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Ranking & Ordering - Advanced Level: tricky variations ADVANCED

Level up your ranking & ordering skills with this challenging mix. 20 advanced-level problems await in Worksheet 24 of 30. Focus area: tricky variations. Learn problem solving, practice tests, exam preparation through systematic practice. Designed for advanced learners seeking complex scenarios and multi-step problems.

📝 Worksheet 24 of 30 • 20 questions • ⏱️ Estimated time: 20 minutes • 🎯 Advanced level

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Worksheet 24 of 30 (80% complete)

Question 1

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

Question 2

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

Question 3

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

Question 4

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

Question 5

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

Question 6

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

Question 7

Five friends A, B, C, D, and E are standing in a single row facing North. i) B is exactly in the middle of the row. ii) E is not at any end. iii) A is to the immediate left of D. iv) C is at one of the ends. v) E is to the immediate right of B. Who is standing at the left end?
From (i), B is at position 3. From (v), E must be at position 4. (iii) places A and D as consecutive with A left of D at positions 1 and 2. (iv) puts C at the remaining end, position 5. Final order: A D B E C. Left end is A.
ordering, arrangement_logic

Question 8

At the Olympics, France, China, Russia, USA, Germany competed. France has more gold medals than USA. Germany has more gold medals than China. USA has more gold medals than Russia. Who won the most total points (Gold=3, Silver=2, Bronze=1)?
Medal counts: France: 11G, 3S, 1B = 40pts, China: 10G, 5S, 3B = 43pts, Russia: 5G, 9S, 8B = 41pts, USA: 5G, 9S, 8B = 41pts, Germany: 10G, 5S, 3B = 43pts. Gold=3pts, Silver=2pts, Bronze=1pt. Ranking by points: China > Germany > Russia > USA > France. Therefore, China is correct.
ordering, olympiad, medals, weighted_scores

Question 9

Seven students A, F, B, D, H, C, I took an exam. A and C are tied at rank 1. F and H are tied at rank 3. What is the rank of A?
The ranking distribution is: A(1), C(1), D(2), F(3), H(3)... two people tied for 1st, two tied for 3rd. 1 is the correct answer.
ordering, ties, ranking

Question 10

Among Z, S, X, Q, W, the following comparisons are known: Z is faster when compared with X. X is faster when compared with S. S is faster when compared with W. W is faster when compared with Q. Who is the tallest?
Chain of comparisons: Z > X > S > W > Q. Therefore, the tallest is Z.
ordering, transitive, chains

Question 11

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 F?
Final order after swaps is: E C F A G B. F is at position 3; the person to the right is A.
ordering, swap_inference

Question 12

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

Question 13

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 14

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

Question 15

Among S, V, Q, U, P, the following comparisons are known: Q is older when compared with V. V is older when compared with S. S is older when compared with U. U is older when compared with P. Who is the 2nd tallest?
Chain of comparisons: Q > V > S > U > P. Therefore, the 2nd tallest is V.
ordering, transitive, chains

Question 16

For a project: Lunch before Presentation; Breakfast before Meeting; Meeting before Lunch. 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 17

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

Question 18

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

Question 19

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

Question 20

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