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Question : 6 [U.C.O. Bank (PO) 2005]

In a row of boys, Jeevan is 7th from the start and 11th from the end. In another row of boys, Vikas is 10th from the start and 12th from the end. How many boys are there in both the rows together?

a) 38

b) 40

c) 32

d) Cannot be determined

e) None of these

Answer: (a)

Total number of boys = (Number of boys in Jeevan's row) + (Number of boys in Vikas's row)

= (6 + 1 + 10) + (9 + 1 + 11)

= (17 + 21) = 38

Question : 7 [N.I.F.T. (UG) 2014, S.S.C. (10+2) 2013]

Sohan ranks 7th from the top and 26th from the bottom in a class. How many students are there in the class?

a) 31

b) 32

c) 33

d) 34

Answer: (b)

Total students in the class = 7 + 26 - 1

= 33 - 1 = 32

Question : 8 [S.S.C. (Multitasking) 2013]

In a row of girls, Veena is 12th from the start and 19 from the end. In another row of girls, Sunita is 14th from the start and 20th from the end. How many girls are there in both the rows together?

a) 72

b) 65

c) 63

d) 61

Answer: (c)

In the first row, Veena is 12th from start and 19th from the end.

Then, the total number of girls = (12 + 19 - 1) = 30

In the second row, Sunita is 14th from start and 20th from the end.

Then, total number of girls = (14 + 20 - 1) = 33

Therefore, Total number of girls = 30 + 33

= 63

Question : 9 [CG PSC 2013]

There are 25 boys in a horizontal row. Rahul was shifted by three places towards his right side and he occupies the middle position in the row. What was his original position from the left end of the row?

a) 15th

b) 16th

c) 12th

d) 10th

e) None of these

Answer: (d)

When Rahul was shifted by three places towards his right side, then he occupies the middle position i.e., 13th position.

Thus, his original position from the left end of the row = 13 - 3 = 10th

Question : 10 [U.P.S.C. (CSAT) 2013]

In a class of 45 students, a boy is ranked 20th. When two boys joined, his rank was dropped by one. What is his new rank from the end?

a) 25th

b) 26th

c) 27h

d) 28th

Answer: (c)

A total number of boys after 2 new boys joined = 47

Since the rank of the boy dropped by 1,

it became 21st 20th.

Therefore, His new rank from the end = 47 - 21 + 1

= 27th

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