Government exams
- Seven people P, Q, R, S, T, U and V are sitting around a circular table facing the centre. Q sits third to the right of P. R sits to the immediate left of Q. T sits to the immediate right of P. S sits second to the left of P. U sits to the immediate… Answer: B. V Answer: (B) V Going right (anticlockwise) from P: T (1st, immediate right of P), R (2nd, because R is on Q’s left), Q (3rd), th... 1
- Six friends Amit, Bala, Chetan, Dev, Eshan and Farhan are sitting in a row facing north. Dev sits at the extreme left end. Farhan sits third to the right of Dev. Chetan sits to the immediate right of Farhan. Bala and Eshan sit next to each other. Esh… Answer: C. Farhan Answer: (C) Farhan Dev is 1st, Farhan is 4th and Chetan is 5th. Seats 2, 3 and 6 remain. Bala and Eshan must be adjacent,... 1
- Rahul is 12th from the top and 18th from the bottom in his class. How many students are there in the class? Answer: C. 29 Answer: (C) 29 Total = (rank from top) + (rank from bottom) − 1, because Rahul is counted twice. 12 + 18 − 1 = 29. 1
- A is taller than B. C is taller than A. D is shorter than B. Who is the tallest? Answer: A. C Answer: (A) C C > A > B > D in height. So C is the tallest. 1
- There are 25 people in a queue. Ram is 9th from the front. What is his position from the back? Answer: D. 17th Answer: (D) 17th Position from back = 25 − 9 + 1 = 17th. 1
- P is heavier than Q but lighter than R. S is heavier than R. Who is the lightest? Answer: D. Q Answer: (D) Q S > R > P > Q in weight. So Q is the lightest. 1
- In a row of boys, Amit is 7th from the left and 10th from the right. How many boys are there in the row? Answer: C. 16 Answer: (C) 16 Total = 7 + 10 − 1 = 16 (Amit is counted in both counts). 1
- Which letter is 6th to the right of the 10th letter from the left in the English alphabet? Answer: B. P Answer: (B) P The 10th letter from the left is J. 6th to the right of J: K, L, M, N, O, P → P (position 10 + 6 = 16). 1
- Among five friends, A is taller than B, C is shorter than B, D is taller than A and E is shorter than C. Who is in the middle when they stand in order of height? Answer: A. B Answer: (A) B Order: D > A > B > C > E. The middle (3rd) person is B. 1
- Among the students who passed an exam, Mohan ranks 13th from the top and 37th from the bottom. 6 students failed and 4 were absent. How many students are there in the class? Answer: D. 59 Answer: (D) 59 Students who passed = 13 + 37 − 1 = 49. Add those who failed and were absent: 49 + 6 + 4 = 59. 1
- In a row, A is 10th from the left and B is 15th from the right. When they interchange their positions, A becomes 18th from the left. How many people are in the row? Answer: C. 32 Answer: (C) 32 After the swap, A stands where B stood. That place is 18th from the left and (B’s old position) 15th from the r... 1
- In a row of 30 students, X is 8th from the left and Y is 12th from the right. How many students are there between X and Y? Answer: A. 10 Answer: (A) 10 Y from the left = 30 − 12 + 1 = 19th. Students between 8th and 19th = 19 − 8 − 1 = 10. 1
- Rita is 18th from either end of a row of girls. How many girls are there in the row? Answer: D. 35 Answer: (D) 35 Total = 18 + 18 − 1 = 35. 1
- Of five boxes P, Q, R, S and T, P is heavier than Q, R is lighter than S, Q is heavier than S and T is the lightest. Which box is the second heaviest? Answer: B. Q Answer: (B) Q P > Q, Q > S and S > R give P > Q > S > R. T is the lightest. Order: P > Q > S > R > T. Second heaviest = Q. 1
- If the letters of the word CHAMPION are arranged in alphabetical order, which letter will be 4th from the right end? Answer: C. M Answer: (C) M Alphabetical order: A C H I M N O P. From the right: P (1st), O (2nd), N (3rd), M (4th). 1
- In a class of 45 students, Deepa is 16th from the top. Rina is 7 ranks below Deepa. What is Rina’s rank from the bottom? Answer: A. 23rd Answer: (A) 23rd Rina’s rank from the top = 16 + 7 = 23rd. From the bottom = 45 − 23 + 1 = 23rd. 1
- In a row of 50 children, P is 13th from the left and Q is 17th from the right. How many children are there between P and Q? Answer: A. 20 Answer: (A) 20 Q from the left = 50 − 17 + 1 = 34th. Children between 13th and 34th = 34 − 13 − 1 = 20. 1
- In a row of 21 girls, Tina is 12th from the left and Lina is 15th from the right. How many girls are there between Tina and Lina? Answer: D. 4 Answer: (D) 4 Lina from the left = 21 − 15 + 1 = 7th. So Lina is to the left of Tina. Girls between 7th and 12th = 12 − 7 − 1 =... 1
- Six students A, B, C, D, E and F got different scores. A scored more than D but less than E. C scored more than E. F scored the least. B scored more than A but less than E. Who got the third-highest score? Answer: A. B Answer: (A) B C > E (C more than E). E > B > A (B between A and E). A > D. F is the lowest. Order: C > E > B > A > D > F. Third... 1
- In a class, Raju is 9th from the top. Mona is 5 ranks below Raju and 27th from the bottom. How many students are there in the class? Answer: B. 40 Answer: (B) 40 Mona’s rank from the top = 9 + 5 = 14th. Total = 14 + 27 − 1 = 40. 1
- In a row of 35 boys facing north, Sunil is 10th from the right end. Ajay is 5 places to the left of Sunil. What is Ajay’s position from the left end? Answer: B. 21st Answer: (B) 21st Sunil from the left = 35 − 10 + 1 = 26th. Ajay is 5 places to his left: 26 − 5 = 21st from the left. 1
- How many pairs of letters are there in the word BRIGHTEN that have as many letters between them in the word as in the English alphabet (counting both forward and backward)? Answer: C. 3 Answer: (C) 3 Write the positions: B 2, R 18, I 9, G 7, H 8, T 20, E 5, N 14. A pair qualifies when the gap in the word equals... 1
- In a row, there are 5 people between A and B. A is 11th from the left and B is 14th from the right. If B is to the right of A, how many people are in the row? Answer: D. 30 Answer: (D) 30 B is to the right of A with 5 people between them, so B is 11 + 5 + 1 = 17th from the left. Total = 17 + 14 − 1... 1
- In a row of 60 people, A is 20th from the left and B is 25th from the right. C stands exactly midway between A and B. What is C’s position from the left? Answer: B. 28th Answer: (B) 28th B from the left = 60 − 25 + 1 = 36th. Midway between 20th and 36th = (20 + 36) ÷ 2 = 28th. (There are 7 peo... 1