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Ranking & Ordering - Intermediate-Advanced Level: core concepts INTERMEDIATE-ADVANCED

This fundamentals focus worksheet contains 20 intermediate-advanced-level ranking & ordering problems. Worksheet 21 of 30 focuses on core concepts. Practice aptitude training, reasoning skills, logical ability with our step-by-step solutions. Difficulty: advanced concepts with increasing complexity. Recommended for advanced developing learners.

📝 Worksheet 21 of 30 • 20 questions • ⏱️ Estimated time: 20 minutes • 🎯 Intermediate-advanced level

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Question 1

Among V, Z, U, X, Y, W, S, the following comparisons are known: S is smarter compared to V. V is smarter compared to Y. Y is smarter compared to W. W is smarter compared to Z. Z is smarter compared to X. X is smarter compared to U. Who is the middle?
Chain of comparisons: S > V > Y > W > Z > X > U. Therefore, the middle is W.
ordering, transitive, chains

Question 2

Five friends—P, Q, R, S, and T—are compared based on their height. i) Q is taller than T. ii) R is shorter than T. iii) P is shorter than S. iv) S is shorter than R. Who is the third tallest among them?
Combine the height comparisons:
1. Q > T
2. T > R
3. R > S
4. S > P
Thus, the order is Q > T > R > S > P. Third tallest is R.
ordering, linear_comparison

Question 3

Six students S, U, Q, P, T, V took a test. Q scored higher than T. T scored higher than S. S scored higher than P. P scored higher than V. Who ranked 3rd?
From the comparative scores, the descending order is: Q > T > S > P > V > U. Hence, 3rd is S.
ordering, comparative_scores

Question 4

For a project: Meeting before Lunch; Breakfast before Meeting; Lunch before Presentation. 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: B, E, G, A, D, F. i) B sits second to the left of G. ii) E sits to the immediate right of A. iii) D sits opposite to E. iv) F sits to the immediate right of B. Who is sitting to the immediate left of A?
Placing the people to satisfy all clues yields the unique seating (clockwise): B E G A D F. The person to the immediate left of A is G.
ordering, circular

Question 6

In a queue of 50 people, Ram is 11th from the left and Sita is 12th 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 - 12 + 1 = 39. Between = 39 - 11 - 1 = 27 (odd). Gita is central, so Rank(Gita,L) = 11 + (27//2) + 1 = 25. Rank(Gita,R) = 50 - 25 + 1 = 26.
ordering, distance_calculation

Question 7

Six students S, Q, R, P, V, T took a test. S scored higher than V. V scored higher than T. T scored higher than Q. Q scored higher than R. Who ranked 3rd?
From the comparative scores, the descending order is: S > V > T > Q > R > P. Hence, 3rd is T.
ordering, comparative_scores

Question 8

At the Olympics, USA, France, Germany, UK, Japan competed. UK has more total points than USA. USA has more silver medals than Japan. Japan has more total points than Germany. How many more gold medals does France have than Germany?
Medal counts: USA: 5G, 9S, 8B = 41pts, France: 10G, 5S, 3B = 43pts, Germany: 4G, 6S, 12B = 36pts, UK: 7G, 8S, 6B = 43pts, Japan: 6G, 5S, 10B = 38pts. Gold=3pts, Silver=2pts, Bronze=1pt. Ranking by points: France > UK > USA > Japan > Germany. Therefore, 6 is correct.
ordering, olympiad, medals, weighted_scores

Question 9

Six students S, U, R, Q, V, T took a test. S scored higher than R. R scored higher than T. T scored higher than V. V scored higher than Q. Who ranked 3rd?
From the comparative scores, the descending order is: S > R > T > V > Q > U. Hence, 3rd is T.
ordering, comparative_scores

Question 10

Five people F, I, J, H, and G are compared by Height and Age. i) H is older than J but shorter than I. ii) F is the tallest, but not the oldest. iii) G is older than F. iv) J is not the shortest, and I 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 > F > H > J > I. Height: (ii) makes F tallest; (i) ensures G taller than I; (iv) H not shortest. A valid height order is F > J > I > H > G. Thus, oldest is G and shortest is G.
ordering, multi_variable, puzzles

Question 11

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 12

In the family tree, Helen is the mother of Robert. Diana is the son of Robert and Sarah. What is the relation between Helen and Diana?
Tracing the family tree: George → Robert → Diana. Therefore, George is the grandfather of Diana. In family hierarchy, grandparents are two generations above grandchildren.
ordering, family_tree, hierarchy

Question 13

Six people sit around a circular table facing the center: G, A, B, F, H, C. i) G sits second to the left of B. ii) A sits to the immediate right of F. iii) H sits opposite to A. iv) C sits to the immediate right of G. Who is sitting to the immediate left of F?
Placing the people to satisfy all clues yields the unique seating (clockwise): G A B F H C. The person to the immediate left of F is B.
ordering, circular

Question 14

Six people sit around a circular table facing the center: F, E, B, D, A, G. i) F sits second to the left of B. ii) E sits to the immediate right of D. iii) A sits opposite to E. iv) G sits to the immediate right of F. Who is sitting to the immediate left of G?
Placing the people to satisfy all clues yields the unique seating (clockwise): F E B D A G. The person to the immediate left of G is A.
ordering, circular

Question 15

Six people sit around a circular table facing the center: B, D, H, C, E, F. i) B sits second to the left of H. ii) D sits to the immediate right of C. iii) E sits opposite to D. iv) F sits to the immediate right of B. Who is sitting to the immediate left of F?
Placing the people to satisfy all clues yields the unique seating (clockwise): B D H C E F. The person to the immediate left of F is E.
ordering, circular

Question 16

Six people sit around a circular table facing the center: B, D, E, G, A, H. i) B sits second to the left of E. ii) D sits to the immediate right of G. iii) A sits opposite to D. iv) H sits to the immediate right of B. Who is sitting to the immediate left of A?
Placing the people to satisfy all clues yields the unique seating (clockwise): B D E G A H. The person to the immediate left of A is G.
ordering, circular

Question 17

Among X, Z, R, T, Q, U, the following comparisons are known: U is taller than T. T is taller than X. X is taller than Q. Q is taller than Z. Z is taller than R. Who is the 2nd tallest?
Chain of comparisons: U > T > X > Q > Z > R. Therefore, the 2nd tallest is T.
ordering, transitive, chains

Question 18

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: D C A E B F. A is at position 3; the person to the right is E.
ordering, swap_inference

Question 19

Six people sit around a circular table facing the center: C, G, E, B, A, H. i) C sits second to the left of E. ii) G sits to the immediate right of B. iii) A sits opposite to G. iv) H sits to the immediate right of C. Who is sitting to the immediate left of A?
Placing the people to satisfy all clues yields the unique seating (clockwise): C G E B A H. The person to the immediate left of A is B.
ordering, circular

Question 20

At the Olympics, UK, USA, France, Australia, China competed. France has more silver medals than USA. UK has more silver medals than France. Which country has the highest gold medal count?
Medal counts: UK: 8G, 7S, 4B = 42pts, USA: 9G, 4S, 2B = 37pts, France: 6G, 5S, 10B = 38pts, Australia: 10G, 5S, 3B = 43pts, China: 9G, 4S, 2B = 37pts. Gold=3pts, Silver=2pts, Bronze=1pt. Ranking by points: Australia > UK > France > USA > China. Therefore, Australia is correct.
ordering, olympiad, medals, weighted_scores
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