 friends, and V scored the lowest.
II. Y scored more than Z, who scored more than X.