Ranking

In Ranking test, types of questions that comes in examination are:

(1) Rank of a particular person are mentioned from left and right and

the total number of persons are asked in the question.

(2) Sometimes, total of persons are mentioned in the question and rank

of a particular person from left are mentioned and rank of that

particular person from right are asked.

(3) Sometimes, total number of persons are mentioned and rank of a

particular person from right are given and rank of a particular person

from left are asked.

* Total number of persons = [(Rank of a particular person from the left

+ Rank of same particular person from the right)–1]

* You should keep in mind that ‘left’ is also called ‘top’.

and ‘right is also called ‘botton’

Now, see the examples given below that will better illustrate the above

mentioned points:

Example 1: Ankit ranks nineteenth from the top and eighteenth from the

bottom in a certain exam. How many students are there in

his class?

Solution: Total number of students in the class =[(Rank of Ankit

from the top + Rank of Ankit from the bottom) –1]

= (19 + 18) – 1

= 37– 1

= 36