Order, Ranking an Sitting Arrangement Order & Ranking Concepts:~ In this topic generally the ranks of a person from both the sides left or right or from top and bottom are mentioned and total numbers of a persons are asked . sometime the questions are based on their interchanged positions. Formulas to determine the positioning of a person (1) Left + Right = Total +1 (2) Left = Total + 1 - Right @) Right = Total + 1 - left (4) Total = left + Right - 1 Note : the above formulas are only for a single person's position Example 1. [icon exon] + 3rd from left 3rd from right Total= 3+3-1 Same for vertical & Horizontal (1) Total + 1= top + Bottom Q) Top = Total + 1 Bottom @) Bottom = Total + 1 - Top (4) Total = Top + Bottom -1 SEATING ARRANGEMENET + Inseating arrangement, we are generally asked to arrange a group of people according to the given conditions. 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To solve seating arrangement problems on the basis of the information given in the equation, + These type of questions judge the ability of the candidates toanalyze the information and solve the questions by the help of pictorial figures. © Linear arrangement: - In this arrangement, there can be single row or parallel rows facing each other or opposite () Lefte————ight (Directions if the people are facing north) (ii) Right > eet (Directions if the people are facing South) (iii) 011 Righte ————————— eft Left <—___________- sight (Directions if the people are seating parallel to each other facing South and North) © Circular Arrangement: In this Arrangement, peopleare sitting around a circle facing towards or outside the centre, o & ise z 3 or 3 z(Facing towards the Centre) (i) Right Left Let Right (Facing outside the Centre) REESE NT APF a ag EO Pre Weber on | Emulsion ‘Ot (People sitting around the circle facing ‘towards and outside the centre) © Rectangular/square Arrangement: In this Arrangement, people are sitting around a rectangle or square facing towards or outside the centre. : 4 @ 0) ~ + 4 ¥ v (Facing outside the centre) (Facing towards the centre) a (People sitting at middle of the side, facing the centre and people sitting at edge/corner facing outside the centre) Cn se ee . Peer U mS oe)1. In arrow of 40 students, A is 13th from the left end, find the rank from right end. (29 () 28 (© 30 @) 31 Sol. Total = 40 A BL A’s rank from right side = Total + 1 left =40-134+1=27+1=28 2. Inarow’'P" is 25th from left end, Q is 30th from right end. Find the total no. of students in all. Sol. Cant be Determined as there are more than 1 possibilities . CTRDITTNGT APT Bag FT Tr Webster 34247 co | mal ha ade com Case 7 ai PI 30R 25L Case 2 P2 a 25L. 30R Note: When total is not given and 2 persons positions from left and right are given, then answer is Cannot be determined 3. Inarow, Ram Is 9th from the right. Sita is 15th from the left. If Ram and Sita interchange their positions, Sita will be 25""from left. Which of the following will be Ram's position from the right ? @a (0) 18 © 19 (@) 20 Sol. Sita Ram, aes ea (from left) (from right) Ram. Sita < L—> (Interchanged 28 position ) (from left) Total = (25 + 9)-1=34-1=33 So, Ram's position from the right = (33-15 )+1 = 18 + 1 = 19 4. Inany row zafar is 15th from top and Jitender is‘111h frot bottom. 23 persons are present between them, then find out the total no. of sludents in row. @48 (0) 49 © 50 @) 51 Sal. Total number of students = Zafar's position from tops Jitender’s position from bottom + persons present between them = 15+ 11423 =49 AEN AFF a Big SC Ren 7 5. Umesh is taller than satish, suresh is shorter than Neéraj but taller than Umesh, who is the tallest among them? : (a)Umesh —(b) Suresh (©) Satish (d) Neeraj Sol. Umesh > Satish Neeraj > Si >Umesh 0 gdNeeraj > Suresh > Umesh Neeraj > Suresh > Umesh > Satish Clearly, Neera] Is tallest among them. Directions (6 - 9): Read the information carefully and answer the questions given below: A,B,C, D, E, F, Gand H are the eight friends, they are sitting ina circle facing center. A is second to the right of C and fourth to the left of D, E Is not immediate neighbour of C and D. H is next to the right of A. F Is second to the right of G. G Is not immediate neighbour of C. 6. Who Is second to the left of G? @H () D A @e 7. Whois fourth to the right of C? (@)B (o) A OH @e 8. In which pair second person is just right to first? (a) HE (b) FB © GF (d) CA 9. Who is the immediate neighbour of H from both side? (AG (b) EG (©) AE (@) BC Sol. When eight persons are sitting in a circle we arrange them in following way. We SN (facing towards Sx Hn RETNA BO the centre) is Wes 288247 |B sa com ays opposite, Itshouldbe keptin mind that left and right sides areal those facing each other in accircle. According to the question, sitting arrangements of eight friends are shown in the figure given below:- D F, G ° B H A 6& @: H 2 @E 8 (2; HE 9 (@; AE 10. Agroup of friends are sitting in an arrangement oneeachat the corner of an octagon. All are facing the centre, Mahima is sitting diagonally ‘opposite to Rama, who is on sushma’s right. Ravi is next to sushma and opposite to Girdhar, who Is on chandra's left. Savitri is not on Mahima's right but opposite to shalini. Who is on shalini's right? (@) Ravi (0) Mahima (©) Girdhar (d) Rama Sol Shal Mahima Girdhar Ra Savitri Ravi is on shalini's right a oO Cricket ball football > Volleyball football > Hockey balll > Tennis ball So, Football > Hockey ball > Cricket ball Volley ball Tennis ball Directions (25 - 29): 25. (c); 26. ©): 27. @); A D e B Righth ++ Lett Left ++ Right R s P Q Cisfacing to P. Ss fecng to. 50 Rs le ip[aes mg 29. (b); All except (b) are facing to each other. 30. (0): sen FFF Et Ar Clearly, A is first from fight end. u REESE TNT RA ing EST ae Wieteerend07 on | Emaloak@ad7com Directions (31 - 35) 31. (a); His immediate right of C. 32. (d); Bis immediate right of H. 33. (d); Eis the immediate left of D. 34, (d); Bis the third to the right of D. 35.(c); _ Eis second to the: Directions (36 - 43): Gon or) A +o (tte of Band (other ofA). rlietel Band (rather of ¥) D- E (orotner ofA) taster of Bethe son oF D) {tne wife of 0 sor) 36. (b); Mother of G is the second to left of G because A, E and G are brother-sister and H Is mother of A. 37. (d); Bis the son of D. 38. (b); Only one person is sitting between A and his brother. 39.(d); Aissitting between F and H 40.(2):_E is the brother of A “Rao APP ong SSC Poaon a ‘Webster 4h2.com | Bmalibosk 47cm 41. (0); Aisthe grandson of D. 42. (@); All except'B' are women. 43, (); To left and right of H immediate sitting both are men. 44. (b); Tet Et inion ) >] oo] a 46.(d); Gis second to the right of B. 47. (0); His third to the left of B. 48. (b);_ Two 49.(d); All except’G' are male person. 50. (@); None of these. ES Webasto | Kola com VIDEO & COURSE ern aI 200 1a HOUR’ 1. (d); Tallest => Mohan Kishore > Satish > Rajesh Kishore > Anil > Satish So, Mohan > Kishore > Anil > Satish > Rajesh 2. (0; Fatima > Banu > Anehu Anehu > Caroline > Dayana Fatima > Banu > Anehu > Caroline > Dayana 3. (0; Raghu > Raja Kishna > Raghu = Gure So, clearly Krishna walks fastest. 4. (©; Rajan rank from top = 11 Rajan rank from bottom = 31 RaRIT Re AFF ing SC Rein 29 Total students = (11+ 31)-17 =(42-1)=41 did not take the exam = 3 failed = 1 total = 41+341=45 Prakash i5. (b) & @ 7. (b) 8. (d); ee Prakash left right J— Prakash earlier position Prakash earlier position from left is 9th Total no, of students is = 16 Prakash position from right=(16-9)+1=74+1= 8th Total number of children So, B* position from right Total number of boys = (1 = (18+5)-1 =23-1 =22 = (22-9)+1 =1341 =14th 947) -1 = 26-1 =25 So, Ram position from left =(25-5)+ 1 = 20+ 1=21 18th from ia ‘Ram Sita Laxman 19th from. bottom So, the total number of children = 18 +4+1+4+19 = 46 30 “Rada No APY Te Bang B SSC aioe Webatesere aA ee | Emote coe % @ 10. (b): 11.) 12. (d): 13.0; 14.0): 16. (b) Student in the class = (14+12)—1=26— Mohan's ramk from bottor m=(20-13)+1=7+1=8th ‘Number of persons between Sadiq and Joseph =48-(14+17) = 17 As, Jane is in between Sadiq and Joseph. So, there are 8 persons between Sadiq and Jane Data Is inadequate ath from T top is 40 Surendra 5 rank below { t | Tas i So, Sujit rank from the L bottom = 40- (8 + §) +1 = 28 T T/ohfremter t | (Shyam) is 35 students ib Amit—> 6th position No of students = 35 ~(15+6) = 35 -21=14 NN N left R@——$-+4+-4+4+- + right —_> <—— ‘isthefom fet (15+4+8Y-1=27-1 = 26 ft right end J16. ( Total number of children = (25+5)-1 Children between Rakesh and Mahesh = 29 (both sitting position) =29-(745) =29-12=17 30- 1=29 17. (c); Total number of students = (15+15)-1=(30-1)=29 So, garima position from right = (29-11)+1 =18+1=19 (18-22): 18. (a); Q'Is third to the right of N. 19. (@); O ls second to left of M. 20. (¢); Only'N'Issitting between 'P' ands’. 21. (d); None of these. 22. (a); 'R’ is sitting between 'T' and 'M'. 23. (d); A E, D ic F B Dis sitting between A and F. REGENT AP Ta Basing BST Trp 32 Weber a2 | Ema kaa? com 24.(d); OR P P; R % or s T t S a Q Above both two position are true. So, we can not define that ‘who will be the second to the right of Q. 25. (b); left +++ right c DO AB E clearly, in the middle of line A is sit 26.(0); |S P o R ing So, P is third from bottom. 27. (@); accused > deceased court > police> lowyer police > accused so, court =Police > lawyer >ladcused > deceased)ee nncgny mose.ghen gf ccsncce ead ueumunne. ‘who will be the second to the right of Q. 25. (b); left -—_-$#-_-_ + + right c D A B 5 Clearly, in the middle of line A is sitting 2.0; [8 P Q R So, Pis third from bottom 21.(@); accused > deceased court > police> lowyer police > accused 0, court > police > lawyer > accused > deceased ‘so court is most powerful. 28.(b); X>Y>Z Ys Peg Q>z 30,X>¥>P>Q>Z Z’is the weakest among all 29.(b), T=15 +23-1=37 30.(0; ReT-L+1=50-27+1=24 RaaT No APE Te sng SSC Peon ‘Wetter 8247 cm Baal) 3 ran fs 33 from the left x; No. of girk x4 2x=90=> 3x=90 x (Boys) = 30; 2x (Girls) = 60 Number of student behind Shridar =90-14=76 No of girls behind Shridar = 60 - 10 = 50 No of boys behind Shridar = 76 ~50 = 26 33. (a); 68-19 = 49, Hence 50" rank from last. 34. (d);_ Noof students ahead of Raji in arank=46-17=29 Raji is 30" rank from the first 35. (@); Number of students behind Karthick=42-10=32 Karthick rank 33" from the last. 36. (d): 3414841484148 = 30 37. (a); 16+ 1+ 36 = 53 students. 38. (b); 54-11 = 43, Hence 44" rank from last 39. (d); 47 = 22 = 25, Hence 26" from the right end. 40. (pb); Reshma rank = 57-9 = 48, Reshma 49" from the bottom. Praveena rank = 87 - 13 14, Praveena 45" from the bottom. GO" "Ss fa Gee COACHING » Bory é = Dra RT] oT Le Ca Uta a — REDE a TA Ta aay EST Pepa (Whutenus sot? mabe