IBPS & Banking Competitive Examination

Guidance Centre
Ranking Sequence Test

Prof. Arjun B. Bhagwat

S. M. Joshi College,
Hadapsar, Pune-28
IBPS 1
Types of Distance & Direction

1. Comparison Based Ranking

 Horizontal Comparison

 Vertical Comparison

2. Position Based Ranking

IBPS 2
Q.1.
Among P, Q, R, S and T each having a different height,
Q is shorter than only T and S is shorter than p and Q.
Who among them is the shortest?

(1) H

(2) S
(3) P Data inadequate
(4) Data inadequate

(5) None of these

IBPS 3
Q.2.
Among A, B, C, D and E each having a different amount of
money, C has more money than only E, B and A. Who among
them has the highest amount of money?

(1) C

(2) D

(3) E
(4) Data inadequate
D

(5) None of these

IBPS 4
Q.3.
Ramesh is taller than Vinay who is not as tall as Karan.
Sanjay is taller than Anupam but shorter than Vinay.
Who among them is the tallest?

(1) Ramesh

(2) Karan Cannot be

(3) Vinay determined
(4) Cannot be determined

(5) None of these IBPS 5

Q.4 to 7.
(i) A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are eight students each having a different height.
(ii) D is shorter than A but taller than G.
(iii) E is taller than H but shorter than C.
(iv) B is shorter than D but taller than F.
(v) C is shorter than G.
(vi) G is not as tall as F.

IBPS 6
Q.4.
Which of the following is definitely false?

(1) G is shorter than F

(2) C is shorter than F
(3) F is taller than C
(4) B is taller than E
All are true

(5) All are true

IBPS 7
Q.5.
If another student J who is taller than E but shorter
than G is added to the group, which of the following will
be definitely true?

(1) C and J are of same height

(2) G is shorter than D

(3) G is shorter than H

G is shorter than D
(4) G is taller than A

(5) None of these

IBPS 8
Q.6.
Which of the following will definitely be the third from
top when the eight students are arranged in descending
order of height?

(1) B

(2) F

(3) G
B
(4) B or G

(5) Cannot be determined

IBPS 9
Q.7.
How many of them are definitely shorter than F?

(1)Three
(2) Four
(3) Five
Four
(4) Data inadequate
(5) None of these
IBPS 10
Q.8.
Among five friends, Neelu is younger than Vibha but older than
Puja. Puja is younger than Asha and Anupam. Asha is older than
Vibha but younger than Anupam. Who is ranked fourth in the
ascending order of the age?

(1) Anupam
(2) Asha

(3) Neelu
Asha
(4) Puja
(5) None of these
IBPS 11
Q.9.
In an examination, Raj got more marks than Mukesh but not as
many as Priya. Priya got more marks than Gaurav and Kavita.
Gaurav got less marks than Mukesh but his marks are not the
lowest in the group. Who is second in the descending order of
marks?
(1) Priya

(2) Kavita
(3) Raj
Raj
(4) Cannot be determined

(5) None of these

IBPS 12
Directions (Q. Nos. 10-14) Read the information given
below and answer the questions.
The age and height of six children in a class are as follows
(i) Amit is taller and older than Tanu but shorter and younger than Shruti.
(ii) Bharat is taller than Chandar who is not as tall as Tanu
(iii) The oldest is the shortest.
(iv) The youngest would be fourth if the children stood in a line
according to their height and one started counting from the tallest.
(v) Bharat is younger than Ritu but older than Chandar who is
older than Shruti.

IBPS 13
Q.10.
Who among them is the tallest?

(1) Tanu

(2) Chandar
(3) Shruti Data inadequate
(4) Data inadequate

(5) None of these

IBPS 14
Q.11.
Who is older than Tanu but younger than Shruti?

(1) Ritu

(2) Bharat
(3) Amit Amit
(4) Data inadequate

(5) None ofthe above

IBPS 15
Q.12.
Which of the following statements is definitely true?

(1) Bharat is the oldest person in the group

(2) Tanu is the tallest person in the group
(3) Amit is older than Bharat
(4) Ritu is the shortest Ritu is the shortest
(5) None of the above
IBPS 16
Q.13.
Which of the following is the correct order of height in
descending order?
Data inadequate

(1) Amit, Shruti, Bharat, Tanu, Chandar and Ritu

(2) Ritu, Bharat, Chandar, Shruti, Amit and Tanu
(3) Bharat, Shruti, Amit, Tanu, Chandar and Ritu
(4) Shruti, Bharat, Amit, Tanu, Chandar and Ritu
(5) Data inadequate
IBPS 17
Q.14.
Whose rank in height cannot be positioned definitely?

(1) Tanu

(2) Bharat
Bharat
(3) Shruti
(4)Chandar

(5) None of these

IBPS 18
Directions (Q. Nos. 15-17) Study the given information
carefully and answer the questions that follow.
Five women decided to go for shopping to Static South Extension, New
Delhi. They arrived at the designated meeting place in the following order.
Aradhana, Chandrima, Deepika, Heena and Sumitra. Each of
them spent at least Rs. 1000. The woman who spent Rs. 2234 arrived
before the woman who spent Rs. 1193. One of them spent Rs. 1340
and she was not Deepika. One woman spent Rs. 1378 more than
Chandrima. One of them spent Rs. 2517 and she was not
Aradhana. Heena spent more than Deepika. Sumitra spent the
Iargest amount and Chandrima the smallest.
IBPS 19
Q.15.
What was the amount spent Heena?

(1) Rs. 1193

(2) Rs. 1340

1340
(3) Rs. 2234
(4) Rs. 2517

(5) None of these

IBPS 20
Q.16.
Which of the following amount is spent by one of the
women?

(1) Rs. 1139

(2) Rs. 1378

(3) Rs. 2571 2571
(4) Rs. 2518
(5) None of these
IBPS 21
Q.17.
The lady who spent 1193 is

(1) Aradhana

(2) Chandrima
Chandrima
(3) Deepika
(4) Heena

(5) None of these

IBPS 22
Directions (Q. Nos. 18-22) Study the given information
carefully and answer the questions that follow.

(i) Six friends P, Q, R, S, T and U are members of a club and play a different
game of Football, Cricket, Tennis, Basketball, Badminton and Volleyball.
(ii) T, who is taller than P and S, plays Tennis.
(iii) The tallest among them plays Basketball.
(iv) The shortest among them plays Volleyball.
(v) Q and S neither play Volleyball nor Basketball.
(vi) R plays Volleyball.
(vii) T is between Q who plays Football and P in order of height.
IBPS 23
Q.18.
Who among them is taller than R but shorter than P?

(1) Q
(2) T
(3) U None of the above

(4) Data inadequate

(5) None of the above
IBPS 24
Q.19.
Who will be at the third place if they are arranged in the
descending order of their heights?

(1) Q

(2) P
T
(3) S
(4) T

(5) None of these

IBPS 25
Q.20.
Which of the following statements is not true?

(1) P is shorter than R

(2) Q is taller than S
(3) S is taller than B P is shorter than R
(4) T is taller than R
(5) U is taller than Q

IBPS 26
Q.21.
Who among them plays Basketball?

(1) Q

(2) R

(3) S U
(4) U

(5) None of these

IBPS 27
Q.22.
What does S play?

(1) Cricket
(2) Badminton
Either Cricket or
(3) Football
Badminton
(4) Either Cricket or Badminton
(5) None of the above

IBPS 28
Directions (Q. Nos. 23-25) Study the following
information to answer the given questions.
A building has seven floors numbered one to seven in such a way that
the ground floor is numbered one, the floor above it, number two and
so on such that the topmost floor is numbered seven. One out of
seven people viz. A, B, C, D, E, F and G lives on each floor. A lives on
fourth floor. E lives on the floor immediately below F's floor. F does
not live on the second or the seventh floor. C live on third floor. B does
not live on a floor immediately above or below C's floor. D does not
live on the topmost floor. G does not live on any floor below E's floor.

IBPS 29
Q.23.
Who lives on the topmost floor?

(1) B
(2) C

(3) E G
(4) G
(5) Cannot be determined

IBPS 30
Q.24.
Who lives immediately above D's floor?

(1) A

(2) B

(3) C C
(4) F

(5) G

IBPS 31
Q.25.
Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and
so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong
to that group?
(1) F
(2) E F
(3) B
(4) G
(5) C

IBPS 32
Directions (Q. Nos. 26-28) Read, the following information
carefully and answer the questions which follow.
T, V, W, X, Y and Z live on, different floors in the same building
having six floors numbered one to six (the ground floor is
numbered 1, the floor above it, number 2 and so on and the
topmost floor is numbered 6).
There are two floors above the floor on which X lives. T lives on
an even numbered floor. Only two people live between the floors
on which T and Y live. V lives on a floor immediately above the
floor on which Z lives.
IBPS 33
Q.26.
On which of the following floors does W live?

(1) 2nd

(2) 5th
5th
(3) 6th

(4) 3rd

(5) Cannot be determined

IBPS 34
Q.27.
Who amongst the following lives on the ground floor
(i.e., the floor numbered 1)?

(1) W

(2) Y
Z
(3) Z

(4) T

(5) Cannot be determined

IBPS 35
Q.28.
Who amongst the following lives on the floor exactly
between the floors on which X and V live?

(1) Y

(2) Z
Y
(3) W

(4) T

(5) Cannot be determined

IBPS 36
Directions (Q. Nos. 29-32) Read, the following information
carefully and answer the questions which follow.
Seven people A, B, C, D, E, F and G stay in a building that has seven
floors. Only one person stays on one floor. The ground floor is
numbered 1, the floor above it, number 2 and so on and the
topmost floor is numbered 7. G stays on the ground floor, E stay on
an odd numbered floor. B stay on the floor immediately below E's
floor. There are two floors between the floors on which is E stays
and the floor on which A stays. C stays on a floor immediately
above D's floor. D stays on any floor which is below the floor on
which E stays.
IBPS 37
Q.29.
Who amongst the following stays on the topmost floor?

(1) A

(2) E
E
(3) C

(4) D

(5) None of these

IBPS 38
Q.30.
Who amongst the following stays on the fourth floor?

(1) B

(2) F
None of these
(3) D

(4) C

(5) None of these

IBPS 39
Q.31.
Who amongst the following stays on the floor which is
exactly between the floor on which A stays and the floor
on which B stays?

(1) F

(2) C
F
(3) E

(4) D

(5) None of these

IBPS 40
Q.32.
Which of the following is true as per the information
provided?

(1) A stays on the floor which is immediately above the floor on

which F stays
(2) F stays on the floor which is immediately below the floor on

which C stays
(3) E stays on the fifth floor
4
(4) C stays on the third floor
IBPS 41
(5) None is true
Directions (Q. Nos. 33-35) Read, the following information
carefully and answer the questions which follow.
In a row of boys and girls, Pinky is 6th from the top and
Diwakar is 12th from top. Pinky is 4th from the top and 6th
from bottom among girls. Diwakar is 7th from the top and 24th
from bottom among boys.

IBPS 42
Q.33.
How many children are there in the row?

(1) 41
(2) 39
39
(3) 48
(4) 49
(5) None of these
IBPS 43
Q.34.
How many girls are sitting below Diwakar?

(1) 15
(2) 04
4
(3) 16
(4) 18
(5) None of these
IBPS 44
Q.35.
How many boys and girls are sitting there between
Pinky and Diwakar?

(1) 1 girl-4 boy

(2) a girl-1 boy
1 girl-4 boy
(3) 05
(4) 06
(5) None of these
IBPS 45