Ranking Test problems
- 1. Which of the following represents the descending order of weights of the articles?
Options- A. A, B, E, D, C
- B. B, D, E, A, C
- C. A, B, C, D, E
- D. C, D, E, B, A Discuss
Correct Answer: A, B, E, D, C
Explanation:
According to question,
A's weight is twice as much as of B.
1. A = 2B.
B's weight is four and half times as much as of C.
2. B = 4.5C
C's weight is half times as much as of D.
3. C = D/2.
D's weight is half as much as of E.
4. D = E/2.
E weight is less than A but more than C.
5. A > E > C
from 1 and 2
6. A = 2B = 9C
from 6 and 3
7. A = 2B = 9C = 4.5D
from 7 and 4
8. A = 2B = 9C = 4.5D = 2.25E
so from 8 and 5
A > B > E > D > C
Descending order of weights of the articles will be
A, B, E, D, C
- 2. Which of the following is the heaviest in weight?
Options- A. A
- B. B
- C. C
- D. D Also asked in: AIEEE, Bank Exams
Correct Answer: A
Explanation:
According to question,
A's weight is twice as much as of B.
1. A = 2B.
B's weight is four and half times as much as of C.
2. B = 4.5C
C's weight is half times as much as of D.
3. C = D/2.
D's weight is half as much as of E.
4. D = E/2.
E weight is less than A but more than C.
5. A > E > C
from 1 and 2
6. A = 2B = 9C
from 6 and 3
7. A = 2B = 9C = 4.5D
from 7 and 4
8. A = 2B = 9C = 4.5D = 2.25E
so from 8 and 5
A > B > E > D > C
So A is the heaviest in the weight.
- 3. E is heavier than which of the following two articles?
Options- A. D, B
- B. D, C
- C. A, C
- D. A, B Discuss
Correct Answer: D, C
Explanation:
According to question,
A's weight is twice as much as of B.
1. A = 2B.
B's weight is four and half times as much as of C.
2. B = 4.5C
C's weight is half times as much as of D.
3. C = D/2.
D's weight is half as much as of E.
4. D = E/2.
E weight is less than A but more than C.
5. A > E > C
from 1 and 2
6. A = 2B = 9C
from 6 and 3
7. A = 2B = 9C = 4.5D
from 7 and 4
8. A = 2B = 9C = 4.5D = 2.25E
so from 8 and 5
A > B > E > D > C
E is heavier than D and C.
- 4. E is lighter in weight than which of the other two articles?
Options- A. A, B
- B. D, C
- C. A, C
- D. D, B Discuss
Correct Answer: A, B
Explanation:
According to question,
A's weight is twice as much as of B.
1. A = 2B.
B's weight is four and half times as much as of C.
2. B = 4.5C
C's weight is half times as much as of D.
3. C = D/2.
D's weight is half as much as of E.
4. D = E/2.
E weight is less than A but more than C.
5. A > E > C
from 1 and 2
6. A = 2B = 9C
from 6 and 3
7. A = 2B = 9C = 4.5D
from 7 and 4
8. A = 2B = 9C = 4.5D = 2.25E
so from 8 and 5
A > B > E > D > C
So, E is lighter in weight than A and B.
- 5. Which of the following is the lightest in weight?
Options- A. A
- B. B
- C. C
- D. D Also asked in: AIEEE, Bank Exams, CAT
Correct Answer: C
Explanation:
According to question,
A's weight is twice as much as of B.
1. A = 2B.
B's weight is four and half times as much as of C.
2. B = 4.5C
C's weight is half times as much as of D.
3. C = D/2.
D's weight is half as much as of E.
4. D = E/2.
E weight is less than A but more than C.
5. A > E > C
from 1 and 2
6. A = 2B = 9C
from 6 and 3
7. A = 2B = 9C = 4.5D
from 7 and 4
8. A = 2B = 9C = 4.5D = 2.25E
so from 8 and 5
A > B > E > D > C
So lightest in weight is C.
- 6. Raja walks slower then Raghu and Raghu walks as fast as Guru and Krishna walks faster than Guru. Who walks the fastest?
Options- A. Raghu
- B. Raja
- C. Krishna
- D. Both Raghu and Guru Discuss
Correct Answer: Krishna
Explanation:
Arrangement in descending order,
Krishna > Guru > Raghu > Raja
Hence, Krishna is the fastest from all of them.
- 7. If the 5th data of a month is Tuesday, what data will be 3 days after the 3rd Friday in the month?
Options- A. 19
- B. 18
- C. 17
- D. 22 Discuss
Correct Answer: 19
Explanation:
If the 5th day of the month is Tuesday. Then, first day of the month will be Friday. The third Friday will fall on 15th of the month. So, the date 3 days after 3rd Friday will be 19th.
- 8. If 1st October is a Sunday, then 1st November will be
Options- A. Monday
- B. Tuesday
- C. Wednesday
- D. Thursday Discuss
Correct Answer: Wednesday
Explanation:
As 1st October is a Sunday. So, 29th October is also a Sunday. Now, 31st October is Tuesday. Hence, 1st November will be Wednesday.
- 9. Samant remembers that his brother's birthday is after 15th but before 18th of February' while his sister remembers that her brothers' birthday is after 16th but before 19th of February, is Samant's brother's birthday?
Options- A. 16th
- B. 18th
- C. 19th
- D. 17th Discuss
Correct Answer: 17th
Explanation:
According to Birth Date
Samant 16, 17
Sister 17, 18
Here, 17th is common to both,
Hence, confirm data is 17th February.
- 10. Praveen correctly remembers that his father's birthday is after 21th May but before 27th May whereas his sister correctly remembers that their father's birthday is after 24th May but before 30th May. On which day in May was definitely their father's birthday?
Options- A. 25th
- B. 24th
- C. 26th
- D. 25th or 26th Discuss
Correct Answer: 25th or 26th
Explanation:
According to Praveen - 22, 23, 24, ,25, 26
According to his sister - 25, 26, 27, 28, 29
So, Common data is 25 or 26.
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