20 questions in the pattern of MAH MBA CET, NMAT and SNAP. Each question is marked with the exams it suits. Answer it, then open the step-by-step solution.
In a queue, there are 5 people in front of Sita and 7 people behind Gita. If there are 4 people between Sita and Gita and Sita is ahead of Gita, how many people are in the queue?
Sita is 6th from the front; Gita is 8th from the back.
Total = 6 + 4 + 8 = 18.
There are 41 students in a row. What is the position of the student in the middle, counted from either end?
The middle position = (41 + 1)/2 = 21.
In a row of students, Anita is 30th from the left and 33rd from the right. How many students are in the row?
Total = 30 + 33 − 1 = 62.
In a row of 52 children, Ravi is 6th from the left and Mohan is 10th from the right. How many children sit between them?
Mohan is 43rd from the left.
Between = 43 − 6 − 1 = 36.
In a row of 47 boys, Arun is 19th from the left. If he moves 5 places to the left, what is his new position from the right end?
New position from the left = 19 − 5 = 14.
From the right = 47 − 14 + 1 = 34.
In a class, Neha is 24th from the top and 18th from the bottom among the students who passed. 3 students failed and 2 were absent. How many students are there in the class?
Students who passed = 24 + 18 − 1 = 41.
Class strength = 41 + 3 + 2 = 46.
In a row of 67 children, Ravi is 19th from the left and Mohan is 5th from the right. How many children sit between them?
Mohan is 63rd from the left.
Between = 63 − 19 − 1 = 43.
In a queue, there are 13 people in front of Sita and 9 people behind Gita. If there are 4 people between Sita and Gita and Sita is ahead of Gita, how many people are in the queue?
Sita is 14th from the front; Gita is 10th from the back.
Total = 14 + 4 + 10 = 28.
In a row of 37 students, A is 16th from the left and B is 24th from the right, and A is to the right of B. How many students are between A and B?
B is 14th from the left, which is before A (16th).
Between = 16 − 14 − 1 = 1.
In a row of 42 boys, Arun is 8th from the left. If he moves 4 places to the right, what is his new position from the right end?
New position from the left = 8 + 4 = 12.
From the right = 42 − 12 + 1 = 31.
In a row of students, Meera is 12th from the left and 37th from the right. How many students are in the row?
Total = 12 + 37 − 1 = 48.
In a row of 38 students, A is 22nd from the left and B is 19th from the right, and A is to the right of B. How many students are between A and B?
B is 20th from the left, which is before A (22nd).
Between = 22 − 20 − 1 = 1.
In a row, A is 11th from the left and B is 16th from the right. When they swap places, A becomes 17th from the left. How many people are in the row?
After swapping, A is in B's old seat: 17th from the left and 16th from the right.
Total = 17 + 16 − 1 = 32.
In a class, Neha is 17th from the top and 28th from the bottom among the students who passed. 3 students failed and 1 was absent. How many students are there in the class?
Students who passed = 17 + 28 − 1 = 44.
Class strength = 44 + 3 + 1 = 48.
In a row of 57 children, Ravi is 14th from the left and Mohan is 8th from the right. How many children sit between them?
Mohan is 50th from the left.
Between = 50 − 14 − 1 = 35.
In a row, A is 12th from the left and B is 24th from the right. When they swap places, A becomes 16th from the left. How many people are in the row?
After swapping, A is in B's old seat: 16th from the left and 24th from the right.
Total = 16 + 24 − 1 = 39.
In a row of 26 students, A is 12th from the left and B is 18th from the right, and A is to the right of B. How many students are between A and B?
B is 9th from the left, which is before A (12th).
Between = 12 − 9 − 1 = 2.
In a row of students, Asha is 38th from the left and 20th from the right. How many students are in the row?
Total = 38 + 20 − 1 = 57.
In a row, A is 14th from the left and B is 21st from the right. When they swap places, A becomes 17th from the left. How many people are in the row?
After swapping, A is in B's old seat: 17th from the left and 21st from the right.
Total = 17 + 21 − 1 = 37.
There are 31 students in a row. What is the position of the student in the middle, counted from either end?
The middle position = (31 + 1)/2 = 16.
These are original practice questions written by Target Campus in the pattern and difficulty of MAH MBA CET, NMAT, SNAP and other MBA entrance tests. They are not previous-year papers.
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