Direction Sense, Ranking & Order, Ordering problems - Question Bank
1. A man walks 10 meters South, then turns East and walks 15 meters, then turns North and walks 10 meters, and finally turns West and walks 10 meters. What is his net displacement from the starting point?
2. A is taller than B, B is taller than C. D is shorter than A. E is taller than B. Who is the shortest?
3. If Ravi's rank is 20th from the top and 20th from the bottom in a class, how many students are there in the class?
4. A person walks 3 km towards East, then turns North and walks 4 km. He then turns West and walks 6 km. Finally, he turns South and walks 4 km. In which direction is he from his starting point?
5. In a queue, Ram is 10th from the front. Shyam is 15th from the back. If there are 25 people in the queue, what is the position of Ram from the back?
6. If M is taller than N, N is taller than O, and P is shorter than O, who is the tallest?
7. A person walks 12 km North, then 5 km East, then 12 km South. How far and in which direction is he from his starting point?
8. In a class, Priya is ranked 12th from the top. If there are 30 students in the class, what is Priya's rank from the bottom?
9. If C is the brother of D, E is the sister of D, and F is the father of C, then E is the daughter of whom?
10. In a row of 40 students, A is 10th from the left and B is 15th from the right. How many students are between A and B?
11. A person starts from point A, walks 4 km East, then turns North and walks 6 km, then turns West and walks 4 km, and finally turns South and walks 2 km. In which direction is he from his starting point A?
12. P is taller than Q. R is shorter than S. Q is taller than S. Who is the tallest?
13. In a class, John's rank is 18th from the top and 15th from the bottom. How many students are there in the class?
14. If the 1st of January is a Monday, what day of the week will be the 1st of March in a leap year?
15. A man walks 5 km North, turns West and walks 3 km, turns South and walks 8 km, turns East and walks 7 km. Find the distance and direction from his starting point.
16. If A's rank is 10th from the top and B's rank is 15th from the bottom, and there are 25 students in the class, what is the relationship between A and B's ranks?
17. In a row of 35 people, Reena is 15th from the left. How many people are to her right?
18. A woman walks 3 km towards North. She then turns 90 degrees to her right and walks 5 km. She then turns 180 degrees and walks 6 km. Finally, she turns 90 degrees to her left and walks 3 km. In which direction is she from her starting point?
19. P is taller than Q. R is shorter than S. Q is taller than R. If S is shorter than P, who is the shortest?
20. If Anil is ranked 12th from the top and 18th from the bottom in a class, how many students are there in the class?
21. A person walks 7 km East, then turns 45 degrees South and walks 5 km, then turns 90 degrees West and walks 7 km. What is the net displacement from the starting point?
22. In a class of 50 students, the rank of Ram from the top is 25th. What is his rank from the bottom?
23. If M is the brother of N, O is the sister of N, and P is the brother of M, then who is the uncle of O?
24. A person starts from point X. He walks 5 km towards the North. He then turns West and walks 3 km. He then turns South and walks 5 km. Finally, he turns East and walks 7 km. In which direction is he from his starting point X?
25. In a row of students, Amit is 15th from the left and 20th from the right. How many students are there in the row?
26. If A is taller than B, B is taller than C, and C is taller than D, who is the second tallest?
27. Prakash walks 10 km towards East, then turns North and walks 15 km. He then turns West and walks 10 km. What is his final position relative to his starting point?
28. A clock shows 3:00 PM. If the hour hand points East, in which direction does the minute hand point?
29. In a line of 50 people, Suresh is 20th from the left end. How many people are there between Suresh and the right end?
30. There are 5 friends: A, B, C, D, E. A is shorter than B. C is taller than D. B is shorter than E. D is taller than A. Who is the shortest?
31. Rohan is facing South. He turns 45 degrees to his right, then 90 degrees to his left, and finally 45 degrees to his right. In which direction is he facing now?
32. If the total number of students in a class is 40, and Priya's rank from the bottom is 15th, what is her rank from the top?
33. A person starts at point P. He walks 10 km towards North. Then he turns West and walks 8 km. Then he turns South and walks 10 km. Finally, he turns East and walks 12 km. In which direction is he from his starting point P?
34. In a class, Sonu is ranked 7th from the top and 24th from the bottom. How many students are in the class?
35. X is taller than Y. Z is shorter than W. Y is taller than Z. If W is shorter than X, who is the tallest?
36. If 'A' is to the North of 'B', 'C' is to the East of 'A', and 'D' is to the South of 'C', then 'D' is in which direction with respect to 'B'?
37. In a queue, A is 5 positions ahead of B. C is 7 positions behind B. If there are 20 people in the queue, and A is 12th from the front, what is C's position from the back?
38. If the 1st of January is a Friday, what day of the week will be the 1st of March in the same year (assuming it is not a leap year)?
39. A person starts from point O, walks 8 km towards South. He then turns West and walks 6 km. He then turns North and walks 5 km. Finally, he turns East and walks 9 km. What is the shortest distance from his final position to the starting point O?
40. A family has a father, mother, and son. The father is older than the mother, and the mother is older than the son. Who is the youngest?
41. In a class, the average rank of Priya and Mohan is 15th. Priya's rank is 10th from the top. If Mohan is ranked below Priya, what is Mohan's rank from the top?
42. Rahul starts walking from a point. He walks 5 km towards East, then turns North and walks 3 km. He again turns East and walks 4 km. Finally, he turns North and walks 7 km. How far and in which direction is he from his starting point?
43. A is taller than B. C is shorter than D. B is taller than C. Who is the tallest?
44. Amit is ranked 8th from the top and 19th from the bottom in a class. How many students are there in the class?
45. Sunita walks 15 meters towards North, then turns 45 degrees right and walks 10 meters, and then turns 135 degrees right and walks 15 meters. In which direction is she facing now?
46. In a class, there are 25 students. Priya is ranked 10th from the top. What is her rank from the bottom?
47. P is shorter than Q but taller than R. S is taller than P. Who is the shortest?
48. A man starts from his house and walks 4 km towards East. He then turns South and walks 3 km. Finally, he turns West and walks 6 km. In which direction is he from his starting point?
49. In a row of 30 students, Ravi is at the 12th position from the left. What is his position from the right?
50. If Ram is taller than Shyam, and Shyam is taller than Mohan, who is the tallest among the three?