Ordering and Ranking

Q: If five friends are arranged in ascending order of their ages, who is exactly in the middle? I. A is the youngest and E is the oldest. II. B is older than C but younger than D.

Correct Answer: Option C (Both statements together are sufficient, but neither statement alone is sufficient.). From I, A is the youngest (1st) and E is the oldest (5th). From II, B is older than C but younger than D. This gives C < B < D. Placing them in the remaining spots (2nd, 3rd, 4th) makes B the middle person. Both are required.

Q: What is the position of number '15' when a given set of five distinct numbers is arranged in descending order? I. 15 is greater than exactly two numbers in the set. II....

Correct Answer: Option D (Each statement alone is sufficient.). From I, 15 is greater than exactly two numbers in the set. In descending order, it would be in the 3rd position. Sufficient alone. II: 15 is smaller than exactly two numbers in the set. This also means it's 3rd. Each is sufficient.

Q: Who was the last to arrive at the party among P, Q, R, and S? I. P arrived before Q and R. II. S arrived before P.

Correct Answer: Option D (Statements I and II together are not sufficient.). From I, P arrived before Q and R. From II, S arrived before P. Combining: S > P > (Q, R). We still don't know who arrived last between Q and R. The data is NOT sufficient.

Q: In an ascending order of weights, what is the rank of M? I. M is heavier than exactly 3 people in the group. II. There are exactly 5 people in the group.

Correct Answer: Option A (Statement I alone is sufficient, but Statement II alone is not.). From I, M is heavier than exactly 3 people in the group. In ascending order (lightest to heaviest), this puts M at rank 4. Statement I alone is sufficient.

Q: Who scored the second lowest marks? I. T scored less than everyone else in the group of 5 people. II. U scored less than V and W, but not the lowest.

Correct Answer: Option C (Both statements together are sufficient, but neither statement alone is sufficient.). From I, T scored the lowest. From II, U scored less than V and W, but U did not score the lowest. Since T is lowest, U must be second lowest. 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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Q36

If five friends are arranged in ascending order of their ages, who is exactly in the middle?
I. A is the youngest and E is the oldest.
II. B is older than C but younger than D.

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Q37

What is the position of number '15' when a given set of five distinct numbers is arranged in descending order?
I. 15 is greater than exactly two numbers in the set.
II. 15 is smaller than exactly two numbers in the set.

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Q38

Who was the last to arrive at the party among P, Q, R, and S?
I. P arrived before Q and R.
II. S arrived before P.

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Q39

In an ascending order of weights, what is the rank of M?
I. M is heavier than exactly 3 people in the group.
II. There are exactly 5 people in the group.

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Q40

Who scored the second lowest marks?
I. T scored less than everyone else in the group of 5 people.
II. U scored less than V and W, but not the lowest.

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Ordering and Ranking

If five friends are arranged in ascending order of their ages, who is exactly in the middle?
I. A is the youngest and E is the oldest.
II. B is older than C but younger than D.

Community Discussion & Shortcut Formulas

What is the position of number '15' when a given set of five distinct numbers is arranged in descending order?
I. 15 is greater than exactly two numbers in the set.
II. 15 is smaller than exactly two numbers in the set.

Community Discussion & Shortcut Formulas

Who was the last to arrive at the party among P, Q, R, and S?
I. P arrived before Q and R.
II. S arrived before P.

Community Discussion & Shortcut Formulas

In an ascending order of weights, what is the rank of M?
I. M is heavier than exactly 3 people in the group.
II. There are exactly 5 people in the group.

Community Discussion & Shortcut Formulas

Who scored the second lowest marks?
I. T scored less than everyone else in the group of 5 people.
II. U scored less than V and W, but not the lowest.

Community Discussion & Shortcut Formulas

Ordering and Ranking

If five friends are arranged in ascending order of their ages, who is exactly in the middle? I. A is the youngest and E is the oldest. II. B is older than C but younger than D.

Community Discussion & Shortcut Formulas

What is the position of number '15' when a given set of five distinct numbers is arranged in descending order? I. 15 is greater than exactly two numbers in the set. II. 15 is smaller than exactly two numbers in the set.

Community Discussion & Shortcut Formulas

Who was the last to arrive at the party among P, Q, R, and S? I. P arrived before Q and R. II. S arrived before P.

Community Discussion & Shortcut Formulas

In an ascending order of weights, what is the rank of M? I. M is heavier than exactly 3 people in the group. II. There are exactly 5 people in the group.

Community Discussion & Shortcut Formulas

Who scored the second lowest marks? I. T scored less than everyone else in the group of 5 people. II. U scored less than V and W, but not the lowest.

Community Discussion & Shortcut Formulas

If five friends are arranged in ascending order of their ages, who is exactly in the middle?
I. A is the youngest and E is the oldest.
II. B is older than C but younger than D.

What is the position of number '15' when a given set of five distinct numbers is arranged in descending order?
I. 15 is greater than exactly two numbers in the set.
II. 15 is smaller than exactly two numbers in the set.

Who was the last to arrive at the party among P, Q, R, and S?
I. P arrived before Q and R.
II. S arrived before P.

In an ascending order of weights, what is the rank of M?
I. M is heavier than exactly 3 people in the group.
II. There are exactly 5 people in the group.

Who scored the second lowest marks?
I. T scored less than everyone else in the group of 5 people.
II. U scored less than V and W, but not the lowest.