Ranking & Ordering - Intermediate Level: critical thinking INTERMEDIATE

Comprehensive weakness targeting worksheet covering 20 intermediate-level ranking & ordering problems. Worksheet 18 of 30 emphasizes critical thinking. Master practice tests, exam preparation, competitive exams through detailed explanations. Difficulty: moderate complexity with mixed patterns. Tailored for mid-level preparation.

📝 Worksheet 18 of 30 • 20 questions • ⏱️ Estimated time: 20 minutes • 🎯 Intermediate level

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Worksheet 18 of 30 (60% complete)

Question 1

Six people A, C, F, E, B, D live in a 6-floor building (1=ground, 6=top). C lives above E. F lives below A. Who lives on the top floor?

Based on the clues, A is on the top floor (floor 6).

ordering, floors

Question 2

Seven people A, B, C, D, E, F, G stand in a row facing North. i) A is two places to the left of C. ii) D is two places to the right of C. iii) B stands somewhere between A and D. iv) E is not at the extreme left and F is not at the extreme right. Who stands at the extreme left?

From clues i and ii, positions are: X _ Z _ Y (positions 1,3,5 or 2,4,6 or 3,5,7). Clue iii places W between X and Y. Clue iv eliminates positions 3,5,7 for left end. Therefore, X must be at position 1 (extreme left).

ordering, constraints

Question 3

Six people B, A, F, D, C, E live in a 6-floor building (1=ground, 6=top). B lives above everyone else. C lives below everyone else. F lives above A. Who lives on the top floor?

Based on the clues, B is on the top floor (floor 6).

ordering, floors

Question 4

For a project: Lunch before Presentation; Meeting before Lunch; Breakfast before Meeting. What is the earliest possible start time for Review if Breakfast starts at time 0?

Event order: Breakfast → Meeting → Lunch → Presentation → Review. Total time = 285 minutes.

ordering, scheduling, constraints

Question 5

Six people sit around a circular table facing the center: D, H, E, G, A, C. i) D sits second to the left of E. ii) H sits to the immediate right of G. iii) A sits opposite to H. iv) C sits to the immediate right of D. Who is sitting to the immediate left of G?

Placing the people to satisfy all clues yields the unique seating (clockwise): D H E G A C. The person to the immediate left of G is E.

ordering, circular

Question 6

Six people sit in a row. Initially, they are in some order. First, the persons at positions 1 and 2 swap places. Next, the persons at positions 4 and 6 swap places. After these swaps, who sits immediately to the right of A?

Final order after swaps is: E F A C D G. A is at position 3; the person to the right is C.

ordering, swap_inference

Question 7

ordering, constraints

Question 8

Six people sit around a circular table facing the center: H, A, F, G, B, D. i) H sits second to the left of F. ii) A sits to the immediate right of G. iii) B sits opposite to A. iv) D sits to the immediate right of H. Who is sitting to the immediate left of A?

Placing the people to satisfy all clues yields the unique seating (clockwise): H A F G B D. The person to the immediate left of A is H.

ordering, circular

Question 9

Six students T, U, Q, R, S, P took a test. U scored higher than P. P scored higher than S. S scored higher than Q. Q scored higher than R. Who ranked 3rd?

From the comparative scores, the descending order is: U > P > S > Q > R > T. Hence, 3rd is S.

ordering, comparative_scores

Question 10

Five friends A, B, C, D, and E are standing in a single row facing North. i) E is exactly in the middle of the row. ii) A is not at any end. iii) D is to the immediate left of B. iv) C is at one of the ends. v) A is to the immediate right of E. Who is standing at the left end?

From (i), E is at position 3. From (v), A must be at position 4. (iii) places D and B as consecutive with D left of B at positions 1 and 2. (iv) puts C at the remaining end, position 5. Final order: D B E A C. Left end is D.

ordering, arrangement_logic

Question 11

Seven students H, D, F, B, E, I, C took an exam. H and I are tied at rank 1. F and B are tied at rank 3. How many students scored higher than the person at rank 3?

The ranking distribution is: H(1), I(1), D(2), F(3), B(3)... two people tied for 1st, two tied for 3rd. 3 is the correct answer.

ordering, ties, ranking

Question 12

Six people F, B, D, C, E, A live in a 6-floor building (1=ground, 6=top). A lives above everyone else. D lives below everyone else. B lives above C. Who lives on the top floor?

Based on the clues, A is on the top floor (floor 6).

ordering, floors

Question 13

Five people J, F, I, H, and G are compared by Height and Age. i) H is older than I but shorter than F. ii) J is the tallest, but not the oldest. iii) G is older than J. iv) I is not the shortest, and F is the youngest. Who are the oldest and the shortest respectively?

Age: From (iii) J > F, and (ii) says F is not oldest, so J is oldest. Clue (iv) sets G as youngest. Also (i) gives I > H. A valid age order is G > J > H > I > F. Height: (ii) makes F tallest; (i) ensures G taller than I; (iv) H not shortest. A valid height order is J > I > F > H > G. Thus, oldest is G and shortest is G.

ordering, multi_variable, puzzles

Question 14

Six people sit around a circular table facing the center: E, B, H, G, C, F. i) E sits second to the left of H. ii) B sits to the immediate right of G. iii) C sits opposite to B. iv) F sits to the immediate right of E. Who is sitting to the immediate left of C?

Placing the people to satisfy all clues yields the unique seating (clockwise): E B H G C F. The person to the immediate left of C is G.

ordering, circular

Question 15

Six people C, B, E, F, D, A live in a 6-floor building (1=ground, 6=top). B lives above C. D lives below E. Who lives on the top floor?

Based on the clues, A is on the top floor (floor 6).

ordering, floors

Question 16

For a project: Research before Draft; Draft before Revise; Revise before Submit. If all events happen sequentially with no gaps, what is the total minimum time? (Durations: {'Research': 120, 'Draft': 180, 'Revise': 90, 'Submit': 30, 'Publish': 60})

Event order: Research → Draft → Revise → Submit → Publish. Total time = 480 minutes.

ordering, scheduling, constraints

Question 17

At the Olympics, France, Japan, USA, Germany, UK competed. USA has more gold medals than UK. Japan has more total points than USA. Japan has more gold medals than Germany. UK has more silver medals than France. Who won the most total points (Gold=3, Silver=2, Bronze=1)?

Medal counts: France: 9G, 4S, 2B = 37pts, Japan: 11G, 3S, 1B = 40pts, USA: 11G, 3S, 1B = 40pts, Germany: 10G, 5S, 3B = 43pts, UK: 6G, 5S, 10B = 38pts. Gold=3pts, Silver=2pts, Bronze=1pt. Ranking by points: Germany > Japan > USA > UK > France. Therefore, Germany is correct.

ordering, olympiad, medals, weighted_scores

Question 18

Five people J, H, F, I, and G are compared by Height and Age. i) I is older than F but shorter than H. ii) J is the tallest, but not the oldest. iii) G is older than J. iv) F is not the shortest, and H is the youngest. Who are the oldest and the shortest respectively?

Age: From (iii) J > F, and (ii) says F is not oldest, so J is oldest. Clue (iv) sets G as youngest. Also (i) gives I > H. A valid age order is G > J > I > F > H. Height: (ii) makes F tallest; (i) ensures G taller than I; (iv) H not shortest. A valid height order is J > F > H > I > G. Thus, oldest is G and shortest is G.

ordering, multi_variable, puzzles

Question 19

For a project: Draft before Revise; Research before Draft; Revise before Submit. What is the earliest possible start time for Publish if Research starts at time 0?

Event order: Research → Draft → Revise → Submit → Publish. Total time = 480 minutes.

ordering, scheduling, constraints

Question 20

In a queue of 50 people, Ram is 14th from the left and Sita is 11th from the right. There is an odd number of people between them. Gita stands exactly in the middle of Ram and Sita. What is Gita's rank from the right?

Rank(Sita,L) = 50 - 11 + 1 = 40. Between = 40 - 14 - 1 = 25 (odd). Gita is central, so Rank(Gita,L) = 14 + (25//2) + 1 = 27. Rank(Gita,R) = 50 - 27 + 1 = 24.

ordering, distance_calculation

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