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CAT LR Preparation 2022: Check Ranking Questions with Solutions
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CAT Ranking questions require you to interpret the given data and form a definite structure to arrive at conclusive rankings of individuals based on ages, height, weight, marks scored, etc. CAT Logical Reasoning section is one of the most dynamic of all the sections in CAT exam and the questions on ranking can be very tricky to solve. As per previous year trends of CAT exam, 1-2 questions can be definitely expected from ranking in CAT 2022 exam. Check CAT DILR Preparation Tips

Given below is a set of questions for Logical Reasoning based on Rankings. Questions have been set based on the pattern of the exam and its difficulty level to help CAT aspirants. 

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How to Solve Ranking Questions in CAT LR section

In ranking questions, the rank of persons from top and bottom or with respect to another criterion is given. Candidates must follow the below-mentioned steps to solve questions based on Ranking in the Logical Reasoning section of CAT 2022:

  • Assess the information that is given in the question after thorough reading
  • Form a structure according to the information given in the question for the creation of rankings.
  • Based on the derived information, prepare a flow chart or a table for easy interpretation and to avoid double efforts in reading the question again and again.
  • Clues are not direct and require your analytical and visualization skills to arrive at a definite conclusion.
  • Try to create 2 possibilities and out of that one will get cancelled and you will arrive at a definite arrangement.

CAT LR Ranking Questions and Solutions

CAT LR Ranking Quiz

1.In a forest, there was a row of trees in which one tree is fifth from either end of the row. How many trees are present in the row?

8
9
10
11

2. In a queue, Amrita is 10th from the front while Mehul is 25th from behind and Ronita is just in the middle of the two. Consider that there are 50 persons in the queue. What position does Ronita occupy from the front?

20th
19th
18th
17th

3.Reena ranks sixteenth from the top and forty-ninth from the bottom in a class. How many total students are present in the class?

64
65
66
Cannot be determined

4.Sanjeevani ranks seventh from the top and twenty-eight from the bottom in a class. How many total students are present in the class?

37
36
35
34

5.Ashishl finds out that he is the twelfth from the right in a line of boys and fourth from the left, how many more boys should be added to the line such that there are 28 boys in the line?

12
13
14
20

6.All those who passed the examinations, Manisha ranked sixteenth from the top and twenty-ninth from the bottom. Six boys didn’t participate in the competition. Five boys failed in it. Total no. boys in the class are?

40
44
50
55

7.Some friends (all boys) are sitting in a row. P is sitting fourteenth from the left and Q is seventh from the right. There are four boys between P and Q, how many boys are there in the row?

25
23
21
19

8.In a class of forty-six, Aruna ranks twelfth, determine her rank from the last?

33
34
35
37

9.In a class of 31 students, Manoj and Sachin are ranked seventh and eleventh respectively from the top. Mention their respective ranks from the bottom?

20th and 24th
24th and 20th
25th and 21st
26th and 22nd

10.Ravi is 7 ranks ahead of Sumit in a class of 39. Assuming Sumit`s rank is seventeenth from the last, what is Ravi`s rank from the start?

14th
15th
16th
17th

11. In a class of 60, girls are twice that of boys, Kamal ranked seventeenth from the top. if the number of girls ahead of Kamal is 9, how many boys are after him in rank?

3
7
12
23

12.In a row of ten boys, when Rajat’s was shifted by two places towards the left, he became seventh from the left end. His earlier position from the right end of the row is?

First
Second
Fourth
Sixth

13.In a row, Vijay is fourteenth from the front and Jack is seventeenth from the end, while Mary is in between Vijay and Jack. If Vijay be ahead of Jack and there be 48 persons in the queue, the number of persons between Vijay and Marry is?

8
7
6
5

14. In a row of girls, Rita and Monika occupy the ninth place from the right end and tenth place from the left end, respectively. Now if they interchange their places, Rita and Monika occupy seventeenth places from the right and eighteenth place from the left, respectively. How many girls are present in the row?

25
26
27
None of these

15. In a row of girls, Shilpa is eighth from the left and Reena is seventeenth from the right. When they interchange their positions, Shilpa becomes fourteenth from the left. Number of girls in the row are?

25
27
29
None of these

16.In a queue of children, Kashika is fifth from the left and Monika is sixth from the right. When they interchange their places, Kashika becomes thirteenth from the left. Then, what will be Monika's position from the right?

4th
8th
14th
15th

17.In a row of boys, Rohit is eighth from the right and Nikhil is twelfth from the left. When Rohit and Nikhil interchange positions, Nikhil becomes 21st from the left. Which of the following will be Rohit's position from the right?

8th
17th
21st
Cannot be determined

18.A, B, and C are standing in a queue. Five persons lie between A and B and eight persons between B and C. If there are three people ahead of C and 21 persons behind A, what could be the minimum number of persons in the queue?

41
40
28
27

19.For a 100 m race, there are six contestants -Aarti, Bharati, Chandni, Divya, Esha, and Flora.


I.Aarti beats only Bharati and Flora
II.Esha was beaten by Divya only
III.Bharati did not come last in the race
IV.Race was finished in 55 sec. by the bronze medallist
V.Bharati finished the race in 63 seconds


Which of the following could be Aarti’s time?

40
51
61
64

20. According to the above-mentioned question, if the gold medallist beat Chandni by 20 seconds. Which of the following could be Esha’s time?

31
41
57
60

A, B, C, D, E, F, and G are seven persons who travel to the office every day by a particular train which stops at only five stations – I, II, III, IV, and V respectively after it leaves the base station. Three among them get on the train at the base station. D gets down at the station next at which F gets down. B does not get down either with E or A. At station III; G alone gets in and gets down with C after one station. A travels between two stations only and gets down at station V. No one gets in at station II. F gets in with C. C does not get in with either B or D. E gets in with two others persons and gets down alone after D. B and D work together in the same office and they get down together at station III. None gets down at station I.

21.At which station does E get down of the train?

II
III
IV
None of the above

22.At which station do C and F get in together?

I
II
III
Data inadequate

23.At which station do B and D get in?

I
Base station
III
Data inadequate

24.After how many stations does E get down?

One
Two
Three
Four

25.After how many stations does E gets down at which F gets down?

One
Two
Three
Four


Answer Key
1 B
2 C
3 A
4 D
5 B
6 D
7 A
8 C
9 C
10 C
11 C
12 B
13 A
14 B
15 D
16 C
17 B
18 C
19 D
20 B
21 C
22 D
23 D
24 C
25 B

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