In this post, you will be taught how to solve Number and Ranking test problems in reasoning.
In almost all the Objective Type Multiple Choices Examinations a few questions on Number and Ranking Test are asked regularly.
Such questions consists a set, group or series of numerals and candidate is asked to trace out numerals following certain given conditions or lying at defined position. There is no rule as how to attempt these questions in exams but we can practice these questions.
Questions Tricks Shortcuts
1. How many 9's are there in the following number sequence which are immediately preceded by 7 and also immediately followed
by 8.
7 9 7 2 3 7 9 8 6 5 7 9 8 2 8 8 9 7 4 9 7 8 8
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
2. How many 6's are there in the following number series which are either preceded by 4 or followed by 7.
3 1 2 9 6 4 7 6 4 6 7 7 2 9 7 6 4 4 6 6 7
a) One
b) Two
c) Three
d) Four
3. In the following series of numbers how many times have the numbers 9, 1 and 8 appeared together, 1 being in the middles and 9 and 8 being on either side of 1 ?
2 1 9 8 1 9 8 3 7 1 9 7 8 1 2 9 1 9 8 1 8 2 2 1 2
a) One
b) Six
c) Three
d) Four
4. How many 1's are there in the following sequence which are immediately preceded by 9 but not immediately followed by 7 ?
7 1 9 1 1 7 1 8 9 1 7 1 2 1 3 1 4 5 7 1 3 9 1 7
a) One
b) Two
c) Three
d) Four
5. How many 7's immediately preceded by 6 but not immediately followed by 4 are there in the following series ?
7 4 2 7 6 4 3 6 7 5 3 5 7 8 4 3 7 6 7 2 4 0 6 7 4
a) One
b) Two
c) Four
d) Six
6. In the given series how many instances are there in which an even number is followed by two odd numbers ?
1 8 5 7 2 9 8 4 3 6 2 7 5 1 8 9 4 3 6 5 9
a) Nil
b) One
c) Two
d) Three
7. Ajay's position in a row is thirteenth from the front side and sixth from the back side. How many persons are standing in that row ?
a) 17
b) 18
c) 19
d) 20
8. Ratan ranked 8th from the top and 37th from the bottom in a class. How many students are there in the class ?
a) 44
b) 46
c) 45
d) 43
9. In a row of boys Ganesh is twelfth from left and Rajan is fifteenth from right. When they interchange their positions, Rajan becomes twentieth from right. How many boys are there in the row ?
a) 29
b) 31
c) 32
d) 30
10. In a row of 16 boys when Ram was shifted by two places towards left, he became 7th from the left end. What was his earlier position from the right end of the row ?
a) 7th
b) 8th
c) 9th
d) 10th
11. Hari ranks sixteenth in a class of thirty. What is his rank from the last
a) 13
b) 15
c) 16
d) 17
12. The Managing Director entered the conference room ten minutes before 12.30 hrs for interviewing. He came 20 minutes before the Chairman who was 30 minutes late. At what time, the interviews were scheduled ?
a) 12.50
b) 12.40
c) 12.20
d) 12.10
13. A bus for Delhi leaves every thirty minutes from a bus stand. An enquiry clerk told a passenger that the bus had already left ten minutes ago and the next bus will leave at 9.35 am. At what time did the enquiry clerk give this information to the passenger ?
a) 9.10 am
b) 8.55 am
c) 9.08 am
d) 9.15 am
14. How many days will there be from 26th January, 1988 to 15th May 1988 (both days included)
a) 110
b) 111
c) 112
d) 113
15. Romit remembers that Lokesh's birth day is after 19th but before 22nd November, where as Deepthi remembers that Lokesh's birthday is after 20th but before 24th November. Which day is Lokesh's birthday ?
a) 20th November
b) 21st November
c) 22nd November
d) 23rd November
16. In a row of girls Ambili is 22nd from the left and 13th from the right. How many girls are there in the row?
a) 35
b) 34
c) 39
d) 36
17. How many instances are there in which an even number is followed by an odd number and preceded by another even number in the series below?
7 8 5 2 6 4 3 6 1 5 9 3 2 7 6 2 9
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
18. In the following series how many b's are there which are immediately preceded by `d' or `b' but not followed by `d'?
d b d b d b b d d b b d b d b b d b d b d b d b b d
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 5
19. How many 9's are there in the following number sequence which are immediately preceded by 5 but not immediately followed by 3 ?
3 9 5 9 4 5 9 3 9 9 8 5 9 9 8 7 9 5 1 9 6 5 9 4 3 9 5 9 3 8
a) One
b) Two
c) Three
d) Four
20. Radha ranks twenty-first from the top and twentieth from the bottom in a certain examination. How many students are there in her class?
a) 40
b) 41
c) 42
d) 45
Answer Key
1. (b) 2. (c) 3. (a) 4. (a) 5. (b) 6. (d) 7. (b) 8.(a) 9. (b) 10. (b) 11. (b) 12. (d) 13. (d) 14. (b) 15. (b) 16.(b) 17. (b) 18. (c) 19. (c) 20. (a)
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