SSC CGL (Prelims) General: Ranking and Order questions with solutions

Q1. In a row of 50 students, Riya is 18th from the left and Neha is 15th from the right. How many students are between them?

1. 16
2. 17
3. 18
4. 19

Answer: 17

Neha’s position from the left is 50 - 15 + 1 = 36. The number of students between Riya (18th) and Neha (36th) is 36 - 18 - 1 = 17.

Q2. In a row of 60 students, P is 18th from the left and Q is 25th from the right. How many students are between P and Q?

1. 15
2. 16
3. 17
4. 18

Answer: 17

P is 18th from the left. Q is 25th from the right, so Q is 60 - 25 + 1 = 36th from the left. The number of students between them is 36 - 18 - 1 = 17.