Mental Ability - Number, Ranking & Time Sequence Questions and Answers
Number, Ranking, and Time Sequence questions are a vital part of aptitude questions and answers frequently asked in competitive exams like SSC, TCS, Infosys, and Wipro placement tests. These problems test your logical sequencing and analytical ability by requiring you to identify numerical patterns, determine positions in a sequence, or compare rankings within a group. Practicing number and ranking aptitude questions with solutions PDF helps students strengthen their logical reasoning and problem-solving speed. This section provides detailed explanations for each question to help you master time sequence problems efficiently and prepare confidently for aptitude test practice online.
Mental Ability - Number, Ranking & Time Sequence
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21. If the first and second digits in the sequence 5 9 8 1 3 2 7 4 3 8 are interchanged, also the third and fourth digits, the fifth nd sixth digits and so on, which digit would be the seventh counting to your left ?
- 1
- 4
- 7
- 8
22. If the position of the first and the sixth digits of the sequence of numbers 8 9 0 3 2 1 4 6 7 5 are interchanged, the second and the seventh and so on, which number would be seventh from the right end ?
- 2
- 6
- 7
- 8
23. The letters L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S and T in their order are substituted by none intgers 1 to 9 but not in that order, 4 is assigned to P. The difference between P and T is 5. The difference between N and T is 3. What is the integer assigned to N ?
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
24. Thirty six vehicles are parked in a parking lot in a single row. After the first car, there is one scooter. After the second car, there are two scooters. After the third car, here are three scooters and so on. Work out the number of scooters in the second half of the row.
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25. In the following sequence of instructions, 1 stands for Run, 2 stands for Stop, 3 stands for Go, 4 Stands for Sit and 5 stands for Wait. If the sequence were continued, which instruction will come next ? 4 4 5 4 5 3 4 5 3 1 4 5 3 1 2 4 5 4 5 3 4 5 3
- Wait
- Sit
- Go
- Stop
26. In a schol the following codes were used during physical exercise. '1' means 'start walking', '2' means 'keep standing', '3' means 'start running at the same spot', '4' means 'sit down', How many times will a student who performs the following sequence without error from the beginning to the end have to sit down ? 1 2 3 4 2 3 1 4 4 3 2 2 1 2 4 3 1 4 4 1 2
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
27. If the numbers from 1 to 45 which are exactly divisible by 3 are arranged in ascending order, minimum number. being on the top, which would come at the ninth place from the top ?
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- 21
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28. If the numbers from 5 to 85 which are exactly divisible by 5 are arranged in descending order, which would come at the eleventh place from the bottom ?
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- 45
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- 60
29. How many numbers from 1 to 100 are there of which is not ony exactly divisible by 4 but also has 4 as a divit ?
- 7
- 10
- 20
- 21
30. How many numbers amongst the numbers 9 to 54 are there which are exactly divisible by 9 but not by 3 ?
- 8
- 6
- 5
- Nil