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Number Ranking

The document contains 6 questions related to number, ranking, and time sequence tests. The questions test various skills like determining the number of elements that satisfy certain conditions in a series, calculating total number of elements based on relative rankings, and identifying dates or days based on information about preceding or following time periods. Explanations are provided for each question to illustrate the step-by-step logic.

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NUMBER, RANKING

&
TIME SEQUENCE TEST
NUMBER TEST
Practice Questions
Q1: How many 7's are there in the following series which
are not immediately followed by 3 but immediately
preceded by 8 ?
898762263269732872778737794

(a) 10
(b) 3
(c) 2
(d) 0
(e) None of these
Explanation

8 9 8 [7] 6 2 2 6 3 2 6 9 7 3 2 8 [7] 2 7 7 8
737794
Answer : C
Q2: In the following number sequence, how
many such even numbers are there which
are exactly divisible by its immediate
preceding number but not exactly divisible by
its immediate following number ?
38415728348939421582

(a) One
(b) Two
(c) Three
(d) Four
(e) None of these
Explanation

3 8 4 1 5 7 2 [8] 3 4 [8] 9 3 9 4 2 1 5 8 2

Answer : B
Q3: Nitin was counting down from 32. Sumit was
counting upwards the numbers starting from 1 and
he was calling out only the odd numbers. What
common number will they call out at the same
time if they were calling out at the same
speed ?

(a) 19
(b) 21
(c) 22
(d) They will not call out the same number
(e) None of these
Explanation

Answer : D
Nitin :
32 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20...
Sumit :
1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 26...
Clearly, both will never call out the same
number.
Q4: How many numbers amongst the
numbers 9 to 54 are there which are
exactly divisible by 9 but not by 3 ?

(a) 8
(b)6
(c) 5
(d) Nil
Explanation

Answer : D
Any number divisible by 9 is also divisible
by 3.
Q5: A number is greater than 3 but less
than 8. Also, it is greater than 6 but less
than 10. The number is

(a) 5
(b) 6
(c) 7
(d) 8
(e) 9
Explanation
Answer : C
According to first condition, the number is
greater than 3 but less than 8.
Such numbers are 4, 5, 6, 7.
According to the second condition, the
number is greater than 6 but less than 10.
Such numbers are 7, 8. 9.
Clearly, the required number is the
number satisfying both the above
conditions i.e., 7.
Q6: If the positions of the first and the
third digit within each number are
interchanged, which of the following will be
the third digit of the second lowest number
?

987, 514, 658, 487, 404, 269

A) 8
B) 9
C) 2
D) 4
Explanation
D) 4
According to the question, after the position of the first and
third digit interchanged new numbers are
789, 415, 856, 784, 404, 962

962, 856, 789, 784, 404, 415


Here the second lowest number is 404 and the last digit of it
is '4'.
RANKING TEST
In ordering and ranking arrangement
questions, position/rank of a person from
left-right/top-bottom of a row/class is to be
determined or rank/position is given & total
no. of persons is to be calculated.

Left + Right = Total + 1


Practice Questions

Q1. Rahul ranked ninth from the top and


thirty eighth from the bottom in a class.
How many students are there in the class ?

(a) 45
(b) 46
(c) 47
(d) 48
Explanation

Clearly, the whole class consists of :


(i) 8 students who have a rank higher
than Rahul;
(ii) Rahul; and
(iii) 37 students who have rank lower than
Rahul.
i.e. (8 + 1 + 37) = 46 students.
Hence, the answer is (b).
Q2. In a row of boys, Deepak is seventh
from the left and Madhav is twelfth from the
right. If they interchange their positions,
Deepak becomes twenty-second from the
left. How many boys are there in the row ?

(a) 19
(b) 31
(c) 33
(d) Cannot be determined
(e) None of these
Explanation

Deepak's new position is 22nd from left.


But it is the same as Madhav's earlier
position which is 12th from the right.

Thus, the row consists of


(21 + 1 + 11) = 33 boys.

Hence, the answer is (c).


Q3. Manish ranked sixteenth from the top
and twenty ninth from the bottom among
those who passed an examination. Six
boys did not participate in the competition
and five failed in it. How many boys were
there in the class ?

(a) 40
(b) 44
(c) 50
(d)55
(e) 58
Explanation

Number of boys who passed


= (15 + 28) = 44.
Total number of boys in the class
= 44 + 6 + 5 = 55
Q4. In a row of students, Prem is 9th from
left and Rama is 12th from right. In the
same row, Gaurav is 12th from left and
Shyam is 9th from right. How many
students are there between Prem and
Shyam?

(a) 18
(b) 21
(c) 24
(d) Data Inadequate
Explanation

D
Q5. In a class of 39 students the ratio of
boys and girls is 2 : 1. Radhika ranks 15th
among all the students from top and 8th
among girls from bottom. How many boys
are there after the rank of Radhika?

(a) 16
(b) 17
(c) 15
(d) Data inadequate
Explanation

17 boys

total 26 boys and 13 girls.

7 girls are after the rank of radhika (given)


so (13-8)=5 girls are above the rank of Radhika
so 14-5= 9 boys are above the rank of Radhika.
so out of 26 boys, (26-9)=17 boys are after the rank of
Radhika.
Q6. In a queue, Amrita is 10th from the
front while Mukul is 25th from behind and
Mamta is just in the middle of the two. If
there be 50 persons in the queue. What
position does Mamta occupy from the front
?

A) 14th
B) 16th
C) 18th
D) 20th
Explanation

C) 18th

Number of persons between Amrita and


Mukul = 50 - (10 + 25) = 15. Since Mamta
lies in middle of these 15 persons, so
Mamta`s position is 8th from Amrita i.e.
18th from the front.
Q. In a class of 50 students M is eighth
from top. H is 20th from bottom. How
many students are there between M and H?

A) 22
B) 23
C) 24
D) can't be determined
Explanation

A) 22

M is 8th from the top.

H is (50 - 20 + 1 =) 31 st from the top.


Number of students between M and H =
(31 - 8- 1=)22
TIME SEQUENCE TEST
Practice Questions
Q1. Satish remembers that his brother's birthday
is after fifteenth but before eighteenth of February
whereas his sister payal remembers that her
brother's birthday is after sixteenth but before
nineteenth of February. On which day in February
is Satish's brother's birthday ?

(a) 16th
(b) 17th
(c) 18th
(d) 19th
(e) None of these
Explanation
According to Satish, the brother's birthday is on
one of the days among 16th and 17th February.
According to Kajal, the brother's birthday is on one
of the days among 17th and 18th February.
Clearly, Satish's brother’s birthday is on the day
common to both the above groups, i.e. 17th
February.

Hence, the answer is (b).


Q2. A bus for Delhi leaves every thirty minutes
from a bus stand. An enquiry clerk told a
passenger that the bus had already left ten
minutes ago and the next bus will leave at 9.35
a.m. At what time did the enquiry clerk give this
information to the passenger ?

(a) 9.10 a.m.


(b) 8.55 a.m.
(c) 9.08 p.m.
(d) 9.05 a.m.
(e) 9.15 a.m.
Explanation
The next bus will leave at 9.35 a.m. This means
that the previous bus had left at 9.05 a.m. But it
happened ten minutes before the clerk gave the
information to the passenger. Thus, the enquiry
clerk gave the information at 9.15 a.m.

Hence, the answer is (e).


Q3. If the seventh day of a month is three
days earlier than Friday, what day will it be
on the nineteenth day of the month ?

(a) Sunday
(b) Monday
(c) Wednesday
(d) Friday
Explanation
As mentioned, the seventh day of the month is
three days earlier than Friday,
which is Tuesday.

So. the fourteenth day is also Tuesday and thus,


the nineteenth day is Sunday.

Hence, the answer is (a).


Q4. If the day before yesterday was
Thursday, when will Sunday be ?

(a) Today
(b) Two days after today
(c) Tomorrow
(d) Day after tomorrow
Explanation

Answer : C

If day before yesterday was Thursday, so


today is Saturday.
Tomorrow will be Sunday.

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