IBPS PO Reasoning: Ranking and Order questions with solutions

Q1. Six persons are arranged in descending order of their weights from left to right. E is not the heaviest among all. A is heavier than F and C. F is heavier than B and D but not heavier than E. B and C are not the lightest among all. A is not just heavier than F. E is heavier than C, who is not the 3rd heaviest among all. The weight of the 2nd lightest person is 17 kg. The total weight of B and C is 44 kg. The 2nd heaviest person is twice as heavy as the 2nd lightest person. C is just lighter than F. The total weight of all the persons is 150 kg. The number of persons heavier than F is the same as the number of persons lighter than __?

1. A
2. C
3. D
4. B

Answer: B

The clues establish a unique descending order of weights. After placing all six persons consistently, the count of people heavier than F equals the count of people lighter than B. Therefore, B is the required person.

Q2. Passage: There are seven persons: Manav, Rohan, Amit, Harsh, Rajat, Mohit, and Sumit. Harsh got more marks than Manav and less marks than Rohan. Rohan did not get the highest marks. Amit got more marks than only Sumit and Rajat. Rajat got the least marks. The second-lowest person got 45 marks. How many persons got fewer marks than Mohit?

1. 4
2. 3
3. 6
4. 5

Answer: 6

Rajat is the least, and Amit is above only Sumit and Rajat, so Amit is third from the bottom. Harsh is above Manav and below Rohan, and Rohan is not highest, which helps place the remaining persons. The only arrangement consistent with all clues puts Mohit at the top, so six persons are below him.

Q3. There are seven persons: Manav, Rohan, Amit, Harsh, Rajat, Mohit and Sumit. Harsh got more marks than Manav and less marks than Rohan. Rohan did not get the highest marks. Amit got more marks than only Sumit and Rajat. Rajat got the least marks. The second-lowest person got 45 marks. How many marks did Rajat get?

1. 25
2. 58
3. 42
4. 60

Answer: 42

Rajat is explicitly given as the least-scoring person, so he must have the lowest marks among all seven. The second-lowest person has 45 marks, so Rajat's marks must be less than 45. Among the options, only 42 fits this condition and the ranking constraints.

Q4. B (10000) > L (8500) > A (7000) > Z (5000) = H > R (4500) = Q = G > D (3000) = Y. Who earns the highest?

1. A
2. B
3. L
4. Z

Answer: B

The given order shows B has 10000, which is greater than all the others listed. Therefore, B earns the highest.