Order Comparison Test


 
 
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Order Comparison Test

Order or Comparison Test: In another type of questions on ranking, you are required to ascertain some other qualities such as height, weight, marks, age etc. In this type of questions, the two extreme ends are occupied by the persons having the lowest and the highest degrees of quality that has to be compared. While, solving this type of questions, you should employ certain symbols and notations to organise the given information, so that you can use the data more conveniently and quickly too.

Example 1 : A is taller than E, B is taller than D, F taller than C, D is taller than A and E is taller than F, then who is the tallest among them ?

(a)  D                           (b) B                    (c) E                       (d) F

Solution (b) : -                      A > E                                                                      ....................(i)

                                B > D                                                                     ....................(ii)

                                F > C                                                                     ....................(iii)

                               D > A                                                                     ....................(iv)

                               E > F                                                                     .....................(v)

From equation B > D > A > E > F > C. Clearly, B is the tallest among them.

  • Total number of persons = Position of person from top + Position of person from bottom - 1
  • If two persons are on a definite position from top and bottom and they interchange their ranks. Then, total number of persons = (First position of first person + Second position of second person) - 1
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    Question : 1

    Mr X earns more that Mr.Y, Mr. Z earns more that Mr. A and Mr. Y earns more than Mr. Z, then who earns the second minimum among them ?

    Right Option : C
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    Question : 2

    Sita is elder than Swapna. Lavanya is elder than younger than both Hari and Swapna, Swapna is elder than Hari. Who is the youngest ?

    Right Option : C
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    Question : 3

    Mohit is older than Rajesh and Raman. Namit is older than Rajesh, but younger than Rajeev. Raman is older than Rajeev. Who among them is the oldest ?

    Right Option : C
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